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Show Page 2 The Utah Independent February 5, 1976 J' ffllM Independent The Dedicated To The Constitution, Liberty, READERS OUTLOOK A Morality, and Truth KERSHNERS COMMENTARY By Dr. Howard E. Kershner Penalties Pension-Jugglin- g long The Wall Street Journal, November 24, 1975,- notes that Detroits contribution this year to the police and - evident. Of course, the basic trouble is a working span far too short for the benefits one expects to draw. It is mathematically impossible and not within the ability of the taxpayers of our municipalities to pay high wages ng NORTHWOOD INSTITUTE I I Salt Lake Citv Assorted copies older 12 than Utah 841 15 each 12 for $2.75 for SI. 00 25 for $5.00 50 for $9.00 Subscriptions: USA SI 0.00 per year Foreign SI 5.00 per year I . 25C months 2 I I Oakland Avenue Independent Subscription Weekly Fastest-Growin- g 100 for $17.50 The UTAH INDEPENDENT Name 1 (First) (Last) (Mddle) ago after the I radical in November 1974 when offered by the Friends of the Utah Constitution. Citizens protested when bills without proper were passed hearings, commissions were approved and federal funds with strings attached" brought bigger government projects and controls to Utah. The Legislature gave the same story. We have to do it, we have to accept federal funds, we In essence, have to conform. WERE NOT MEN ENOUGH TO STAND FOR STATES RIGHTS. NOR TO STAND AND VOTE ALONE. Citizens who knew their these Constitution protested benefited bills that special interest one group of citizens above another and they yearned for government that cared more for the general welfare of all men. A recall bill was presented to the House of Representatives January 1975 and even though it was given a favorable recommendation from the committee, it was killed with a verbal vote on the floor without a chance of a hearing. A Constitutional amendment was then presented in February 1975 to the Senate but because of a letter from the Governors Advisory Council, it was never allowed out of the Sifting Committee onto the Senate floor for debate. A group of citizens then instituted a Recall petition and began May 31, 1975 to gather names. A sweet little lady from Ogden. Myrtle Cobia, gathered old 5,500 by herself and an man. Orrin Crump, canvassed Sandy for 800 signatures. As Christmas approached, the figure seemed far from enough, but 80-ye- ar Address (Number And Streetl 1 (Sta) (Zip Codel and facilities..., ..., such acquisition to be by purchase, TOM BREITLING SALT LAKE CITYS NEW ART CENTER CHAPTER 3 66 By Thomas O. Breitling Continued on page 8 condemnation or construction and to include all necessary improvements, extensions, fixtures, furnishings, equipment, appurtenances and property incidental thereto, in and for said county? If, then, the bonds are sold to acquire and build on for said county, how can it belong partly to the county arid be placed on leased land? Also, since the state is to be part owner of a building to be placed on In last weeks article on the Salt Lake Art Center we pointed out that Salt Lake Citys new art center, which is hieing paid for by a general obligation bond against all the taxable property in Salt leased land belonging to the Lake County and by a State L.D.S. Church, will this appropriation from taxes violate the principle of separation of church and paid by taxpayers state? throughout Utah, is merely located in Salt Lake City. BUT to Governor RELEVANT According Rampton on January 16, PREVIOUSLY the proportion of UNREVEALED FACTS We have made a list of ownership would probably relevant but previously be 46 percent state and 54 percent county. Yet, a flyer sent out by Bicentennial Art Center Commission said that if the bond issue failed, The $7.5 million grant by the Utah Legislature will be lost to Salt Lake County. (Emthat the Constitutional phasis added.) The flyer Amendment on Recall was too quoted from is an official fftr twenty years of service followed by pensions of 50 or more of the workers highest earning record. On top of this has been piled adjustments for pensions. The public has been led to believe that it can receive far more than it is producing. This cruel lie has been promulgated by ambitious public officials who have sought election and reelection by promising the impossible. If the majority of the people of our country insist on believing that a free lunch is possible and keep on supporting those who try to give the appearance of supplying it, they will eventually reduce the whole country to the plight of New York and hasten the coming of a dictator. At that point they will, in fact, welcome him as the only means of avoiding chaos and starvation. I his is the history that we are destined to repeat if we refuse or are unable to read the handwriting on the wall. ANSWER: Abide by the moral law. Learn to live within our means. Economics Department mm time Constitution was first created. Men felt their God-give- n