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Show Proposed Changes In The State Constitution Editor's Note: This is the last of a series of articles on proposed constitutional amendments amend-ments which will be on Utah's Nov. 7 ballot. This proposition is designed to allow each Utah county to adopt, by vote of its residents, the form of government govern-ment best suited to their county's particular needs. Proposition No. 4 would amend the Utah Constitution to allow each county to select the form of county government which best meets that county's needs, provided pro-vided the voters of the county approve the new form. At present, all Utah counties must have the same form of county government, regardless of size, population or special problems. prob-lems. Proposition No. 4 will appear on the ballot as follows: Shall Section 4, Article XI of the State Constitution be amended to permit the Legislature Legis-lature to prescribe alternative forms of county government from which counties may select, subject sub-ject to referendum, the form which best serves each county's needs?" Proposition No. 4 has been endorsed by both Governor Calvin Cal-vin L. Rampton and Republican gubernatorial candidate Nicholas Strike, and in the Democratic INTERM0UNTAIN FARMERSASSN. (uss) mm There's a Branch Nearby to Serve YOU! n 7 o fsS CHI """"WumiA II 11 II"' 1 1 . . . lit " I .'! and Republican state platforms. Organizations which have endorsed en-dorsed the county government measure include UTEGO (Utahns for Effective Government), the Board of Commissioners of the Utah State Bar, the Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce, and the Utah Jaycees. In 1896 it was determined by the Utah legislature that each composed of three commis- sioners and 11 other elected county officials. Today, more ernments in Utah are identically composed, except that the offices of county coroner, county collector, col-lector, and county superintendent superinten-dent of schools have been abolished. abol-ished. In 1970, Utah's population (1,059,273) was five times as large as it was in 1890. The predominant characteristic in the 1970's is its urban nature. More than 70 percent of the state's population lives in urban areas. The percentage of Utah's population pop-ulation in urban areas is above the national average. Nearlv 80 r,QMQnf t , ,.f;f ii. is concentrated in the four Wa- satch Front counties. The dramatic increase in Utah's population has not been uniform throughout the state. In 15 of Utah's 23 rm.nrlp iho population is nearly the same (within 2,000) as It was in 1890. Six counties have actually experienced exper-ienced a decrease in population in recent years, while seven, or about one-fourth of the counties, have grown at the same rate or above the five-fold increase ex perienced by the state as a whole. About half of the state's pop- ulation now resides in Salt Lake ?unng the entire time he was County, which nowhas nearly half close11 associ.ated. bth per-a per-a million people. In contrast, sonal,y and in hls business Piute, "Wayne, Rich and Daggett ,rackets- with manv of the M.v . , .. , leading criminals in the United each have fewer than 1,500 res- states " luenis. Raggett, utan's smallest county, has a population of 657. Proponents of the amendment feel it is wise to offer flexibility flexibil-ity in the form of county government. govern-ment. The recommendation of UTEGO (Utahns for Effective Government) is that the restrictions restric-tions of uniformity In county Buvemmeni De removed so that the citizens of each county can be free to trttot tho tZL T ue iree to select the form of government best suited to their particular needs. In a recent speech before the Utah Association of Counties, Dr. Dallin H. Oaks, president of BYU, declared, "The citizens of this nation expect, and have a right to have, their local gov- I- K' 11 L?Tt III rlHHIIIPJr-11 Special Report from Washington THE LANSKY MEMOS 11 y Jack Anderson 1972 Pulitzer Prize Winner for National Reporting- (Copyright, 1072, by United Feature Syndicate, Inc.) WACIIn,,TnMTu r.c t. :uj t1i .. :.u i t. i furnished Israel with Internal Revenue and Immigration Ser- , . , , . aging crime lord, Meyer Lan- sky. Lansky tried to take advantage advan-tage of Israel's strong refugee law, which offers a home to all Jewish refugees. But the Israeli Is-raeli authorities decided that the law was not intended to protect fugitives from justice. Lansky has been given a oneway one-way ticket back to the United States, where he faces federal charges. Among the U.S. documents supplied to the Israelis was an immigration service memo Immigration Service hnking La"sky to noton- uul6"65ra "u3 The meino quotes an inform- er d Benjamin Baron as sain tha. LL,?nsk. w.as i-sauer wiui ougs oiegei 01 a gang employed as protection-ist'of