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Show Thursday. October 26. 1972 Grass Roots America c any of many capital played yet to Capital Punishment: And Who Shall Weep for The Victims? by Jerry Americas the noble traits that cause sincere people to abhor punishment. They disno mercy. Some have exhibit the slightest re- morse for their crimes. Who weeps for their innocent victims? Where are the prayer vigils when a prison guard is killed by a psychopathic convict with nothing to lose by further violence? For a prisoner serving a life sentence, the ban on Martin permissiven- ess toward violent crime ched a new plateau this year when court rulings abolished the death penalty and threw open the doors of Death Row in every prison in America. Among those who had their death sentences automatically commuted to no more than life imprisonment are such infan, mous criminals as Sirhan the assassin who killed Robert F. Kennedy; Charles Manson, leader of the hippie cult responsible for the deaths of seven people plus hundreds of other solo murderers, mass killers, rapists and kidnapers. Although the U. S. Supreme Court held that capital punishment, as applied in most states, is unconstitutional, the divided ruling left the door open for the death penalty to be restored through legislative or congressional action. So capital punishment will be a major issue in coming legislative sessions in every state. The people of California will vote November 7 on a constitutional amendment that seeks to over-ruthat States Supremo Court on the grounds that only the people themselves, either by referendum or through their elected representatives, have the authority to make so sweep- -, ing a decision. Theres no doubt that many opponents of capital punishment are sincere, motivated by compassion, charity and a deep belief in the Biblical injunction, "Thou Shalt Not Kill. One can respect this view, without agreeing with it. In the longcampaign tooutlaw capital punishment, ministers have staged prayer vigils outside prison gates. When the last convict was executed in California, church bells tolled throughout the state. But there were no tears for the victim of the murder, a policeman slain in the line of duty. Nor have the beneficiaries of the death penalty decision shown rea- capital punishment amounts to a license really to kill. myths have been spread about capital punishment; its said to be a penalty reserved almost exclusively for minorities. That allegation is false. Most of the Death Row population before the court rulings were Caucasion. Many of them had bee n involved in vicious crimes before, including murder. Many Sir-ha- The statistical argument on whether capital punishment is or is not a deterrent to crime ignores the most essential If capital punishment, point. carried out after a jury decrees it and the courts uphold the sentence, saves the life of even a single innocent victim, it should be retained because the purpose of law is to protect the innocent, not shield the guilty from the consequen- ces le of their crimes. Ironically, in California, which outlawed capital punishment months before the U. S. Supreme Court acted, there indisputable proof that the death penalty does indeed deter crime. One of the convicts on Death Row in California killed before. He was sentenced to die in Canada for that crime, but the sentence was commuted to life in prison when Quebec abolished capital punishment. Later, he escaped, fled to California and killed two more people, a crime for which he was again sentenced to death. Now he lives. Yet, if his original sentence had been carried out, the two innocent California victims would still be alive. Its as simple as that. Who weeps for them? School Fire Regulations Halloween Safety Rules at corners, Cross public schools to determine the cost bringing the school buildings in line with the newly adopted fire safety rules and regulations. According to Fire Marshal Tanner, the survey will begin "very soon and is expected to take about a year to complete. He noted that inspectors from his office along with State Board of Education personnel and local school district personnel will visit every school building in the State. Of special interest will be constructional features which will minimize danger to life from fire, smoke, fumes, or panic before and as youngsters evacuate the buildings. The Fire Marshal noted that cooperation between his office and school officials has been "excellent and that some remodeling costing a total of $20,000 has already been done. He also added that Utahs situation is not as bad as most other states, due mainly to the strong masonary construction of nearly all of the states school buildings. "Our schools areas good as anyone s inthecoun-tr- y, he said. "But weve got problems and I think they can be taken care of by this survey. fire and life safety regulations now cover Utahs public schools. The new regulations are being issued jointly by the Utah State Fire Marshal, Robert A. Tanner, and Utah State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Dr. Walter