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Show 2 Yemal b$mt Wednesdoy, August 1, 1984 T By Jack Wallis CONTAINER INDUSTRY Combatting crime Public opinion surveys show that crime is the number one fear of most Americans. In 1983, 23.6 million American families, about 3 out of 10, were victims of crime. Crime costs our society an estimated $100 billion each year. But the price we pay in lives lost or ruined, ruin-ed, human potential wasted, and in mental and physical suffering is incalculable. ' One aspect of crime is its close partnership part-nership with drug trafficking. Drug addicts often stop at nothing to get the money they need to support their habits. In just a single year, one study showed 356 heroin addicts committed 118,000 crimes in Miami. According to Senator Al D' Amato of New York, "Drugs have transformed safe neighborhoods into crime dens, where addicts live only to rob or murder for their next fix. People have been turned into walking crime machines as a result of drugs. A recent study conducted by two university professors pro-fessors showed that 354 addicts committed com-mitted more than 775,000 crimes over a nine-year period in the city of Baltimore." Senator Paul Laxalt also of New York said, "House inaction on needed bail reform has caused victims to live in terror, knowing that the person they have identified is walking free awaiting trial. "What type of system is it that allows the criminal to get out of jail before the victim gets out of the hospital," Laxalt asks. "For far too long, our criminal justice system has been more interested in-terested in elegant legal and social arguments than concerned with PUBLIC FORUM LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Who' it youf opinion' th f iprti nwlceni lfiii I'Oflfi iK fodf t(W''i ony ubi! t'tinnl to lh Um'Oh Boi WM "w no fM'ricf .nj 01 10 iImii Of f(nab Ifwjih nurtt b lufcm.'iwl lrtn 10 If t'VW OM bor f twiif' lull nor i.xnw gfton nunbw 0"i I4'W Hants imrt' b tM4 on p' tt h"' feul lOV b ') 'Of 999d fov -m- on ptrti"l AH lH ! f oc vtf vi Gasoline price Dear Consumer: Why do we as Vernal area residents have to endure the highest gasoline prices in the state? The price of R.'is1inc In Itafeevclt is three cents per gallon cheaper than the price we ore paying in Vernal. Again, WHY? During my vacation trip la southern Oklahoma a month ago, gues where I found the nwl fxprnMve gasoline Hrfctt: Vernal, I'tah. Again I ask, WHY? tlecf titly thrre have Un several eas- tf j,MMi!ine pr ice fixing proven in the court! on the Wasatch Front, Is that !.t we art faced with h-te in Vffftilt? Dr it C't the gatnhne tttritoiPM three cent jx-r laJJon mere to rawl thrar jr t?.ict to Vernal than U duri to tteaecvrll? 1 this fitjl !- t t! r-e (tirvtiani to ve.Jt felad adif ij!icr? I f4an !l do w If V." answer at M i;?Snr!, e voir f ctitrrfi U tho HHfirf I? ire tftflift-,i&icjo e if r fet m. answer. tt-AMJY CtUiLKT Vet twJ. Vu k "k :k "k kt "k k "k Vernal Express t - 1 T't I" f& s I f f" t-.i t. tr$ f K 1 t.i fl-!fj H J f i i : ' V,:A i 'I t . - ; ii-.i( . 5.--t if v"5' Jl I-- yt. restoring order and punishing criminals," Laxalt stated. Senator Jake Garn addressed the crime problem with, "We cannot restore lives cruelly taken from these innocent persons by lawless savages. But we can restore the justice delayed which is justice denied by a cumbersome and unwieldy appeals system." These statements were made by U.S. Senators working for the Crime Control Act of 1983, currently tied up in the House of Representatives. The bill, according to the Senators, would reform the current sentencing and bail laws, and provide more support to the victims of crime. "If you can't make them see the light, you've got to make them feel the heat," Senator Laxalt said in reference to House leaders bottling up the badly needed anti-crime legislature. The local area has been fortunate indeed in-deed to have law enforcement agencies agen-cies who keep a watchful eye out for criminals. But with complicated laws slanted towards the criminal, it is discouraging for those charged with keeping the lid on all types of crime. Americans should not have to fear crime. Criminals should be" speedily dealt with and they should not be turned turn-ed loose to prey on the innocent. It would seem strange that a bill passed by the U.S. Senate on crime control should get so much delay and hassle in the House. Hopefully, a U.S. crime bill will pass both houses in Congress that will make it tougher on criminals and give American families more assurance that they will not be one of the 3 out of 10 who are victims of crime. Naples City accomplishments Dear Editor, At this time of the year, especially after the beautiful parade on July 24th, we would like to express our gratitude for those valiant men and women who settled this lovely valley making it possible