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Show Monday, December Utah . r? O nrn rh im I SALT LAKE CITY (UPI) -- to alcohol consumption dropped 24 percent from August to November over the same period last year, state officials say. Studv Savs Utah Teachers in U.S. Among Highest-Pai- d - The Utah Foundation today released a study saying Utah has had the greatest percentage increase in instructional staff salaries and the second-higheincrease in average teacher salaries over the past decade, the study says. st Between the 1972-7- 3 and 1982-8- 3 school years, the average teacher salary in Utah rose by 146 percent, compared with an increase of 102 percent for the nation as a whole, the study says. At one time, the study says, teacher salaries in Utah were somewhat below the Mountain States and the U.S. average, but due to salary increases over the past decade, Utah teacher salaries last year were near or slightly above the regional and national averages. report by the Utah Highway Safety Division comes four months after the state's new A get-toug- "When allowance is made for the special retirement contribution (2.5 percent) made by the state, the adjusted Utah salary is about $20,926, or slightly more h drunk driving laws went into effect. During that period this year, - Page 5 there were 29 alcohol-relatetraffic fatalities, compared to during the same time last year. running about one out of every six d 38 John Dame, UHSD spokesman, said prior to the Aug. 1 implementation of the new laws, some people said breath test refusals and innocent pleas would clog the courts with driving under the influence cases. It hasn't happened, he said. Cases haven't drastically increased and test refusals are still arrests, Dame said. Arrests average 230 each week in Utah, he said. At that rate, there will be 12,000 DUI arrests in the state or 1,000 more than before the laws took effect. Utah residents are in the majority of of arrested drivers. Through Oct. 20, some 1,901 suspected drunk drivers who are residents were arrested compared to 212 than the mountain states and the U.S. averages," the foundation says. The report also noted that although most Utah school districts were unable to provide any substantial increases this year, afteachfected most were instructors ers, while lower-levcontinued to receive their normal experience increments averaging 3.9 percent this year. ISA C top-lev- el Persistant or recurring aches in the lower back and limbs may suggest a possible lower spinal or pelvic problem. Advance Chiropractic can help. Call for a free el The study quotes National Education Association figures, which say the average salary of Utah teachers in 1982-8- 3 was $19,859, compared with $20,468 in the eight mountain states and $20,603 in the nation as a whole. THE HERALD, Provo, Utah, Deaths Drop Alcohol-Relate- d Utah's highway fatalities related SALT LAKE CITY (UPI) A proposed $150 million educational reform program calling for huge pay increases for teachers was rebutted by a local study that says Utah educators in recent years have been among the highest paid in the nation. 1.2, 1983 Starting salaries in 1983-8- 4 for Utah teachers with bachelors' degrees averaged $13,740, the study says. With regular increases for experience and added academic training, teachers could advance their pay by 75 percent or $10,225 over that of beginning levels by acquiring master's degrees, the study says. check-u- p 1 HA J W I CALL 225-245- 7 FOR APPOINTMENT today! Kenneth G. Hansen D.C. v. Briefs Holm to Chair Vets' Committee SALT LAKE CITY (UPI) -Retired Maj. Gen. George Holm has been elected chairman of the Utah Military and Veterans Affairs Committee, the coordinating organization for 17 military and veterans groups in Utah. The election was announced Sunday. Holm succeeds retired Maj. Gen. Chesley Peterson, who was elected to serve as deputy chairman. to offices were J. Dale Madsen, vice chairman for administration, and finance and retired Col. Ottis Plant, executive vice chairman. Bonnie Anderson was elected adjutant and retired Maj. Gen. G.B. Higgs and Kenneth Wright are new trustees. Groups that work with the committee include the American Legion, Air Force Association, Association of the U.S. Army, Disabled American Veterans, Marine Corps and Navy Leagues, Reserve Officers and Retired Officers Assoca-tio- n and Veterans of Foreign Wars, d rawd wm mm Police Try to Catch pay off in energy dollars. 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