D. Talbot. The new regulations are contained in a pamphlet designed to be used as a guide for persons responsible for the design and operation of all levels of public schools. Also included in the pamphlet is an explanation of the joint responsibility for school life and fire safety as established by the 1971 Utah State Section Legislature. (2) Utah Code Annotated, 1953 as amended, authorize the State Superintendent of Public Instruction and the State Fire Marshal to promulgate "rules and regulations establishing a uniform fire prevention code for the prevention of fire and for the protection of life and property against fire and panic in public schools. The 1971 Legislature also allowed for the establishment of n a panel composed of both the State Superintendent and the Fire Marshal, one member from each officials office, and a fifth to be chosen This panel by the other four. is charged with the development of Utahs fire and life safety regulations for schools. Current members of the Public School Fire Safety Panel are: Robert A. Tanner, State Fire Marshal; Abe Bywater, Manager, Insurance Services Office; Glen Swenson, Director, State Building Board; Dr. Walter D. Talbot, State Superintendent of Public Instruction; and Sherman G. Eyre, Administrator, Division of Administration and Auxiliary Services, State Board of Education. On July 18, 1971, the panel met and adopted the National New 63-29- -7 five-ma- Fire Plans To Lift Tire Ban No There are no plans to lift the ban on studded snow tires, to Clem Church, Chairman of the Utah State Road Commission. In fact, Mr. Church said, "Lifting the ban would violate the intent of the To clarify the Legislature. Commissions role in carrying out the intent of the Legisla- according Chairman Church last week sought a legal opinion from the Attorney Generals ture, Office. That opinion was issued Monday by Assistant Attorney General, Mark Madsen. According to Mr. Madsen, the Commission can only permit the use of studded tires so long as they do not cause significant damage to Utah highways. Because the Road Commission has determined that there has been significant damage, the Commission ". . . . has no further authority other than to support the Legislative ban on the use of such Protection Association Life Safety Code 1970 (NFPA Standard No. 101) as it applies to Educational Occupancies. The panel also adopted several other regulations which are stated in the pamphlet. The 1971 Legislature also asked the panel to cause a survey to be done of all of Utahs tires. tersection. Look in all directions fore crossing the street. Watch for 1 . accident-freat e, 2. should clear to cross. 11. parents by "Trick-or-Tre- or on rounds. at visits at "Trick-or-Tre- self-relian- A soil test reveals that I have alkali problems. What can I do about it? hours, if possible. 4. Householders should be encouraged to give and children to accept only wrapped or sealed candy or other treats. 5. Children should bring all treats home for inspection before eating. 6. Residents who wish to welcome should light their porch or exterior lights as a sign of their "trick-or-treate- rs hospitality. 7. Children should call only at homes with porch or other outside lights glowing. 8. Halloween masks should not be worn. (Masks restrict vision.) Colorful facial makeup may be used instead. 9. Halloween costumes should be light in color, short enough to prevent tripping, and For greater visibility in dusk or darkness, costumes may bedecorated with reflective tape so that glow in the beam of a "... Dear County Agent, visits at In this new age of negativism, many highly vocal groups seek to advance their causes by raising Cain with things as they are. Tney seek to protect the consumer or save the environment, which all of us want to see done. Often, the course advocated would nearly cripple modern civilization. It has become almost a political impossibility for those in public office to successfully oppose the expansion of restrictive and frequently conflicting control by government over everything that moves in the business and industrial life of the nation. Mr. James J. Kilpatrick writing in Nations Business magazine calls all this, "The Age of No. Mr. Kilpatrick lives in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, an area deeply rooted in the history a bird, of this nation. He tells of a". . . punch-drugrosbeak which having seen its reflection in a window pane outside his study, comes back again and again battered and bruised to attack his own image in the glass. Mr. Kilpatrick calls the bird Billy and suggests, "If the time is at hand to select a new national bird, let his name be put in nomination. Americans, as everybody knows, have more of everything from automobiles and telephones to bathtubs and TV sets. On the whole, they also have more leisure time to enjoy these things or improve their capacity for enjoyment of the arts, or pursue intellectual interests than most people in the world. Mr. Kilpatrick points out that our material greatness has been built upon a foundation