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Show X 3 "fnlti Potatoes" tu Memu .i corner market. Some nominations for hottest potato went to Equal Rights Legislation, Leg-islation, some to a proposed milk bill, and the bill proposing to dispense with the services of the time honored D.A. promised an Interesting display of legal fireworks. fire-works. Under this bill County Attorneys would get the green light while District Attorneys would get the gate, and it was anybody's guess which side will succeed in pulling the fanciest bits of legal tape from the hat. Each district and county had its own special fish to fry in the form of legislation specifically needed in that particular area. Weber wants a four year Weber We-ber College; Agricultural areas want beneficial legislation for the farmer; scenic and mountainous moun-tainous districts want legislation which will draw tourists and tourist money; heavily populated populat-ed areas' want help in building schools and means of increasing income." " " " ; For the modest sum of $500 a compartively small group of men and women have agreed to undertake under-take the solution of all the problems prob-lems above. They may not please everybody and they know their mistakes will be long remembered, remem-bered, but this is a peculiarity of Government by the People. There'll never be a day when a law has to be drafted forcing people to serve in this capacity. Utah lawmakers eyed with misgivings the "hot potatoes" steaming in wait for legislative action. Fate of some of the state's most controversial issues hung in the balance as the House and Senate alike reluctantly watched action time draw near. "There are always issues which are unpleasant to handle," said one spokesman. "These contro-V contro-V versial problems must have attention at-tention and as elected representatives represen-tatives we have no choice but to make a stand on one side or the other. It woudl be handy to be able to avoid them, but we can not, of course." The issues? Apparently first in the mind of every solon is the touchy problem prob-lem of finding the necessary finances fi-nances with which to carry on an expanding and troubled program pro-gram in the schools. It's a case of being damned if you do and , " damned if you don't. Parents and educators see vital need for more school facilities; but taxpayers tax-payers in general are fearful of additional burdens. The legislators legisla-tors are in the middle, most of them being in both categories in addition to being saddled with the responsibility of finding the answer. By popular acclaim, the item facing both houses , which may start the most fireworks, is the attempt to repal the "Right to Work" bill. Ask any House member how he stands and you'll first get a j wry grin, no matter how he in-i in-i tends to vote. Not only because I most people feel strongly on the issues involved in the bill itself I but because, to quote House Ma-j Ma-j jority Leader Ernest Dean CD-Utah) CD-Utah) "There are three different I ways action could be taken even after some accord has been met. j 1. the bill could be repealed out-( out-( right; 2. an amendment could be written supporting what is known as an "Agency Shop," in which case an employee would not have to be an actual union member, but would be required to pay dues to help support the activities of the organization holding a contract with the firm in question, and 3. the whole matter might bepresented in any form of a resolution to the voters at the next election." Running a close second to the "Right to Work" legislation, possibilities pos-sibilities for a first class cat fight seemed ripe in the proposed "Sunday Closing Law." No one, it seems, resents the right of the individual to gainfully gain-fully spend his own Sunday, but many resent the Sunday working hours required by employers who maintain businesses active seven days a week. On the other hand, human nature being what it is, who wants to come right out and make a stand in favor of (a) violating the Sabbath; br (b) locking up that convenient |