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Show FRIDAY, Page Eight S. L. District To Get Utah Faces Loss Of National Park Facility Officials To Appeal $1,966,654 Increase In Operating Funds Total operating funds available in the Salt Lake School District next year are expected to rise by $1,966,654 or 8.2. For the state as a whole, the increase in school operating funds will amount to $36.2 million or 14.8. These were some of the facts reported by Utah Foundation, the private research organization, in their latest analysis of legislation affecting education in Utah. The study indicates that Salt Lake School District is expected to receive $25,990,535 of $873 per weighted pupil unit in school operating funds during school the forthcoming 1975-7- 6 year. This compares with $24.-02881 or $772 per weighted pupil unit available during the 1974-7- 5 school year. Foundation analysts observe that the level of basic school support for local schools was from $560 to raised by 10.9 $621 per weighted pupil unit. Inflation was the major factor responsible for this increase. In addition to raising the level of basic school support, the 1975 Utah Legislature also boosted the amount of state aid for pupil transportation by 55 and appropriated $2,000,000 to provide free textbooks and laboratory material used by high school pupils. The increased funds for pupil transportation is intended to raise state participation from to 100 of approved trans77 1975 3, portation costs. The Foundation study also notes that legislation enacted this year will provide greatly expanded retirement benefits for public school and state employees. State aid to cover the local districts share of Social Security and state retirement costs for public school employees will rise by 26 to $37.3 million next year. Altogether, state funds for both local school and higher education operating costs will rise This by $50.4 milion in 1975-7sum is equal to 63 of the total $80 million increase in state spending for operating purposes authorized by the 1975 Utah Legislature for all functions and activities of state government. In addition to the increased operating funds for education, most of the funds appropriated for new buildings this year also will be earmarked for education. The study notes that a total of $66.7 million was appropriated for building projects at the state institutions of higher education and an additional $5.1 million will go for technical and vocational centers at Roosevelt and Richfield. General fund appropriations for higher education in 1975-7- 6 were set at $87,847,000, an increase of $13.6 million or 18.3 above the adjusted appropriations for the 1974-7- 5 fiscal year. The Legislature also authorized an $8 per quarter increase in resident tuition fees for next year. All nine institutions of higher education have approved this maximum $8 per quarter (or $24 per year) tuition boost. Moreover schools also raised some of the other special fees charged to students. According to the Foundation analysis, most institutions also boosted the special charges for nonresident students for next year. Despite these increases in tuitions and fees to outof-stat- e students, total charges for such students still will be 30 to 68 below the actual average cost to ' the State of educating such stud-Jenin 1974-7Over the past ten years, the proportion of nonresident students attending Utah colleges has not declined appreciably despite the fact that there have been some substantia increases in nonresident fees during this period. For many years, Utah has had one of the rates highest net for college students in the 6. Utah officials are appealing to newly apointed Interior Secretary Stanley Hathaway concerning the proposed phase out ol concessions and services within national park boundaries. ts 5. LAKE TIMES Governor Declares June As Pitch In Month For '76 Utah Governor Calvin L. Rampton vocally gave out an appeal saying that the proposal "should receive an adequate hearing by a man who understands the problems. The Governor said he plans to work directly with Mr. Hathaway to assure that this phase out does not just happen to us or that it doesnt happen right away. This is something weve been fighting for a number of years, the governor said. Zion and Bryce are two parks threatened with early phase out of all concession by the National Park Service. Gov. Rampton also indicated a deep concern with the possible effects a concession phase out at Zion might have on the utilization of a natural amphitheater the state has planned to help develop near Springdale just outside the park boundary. On another issue of current interest in southern Utah the governor indicated that just because Iron County has withdrawn from the Five County of Governments Association was no there possibility of state programs being terminated or curtailed because of this with- drawal. If counties dont want to deal with the state through councils of government then the stay will deal directly with individual counties or cities, the governor said. I ion Congressional Action On Oil Companies Could Effect Millions When Congress lays out legis- - j lation dealing with oil companies, it should be aware that its actions could affect millions of Americans, and not just a faceless collection of pumps, tanks and refineries. This is the message conveyed in the current edition of Petroleum Today magazine by Frank N. Ikard, president of the American Petroleum Institute, who points out that a recent survey showed that more than 14 million Americans are