Show EOA Change Would Aid Local Industry Sen Wallace F Bennett R Utah announced tOday that he heis heis is sponsoring co-sponsoring an amendment heI I to tl the Economic Opportunity Act which would specifically en en- en encourage I courage the participation of private private vate enterprise The present act attempts to train and teach the disadvantaged to provide financial as as- as assistance istance to the poor and to unite unite community action behind the war on poverty However the program besides ignoring the need for personal incentive falls fails to utilize the economic power of private enterprise said the Senator The proposed amendment he said Is Intended to better achieve the objectives of the Act by utilizing the resources of the private sector of the econ omy This would be more eff and economical than us us- us using ing only the resources of the government THE UTAHN noted that vo- vo vocational vocational training costs an aver aver- average age of per for the government and for the same amount of time in private programs For instance a chart prepared by both business and government sources indicate that a stenographer can be trained by private firms for while the government spends j and an auto moch- moch anie trained through business auspices at would cost the government Besides manpower traIning there are numerous other areas where private enterprise can and should be encouraged to utilize their dollars and know know- how in helping to raise the living standards of the mullions mil mul- millions lions of economically handicap handicap- handicapped ped Americans Urban develoP develop- development ment housing and efforts to assist small business are all programs which can benefit from and which deserve the assistance of private enter enter- enterprise enterprise prise said Sen Bennett The Utah lawmaker joined with Sea Sen Thomas II H Kuchel R-Calif R in sponsoring the am- am amendment am |