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Show Page hour UTAHS FEARLESS INDEPENDENT FRIDAY, THE SALT LAKE TIMES Combined with The Salt Late Mining & Legal Sews Published Every Friday at Salt Lake City, Utah Second Class Postage paid at Salt Lake Gty, Utah DECEMBER 6, Satelite Offices Proposed To Help F the Free Justice Of Peace Courts program to establish two satelite offices for the county attorney offices is being pondered by the county attorneys office. This according to John Avery, Chief Deputy County 35 Number Volume 54 Attorney. Mr. Avery said that one of the offices will be set up in the Kearn-Grangarea and the other in the Holladay Bench area. The programs was approved (Continued from page one) on a six months trial basis with customer of consumer .service and protection of the high- the stipulationthat an interim report be filed on its progress est order. within three months. It should come as no surprise that the courts have It is designed to place deputy cast i critical eye at recent Federal Communications county attorneys within easy sheriffs substation Commission (FCC) attempts to inject disruptive, frag- access of the to counsel and telecommunications personnel provide 4 West Temple Telephone NEWSPAPER Salt Lake Gty, Utah 84101 GLUNN BJORNN, Publisher This publication is not owned or controlled by any party, clan, clique, j act ion or corporation " 711 South 344-546- er mented competition into the present advice. network. Eefore regulated telephone companies are It is also hope that the prothe case backforced to lose their most lucrative business accounts to gramin will reduce of the John Avery peace courts log justice transline data and will who and inrease trial time available provide private competitors Chief Deputy Attorney mission services without being responsible for mainten- to justice of the peace. d fines directly to the county Trial calendars are ance of overall telephone service, the ECC should re8 25 to from than going to a justice rather anywhere back-logge- of the peace. With this satelite program and It is estimated that the county a bail forfeiture program which could expect $300,000 to $500,-00- 0 has been proposed for the county from the bail forfeiture prothe county hopes to take in gram. about $700,000 that was formMr. Avery also said that the and in dislocations inflation, production erly going to the justices of the two programs could eliminate Rampant distribution, the energy shortage and a host of other ills peace. fees now paid to to many ofofthe similar The bail programs in recent the peace and chanhave been visited upon the United States years. one already under way in Salt justices direcMost are directly traceable to public and governmental LakeCity would be fully com- nel those courts in other and would enable tions mainly handling civil environand puterized need to of the political temper disregard residents to mail traffic mental action with a reasonable regard for the needs of county weeks. How Long? the American business and enterprise system by which we all live. called for in a physicians prescription failed to meet the in the are storm the flying warnings Currently, low-cocriteria. over confusion and Here timber industry. public policies Commenting on the proposed ruling of IIEW. the the difference between preservation and conservation president of the Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Associare permitting an appalling waste of one of the nations ation (PMA) observes the: PMA has bluntly stated most important resources our forests. Hundreds of that such a government rush to cheapness would intrude millions of acres of commercial timberlands are denied on the professionalism of physicians and pharmacists, disthe name in forest modern of the benefits management rupt the drug distribution system, increase risks to aged of preservation. Only the forests owned by the timber and welfare patients, reduce incentives for quality and lands of forest total 13 percent industry approximately service competition in the drug field, and create adminto are being managed produce maximum output of istrative mechanisms that would cost more than they basis. The importwood products on a sustained-yiel- d could possibly save. In an effort to assist in the deis resources forest U.S. from ance of high production velopment of a workable drug reimbursement program forest executive from a an proleading emphasized by for Medicare and Medicaid patients, the PMA has subducts company, who observes that: No other country mitted to HEW an alternative proposal to the lowest in the world has timberlands like those in our South and cost plan. West for growing softwood timber, the premium wood The drug industry program would consist of three both here and abroad. The only other areas in the world it would provide for getting meaningful price inparts: Canin where softwood timber grows to any extent are formation to physicians ; it would disseminate drug qualHowever and Russia. countries Scandinavian the ada, ity information to doctors to facilitate their selection of . . . Their timber grows much slower and quality is in the lower-price- d products of known quality; and it would ferior. 15ecau.se of this, products from our forests will establish a system of peer review of drag prescribing and continue in great demand throughout the world and. best to monitor the effectiveness and economy of of all, they come from a constantly renewing resource. dispensing d government-sponsoreprescription drug services. The The U.S. can grow trees and produce wood products The idea of lowest cost as a determining factor for both domestic and export requirements the latter in choice of using for certain groups is repugnant in the drugs is essential to stem the threat of a disastrous balance of extreme. It smacks of concentration camp tactics. payments deficit. We did not heed the warnings of an energy shortage. 'The problem was debated endlessly for years, but nothing was done. Now, as the industry spokesman notes, we face a timber crisis, a choice of artificial shortage or increased timber growth to help meet a crucial, national economic need . . . How long will we debate this time? st ... dial Understanding Human Worth Reimbursement of prescription drug costs for Medi- care and Medicaid patients has become a crucial issue in view of the proposed ruling of the Health, Education and Welfare Department (II EW) that payments be made on the basis of the "lowest cost drugs generally available. Under such a ruling, a pharmacist would be compelled to provide a substitute drug if the medication LEASED A Public Interest More Important consider its position. THE SALT LAKE TIMES 1974 Where thousands of listeners enjoy concert music and news every day! GRAPEVINE Representative Elect Alan Howe participated in Democratic caucas sessions in Washington this past week. Mr. Howe was able to eye some of the possible attractive committee assignments when the 94th Congress meets. Stiil open is the chance that the Mountain West States will land a seat on the powerful House Ways and Means committee. Mr. Howe as a freshman could be a long shot chance for that seat if the other Mountain West Democrats decline to give up seniority they hold on their present committees. Officials of the National of Cities League say Senator Elect Jake Garn probably will not become the president of the association. Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley current league president indicated that Garns election as the Senator precludes his stepping up to the presidency. Officials indicated that the presidency will go to Mayor Carlos Romero of San Juan, P.R. The Salt Lake City commission cannot revoke a movie theaters license until the courts declare an exhibited film as obscene. This was the ruling handed down by third district court judge Stewart M. Hanson Jr. The ruling which put the matter into the hands of the court was issued because the city failed to follow its own pornographic ordinance which outlined the procedure for revoking a theater's license. Salt Lake County cashiers were adding property tax collections by the millions this week in an extra half day allowed for payment because the deadline fell on Saturday. When completed thecollection since Nov. 1 will total approximately $75 million according to estimated of the county treasurers office. Largest payment come from Kennecott Copper Corp., which submitted a check for $17,065.-552- . Allan T. Howe Democratic Congressman elect says he supports the reform proposal being promoted by the Democratic Study Group. Howe said he is in favor of taking committee assignment power from the House Ways and Means Committee and vesting it in the Democratic Steering Committee. Mr. Howe also said he favors expansion of the Ways and Means committee from 25 members as a way of adding more voices and new ideas. The State Capitol will be aglow with some $87,000 worth of special lighting equipment. Its been a dream of mine,' said Secretary of State, Clyde L. Miller the capitol will be lighted year round on the south, east, west and part of the north sides. When asked about the energy crisis Mr. Miller responded with that is the ticklish question. The main idea of the lighting will be for security, Mr. Miller said of the proposal. |