Show H A Rupert Report Prom From Yo Your r Congressman in Washington zing BY IY HENRY A. A DIXON U U. U S S. S Representative In Congress Congre rom from Utah Utah's First District Federal Airport Aid AM When the Federal Airport Act was considered on the floor floor of 01 the House last week 1 I sup supported up- up ported the amendment proposed propos propos- ed by Rep James C. C Davis of ot Georgia which would have a appropriated ap ape million rather than the million requested by the House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee My reasons for lor standing behind the million figure are 1 1 General Quesada of the new Federal Aviation Agency stoutly maintains that million is ample and he is the best authority I know to stale state the needs of 01 the Agency 2 million will take care card of ot runways controL tow ers era and necessary safety factors factors fac face tors for lor air transportation In Inthis Inthis this Jet age Construction of some of ot the luxurious terminal al at buildings can wait walt without much hurt 3 The Committee bill called called called call call- ed for lor 80 more employees at a year each Yet the Committee did not ask for lor a report from the Manpower Commission which It should d dunder do under Public Law before enacting such legislation 4 The Committee is unanimously unanimously on record stating that the federal airport co construction construe construe- truc- truc lion tion program is a temporary one and should become entirely entire entire- ly a local responsibility This same Committee recommended 97 91 million more than the AvIation Aviation Av Av- Agency says It needed 5 The Committee recommendation recommendation recommendation is alarming at a time when the US U.S. bonds are going begging when the country's country's country's coun coun- try's credit Is already impaired by the threat of rampant inflation in- in inflation in and by a constantly rising risIng rising ris- ris ing national debt There has got to be a day of reckoning What are we goIng going go go- Ing to do when we cant can't sell government bonds except for interest rates i. i Rep W Wil Colmer ner p- p Miss 1 said that that before talking with the Secretary of the Tre Treasury Trea sury about some of the nations nation's financial problems that he was worried about his grandchildren grandchild grandchild- ren but after talking with the Secretary he told us Now I Iam Iam Iam am worried about myself What worries me Is that many congressmen are now stating openly that since they won the last election by a large majority they consider r this a mandate from the people people peo peo- pIe to spend as much as the traffic will bear At the time Rep Davis submitted submitted sub sut the amendment scaling the appropriation for airports down to the million figure figure figure fig fig- ure it passed by a teller vote of to That showed that the majority on the floor favored favored fay ored the conservative figure but on the roll call vote when individual votes of congressmen congressmen congress congress- men are recorded the amendment amendment amendment amend amend- ment lost to 19 Better State Stat Pary System The Utah delegation has Introduced introduced in In- traduced bills which would assist as ae slat our public land states in m I conserving and developing long neglected state park and recreation recreation atlon areas Our bills bUls would permit the conveyance of public lands to a n state for public park purposes without any litigation as to acreage At the present time i a state or other political subdivision slon sion may acquire only acres yearly This liberalization In the J law w would be especially beneficial to Utah which is more than 70 per cent federally owned and where most of 01 our potential park and recreation areas are arc ort and federal lands and many areas are of at large size As S it Is now the bureau of Land Management has neither the men nor the money to pro pro- teet the 24 million acres acres of ot public public pub pub- lic lie lands under its Jurisdiction from vandalism and dissipation and would probably welcome the transfer of ot some of this land to state stale control Utah is prepared to take advantage advantage advantage ad ad- vantage of 01 our proposed change in the law Two vo years yean ago the State Legislature created a park and recreation commission commission commission commis commis- sion and Just this year approved ed 1 million for the new commissIon commission commission com com- mission to continue Its activIties activities activities ties and to buy federal and other lands for park and recreation recreation recreation purposes Red Rd Tap Tape Gobbledygook A trip to the Pentagon with its 17 and one one half half corridors corridors corridors cor cor- and employees can be a harrowing experience for even the most experienced pol pole politician who is used to finding his way in and out of government government govern govern- ment 1 The new senator from Ohio Stephen Young after three months in Washington and several several several sev sev- eral trips to the Pentagon has not only found it ft difficult to work his way through the building but through what he calls their Red Tape gook He Ire recently compiled a glossary of this gobbledygook he has encountered at the Pentagon Pentagon Pentagon Pen Pen- tagon and sent it home to con con- You may be interested interest Interest- ed in some of his definitions Its in tn process So wrap wrap- n p in n red at e situation is almost hopeless Well We'll look it up By the ilie time the wheel makes a full turn well we'll assume you'll have forgotten about it too Program Any assignment assignment assignment assign assign- ment that cannot be completed by one phone call We are making a survey We need more time to think of an answer |