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Show t THURSDAY, MARCH 9, THE VALLEY VIEW NEWS PAGE 2 Marriott Assails Vieco Ngcjds Issued each Thursday at 9124 W. 2700 S. Magna, Utah 84044 Second Class postage paid at Magna, Utah Mail subscription Payable in advance $4 per year in I'tah $5 out of state All advertising must be in our office by noon Monday for Thursday publication, and preferably by 5 p m Friday Area businesses wishing information about our rates may contact our ol ice at 230 5056. J llowardStahle Publisher MANAGING EDITOR EDITOR PHOTOGRAPHER REPORTERS j. Howard Stable Jennie I. Hansen Duane Humphrey, Barbara Bird, Janice Hubbard, Ann Pritchett, 355 - 9271 Bob Meldrum, 968-176- 968-810- 969-484- 5 968-129- ERA Proponents Exceed Limits by Jennie L. Hansen As Americans we hold our Constitution very highly. We weigh carefully any additions made to that revered document. But when a new amendment is proposed both those supporting the change and those opposed are given certain limitations in presenting their case. Both sides may call meetings, write explanations, issue press releases, hold debates, raise funds to support their cause, and use any legal means of persuasion, but they may not resort to physical or financial force. Government is not allowed to lobby either. We feel ERA proponents have exceeded these limitations and in doing so have made their cause suspect. Fifteen states have been targeted by the National Organization for Women because they have failed to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment. That organization is actively pushing a boycott of conventions and tourism in those states. Our state is one state in which the militant feminists are attempting to create economic havoc as leverage to force the legislature to see ERA their way. No court of law upholds sales or contracts signed under force or seige. As long as economic force is used to blackmail legislatures into endorsing ERA such endorsement should be declared void. As part of our national code of ethics certain antitrust laws have been passed. These laws forbid international economic harm to a state or its citizens when those harmed have the inability to defend themselves. A regional conference by Planned Parenthood Federation of America was scheduled to be held in Salt Lake City long before the NOW boycott was announced. That group has now backed out of Planned Parenthood is an their Utah committment. organization which heartily endorses ERA. The groups Utah leadership viewed the conference in this state as a great opportunity for positive visibility as well as a chance to promote family planning issues. Now we see a group of ERA backers suffering a loss at the hands of other ERA backers and they are powerless to do anything about it. Hotels and convention centers are also suffering economic loss. They too can do nothing about it. Their only economic alternative is to join the lobby attempting to persuade legislators to vote contrary to their consciences and the will of their constituents. The entire IWY fiasco was a government subsidized lobbiest effort for ERA. Everytime a state legislature approaches an ERA vote numerous government employed women and the Presidents wife rush to give pro ERA speeches. Bella Abzug, a politician without a constituency, reaped millions of dollars in free political advertising as she led the IWY charade. While politically ambitious women fight for political leverage through ERA they postpone real corrective legislation which can only come about through specific laws and an insistence on judicial enforcement of the Fourteenth Amendment. The end does not justify the means. Weve spent more than a decade refuting the FBIs and the CIAs justification of wire tapping, burglary, breaking and entering and other illegal practices because we dont believe that even catching a criminal or spy warrants breaking the law. Illegal Korean lobbying excesses are in the spotlight now because we object to our legislators yielding to special interests for their own or anyone elses financial or political gain. We believe it is time to blow the whistle on government financed lobbying for ERA and it's time NOW and other such feminist orgainzations face antitrust violation suits. If ERA cannot be approved through normal, legal means maybe it isnt the panacea to womens problems its cracked up to be. Director Takes Tough Stand The Director of the Salt Lake County Park system intends to take tough stand in the ensuing weeks in regards to unattended dogs roaming through neighborhood parks. Gary Swenson, Parks and Recreation Superintendent, says he intends to seek assistance from the Health Department, the County Sheriff's Department, the County Attorney's Office and the general public in an attempt to reduce the problems which keep increasing in number each summer in County parks. Dog droppings in the parks create not only a nuisance for park maintenance personnel but constitute a potential health hazard for persons and families using the facilities. Theres an awful lot of irresponsible dog owners out there who seem to view a public park as nothing more than bathroom space for their animals, says Swenson. Persons are often times seen transporting their dogs to the nearest park early every morning to allow it to defecate, then load the animal back up in the car and take it home to their own clean, yard. Thats the person who Swenson intends to make the target of a county-wid- e campaign aimed at reducing problems which take place at the recreation areas. An additional problem that frustrates the department, are larger dogs who tip over the garbage cans in the parks It doesn't take a couple of dogs very long to turn a up attractive park area into a scene of scattered paper plates, paper sacks, and other assorted debris all strewn over the landscape. Swenson hopes that with the assistance of other county departments the dog owner vandals" as he calls them, will be caught up and