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Show Foreign Students Visit Capitol The Students From Abroad Committee sponsored a tour of the State Capitol Building and a first-hand view of the special session of the Legislature on Thursday. THE STUDENTS, representing seven countries, coun-tries, were greeted by Secretary of State Clyde Miller., Miller informed the students that this particular legislature was conservative in nature. na-ture. "Because of the new re-apportionment law, all of the legislators are up for re-election this year, this tends to make them more conservative," conserva-tive," explained Miller. ASKED ABOUT increases in taxes, Miller replied, "There has to be a saturation point where you can no longer levy more taxes and we are getting pretty close to that level. However, I feel that in the way we have progressed in the year we have been in power, it will be unnecessary to increase taxes. Statistics Sta-tistics show that the state's economy is on the increase. Tourism and new business are increasing and through this, the economy will be uplifted." Secretary Miller then showed the students through the recently remodeled section of the Capitol. The $110,000 rennovation included the Board Room, the Governor's offices, and the Secretary of State's offices. MILLER TOLD the group that space in the Capitol and the State Office Building is at a premium. "This has been due, largely, to the Federal Government's increase in the highway high-way system, education and Medicare. At the present, the State must house many of its offices downtown, and pay rent to private concerns." A student from the group asked for Secretary Secre-tary Miller's opinior of President Johnson's State of the Union address. "I approve of his stern stand on the Viet Nam situation and I believe the anti-poverty programs must be carried forward," Miller stated. THE STUDENTS from abroad were given a tour of both the House and the Senate where they could view Utah's lawmakers in action. They also visited Judge Allen Crocket's office. Curtis Callahan, co-chairman for the Students Stu-dents From Abroad, explained that the group takes foreign students to various points of interest throughout the school year. Future plans for the group include trips to the radio and TV stations in the area and a trip to Olympus High School to view the high school educational system. Any student from a foreign fore-ign nation is welcome to join. |