protection-ist'of a bootlegging combine and.. .was involved in murder and kidnapping." A memo from the Internal Revenue Service summed up Lansky's career in these words: "Lansky's history shows that he has been a criminal all his adult life. Blacks Pressure Ali Black leaders in America and Africa are trying quietly to persuade boxer Muhammad ernment functions performed without duplication, without artificial ar-tificial and wasteful juris- Z 7 TtZ ing to fte most efficient and nrntessinnai ctr professional standards.' Dr. Oaks praised the Utah Legislature for overwhelmingly approving the constitutional a-mendment a-mendment which would permit optional forms of county government gov-ernment and allow each county, to select the prescribed form that best suits its needs. Ali not to go ahead with his planned exhibition bout in South Africa in November. The day before Ali's recent fight against Floyd Patterson, Ali's business manager, Herbert Her-bert Muhammad, met privately private-ly with several black African leaders at a cozy lunch at the United Nations. Included were Ambassador Farah of Somali and Ambassador Thian, the permanent representative of the Organization of African Unity. They argued at length that Ali's visit would be a major setback for opponents of South Africa's hated policy of apartheid. But apparently their arguments were unavailing. unavail-ing. Herbert finally shrugged and said Ali had signed a contract and that no one could change Ali's mind. But the black leaders haven't have-n't given up. They intend to appeal to the aging leader of the Black Muslim movement, Elijah Muhammad himself, to convince Ali not to go to South Africa. Ali is one of old Elijah's most devoted disciples. disci-ples. Making the appeal to Elijah Muhammad will be Dennis Brutus, a 47-year-old black South African poet now teaching teach-ing at Northwestern University. Univer-sity. It was Brutus who, last summer, was so successful in helping persuade Avery Brun-dage Brun-dage to prohibit Rhodesia from participating in the Olympic games. Intelligence Reports War Widens Israel appar Spring Crest Appoints Franchise Dealer The Spring Crest Company of La Habra, California announced this week the appointment of Glen W. Ottley as Utah County's exclusive ex-clusive dealer of Spring Crest Windoware. Mr. Ottley will be EFOPILIL Start with the ently is planning military operations op-erations against both Iraq and Libya for their support of Palestinian terrorists. In the past, both countries have been immune to Israeli reprisals because of their distance from Israel, but now secret intelligence intelli-gence reports warn that Israel is preparing to retaliate against Arab nations beyond its immediate borders. Israel is said to be especially upset over reports that Libya has given $25 million in oil revenues reve-nues to the Palestinian terrorists. terror-ists. Gangster Playland In the Bahamas, Prime Minister Lynden Pindling is following up his solid parliamentary election victory by seeking full independence from Britain a move Britain does not oppose. But intelligence reports claim that Pindling has received strong financial support from American gangsters. When the British leave, the reports warn, the Bahamas may become be-come a paradise for the Ameri-i can underworld. Around the U.S. Lest We Forget President Nixon told visitors privately the other day that he was distressed over the ITT and Watergate scandals, but that he didn't think they would hurt him on election day. They were too complicated, he said, for the public to understand. The President also commented that the public's memory on government scandals was short. He suggested that the vcters have already forgotten, for example, what the ITT scandal was all about. Juggling Statistics Top police po-lice officials continue to lament la-ment the current state of official crime reporting in the United States. In Washington, Washing-ton, D.C., for example, the Justice Department claims the D.C. crime rate is steadily declining, but a special audit of police department crime statistics has revealed that many D.C. crimes simply have not been reported. In Philadelphia, Philadel-phia, meanwhile, official records re-cords indicate that the rate of crime is spiraling upward. But located at the same address as Robert's Spring Crest Drapery which opened its doors January 1, 1972, at 150 South State Street in Orem. Mr. James F. Brooks of the Spring Crest Company noted that With the addition of Mr. Ottley to our expanding dealer organization, organiza-tion, we are offering the people of Utah County a trained window specialist to assist them with their window decorating plans. wa yean o illii iiiiilllllilllliaillli Checking Accounts Financial Counseling Safe 1 Boxes Bank of Pleasant Grove At the Bank of Pleasant Grove we give you complete full-service