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Show Thursday, March 22, County Demos Disapprove Parf Of State Plank By ROGER D. PLOTHOW Herald Staff Writer Utah County Democrats got their chance to comment on parts of the party's proposed state platform Tuesday, and weren't shy in expressing their disapproval of several major sections. Democrats will focus on three major planks for this year's platform education, economic dewhich velopment and taxation they hope all Democratic candidates will support. draft has been prepared for the taxation plank, and county Democrats voted to approve the plank's general theme but wanted to drop the specific proposals to allow candidates A rough more campaign flexibility. Parts of the plank drew the ire of some Utah County Democrats. Especially offensive was a paragraph which smacked of said. county Democrats The paragraph supported taxa-tatio- n focusing on "consumption rather than investment and production." Several Democrats at Tuesday's meeting said it sounded like "Reagan's economic plan right down the line," and the group voted to strike the offending section from the plank. The group also disliked a proprofesposal to tax sional services, arguing it would be an "administrative nightmare." In addition, they voted to strike a proposal to exempt some "real and personal property from taxation until such time as the property is placed in productive non-medic- al use." County party members agreed with the major theme of the plank, which calls for taxing "those who would be less adversely affected by increases in taxes" in greater proportion than the current tax schedule requires. They agreed to support, at least in principle, which would: specific proposals Increase the top income tax bracket from 17,500 to J12.5O0. Allow a deduction of only 25 percent of federal income tax from state taxable income, instead of the present system which allows 100 percent federal taxes to be deducted. Increase the corporate franchise tax from five percent to six percent. Drop the sales tax on food. Increase the severence tax on oil and gas production from four to six percent. A task force working on the education plank hasn't completed its first draft, so county party members simply suggested the plank include support for the idea that Utahns must be willing to provide education to their young people which at least equals that received by children in other states. That will require spending more per pupil. The economic development plank hasn't been completed, either, so county Democrats didn't discuss specific proposals for that part of the proposed platform. A number of resolutions have been drafted by the state committee, which candidates will be free to support or reject. They in- The Utah County Republican skills training seminar Saturday from 8:30 a.m to 5:00 p.m. The seminar is to familiarize Republicans with their party and the opportunities it provides for involvement and to impact the system. State and party leaders will teach a variety of workshops covering such topics as: Effective Lobbying, Understanding the Con- vention Process, Constitutional Revisions in '84, Voter Identification and Absentee Ballot Programs, Volunteers in Grass Roots Politics, Parliamentary Procedure, Women in Politics, When Do I Call My Congressman? and many others. (Continued From Page 1) years, have listed "lack of discipline" as the No. I concern of Americans in their elementary and secondary schools. A 1978 federal report said 3 million secondary school children each month were victims of crime. Also each month: 6,000 teachers were being robbed, 125, GOO teachers were being threatened with physical harm, ol teachers were assaulted 1,000 teachers rather than improving with violence that required medical care. A 1983 study indicates the problem has gotten worse instead of better, said Holland. One result is that more teachers are resigning or taking early retirement. By 1979, the number of teachers with 20 years or more experience had been reduced by half over a period of less than the previous two decades. Holland said teachers unions such as the National Education Association tend to focus on getting more funding for schools and higher education" be held for educators at its Utah campus or elsewhere a year from now. 4. "Lastly, the parents of this nation need to care about the moral quality of their schools noted, preceded a recent rise in test scores in mathematics, after 19 years of decline. 2. "Schools, and especially universities, have to again be keepers of ... the group memory, remembering the unity, contin- the teaching of values. However, he added, "there is an increasing number of private voices giving an ever clearer call to arms." The BYU leader suggested these steps to improving the situation: 1. "...We can all talk about and expect more and indeed demand more virtue in our lives and in our schools." Such concern, he uity, kindergarten through college... "We've thrown accusations and and have insults and statistics always wanted to throw money at this problem. What we really need to throw at it is ourselves." and values which have marked the teaching of the liberal arts for nearly 2,500 years." 3. BYU proposes that a "conference on the moral foundations of HERE'S WHY I CHOSE WASATCH BANK. Loans for any worthwhile purpose. Simple-intere- st A Wasatch Banks will help you finance a new car, a boat, or lend you money to y remodel your home. 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