document didnt spell out enough of their rights so they proceeded to amend and change the standards of the Cosntitution which only opened a Pandoras box of troubles. More laws were passed, more amendments, until they woke up one day to find the controls so tight that their freedoms were in jeopardy and the light of liberty was burning dimly and diminishing more each day. The Constitution specifies a separation of power in government and when the citizens of Utah saw their newly appointed Utah Constitutional Revision Commission changing this system and giving the Legislative body Judicial and Executive they powers, became alarmed and protested. The Constitutional Revision Commission was not only cleaning deadwood out of the Constitution, but vital safeguards. They ruled fire retirement fund will equal 55 of those workers wages. Nevertheless, the city still has an unfunded liability to city employees amounting to over $1 billion, compared with only $275 million ten years ago. New York contributes 20 of payroll to the pension but still has fund, $6 billion of unfunded liability. The cost of pensions has gotten out of hand because increased pensions have been one thing politicians could grant without paying much of the cost until some indefinite time in the future. That time has now come for many cities and the funds are not ' available. The irresponsibility of the officials contracting such obligations is now plainly 57 FIRST IN THE HISTORY OF Dear Editor: Why have the citizens asked fora Recall? What motivated their hours of sacrifice, gathering signatures in the cold winter months to meet a deadline? Why are all eyes turned toward the capitol at this time, watching anxiously the results of the legislative vote on their Initiative Petition on Recall? The story of Recall began a 3uinTiiiimiisiimsmssmissnMmmnnmnuC Utah's Largest and ...bonds, be issued and sold for the purpose of paying the cost of the acquisition of, or the acquisition of an interest in, land, buildings, parking lots, auditoriums, theaters and other related improvements UTAH m The says: An Initiative Petition ' Before The Legislature Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is Liberty II Corinthians 3:17 cost-of-livi- The Paper That Dares To Take A Stand it said nothing about leasing property on which to put the art center. The relevant part document obtained at the offices of the Bicentennial Art Center Commission, and is an obviously misleading document. TITLE UNDERSTOOD TO BE IN COUNTY NAME In the same January 16 Deseret News from which the Rampton quote above was taken, County Commissioner William E. Dunn said, I understood the title to the properties will be in the countys name. With respect to this question of title. The Utah Independent checked with State Auditor David Monson who said that the State cannot give to Salt Lake County the supposed $7.5 million as a grant, but must hold ownership of its share of the property. Since the County Come missioners, who are officials, were just as misled as other citizens, it begins to look as though none of the art center promoters or state officials knew the facts of the situation. The only other possibility seems to be that at least someone or some group did know the facts, but were playing everyone else for patsies. full-tim- QUESTIONABLE MATTER Another questionable matter was brought to my attention by Lynn Jenkins of Salt Lake County. He asked me to check my copy of the Official Sample Ballot for the election and to note that unrevealed facts which show special interest with regard to the art center and its commission. These are the following: 1. O.C. Tanner Co. is a tenant of the Capitol Theater building and is chairman of the State Commission Bicentennial and on the general committee which selected this building for the ballet and repertory dance center. 2. Richard Eyre was executive director of the Bicentennial Art Center Commission and was, until called to a mission recently by the L.D.S. Church, an employee of O.C. Tanner. 3. John W. Gallivan was chairman of the executive committee of the art center commission and also chairman of the general committee. His newspaper. The Salt Lake Tribune, sold three or so full-paads (at the art $1,800 apiece?) to center commission, which was trying to sell the vote to voters. 4. Bill Smart was on the design and architecture committee, and his newspaper. The Deseret News, sold two or so full-paads to the art commission. center 5. Wendell Ashton is on the general committee of the art center commission and is of the Utah president He told me, Symphony. We want the symphony to have a home of its own. 6. John E. Lattin, chairman of the funding committee is also executive ge ge vice president of Mountain Bell (or Utah general His company manager). received $1,489.34 from the art center commission for services provided, which would not have been provided if there had been no bond vote required. phone Ciinlinurd un pagr II " " |