somehow be punished for the unappropriate actions of their pets. The Parks Superintendent is quick to point out that organized dog shows, which allow the opportunity for dog fanciers to display their animals, are doing a very good job of keeping the park areas clean. Their dogs are kept on leashes and at the conclusion of each show a clean-utask force inspects the park to make sure its left in a clean condition. Its the irresponsible animal owner hes after. City-Count- y dog-relate- d d dog-relate- d d p Traffic Safety - 1 978 Exceeds Revenue Congressman Dan Marriott Washington , D.C. State expenditures exassailed the National Highway Traffic Safety ceeded revenue in Utah by Administration (NHTSA) today for not knowing what is more than $21 million during going on" in the 121 air brake controversy, and pointed to the fiscal year ended June of an what he described the stupidity of the mandate 30, 1977. According to a imperfect safety feature on Americas large trucks and report just issued by Utah buses, thereby endangering human life. Foundation, the private tax 121 safety standard was mandated in 1975 The research organization, to bring about shorter stopping distances in large trucks and revenues in Utah general buses. A computerized system was then developed to comply last year totaled $960,844,421, with the regulation. compared with expenditures Testifying before the House Consumer Protection and of $982,026,152. Finance Subcommittee, Marriott detailed the accident-plague- d Much of the excess in state history of the 121 regulation and urged the Comover state revenues spending mittee to act swiftly on his moratorium legislation now fiscal 1977 is acduring pending before them. counted for by the exIt must be emphasized that time is running out, said penditure of balances acMarriott. (The) antilock (portion of the 121 system) will be cumulated in earlier years. mandated for school buses beginning April 1, 1978 . . . and The Foundation study notes I dont want the lives of any school children on my conthat the ending combined science, he added. balance in the general fund He said two accidents in Utah in which 12 lives were lost, and the uniform school fund trucks, declined by $10.5 million allegedly because of brake failure on convinced him the system must be removed before it is put between June 30, 1976 and on school buses. I recently collected the signatures of 83 June 30, 1977. Members of Congress on a petition calling for a moratorium In addition to the use of on the antilock requirement of 121, pending further studies fund balances, part of the . . and . presented it to Secretary Brock Adams. When excess in state spending last I then submitted on there was no action in response year resulted from the with 26 1978, 25, (the) legislation, cosponsors, along January expenditure of funds obnow pending before this Committee again (calling for a tained from the 1976 bond moratorium). issue. Transfers from bond Marriott said a partial moratorium issued last week - on funds to building projects trailers only - was a bone thrown to us by (Transportation during fiscal 1977 amounted Secretary) Brock Adams to keep us pacified, just another to $13.6 million, compared bureaucratic delay tactic. He said if there is evidence in with only $5 million sewt Adams mind to call a partial moratorium, then the whole aside for bond retirement. system should be declared at fault. In response to a question from Rep. Matthew Rinaldo State revenues in Utah Marriott said NHTSA Administrator Joan Claybrook, increased by $65 million, or in a private meeting, was, in Marriotts words, more 7.2 percent during the 1977 concerned with protecting the manufacturers of the comfiscal year. According to the of puterized air brakes than with the safety lives on the highFoundation analysis, inways. creased tax revenues "On this issue, he continued, either NHTSA knows from continuing resulting something I dont or they dont have the backbone of a inflation and economic chocolate eclair. If they did, they would call a moratorium were the major growth and the before on an immediately dumping it system perfect factors in this higher unaware public and putting human life in danger. revenue yield. During his testimony, in addition to detailing the circumstances of the two fatal Utah accidents, Marriott listed various studies. One, but the California Highway Patrol, concluded that the addition of 121 equipment to truck brake systems has magnified what we have previously identified as a significant maintenance problem to an even greater degree . . . (It) has brought with it a brake adjustment problem that exceeds by more than twice the (previous) problems. A General Accounting Office study requested by the Senate, which indicated the vast majority of public comment seriously questioned the reliability and safety of the antilock brake system, the Senate Subcommittee on Snow surveys performed Labor and Public Welfare Survey, a Private Truck Council of by the Soil Conservation America Survey, and a Transportation Research and Service in cooperation with Salt Lake Citys Water Marketing Study also indicated high rates of defects and failures, according to Marriotts facts. Department, still show well I believe that these studies, as well as other inabove the 15 year average formation, indicate that something more than just rhetoric is for March 1. at the center of the 121 controversy. If this something is an ' ' Data ' for' the individual unreliable antilock mechanism, then definitive action must ' snow courses is as follows: be taken without further delay. Parleys Canyon Summit Marriott listed 12 questions he believes should be has a snow depth of 58 inresolved during a moratorium. They include questions of ches containing 18.4 inches of water which is 119 percent of safety, cost, maintenance, and the necessity of the 121 system, as well as the administration of the regulation by the . the average. Last year at this time water content