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Show B4 The Times-lndependen- Thursday, March 19, 1987 t, Utah poet will give Gam, 24 others Senators want coherant energy policy for U.S. Senator Jake Gam cosponsor of legislation to help curb the nations increasing dependency an- - h) this week he is a primary W. local reading here March 19 on foreign imports, which the ator said has resulted in some hard hits to Utahs oil, gas and mining Sen-nounc- ed industry. Gam, along with 24 of his Senate colleagues, is cosponsoring the En- y ergy Security Act of 1987 intro- duced Tuesday by Senator Lloyd The bill estabBentsen lishes a national energy security policy to limit U. S. oil dependence to 50 percent of domestic demand. In January 1987, oil imports continued their climb back up to 38.2 percent of daily domestic use. Any further increases would pose a direct threat to U.S. national security. This bill would prevent foreign oil producers from flooding U.S. markets and would give domestic producers a chance to get back into the competition, while protecting our national security from a sudGam said. den supply shut-ofThe Senator said the State of Utah is suffering right now because of reduced oil revenues. About $59 million of the decline is due to losses in the oil and gas industry, plus a i ju w y ?j( 5 'i Vs ip f, p is projected decline of $5 million in sales and income tax revenues, based on the loss of 2250 jobs in the industry. The State is taking some hard hits right now, and one of the reasons is that the oil and gas industry is receiving less money for the natural resources it produces. Gam said the energy bill is a powerful vehicle to help focus the Administrations attention on the national security dangers posed by rising oil dependence. I am very concerned about the direction were heading. Were moving closer and closer to a dangerous reliance on other countries--- a reliance that is not good for our national security or for consumers. Developing a comprehensive energy policy that prog of motes the long-terthe nation is the primary purpose for the legislation, Gam said. Our current policies are not addressing our long-terneeds, and in fact, they are not even helping us in the m well-bein- m short-ru- n. In the last year, Gam noted, OPEC aggressively drove world oil Pack Creek Ranch will host a poetry reading by nationally recognized Utah poet David Lee on Thursday, March 19 at 8 p.m. The public is invited to the event, for which there is no admission charge. Dr. Lee is the author of four books The Porcine Legacy, including, Shadow Weaver, and The PorHis work has also cine Canticles. appeared in such distinguished magazines and anthologies as The Chowder Review, Midwest Western Humanities Quarterly, Review and The Southwest: A contemporary Anthology. Among his many awards are the Ellison Award for Outstanding Book of the Year from a Small Press, first place in the serious poetry category in the 25th Annual Utah Orignial Writing Competition, and Several fellowships from both the National Endowment for the Humanities and the National Endowment for the Arts. A professor and department head for many years at Southern Utah State College, he has received many awards for his teaching including Outstanding Teacher of the Year, Outstanding Educator of America and Presidential Nominee for Utah Outstanding Eductor Award. Himself the director of the annually held Brian Head Writers Conference, Lee is in constant demand as a faculty member at similar conferences across America. His poetry readings and workshops afare routinely standing-room-onl- y fairs. A former pig farmer, Lee is often thought of as a poet for people who dont care for poetry. Originally from Texas, Dr. Lee took his B.A. degree from Colorado State University, his M.A. from Idaho State University and his PhD. from the University of Utah. The reading is sponsored jointly by Pack Creek Ranch, Sleights Bookstore and the Utah Arts Council Literary Program. Additional funding is provided by the National Endowment for the Arts. A reception for the poet will follow the event. Members of Beta Zeta Chapter of ESA met last week at the home of Cathy Gardner in Green River for their March business meeting. The meeting was conducted by President Betty Bums. The members made plans for a yard and bake sale and raffle, to be held April 4. Chapter members may be contacted for raffie tickets on the Scooter. Following the meeting, Vice President Carol Ekker, left, conducted a candle-lightepledge ceremony for Cheryl Keener. The chapter is pleased to have her as a new member. There were ten members present and for the evening. JoAnn Wetherington was d Film Commission looking for new 1987 activity The Moab Film Commission held its monthly meeting on March 10th. Central Service Director, Bette Stanton, reported that the Moab area is being considered as a filming location for a feature western film titled Wolf and Cub. Production company personnel are expected to be in the area sometime in April. Mel Tillis is considering Utah for a film project and an attempt was made to get him to scout the Moab area. Unfortunately, he was called away to make a performance date and did not get to see this area. Moab is being considered for one of a series of commercials on seatbelt use. The commercials star talking robots that discuss the merits of using seatbelts. Ms. Stanton also reported that during the past two months Central Services had sent out 46 regular film promotion a rj - Bid Opening, Wed., NEW LISTING Apr. 1, 1987 at 9:00 David Lee FROM MONTICELLO Mr. and Mrs. Harold Beeson, formerly of Moab, were down from Monticello for a visit with old AM friends. Bids Accepted until were 4:30 PM, Tues., Mar. 31, 1987 Doprices down by over mestic production fell because U.S. producers could not afford to compete with foreign producers. For example, it costs Saudi Arabia an average of $1.50 to produce a barrell of oil, while it costs U.S. producers 5 on the average. between Even though production fell, demand increased and foreign producers filled the gap. Oil imports jumped in 1986 by to 5.9 million barrels a day from 3.9 million barrels a day in 1985. And by the end of 1986, oil imports were flooding in at 6.3 million barrels a day, Gam said. As a result, our dependence of foreign oil last year rose to nearly 40 percent, far above the 27 percent level in 1985. More important, our dependence is now considerably above the 33 percent vulnerability level which precipitated the 1973 OPEC oil crisis in this country, Gam said. Specifically, Gam said the bill will do the following: -require the President to submit annual projections to Congress detailing anticipated domestic oil production, demand and imports for a heritage days celebration that would involve more than just a film festival. The other would be a festival focusing on one aspect of local film history, such as stuntment. It was decided that the Commissions Promotion Committee would write proposals for both fesitval options. The entire Film Commission would discuss the merits of each option at its next meeting on April 14th. Biology seminar scheduled here y seminars in Biology Two are offered by Canyonlands Field Institute this spring. The courses are accredited by Utah State University. Birds of the Colorado River Marshland is set for Saturday, May 2 and is taught by Dr. Jan one-da- packages to companies that are planning film projects. Sixteen promotion packets were sent through express mail to hot leads. Film Commission Vice President, Larry Campbell reported on the Location Expo that he attended this past month in California. Larry reported that he and State Film Commission staff made hundreds of contacts at the expo. Several of these are planning to scout the Moab area for film projects. Campbell also met with John Hagner, the Director of the Stuntmans Hall of Fame, to reaffirm Moabs interest in the Stuntmans Hall of Fame. Leigh von der Esch, the Director of the Utah State Film Commission, and Carol Edison, the State Folk Arts Director, attended the meeting to discuss the merits of having a Moab film festival. Two options . your chance to take advantage of excellent real estate values offered by HUD. 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