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Show MCKAY PJlcKay Spent Day With Moab Groups Congressman K. Gunn McKay Mc-Kay was the featured speaker at this Tuesday's meeting of the Moab Chamber of Commerce. Com-merce. Rep. McKay's opening comments were about the upcoming bicentennial year, and he also answered many questions asked him by those in attendance on current issues. Concerning the Bicentennial, Bicenten-nial, Rep. McKay referred to the heritage, festival and preservation of our country. "We should appreciate the foundation our forefathers built this great nation on and that has carried us through the past 200 years. We now have the responsibility of working together to preserve our country for another 200 years,' he said. Questions asked the Congressman Con-gressman ranged from the energy crisis to financing of New York City. He said that he was not in favor of helping New York City under the present conditions. An example, examp-le, he said, they are paying elevator operators S20.000 a year when they could replace the man with fully automatic machines that would cost only half that amoung. New York City needs to take a closer look at their financial situation. Mr. McKay said. He also commented on the 5 per cent pay raise that Congress just received. He said that this is the first "cost of living raise" they have had in seven years. Budget guidelines have been set up and brought before Congress each time a bill is introduced concerning finances. Hopefully, he said, they can stay within those guidelines. Congressman McKay was asked if the Congress now had open door meetings. He said that since he had been in office, all meetings had been open door except those concerning con-cerning national security. He also said that over 100 bills have been introduced into Congress relating to the energy crisis. These must all be consolidated into one bill to present to the President, he said. Congress is working diligently to combine these 100 bills into a comprehensive working bill, and he hopes it will be completed soon. Mr. McKay spent the remainder of the day in Moab. He spoke to Grand County High School students during the afternoon, visited around town, and was hosted at a steak fry at Lions Park Tuesday evening. Vv',' vv, i. v. s: ; en X Mayor William D. McDougald this week proclaimed the coming week as Business and Professional Women's Week in Moab. Shown with the Mayor are, back row, Phyllis Cortes, secretary treasurer of the local club; Kathy Llsh, Judy Marshal, Olive Avery, Francis Warren, Lois Frazler, Norma Stocks, vice president; front row, Joanne Llsh, president, the Mayor and Nellie Beyeler, historian. |