for us to enjoy so many conveniences con-veniences and the good things of life. We have lived in the Naples area, now Naples City, nearly all of our lives, and we are now some of the "old folks" of the community. We appreciate ap-preciate everything that Is done to make our lives easier and more plea-wot. plea-wot. We enjoy lite improvements and progress that have come to our little corner of the world and community, ikime ol the mast recent have come to us because of the establishment of the City of Naples, namely: the corner MrtTt l;rfitjt IcKated at every Interne-1 Interne-1 1-in. fire hydrants, and reduced ipeed limit where requested. We enjoy the security and peace of mind that is the mull of 8 debated local police department thai make frequent patrol pml our heme day mi night. An-tlher ael of N.if!' City is a well fj-jifjw! f,r deportment w W a half msle of ir home which ta redueed tr fire tniiurance rstrt, lJuring the pasd rtk, t? e Njj ! C;y 1't.hre Ivpartffiefil Ha inrrra3edl the ,V;i;!4!rhid Crime Wakh frwRram ij jf '! mir hftins and l!.ir.f:, :-;. It . yihity we fofcl thai Mure j jrs Ci. t-'--te w f m rwj en tQ S;li where h icf5.4 i no lara!f4. m Mfe efilfBc tr-ia Nplei I Vmrntary &mi a ay frwn iwf ii..f 4), an;j w tlfy lrk t'em-fie t'em-fie r,!ftfterS. 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' ' Jefi i f f - - j i- s: : ; Jr -. f j f 1 : : : ... i " ' ' i r This year we anticipate that the overall packaging industry will experience ex-perience moderate progress in line with the economic recovery. So far in 1984 most of the leading container firms have posted advances over the similar year-earlier periods, and continued con-tinued modest gains are expected as the year progresses. Last year metal cans fared better than glass containers, but the reverse could happen this year. Long range, however, the growth prospects for either metal or glass containers do not appear to be especially bright. Currently Cur-rently it would seem that plastic packaging is the packaging of the future. PLASTIC CONTAINERS A FAST-GROWING AREA Because plastic containers are lightweight and shatter-resistant, their growth widely exceeds that of glass containers and metal cans. This is why, for example, that Owens-Illinois, the nation's No. 1 glass container firm, is moving rapidly into the new generation genera-tion of high-technology plastic packaging packag-ing and why Reynolds Metals is considering con-sidering the disposal of its metal container con-tainer business. Even Campbell Soup expects new plastic containers to replace metal and glass containers for its products. And Heinz is replacing its famous glass ketchup bottle with one made of plastic. Food and drink containers are not the only areas where plastic is making mak-ing strong inroads, Many oil companies com-panies are now marketing motor oil in plastic containers, while plastic 55-gallon oil drums are also becoming a reality. Even plastic grocery bags are coming on strong. " IN THE NEWS Some of the major containerpackaging con-tainerpackaging companies have been making important investment news this year due to takeovers or attempted at-tempted takeovers, packaging changes, asset redeployment, etc. The following are a few of the important corporate developments that have been occurring recently: Continental Group In early June, British financier Sir James Goldsmith made a bid for this company, offering $50 to $55 per share. But Continental was vehemently opposed to such a takeover and mounted a strong defense. Then in the final w eek of that month, Peter Kiewit Sons' Inc. and financier David Murdock offered $58,50 per share for the company, which CCC accepted. St. Regis Corp.-In February 1984, Sir James Goldsmith purchased about 8 percent of the St. Regis stock, and indications in-dications w ere that he might buy considerably con-siderably more. But SRT did not wish to be taken over by Sir James, so it paid I1G0 million for the shares owned own-ed by the. Goldsmith Group. More recently, publisher Rupert Murdoch purchased a stake in St. Regis. But the company says It Is not for sale. National Can-In early March NAC received an offer from Victor I Miner's NYK Co. to acquire for $40 a share the 63 percent of National Can's common it dici not already own. The transaction transac-tion is currently under evaluation. American Can-Since 13R2 this firm has ipenl two million to enter the financial services field, Ita m4 recent redeployment strategy appear to be succeeding, and the company's nuUk Is good. Fprt llaward f'3jr-ln August of 195 ihij company paid tZTQ million C3h and 44 million uf its common shares ta toy Maryland dtp, the nation's na-tion's target producer tf single um p l-r and phytic producta for the food and trvetsge lnduiry Hot !) tltK ,srCK The f;-M-rch trpsrfmt-r,l cif tub. lif-jo! u citT,;!y fTVTtrr.rr.rtv t',.rg tT.!mn d( the of V.ff (ra.t.rg Cnr.iiiitv-r .rir.