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Show Sfafefiouse Report . . . Monies To Begin Roosevelt College Rouses Rampt on - Robert Clyde Fight BY C. SHARP Gov. Calvin L. Rampton's decision to withhold for a year $300,000 appropriated by the Legislature to begin operating a new junior college col-lege at Roosevelt is being assailed and defended. Sen. Robert F. Clyde, R-Heber, R-Heber, majority whip, challenged chal-lenged constitutionality of the governor's action withholding with-holding the funds for a year. "That you have the power to veto is not the question," Sen. Clyde said. "The point with which I take issue is that you have evaded the veto responsibility responsibil-ity by a course which pleases pleas-es the executive and the Coordinating Council (of Higher Education) but which destroys the action of the Legislature," he added. Wants -Money Now Alva C. Snow, Roosevelt, member of the Utah State University Board of Trustees, Trus-tees, urged that the governor gov-ernor release the money at once for employing instructors. in-structors. The junior college, Mr. Snow urged, could operate in the existing high school building from 4 to 10 p.m. daily. Gov. Rampton replied he wants the junior college curriculum area and objectives objec-tives to be defined by the Coordinating Council which will begin an immediate study. After Sen. Clyde's statement, state-ment, the Roosevelt Junior College committee issued a statement saying: ;Comrn;ttee Acqedes "We as a committee at no time have circumvented the Coordinating Council and at present have people working with them. "We felt that the action of the governor was in order or-der since it allows for a study, and we feel that the school can stand on its own merits under the scrutiny of the Coordinating Council." The college has existed in the law books since 1959 but never had been given an appropriation in previous years. Signs Major Bills During a marathon work day lasting until 11 p.m. March 21, Gov. Rampton signed more than 70 bills and vetoed eight to complete com-plete his duties before the permitted 10 days had elapsed elap-sed after he received the bills from the Legistature He signed the three major ma-jor governmental reorgani-' zation bills sponsored by Sen. Samuel J. Taylor, R-pVDoab; R-pVDoab; several grand jury bills, a bill to set up a committee com-mittee to select judges and a bill lowering the blood alcohol content for presumption pre-sumption of drunken driving. driv-ing. He signed with reluctance reluc-tance a bill consolidating the public employees and public school retirement systems but asked for an acturarial study to point the way to financial soundness sound-ness of the combined system. sys-tem. Vetoed were: A bill to control use of marihuana on grounds that this is unconstitutional, requiring re-quiring defendants to prove innocence rather than the state to prove guilt. Kills Merit Extension A measure to extend merit mer-it coverage to 700 additional addition-al state employees on the grounds that sensitive and supervisory employees concerned con-cerned with policy making, also unskilled workers on the state payroll, should not be frozen into the merit system. He had warned that he would veto this bill unless un-less a bill was enacted setting set-ting up a code of ethics for the employees. He signed the General Appropriations Bill but vetoed ve-toed an item to grant the State Board of Education the same privilege in spending spend-ing enjoyed by universities. universi-ties. Another important bill signed gives cities and counties coun-ties the right to issue revenue rev-enue bonds to build facilities facil-ities for new industries. He warned that there is question ques-tion as to constitutionality of this law. Cov. Rampton described Sen. Taylor's three major reorganization bills as "a long step forward" in avoiding av-oiding duplication of services. ser-vices. The bills fail, however, to establish a clear line of authority au-thority and responsibility, he charged. He urged that future Legislatures Leg-islatures consider three items: it-ems: Eliminate the coordinating coordin-ating councils that head each of the three groupings. Restrict the subsidiary councils and boards to rule making and delete their administrative ad-ministrative responsibility. Make the directors appointive ap-pointive by the governor subject to Senate confirmation. confirm-ation. (Boards now will have power to appoint their directors subject to approval appro-val of the governor and the Senate.) Sponsor Take Issue Sen. Taylor, responding to the governor's criticism, said the bills were workable and provided certain safeguards safe-guards that would be destroyed des-troyed if the governor's recommendations re-commendations were carried car-ried out. "Gov. Rampton has made it clear from the start that he wanted a "little cabinet" appointed by him, with supreme su-preme control over all state agencies," Taylor said. This might be efficient, but would destroy entirely the work of presently high-calibre high-calibre per diem boards, and would drive from government, gov-ernment, many highly-qualified "dollar a year" men who now are happy to lend their ability to governmental government-al operations," he said. "No qualified board member, mem-ber, serving at sacrifice to himself, will remain in the position of having his studied stud-ied policy decisions overruled over-ruled by a political appointee appoin-tee on the cabinet level" the Moab Senator replied. Dislikes Pollution Law Gov. Rampton " reiterated his previous view that the air pollution control law has inherent weaknesses. But he promise to do all he could to make the law work effectively. He objects to the policymaking policy-making council to be made up of representatives from industries which may be causing the air pollution. He preferred making this an advisory board, leaving power with the Board of Health. Atlas Settlement The State Tax Commission Commis-sion announced March 23 that it has reappraised properties pro-perties of the Atlas Mineral? Division mill of Atlas Corp near Moab. The chairman of the Tax Commission, said this has brought a settlement. Atlas, he said, has paid Grand county an additional $70,000 on 1965 taxes and has agreed to pay an additional addi-tional $25,000 on 1966 taxes. tax-es. Atlas bought the plant from the Uranium Reduction Reduc-tion Co., in August, 1962. Bullfrog Road Formal groundbreaking ceremonies ce-remonies for one phase of the new all weather road to Lake Powell wall be conducted con-ducted March 31 at 2:30 p.m. near the Del Monte Mine southwest from Trachyte Tra-chyte Junction on U-95 southeast of Hanksville. Representatives of the Office of Economic Development Devel-opment which provided $2.7 million toward costs of the access road to cost in all $4 million, as well as other federal state -and local leaders lea-ders will attend. Three women will serve for the first time on the Legislative Council, interim research arm of the lawmakers. law-makers. The women were appointed appoint-ed by Rep. Ralph C. Anderson, Ander-son, D-Salt Lake, minority leader, all are Salt Lake Democrats. They are Mrs. Nellie Jack, Mrs. Delia Lo-veridge Lo-veridge and Mrs. Millie Ob-erhansley. Ob-erhansley. rtop. Anderson also appointed ap-pointed Rep. Larry Regis, D-Spring Glen, and Rep. D. Leon Reese, D-Magna, to the Joint Budget Audit committee. |