was Department of Transportation. Committee chairman Luken d and the Committee said the questions were 6.8 inches. Current would support Marrriott in his bid for a moratorium. precipitation is 5.25 inches Marriott concluded his remarks to the Committee with: which is 129 percent of the I urge you in the name of common sense to act quickly on average. s Lambs Canyon has a snow my bill. This evidence must be examined in a environment, and the issues surrounding the questions posed depth of 49 inches containing above must be resolved. The natural perversity of 16.0 inches of water. inanimate objects must be contained without further Precipitation is 3.38 inches. Last years w'ater content jeopardy to human life, he said. was 5.9 inches. Millcreek Canyon has a snow depth of 56 inches with 17.4 inches of water. Last year at this time the water content was 7.8 inches. Mill D. Canyon South Fork has a snow depth of 56 inches with 18.4 inches of water which is 110 percent of the average. Last years water content was 7.0 inches. Mother and Daughters Silver Lake at Brighton perfect attendance for both months. has a snow depth of 74 inches Banquet at David Gourley We only have about one and a water content of 24.4 Elementary will be at 6:30 more month to collect inches. This is 124 percent of p.m. on March 9. There will be a fashion show with Last years Campbell Soup labels for the average. mother and daughters of the items for the library, so water content was 5.8 inches. school doing the modeling American Fork Creek near please talk to your parents, and a Crazy Skit will also be friends, and relatives we American Fork is expected betto run 32,000 acre-fee- t presented to entertain those really need all we can get. asked Mary Lou Munoz. ween April and July. This is present. The dinner will be a chicken dinner with punch The last day they can be 110 percent of the average. and ice cream bars being accepted for this year is Last years runoff between served. April 10. If vou dont get April and July was 7,500 The theme of the evening them in by this date, they acre-feewill be around spring and will have to be used for next near Hobble Creek Easter. The centers of the year. to run is expected Springville At the PTA Founders Day tables will be decorated with between 17,500 acre-fee- t sugar easter eggs with meeting on February 15, the April and July. This is 109 scenes in the center. Willy following people were percent of the Average. next years for for nominated was Little Cottonwood Creek deJong responsible PTA officers. Linda Leech;, Jean Rae near Salt Lake is expected to prizes. Manausakis was publicity President, 1st vice president which is run 39,000 acre-fee- t chairman. Raylene Keith Gwen Lott, 2nd vice 111 percent of the average. will conduct the fashion Last years runoff between president Mr. Glen Drew, 3rd vice president, Mary show. Gwen Lott and Oleta April and July was 19,800 Kingery and Mary Lou James, 4th vice president acre-feeMunoz are in charge of the and Mr. Creek Dinwoodey Big Cottonwood skit. Janett Padgett and near Salt Lake is expected to secretary Karen Serassio. Nominations will also be run 41,000 acre-fee- t Gwen Lott are in charge of which is the ticket sales. Linda Leech taken from the floor. 113 percent of the average. and Karen Seraffio Elections will be held April Last years runoff was 18,800 acre-fee18. decorated the lunch room for the affair. Parleys Creek near Salt March 20 will see the Lake is expected to run as compared 13,100 acre-fee- t beginning of the 4 quarter of to last years runoff of 3,500 school. March 22 is the date set aside for Kindergarten acre feet for April through Registration. No school will July. This is 114 percent of be held March 23 and 24 as the average. this is Spring Recess time. Settlement Creek near Tooele is expected to run Standford Achievement 3.000 acre-fee- t which is 136 testing will be taking place in the first through fifth grades percent of the average. For more information on during the week of April of water months the supply in Utah, conDuring tact the Soil Conservation January and February there 250-565- 6 Service's office in Midvale. were 418 students with a 100 Telephone numnber is percent attendance. Of these, 220 students had a (R-Uta- Taxes accounted for $577 million, or 60.1 percent of all revenue receipts last year. Federal aid (including Federal revenue sharing funds) amounted to $293 million, or 30.5 percent of the state revenue total. The remaining $90 million in state revenue came from tuition fees, charges for services, interest earnings, and other miscellaneous earnings. The sales tax is the most productive tax revenue for state government in Utah. Last year it produced $226 million, or 23.5 percent of total state revenue receipts. In addition to the state sales ment received $42 million from the uniform local sales tax. Thus, combined receipts from state and local sales taxes in Utah totaled $268 1977 million during the fiscal year. Property taxes charged by local units of government in Utah during the same period amounted to $240 million. The property tax, however, is not imposed for state purposes in government Utah. Foundation analysts point out that state expenditures in Utah increased by $73 million, or 8.1 percent in fiscal Thus, state 1977. faster pace last year than state revenues. been has As the did case throughout Utah history, education continues to be the number one area of of state spending. Last year state expenditures for education amounted to $442 million, or of all state 45 percent general expenditures. In addition to these state expenditures for education, substantial amounts also are spent on education from taxes. When locally-raise- d all state and local expenditures for education are included, the total in Utah is in excess of $665 million for ... (R-N.J- Snow Surveys Taken trophy and certificate for his winning effort as West Kit Sheffer, were awarded to runners-uCertificates Kearns spelling