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Show Lehi Free Press Thursday, April 12, 1979 18 Page 'Run For Life Day Campaign Financing Could Add 74 Million Pages Of Paperwork The federal government could generate more than "74 million pages" of additional paperwork if legislation to finance House and Senate campaigns with taxpayers' dollars is adopted, according to a national citizens' lobby affiliated the with Chamber of Commerce of the United States. At a time when Americans want reduced spending government and less regulation in their lives, two bills are before pending the Congress which would have the opposite effect. "Massive new regulations, audits, reports and other bureaucratic maneuver-ings- " would the follow certainly im- such of plementation Citizen's legislation, Executive Vice President Thomas J. Choice said Donohue in testimony submitted to the House Administration Committee. Under the House Bill, H.F. I, candidates for House seats would be eligible to receive 40 percent of the $150,000 campaign ceiling, or spending $60,000. Donohue said, "That totals a staggering $52.2 million," if there are two qualified candidates for each seat. If H.R. I's companion bill, S. 623, were enacted in the Senate, the cost to taxpayers would be another "$54 million over the course of a six-yeSenate term," according to Donohue's statement. He noted that the FEC has not completed its audit of the 1976 election, presidential which during 15 candidates million pages of information. The passage of campaign presidential 12 generated financing legislation could mean an additional "74 million more pieces of paper emanating from the federal government, assuming that each of the 930 candidates for House and seats Senate generated 10 percent of the paperwork used by An opinion poll conducted by Civic Services, Inc., which found that "67 1978 151 East Main Governor Matheson Scott today as proclaimed April Private Property Week in Utah and urged state residents to "join with the Utah Association of Realtors and the more than 600,000 Realators s and throughout America in this observance." 15-2- 1 Realtor-Associate- Private Property Week is an annual celebration sponsored by the Utah Association of Realators in conjunction with its National Association and its membership of more than 600,000 Realator and Realtor-Associate- s This Private Property year's Week theme is "This Land is Your Land." Matheson Governor reminded Utahns that "perhaps nowhere in America is the free enterprise system of government dramatically more evident than in the inalienable right of every citizen to own real property." Matheson said, however, that this Governor right "comes obligation with an the to land. ..and obligation borne out of a need to preserve the very land upon which we work and play. "It is only through this preservation of the land that each and every one of us can fully enjoy the natural bounty of what u American Fork, Utah 756-382- 5 Transmissions Completely Rebuilt $225.00 questioned disapproved campaign subsidies and only 21.5 percent supported the concept." He said further that although a recent Gallup Poll portrayed a favorable response to the question of whether the Lang Time Erisod. government should provide a fixed amount of money for the election campaigns of Used vacuums Kirby Co. of American Fork Sales and Service needs for service And Labor free on all models of Kirby Vacuums Don't pay needless service labor fees All your 1 Bobcat For Sale of federal MMMMMMM 8 2 Gary's Automotive & Transmission those of 19 at- "Run for Life" is to tend weekly running only one of the 1976 presidential candidates." Refuting claims that most Americans want taxpayer subsidies for Congressional campaigns, Donohue cited a percent excellent way to prepare for the May ; Weekly Special i Like new, less than 1 year old I Rebuilt Kirbys Electrolux $99.00 Li I All brands a division of wrangler 29 didates, "only percent of federal taxpayers have supported campaigns through the income tax check-of- f system. A larger 40 of percent J&BWesternWear Wear 54 East Main 2 i American Fork, Utah 84003 2 i I 2 2 I 4 the SPECIAL further while Utah residents have a right to own real property, "Private Service I 2 Governor. Matheson stressed that - & Rex Kelsey Owner & Manager 2 2 every hamlet, every farm, every town, every city that make up this greatest country in the said Sales 2 2 2 2 426 East State Rd. Pleasant Grove the land has to offer: the lakes, the mountains, the the natural woods, wonders that abound in world," Kirby Co. of American Fork 2 0 J&BWestern v 1 1 2 2 Arriving Weekly 785-481- I I l Have New Things mm 2 8 Apparel taxpayers checked 'No' on their tax forms, clearly indicating that they do not wnat their tax dollars to go into a campaign chest." up Call for an appointment and receive Free Gifts for Home Demonstration Spring & Easter Mean Time For New political $69.00 up of used vacuums $10.00 Free Home Demonstrations can- congressional Governor Proclaims Private Property Week In the proclamation, in Salt Lake's Sugar House Park, according to the Utah Run for Life Committee. The 6.2 mile (10,000 is part meter) run-wal- k of National Run for Life Day, clinics Association Holds Property Week. ..should make all Americans aware of the obligation that each of us has in preserving the land. 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