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Show '1 I IfaQ PERIODICAL DIVISION IWIVESITY OF UTAH I JTjTj SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH-FRID- AY, DECEMBER 22, 1961 2 Salt Lake County 1962 Budget Looms as Ail-Ti- me Record High If 4 a: n h A 4 pi l Salt Lake County Auditor David P. Jones has completed what looms as an all-tim- e record 1962 Salt Lake County opera-tional and capital improvements budget of approximately $15,-137,39- 9. The operational budget re-quested for next year is $10,878,-32- 4, compared with $9,889,426 in 1961. The capital improvements budget is approximately $4,259,-07- 5, the auditor said. The 1961 budget totaled $10,-239,42- 6, but $350,000 for con-struction of the county detention home was not used and will be carried over to 1962, Mr. Jones explained. He said that with the carry over and next year's allocation there now is some $800,000 set up for construction of the home, j AUDITOR DAVID T. JONES 1 M 1M I 7 m ru I j "pear? (Dtt fzmrtlf" 1 THE SALT LAKE TIMES AND STAFF I WISH YOU I Mnty dffristmaja 1 TQDAY,Sg EDITORIAL Don't Worry About Fallout This Christmas Let's quit worrying about radioactive fallout from the 1961 bomb tests as a health hazard for awhile and concentrate on having a happy Christmas. This is welcome advice from Dr. Ralph E. Jorgenson, president of the Utah State Medical Assn. He reports there are two things to think about in this business of fallout and its, effect on humans The scientists are by no means in agreement as to how much radioactivity we can absorb without bothering us. There isn't very much that we average folks can do about it anyway. In spite of all of the bombs set off in the last few months, the chances are that there still isn't enough radioactive fallout in the United States to constitute a health problem. This no one knows for sure, but a majority of the men who know most about the problem have said many times that they don't think we need to start worrying yet. Whether you are in favor of fallout shelters or not, we can't just retreat to a shelter this winter. The man of the house has to go to work, the lady has to go shopping and the kids have to go to school. We have to be out in all kinds of weather every day. If there is radioactive fallout in the air, we'll get some of it, and there's nothing we can do about it. The American Medical Assn. recently conducted a survey of seven of the top experts in the nation. All seven agreed that fallout was not a health hazard. Since that time, more bombs have been exploded, but the principle remains the same. The best opinion of a majority of the experts is that we can absorb all of the fallout now floating around without damage. Radiation in all its forms will play an increasing role in the lives of all of us as uses of nuclear fission continue to (Continued on Page Four) Rep. King Predicts Increase for Minuteman Missile The administration may en-- ? large the total Minuteman fleet by 50 per cent "as a logical con-sequence of th cancellation of the mobile Minuteman," Rep. David S. King said Saturday. "I am urging the administra-tion to build more Minutemen, I in line wit hthe general buildup in national readiness," he said. thus boost the retaliatory punch of the nation's ICBM fleet." "When Senator Wallace Ben nett takes issue with this deci-sion, he pits his judgment and his limited knowledge of com-plex security considerations with the concerted judgment of the best planners, engineers, strate-gists and intelligence officers in the nation's vast military estab-lishment," Mr. King said. "The senator's opposition es-sentially amounts to reckless guesswork. National security can s "If the Air Force produces 50 per cent more Minutemen, the Thiokol Chemical Corp. and the I Hercules Powder Co. operations v in Utah could be expanded and their production schedules ex-tended. "In other words, the Utah economy may realize substantial gains through the cancellation of the mobile Minuteman," he said. The administration dropped the mobile Minuteman in "the interest of buying more bang with the defense buck." "By dropping the plans for the costly mobile units the Air Force can buy more Minutemen, and not be left to guesswork." "This is another example of Mr. Bennett's gross inconsistency on economy. "His loud cries about spending will never cover a record which shows that he supports economy in federal programs only when the economy measures do not touch Utah. "But even by this standard he 'cannot justify his opposition to the cancellation of the mobile Minuteman, because the decision may give the Utah economy a boost," he said. Utahns should understand, the congressman said, that if the Air Force does increase Minuteman production, the Utah plants will not automatically get larger con-tracts. "This is a highly competitive field and other companies will be bidding on any increases the Air Force makes in this pro-gram. However, the Utah com-panies will have the inside track because they've already proven their capabilities at producing major Minuteman components," Mr. King said. i A. Pratt Kesler Takes Post of Attorney General A. Pratt Kesler, former U. S. District Attorney for Utah, was sworn in as Utah Attorney Gen-eral Monday. Mr. Kesler had been serving as an assistant attorney general. He moved up after the death of Attorney General Walter Budge. He was sworn in by Supreme Court Justice Lester A. Wade. |