champion. Glen Hultgren and Shannon Suphin. ROBBY MOR1ARTY RECEIVED a p Champs Chosen West Kearns Elementary School held finals in the Spelling Bee March 2. Grades four, five and six held individual spelling contests to find the class champions. These students then went on to grade levels and with twelve students for each grade to the school finales. well-forme- non-crisi- Banquet Set At Gourley t. t. t. Get results from the classified ads Prepares Candidacy School champion speller was sixth grader Robby Moriarty, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Moriarty. His championship spelling word was knowledge. Kit Sheffer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Roseland, a fifth grader took second place. Third placer went to a sixth Glen student grade Hultgren, son of Mr. and Mrs. Glen Hultgren. Fourth place went to a fifth grader Shannon Suphin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Willie Suphin. Organizers of the Spelling Bee were Sheryl Burton and Renee Query. They were also the judges. D. Michael Stewart announced his candidacy for the County Commission Wednesday, March 8 at 12:15 at the Salt Lake City and Mr. County Building. Stewart is a Rebpulican. Successful government sound on relies management, programs, (r-U- t) introduced today legislation -- that would, ac- cording to the Senator, require any Federal agency to convey by deed or other appropriate instrument, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to all public lands located within the exterior boundaries of each State. The bill I am today introducing would divest the Federal government of the majority of its public land holdings in the West and cede ownership and control over the Federal land to the states. The legislation would affect primarily the vast of Land Bureau Management and Forest American of which almost 35 million belong to the Federal acres, government. Thats over 66 percent. Now this land ownership pattern would not in itself be unbearable, if it werent for the way the management of the land ties up mineral and energy resources. The fact is that Federal increasingly, means management abandonment of the mutiple use that concept has governed the Federal lands until the fairly recent past. Since 1964, the Wilderness Designation has been the primary means of restricting Federal lands to single purpose use, and its threat hangs over the State of Utah now. Of the 53 million right acres in Service holdings. It would not affect any established National Parks or Wilderness Areas. A little more than two years ago, an article was published that discussed the extent of public land withfrom drawal essential Utah, right now the National Park Service is recommending 1.3 million acres for mineral Managements and energy in the United development States," Senator Garn said, and it faised serious question as to the ability of this country to meet its resource needs because of Federal land management policies. And, of course, that analysis and report were made under the a Administration, posedly last sup- pro-busine- Administration The current Administration, by contrast, is much more heavily staffed with those who lean in the direction of preservation, and we can certainly expect the impact of Federal withdrawals to increase, and not diminish. Consider what is happening in Utah," the Senator said, the land area of the State is almost 53 million the Wilderness; Forest Service has identified 2.9 million acres as potential wilderness; but the most serious potential impact would be the Bureau of Land identification 11.5 possible of as much as million acres as potential Wilderness. This is a total of almost 16 million d of the acres, or State. Everyone agrees that we need wilderness and virtually everyone agrees that we need development. The problem is in getting the balance that everyone also agrees we need. My general philosophy is that land management can be best exercised by the government closest to the people. I want to challenge the present trend that land management can be done best from Washington. It cannot. It is my hope that this legislation will change this course and that it will be adopted by the Congress. one-thir- are they custodians of certain ideals springing from traditional Bill Submitted D.C. WASHINGTON, U.S. Senator Jake Garn adequate financing, efficient, effective delivery of services and dedicated effort from elected officials and employees, said Mr. Stewart. Public officials must be more than good administrators of agencies and life. Self-relianc- e, opportunity, alternatives and equality must be encouraged at every level of government. American democracy, consaid Mr. Stewart, tinues on the premise that government can not be permitted to do too many things. Decision making at the local and national level must reflect the publics best interest, with officials avoiding economic selfenrichment. Public confidence in its elected leaders and employees grows under these conditions. Fur- thermore, the public like any employer has a right to receive a full days work for a full days pay. The role of the County Commission is to serve as a spark-plu- g in the daily administration and long- term planning of county affairs. Increasing the inp-pof business, labor, church, civic and political groups through discussion and participation will contribute to these objectives. Zero-base- d budgeting, citizen participation and volunteerism are areas Mr. Stewart believes are worthy of attention. Mr. Stewart is a former professor of History at Brigham Young University, has taught at Utah State University, University of Utah and Wayne State he where University received his Ph.D. in U.S. Constitutional History. He is presently an associate with Akerlow Thomas Company and for many years has been associated with the travel industry. He was a member of the Salt Lake County Government Study Commission in 1973-7and has published articles on government modernization and flood control. 5 |