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Show Lee Tosses Back Onus Of School Budget Veto Oov. J. Bracken Lee Tuesday rejected a conclusion of Dr. E. Allen Bateman, state superintendent superintend-ent of public Instruction, regarding regard-ing possible suspension of educational educa-tional services If a lawsuit is filed over the governor's veto of a (20,-000 (20,-000 appropriation In the educa- - tioa department budget Dr. Bateman, on Nov. 4, implied ha a letter to the executive possibility pos-sibility of the legal action to reinstate re-instate a vetoed item for educational educa-tional research unless the gov ernor consented that the money be used. The educator added: "Any Inconveniences In-conveniences and suspension of services In this department or other departments of the state which may result from a court decision on this problem will solely be your responsibility." Gov. Lee's reply reviewed constitutional con-stitutional authority for the veto and continued: "I reject your conclusion that I will be responsible for any suspension sus-pension of state services because of my alleged refusal to accept results of a court decision. (The decision referred to waa on another appropriation Item which waa vetoed, in which the Third district court held the veto invalid because It waa made conditionally.) con-ditionally.) "The court decision applied only to a single veto. I did not contest con-test that decision, even though convinced It waa erroneous, because be-cause I did not want to jeopardize the functions of Utah State Agri-cultural Agri-cultural college extension Service which were involved," the governor gov-ernor added. "Therefore," he concluded, "any responsibility for disruption of tats services will rest aolely with that board or department which Initiates court action." |