of . .greatness of spirit. And it is this .inner strength . . that we are battering to pieces. He mentions among the elements of this greatness of spirit a reverence for God, the idea that man is a child of God rather than the state, the spirit of independence which has until recent times encompassed a spirit of personal responsibility, of of optimistic faith in ourselves and in our institutions. Woven through all of this he observes, . . . was the spirit of can do. But the Spirit of '72 seems to be cant do. This attitude applied to the affairs of a nation by virtually every level of government from town andcountyplanningcommissions through the most prestigious levels of the federal bureaucracy will inevitably bring this nation to a screeching halt. It will frustrate progress in all the areas with which we profess concern whether it be protecting the environment, furthering world peace, increasing the quality of medical care or broadening the opportunities for education and jobs for inner city ghetto people. Mr. Kilpatrick gives examples of the negative approach: ". . .pervadingboth the Congress and the FDA, (it)has very nearly throttled the drug industry. Approvals of new drugs have dwindled because it is so difficulty to satisfy the bureaucratic demands of an agency dedicated to cant do. He mentions the long delayed trans-Alaspipeline needed to alleviate the growing energy shortage which wont be recognized by most people until it results in stalled industry and jobless men and women. He comments, ". . . the prospective benefits of the pipeline are so great, and the ecological damage in this vastness is so infinitesimal, that it seems to me impossible to justify the clamor against this vital undertaking. Pressure is mounting for changes in tax laws, and we have already had revisions of minimum wage and social security provisions which will sharply increase costs of any production that requires significant amounts of labor. The real costs of consumer protection regulations across a broad front, environmental requirements and safety legislation is only beginning to be felt. If the "cant do Spirit of '72 is to be extended throughout all the new areas of regulation and control that have been established and if the people acquiesce in this course of action, we will surely bury the spirit of America and ourselves with it. As Mr. Kilpatrick concludes, "It is time, I think, as the old song advised us, to accentuate the positive, and to rise above the futile fluttering of a grosbeaks wings. nk at should be made during daylight they should be extreme day and evening and to be on the laert for excited youngsters. 12. Children should carry flashlights if there is a possibility of being out after dark. 13. Pumpkins should be lighted only by means of a flashlight, never with a candle. be confined to the immediate neighborhood and limited to the residences of known neighbors. 3. Motorists warned to exercise caution on "Trick-or-Tre- fun Hallo- other responsible adults trick-or-tre- Use sidewalks, not the for walking. Wait on the curb, not in the street, until the street is street, children should be Young accompanied their and obey all traffic lights. Walk, never run across the street. our children who participated in the spook and goblin Halloween events. Dr. J. Howard Latimer, Vice President of Home Safety-Uta- h Safety Council, suggests that the parents once again this year educate their youngsters in the necessity of followingthe common sense rules ofaHollo-wee- n Safety Program. According to Dr. Latimer, if parents will read the following safety rules and encourage theirchild-re- n to obey them, Utah kids can enjoy an time, "trick-or-treween holiday: be- Crop Producer Dear Crop Producer, The first requirement for reclamation of alkali soils is Excess salts good drainage. must be removed from the root zone by washing them down to Without drainage, additional water merely brings salts to the surface, worsening the condition. With drainage provided, the salts can be leached out. Reclamation can usually be hastened considerably by the application of various chemicals. The two most often used chemicals are: (l)finely ground calcium sulphate (gypsum) and (2) ground sulphur. The addition of organic matter, in the form of barn yard manure or a lower depths. green manure crop, whenplow-e- d under will also be beneficial. cars headlights. DeVon F. Andrus Utah State University 10. Follow the basic pedestrian safety rules developed by the National Safety Council: Extension Agent ka Announcing Our Biggest Year BURR MOTOR CO. Wins NO. 1 trans-Alask- an RESA Dealer State Area of Group 1 Dealers In Chevrolet's "100 Great Days With Chevrolet" Contest Sales period from April 23 to July 31st In A 5 The Burr Team Outsold them ALL And won two trips: 1. Ted Burr - A Free Trip to Greece 2. Randall Johnson - A Free Trip to West Indies A Big Thanks To All Our Many Customers Who Made It Possible. We will continue to be your No. and Service in Dealer in Sales 1 this area. Mt. 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