directly or in the shareholders indirectly six largest U.S. oil companies. There is a tendency around says Ikard, to Washington, talk about oil companies as if they were something other than thinking, breathing, flesh-and-blo- 'M.T JUNE 20, 1975 od people. The term big oil is often spoken or written in a vituperative way that implies that these organizations are somehow soulfaceless conless leviathans glomerations of pipes and tanks that operate in an unreasoning, robot-lik- e way. Naturally, the reasoning concludes, a soulless leviathan can be subject to punitive action without hurting any real people. is for every- body else. Actually, says Ikard, what is getting hurt are real people a lot of real people. He adds: One of the groups of real people who feel the punishment is the owners those Americans who directly or indirectly have part of their savings invested in oil companies. Ikard notes that a survey conducted by the American Petroleum Institute shows that 2.3 million Americans own shares directly in the six largest U.S. oil companies, while 11.8 million Americans are indirect owners via such things as mutual funds. This is more than 14 million persons, or about six and one-haper cent of the entire population of the United States. Of the direct shareowners, 46 per cent are retired, with an average age of 70.6 years. Fifty-thr- e per cent are employed, with an average age of 52. Regarding the employed group, Petroleum Today says: (Their) educational level is a college degree plus high some graduate work on the av- lf er-se- Martin Zwick will strike up the Salt Lake City Municipal Band. The performance is free, and senior citizens, expecially, are encouraged to attend. The band wil open its regular concert season at 7 p.m. Sunday at the park. The series of 10 performances is an annual service of the Salt Lake City Director Parks Dept. When living in level country, In fact, the implication is that beavers sometimes dig channels the more the oil industry gets 800 feet long to transnearly hurt, the better it Governor Rampton signs Pitch In 76 as William E. Christoff State Pitch In coordinator, Wilson Thomas, labor relations, fneva Steel and Gary Iverson Utah Press Association pledge support. Band To Begin Season S.L. Municipal port logs and work in safety further from their home pond. erage. Most are white collar workers professionals, managers, officials and proprietors. Their family income is above average, but they are far from well-to-dThey, too, have been saving for quite a number of years and investing part of their savings in common stocks. We should not lose sight of what has been happening to these shareholders recently, Ikard continues, The political process of the last year or so has already affected them. The last Congress, for example, considered well over 1,000 bills that related to energy and the oil industry. I dont know what the number will be in this Congress, but it will be large. He points out that legislating away the ability of a business organization to earn a fair return for its owners strips the owners of their property. And if it can happen to oil companies, the same thing can happen to any other company in any other industry. o. The state of Utah is extremely fortunate in possessing a clean and beautifully unspoiled environment of scenic beauty, lush farm lands, beautiful cities, picturesque lakes, magnificent mountains. It has been a continuing policy for the benefit of our tourism industry as well as the health and welfare of all Utahns to project and preserve this unique state. Many agencies of Utah State Government; the Utah Public Schools and Division of Eposi-tionthe State Highway Department along with the United States Forest Service and practically all cities and the busi I s, n. ness communities throughout our state have joined efforts with the United States Brewers n Association in an anti-littknown as Pitch In to provide all citizens with information, incentive, and a plan to help eliminate litter in Utah. The month of June, and the immediate future, our nation will celebrate its 200th birthday. The stewardship of Utahs blessings fall on every citizen, business and industry. He urged everyone should Pitch In to protect the beauty of Utahs splendor against unsightly litter. er cam-paig- NACo Responds To Report On National Growth, Development (Continued from page 1) and local plans. The Task Force also recomends that the public hearings should be required for all major federal developments. Impact statements and public hearings to assure conformance to local plans would be especially important in areas in the west where the federal government owns more than half the land in many counties, according to McClure. Counties are developing and using many growth management techniques to balance growth and economic needs with environmental considerations. The NACo Task Force also raised many questions about recommendations in the report that emphasized growth management through regional, multi state and substate organizations. A copy of the full NACo evaluation can be obtained through the National Association of -- Counties, 1735 New York Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20006. The NACo Growth Management Task Force is composed of 27 county officials from across the country. The Task Force derecommendations on velops management and growth policy federal legislation for the National Association of Counties. In addition the Task Force is developing a growth management data and manpower reference service for member counties. |