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Show Government units may drop out o( Socia Security pension system KAnrmnn Miracle will run July 8, 10-1- 3-17 Because of rapidly rising costs and uncertainties regarding the solvency of the system, many The Manti Utah LDS Stake is governmental units across the for cars as and 2,500 Parking preparing to celebrate the 10th many as 100 buses will be avail- nation are dropping out of the anniversary of the Mormon Mir able within convenient walking Federal Social Security proacle Pageant. gram. This was reported by Utah distance of the pageant site. Foundation, the private Traffic management has organization in a study of been perfected to the point where the visitors can be on . , . 111 YOU I made, and plans completed for their return Journey within an parking, seating, and feeding hour after the pageant's close," NO Dyreng said. Got The Manti Center and South LDS wards will provide home- cooked meals each evening during the pageant In addition, the Manti wards will operate food and drink concessions near the Temple grounds. Pageant goers, The cast of 350 is rehearsing however, are reminded that food for the performances under the and drink are not permitted direction of Macksene Rux, Salt within the temple grounds. Lake City theater personality. Her assistants are Jane Braith-wait- e A new edition of the pageant and Helen Dyreng. program, featuring a bicentennial theme, will be sold at the The pageant production staff Temple grounds. This is our has developed a permanent principal source of revenue for wardrobe of 300 costumes. "We financing the pageant" Dyreng are now making 50 new cos- explained. By means of the tumes, Phyllis Carpenter said. money raised from the sale of "Some of the new costumes are the souvenir programs, we are for the performers in major constantly able to upgrade the roles and others are for dancing production. and other groups. Proper costuming for the pageant is a For this years tenth annivermajor element, we feel, in its sary performance, audiences audience appeal, and about GO totaling about 110,000 are exepople are involved in costume pected, Dyreng said. This numconstruction and maintenance, ber wont set a new record, because an estimated 120,000 atmakeup, and hair styling." tended in 1974. He based this Six thousand dollars have 110,000 estimate on the number been spent to improve the light- of inquiries being received and ing, R. Morgan Dyreng, pageant other information. general manager said. Brigham Young University will again A number of requests for adprovide and operate the sound vanced reservations have been system. received from groups in the Northwest, California, and AriAudiences of 20,000 or more zona, he said. will' be within good sight and Something new this year will sound distance of the perform-ance, Dyreng said. He added be the opening of the Manti LDS that about 11,000 folding chairs Temple for ordinance work from will be placed at the foot of July 6 through July 17. Two be held Temple Hill and that pageant morning sessions will 10:30 goers are also invited to bring daily, starting at 8:00 and their own lawn chairs and blank- - a.m. during that period, accord-et- s for seating on the spacious mg to June Blake, President of the Temple. lawns. They will attend the pageant's eight nightly performances on Temple Hill in Manti on July 8, 9, and 10, and then resuming July 13 through 17. Curtain time each evening will be at dusk. belts belfrey? Birds in carport! An endangered species is being endangered! The fact is that a couple of swallows, said to be an endangered species, are being threatened by the old man resident of 55 West First South. They are also being threatened by a half a dozen neighborhood cats which apparently visualize a fresh fowl dinner. The swallows decided along about Memorial Day that the protection afforded by the carport at the Gibson residence would provide a good nesting and that the over the Elace, door" light extended out just far enough that they could build their nest on it Little by uttle, the nest took shape. It is made of mud carried in beak or on feet, plus particles of plants, feathers, and other things. Mrs. Gibson and her grandchildren enjoy sitting quietly and watching the birds flit in and out of the carport, landing on the nest. But early in the mornings; when the neighborhood cats are on the prowl for breakfast, the yak-ya- k coming from the birds as they tell off the cats and use tactics to taunt them, is getting to be a little on the nuisance side. For the sake of posterity (the birds and the Gibsons) the nest will remain throughout the summer, but we hope that the swallows return to Capistrano and forget to come back to this particular spot come another nesting time. REG dive-bomb- J I octal security and public employees. The Foundation analysis shows that 138 cities, counties, and other jurisdictions have given up their membership in social security during the past two years. In addition, another 207 governmental units, Including New York City, have filed notice of their Intent to follow suit. In Utah, the question of dropping out of Social Security will be carefully reviewed by public employees and public officials in the months ahead. According to the Foundation study, the option of canceling social security coverage is unique to state and local governments. For most employed and Americans working the private sector, payment of Federal social security taxes is mandatory. Under Federal law, however, state and local units may withdraw from the program by declaring their intent to do so at least two years in advance. Currently, every employee pays up to $895 per year in social security taxes. This sum is matched by the employing unit. These amounts are scheduled to rise in the years ahead. Thus, over the next five years, up to $10,900 in employee and employer social security taxes could be saved for each public employee or teacher who is withdrawn &JJ from the system. The report points out that all or part of these funds could be used to set up a supplemental system to replace social security coverage. A major attraction for l, according to the Foundation study, is that the Federal social security system has accumulated an actuarial deficit of between $2.5 and $3.0 trillion over the past forty years. This is the difference between the present value of benefits social security has promised to current workers, and the present value of all scheduled future taxes that it expects to collect from current workers and their employees. Withdrawal from the system would allow a governmental unit and their employees to escape this long-terobligation. Thus, many of the governmental units which pulled out of social security have found that by starting from scratch they have been able to establish systems that will out perform Social Secbasis. urity on a Foundation analysts warn, however, that there may be some drawbacks to employees who withdraw from Social Security. For example, benefits under any new system may not be tax exempt; retirees may not receive free medicare hospital insurance; and work credits may not be as readily transferable as are Social Security credits. As a result, the Foundation report suggests that the pros and cons of withdrawal should be carefully examined before any final decision is with-dra,,"- made. At the present time there are 344 state and local governmental units in Utah that are covered by the Federal social security taw. These units currently employ about 80,000 individuals, and social security taxes paid b) these units and their employees amount to about $71 million a year. 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