banking checking, savings, loans and even a national credit card service. You can get every service that you'd get in the big city banks and we're right near by you when you need us. If you're in need of any banking service drop in and see us. We'll give you the big bank service with the personal touch that makes banking a pleasure. most knowledgeable police officials of-ficials say that the crime wave is an illusion caused by a uniform system of crime reporting re-porting put into effect two years ago. As a result, crimes not previously reported in Philadelphia are now showing up on the record books. Deadly Sleighs The winter snowfalls are expected to bring out more than one million mil-lion snowmobiles, but owners are cautioned that last winter over one hundred people died and 6,000 were injured riding this modern version of the one-horse-open-sleigh. The safety hazards continue to worry federal regulators. Hungry hogs A group of hog farmers have complained to us that people are getting too finicky about their garbage. gar-bage. Incinerators and trash compressors have replaced garbage dumps in so many eastern cities that farmers cannot can-not get enough loose garbage to feed their hogs. Out West, farmers can grow grain to fatten hogs, but on smaller eastern farms, the hog raisers complain they are going out of business. They warn this will mean higher pork and bacon prices. -Political Potpourri -Our political pollster, Jimmy Jim-my the Greek, recently surveyed sur-veyed 400 Democrats in a titanium plant in Toronto, Ohio, and found a whopping 62 per cent favoring Richard Nixon in the presidential race. Apparently, McGovern's appeals ap-peals to labor in Ohio are not catching on.. .In New York, friction has developed between Governor Nelson Rockefeller and the President's campaign organization. Rockefeller has grumped privately that he is supposed to have a free hand to run the President's New York campaign...McGovern campaign aides in California are gloomy about their man's prospects. Organizational problems have plagued the liberal Californians. One major problem is that too many aides have become involved in local issues not directly associated with the presidential race. "Spring Crest Windoware," said Mr. Brooks, 'is the trade name of a unique method of pleating draperies; and is sold nationally through associated franchise stores." Mr. Ottley is a marketing graduate grad-uate of the University of Utah and has been associated with his family's business in Salt Lake City for several years. V J Savings Accounts Installment Loans Home Orem-Geneva Times State School Board Questions and Answers By Harriet H. Eliason 1. How many school districts are there in the State of Utah? There are over 300,000 students enrolled in forty local school districts. Utah is further divided into 7 regional school districts. Sixteen school districts in 13 counties comprise Region 7. ... . a 2. How many State Board of Education members will be elected non-partisan on November 7? A total of eleven will be elected with two coming from District 7 - one four-year term and one two-year term. Candiddates for the four-year term in District 7 - Mrs. Harriet Hinckley Eliason, Delta; and StephenL.Garrett,Cedar City. Candidates for the two-year term are Dr. Rueben D. Law, St. George, and Phillip J. Spartano, Provo. 3. What is the salary for State School Board Members? Fifty dollars per month - the same as established by the legislature for local school boards. These are eseentially community service positions. 4. What are the remaining registration dates prior to the Nove. 7 election? - October 14, Oct. 17, and Oct. 31. 5. What Regional School District covers the largest land area in Utah? Our District 7, which is served by 22 listed local newspapers, in addition to two state newspapers, comprises the largest land area, and has these local school districts: Beaver, Garfield, Gar-field, Iron, Juab, Kane Millard, Piute, TintLc, North Sanpete, South Sanpete, Sevier, Tooele, Washington, Wayne, Provo, and Alpine. 6. What is the importance of career education? In Utah today there are 29,000 unemployed, while on the other hand, there are 6,000 jobs going begging for lack of skilled tradesmen. Times are changing and more attention must be given toward frequent updating of the curriculum to prepare your young people, particularly in vocational training. 7. What is new in teacher pay philospphy? A recent poll showed that 68 of teachers and 81 of administrators admin-istrators favored merit pay for good teachers. You can't over-pay a good teacher. A poor teacher isn't worth whatever what-ever he gets. Today's Best Buy 1967 V.W. BUG Sun Roof Radio Runs Good $595 Chuck Peterson Motors 400 So. University - Provo Loans iiiiiliiiiiiii October 12, 1972 00 Ph. 374-1751 Master Charge BaniiofPiranGEjOUE |