Show holding hearings hearing JJ iTI The House Subcommittee on General Education is presently holding hearings on a bill which would considerably considerably considerably consid consid- cut the amount of money coming to ta Utah and to Grand county for school construction maintenance and operation The bill would affect Public Law which allocates allo alto allocates cates ates' funds for school construction in Federally impacted impact Impact- ed areas and Public Law which provides funds for maintenance and operation in these areas Even critics of Federal aid to education agree that the government has responsibilities in education in areas where federally connected employment has caused tremendous tremendous tre tree growth in schools The Tho funds I have been sorely needed by the districts in our state which have received received ed them and that need has not diminished to any great d degree If the bill bUt now before tha committee had been enacted en acted a year ago it would have meant a loss toss of to Grand county according to figures received Tuesday from Rep H H. A. A Dixon The Congressman says I am convinced that tho Utah situation a far f r as federally connected children is os concerned is not significantly different than when the government first recognized its responsibility He will wilt outline Utah's educational situation to the committee committee committee commit commit- tee this week The lifting of those funds at this time timo from districts that have been receiving them would add untold headaches headaches head head- aches to the already serious problem of ot financing our educational system in growing fast-growing areas |