- Arr.rrican tn. A.- ! Hl.: g. lull Osrp , Urn Hira-r.U! Ctir-.p, tnH C4k & Val, Sz'-rz-t fan. &MOrr. ti;.r.n; fl0 (I'.Ifat Siirty fr. f-if f.-.;fthaefl ; f-,.'. trt-n, pr3n , t-,,1 Jfr?). r l.vo c r (ti & :aV? 4 f. y. ar -.. j d i rVjr. al tf Is'.'fT-d .: f r' 1 jf ft tlf. (f a-.-g i'o ( 'f en h1. . X. f car. A t .! !4. flf k AMK-! l.'Aiff V-HV Vrtnnl City . - f 1 .--.. t--, r 1 r-r-i, : I m I ' ' r II MHMMWBHlMMk l Atn wCr (It must be) X yiS pyCjU THE STAR:0 Tiswl, ( S (monToonI K 9EASON.') LIVING- IN ( -ipy CiZbbihiiiiZhhhhiiihibhiiIib THE VOICE OF BUSINESS CCong Cconufe-for By Richard L. Lesher, President Chamber of Commerce of the United States King Canute was a wise and good king. Some of his more enthusiastic subjects, however, thought he was more than that. They thought he was all-powerful. There was nothing, they believed, that King Canute's royal powers could not control. There have been many kings throughout history and most have faded fad-ed from the world's collective memory. But King Canute stands out because he alone knew his limitations and sought to disabuse his loyal subjects sub-jects of the idea that he was a god. To this end he issued a royal edict forbidding the tide to come in, and brought his court down to the sea to await nature's response to his royal command. The tide, of course, rose on nature's schedule, blissfully ignoring the law pf the land. If only Congress had one tenth of King Canute's common sense. Again and again our nation's leaders vote for laws and regulations acting as if they did have the power to stem tides. Worse, when the tide comes In as usual, they either fund a study that Insists In-sists that the tide did not come In at all or they explain that their failure was due to insufficient funding. The most recent example of congressional con-gressional hubris was a bill that sail r 4 I f 1 OALC CARf,LJ'Tin. I 00-3"! ed through both houses of Congress that will take $100 million from the American taxpayers to "create" summer sum-mer jobs for young Americans. An admirable ad-mirable sentiment that. Teenage unemployment remains too high. The problem is that it won't work. It can't. Governments, be they federal, state or local, cannot create jobs. They can rearrange them, but they cannot create them. Let's take this most recent attempt to spin gold from flax as an example. The federal government will take $100 million from the taxpayers and after deducting a modest fee for administrative ad-ministrative overhead give that money to young Americans in exchange ex-change for three months' summer work. Voila. Congressmen will pose w ith bright-eyed youngsters employed by this "Jobs Program." Their parents will be reminded come election elec-tion day that their son or daughter had a job "created" by congressman so-and-so. What is missing from this picture pic-ture as it appears on the nightly news are those Americans whose jobs were destroyed when $100 million was drained from the productive economy through higher taxes or through deficit borrowing. That $100 million came from somewhere. The politicians who hand out make work jobs do not have to face the small businessman w ho cannot get a loan because tiuo million Is no longer available in the credit markets or the teenager w bo dtrsm't get a Job because c?v?'--Cf e'J w?; i-c'rt Congress the local grocery store is paying what would have been his salary in taxes to Uncle Sam. In shifting resources from one part of the economy to another the government govern-ment is not creating jobs but simply destroying some and "creating" others. The futile effort to create jobs through this sleight of hand is a little like trying to raise the water level in a pond by taking a bucket of water out of one side of the pond and pouring it back into the pond on the other side. If the federal government cannot create jobs, who can? The American people can if the government will let them. When the Reagan tax cut lowered marginal tax rates for all Americans by 25 percent and reduced taxes on businesses that modernize their plant and equipment, the American people responded by creating 6.8 million jobs in just 18 months. This Is the largest employment employ-ment boom the world has ever known. All because the federal government got out of the way of productive Americans. These were real wealth-creating jobs. Not make-work temporary government jobs. How can we create even more jobs far America? By remembering that only the American people can create jobs and by telling our elected representatives that w e would rather have 68 million real jobs than watch political games In Washington that pretend to "create" jobs. King Canute would understand this. Candidate... N ind CHefti tU r.t luppnrt furthet t incnf tn evernc tase. 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