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Show Feb.l, 1977 Senator introduces abortion amendment The leadership in the fight for the right to life was today assumed by U.S. Senator Jake Gam (R-Utah) as the Senator introduced two life protecting amendments to the United States' Constitution. The amendments, which declare abortions unconstitutional except where the life of the mother is endangered, are identical to the Senate Resolutions on the right to life which were introduced during the 94th Congress by Senator James Buckley of New York. "I am introducing these amendments," said Senator Gam, "because I believe that all persons, regardless of age or condition of dependency, should have their most basic right secured. That most basic right is the right to life. Since the morally and legally unjustifiable decision of seven Justices of the Supreme Court on Jan. 22, 1973 made anti-abortion laws unconsitutional, the lives of thousands of unborn have been violently ended and the violence continues." "I believe, and my belief is supported by a long history of rational humanitarianism and Judeo-Christian ethics, that certain rights are supreme and unalienable. One of the purposes of our Constitution is to recognize such noble rights and to codify them. The right to life must be cherished and protected because it is the right upon which all others are predicated. These amendments refer to the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments to the Constitution in which the right to life is inherent." Gam said that both amendments provide an "ex ception clause" which clearly protects the rights of a mother whose life would be endangered by the continuation of the pregnancy. Higher education program for action-research project Two hundred students from the western states are needed for a variety of internship projects that will be developed during 1977 by the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE). WICHE's Resources Development Internship Program (RDIP) is aimed at enriching the educational experience of students in the WICHE 13 state region by enabling them to do professional, action-research projects with public agencies. At the same time the program provides community non-profit or governmental agencies with valuable talent for specific tasks and problems. Students accepted for the projects will work for approximately 12 weeks under the supervision of their sponsoring agencies. They will receive a tax-exempt educational grant of $100 per week during the internships and will be expected to complete their projects and an acceptable professional report for the agency. According to program director, Bob Hullinghorst, RDIP projects cover a broad range of academic disciplines. Applications are available through individual academic departments, through college placement offices, or the RDIP recruiter, Angela Chavez. The address is RDIP, P.O. Drawer P, Boulder, Colo. 80302. Veteran administrator waivers requirements Administrator of Veterans Affairs Richard L. Roudebush has moved to relieve, most schools from reporting requirements set by a recent law designed to prevent abuse of the GI Bill. The legislation, the Veterans Education and Employment Assistance Act of 1976 (PL 94-502), contained reporting requirements designed to weed out courses of the type that have occasionally been employed by unscrupulous operators to defraud veterans using their GI Bill benefits. In general, the Act required schools to limit veteran enrollment in a course to no more than 85 percent of the total. Roudebush said that "because a number of schools have experienced difficulty in complying with the reporting requirements of the law, I am authorizing a waiver of the requirements in cases where a school certifies that no more than 35 percent of its students received Veterans Administration educational assistance." The VA Administrator emphasized, however, that the waiver applied to an institution's total enrollment. "Schools must continue to report to VA on specific courses of study where the percentage of VA-supported veterans enrolled in those courses is approximately 85 percent of total enrollment in the course," he said. Signpost Help for taxpayer Free assistance for taxpayers in preparing their 1976 tax returns is available in various formats from the Internal Revenue Service, the IRS said. The quickest and handiest source of IRS tax information is the tax package mailed recently to taxpayers. In addition to answering many questions, the tax package also includes order blanks for obtaining free publications from the IRS. The publications cover a variety of topics, including: medical deductions, charitable contributions, tax benefits for older Americans, alimony payments, the Earned Income Credit, and how to apply for an extension of time to file. The IRS also provides help over the telephone for taxpayers who cannot find answers to questions in their tax packages. Toll-fre telephone numbers for IRS offices are listed in the packages. The best times to call are 8 to 10 a.m. and all day on Thursdays, when the lines are least busy. Taxpayers may also visit the nearest IRS office for assistance. Save $56 each HEIL AIR-MOTION TRANSFORMER LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM 897 W. Riverdale Rd. Across from the Bonk of Utah Open Monday thru Saturday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. TIME 4 Signpost Editor for the 1 977-78 year. Applications can be obtained from the secretary in the UB Activities room. bookshel f Page 5 LOOK NEW Ma each |
