Show Senator Hatch says Carters solution to energy problem incorrect Killian staff writer by Doug President Carter's emphasis on is good but energy conservation his solution to the energy proU S Senator blem is incorrect said Hatch Saturday Orrin Hatch was the featured speaker in an evening Cache Organizing Convention-- at Sky View High School Direct taxing (on gasoline) is It does not create the wrong incentive to go out and find more ail reserves" he said "the ReCounty-Republica- publicans have' snfested that the price controls excess profits of the tax then and " the oil companies People east of the Mississippi had not realized the existence of crisis Hatch said an energ awakened by were finally They the President Carter's recent energy- proposal he said Hatch said he was generally impressed with Carter's early performance as President He said the President has made some fiscally conservative proposals but has also made some poor ones "I give credit to President Carter for withdrawing the tax rebate program" the Utah ReIt would have publican said been inflationary and not one economist thought it was a good plan However we are an overtaxed people A ten per ent ac tax cut and reduced would help expenditures mer-lc- a ’ than said by the private sector he The only business the government was intended to be in was the postal service" he said The growth of the government s influence in business goes against the principles of free enterprise Hatch said Our schools have to teach free enterprise” he said "but the schools today don't talk about the principles which made our country great If we don't go out and teach free enterprise no one will ” Hatch said Americans should be proud that their system is the only one in the world which produces more than it consumes The freshman senator said he The present Congress is more supports Carter's intent to hostile to business than any in the streamline the federal govern- nation’s history he said ' ment More people are presently People from the liberal estaemployed by the government blishment schools are bent on e ' d ' regulating business” Hatch said "They were taught by ivory-towprofessors the intellectuals who couldn’t make it on the outside world if they tried” Hatch said many of the people er running business today are coming out of these same liberal establishment schools He complained of the increasing number of consumer protection agencies "The greatest consumer advocates in the world are the American housewives” he said “We do need some agencies but not as many as we have now” The cost of the regulation is passed on to the consumer and is adding to the spiraling inflation he said Hatch said he is irritated by foreign countries which continually ask the United States for aid "They (countries requesting aid) want to make us poorer and themselves richer” he said “the fact is that we are not rich” The senator said he is particularly disturbed by proposals to lend aid to Cuba “Why should we do something for them now after they have done nothing for us:” he asked He said the “greatest godsend” has been Soviet support of Cuba The money has gone down the drain and Cuba is almost bankrupt he said The senator expressed concern of the state of the American family He said the country is moving away from stability in the family unit Business should not advertise on television programming which features sex filth pornography and drugs he said “They are fostering drug use bisexuality and homosexuality” Hatch said “The more we become an immoral society the more chance there is that we’ll fail” Hatch thanked those who wrote their leaders in opposition of common situs picketing and encouraged all Utahns to write their representatives to express their viewpoints on any issue New county committee to create awareness of real energy situation by Rob Spaff ord The goal of Cache County Energy Awareness Committee is to make the people aware of what the energy situation is said Serge Bension chairman Benson said meetings are held in various communities under the committee's supervision Speakers at the meetings are energy experts from the University and officials from the utility companies The officials talk about the energy situation in real terms not exaggerating the problem but telling it like it is Benson said All meetings are scheduled by the cities The committee acts as a catalyst and a coordinating body for the meetings Benson said Benson said we must go after alternative energy and environmentalists must allow Utah to develop her coal reserves The committee serves an advisor function Benson said It does not have the power to legislate or administer regulations he said "Iam very happy with the attitude of the people in the county” he said "They are not the type of people who run and hide from a problem” The committee is not permanant and eventually it will no longer serve the purpose intended and will be terminate he said "The water situation varies according to the community but I don’t foresee a major problem for Logan City” Benson said “Logan is not suffering now and I don’t think we will in the future” No catastrophe predictions can be made because the evidence needed to support such claims is just not present he said If Ixigan does run into a problem it will stem from lack of irrigation water he said All irrigation water comes from Logan River and its of normal Benson said d flow is The committee's job has been to help farmers plan for the future If do now but irrigation water is lost there is nothing the farmers can most are taking steps to prevent the repeat of any such problem Benson said one-thir- Organizations recognized for service to campus by Carrie Cummings staff writer of Human Awareness Week started Monday noon with presentations in involved to organizations campus various certificates service to eight organiza- Provost Gaurth Hansen presented the awards Lamda Delta Pi Kamma Alpha Pi Angel Flight Alpha Chi Omega and Sponsor Corps Chi Kamma Delta Sigma Gamma to the organizations for their were presented certificates The work Hansen said and community involvement m campus unusual commitment these -I never cease to be amazed at the such little time they have they do "With said” Hansen groups give" S°Hansen said he felt that for all the work these various organizations th Tami Wallace and Stev Price and Liz Cox (left' show a unique way ot getting togethei the weekend m do they get little recognition Rej Cross Efic Smart at the Dance a thon USU dancers rais ed more than $3500 over ot and volunteer style bands every other live projects and and many disco Dystrophy 'he 32 hour endurance test Partc pants danced to (Photo by Stan Murray) dance was tried The doubledecker bump bSSSSSS |