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Show A i1 wAjapwaww 1lwyjMyy$w . Ji'- - ' Alfl ;. "v v- s it':s I - v I , j "': 5D :W By DEXTER C. ELLIS Deseret News Political Editor Gov. Calvin L. Rampton and Salt Lake Mayor J. Bracken Lee today urged citizens to treat President Richard M. Nixon with the respect and dignity his office deserves when he arrives in the city this evening. The President will arrive at Salt Lake International Airport aboard Air Force One about 6 :30 p.m. to give a major address in the Salt Lake Tabernacle about 7:30. ' HMMEaaG Work moves ahead on the roof of small animal building at Hogle Zoo that features a 40-fo- plastic dome. ot Zoo Building By ROGER PIJ3EY Deseret News Staff Writer It sounds incredible, but the new $369,000 small animal building currently under construction at Hogle Zoo will allow Director LaMar Farnsworth to double the animal population. Farnsworth said the new building, when completely full will contain as many animals and birds, on the basis of numbers, as now housed in the rest of the zoo. TROl'CAL SECTION Located east of the new feline building on the south side Creek, the new will be extremely realistic and flex- building displays ible. It will be hot and moist in the tropical section, hot and dry in the desert section and pleasant in the temperate section, he explained. mtermountain Construction the buildthen the massive tasks of obtaining animals and landscaping the interior and exterior will begin. Farnsworth said it will be open to the public next Co. should complete ing by Jan. 1, and spring. Visitors will be able to enter the new gate on Wasatch Drive and get a spectacular Protest Valid, By LAVOR K. CHAFFIN Deseret News Education Editor The real reason PROVO that students protest is that there is so much to protest about, Dr. Nevitt Sanford, former Stanford University professor and frequent commentator on the American said here college scene, ? i intrinsic value of each individ- Jesus Christ expressed the correct goal when he udmon- - profit-makin- J The truth of the matter is, he said, that many people the rich and privileged get what they neither earn nor deserve. In a society of overabundance, there should be enough for all, Sanford said. The real need, he said, is to liberate and perfect the Sanford, who currently is scientific director of the Wright Institute, Berkeley, Calif., talked at the ninth annual Articulation Conference. The conference is held yearly to acquaint high school counadministrators selors and with BYU admissions requirements and policies. . g NOT EARNED The traditional American the ethic of hard work idea you get what you de- serve and deserve what you has moralistic over- get tones but doesnt really apply anymore, Sanford said. LAVA ROCS The walls will be lined with d Idaho lava rock. When watered, the moss will grow and turn green, giving the appearance of lush growth. Sprinklers will provide a rainstorm at timed intervals' and a recording of a thunderstorm will provide additional realism. moss-covere- In the tropical section, there will be an educational display, several cages for small animals, enough space for 5 reptiles and a pool for crocodiles and alligators. Hidden skylights over the pool will give it the appearance of a tropical area. Part of the tropical section will be in the circular center of the building capped by the diameter plastic dome. This is a free flight cage with the birds allowed to go 30-3- WADING BIRDS waterfall will race over the lava rock, fall into a pool and then run underneath an elevated walkway into other pools. The water will then be A See STUDENTS on Page pumped back to the waterfall and used again. Large wading birds will use the pools, wnue smaller ones will nest in areas provided in the lava rock. The temperate and desert sections will have cages for reptiles, birds and small animals, as in the tropical section, along with educational displays. The pool area in the section temperate resemble a cliff shore will area, while the pool in the desert water section will be a hole. Animals from the deserts of North America, Africa and Asia will be displayed. In Utah AS 'KEY PRECINCTS' ual. BAILS EVIDENT SMALL ANIMALS Farnsworth where they like, said. ABC NAMES 2 AREAS Friday. i The Wright Institute is concerned with the study of all aspects of society and social behavior. The evils in our society are so evident war, pollution, hyprocisy, overconcern with that todays sensitive and idealistic students feel they must protest, Sanford said. He took the position that many values held by the older generation now are obsolete, that the students recognize t that adults wont. its triangular shape, plastic dome and wading pools on each side. Five Kiiled Expert . view of the new building with Accidents Precinct voters who cast ballots at Churchill Junior High School in Salt Lake City and District 4 in Ogden have been chosen as key precincts by the American Broadcasting Co. for the purpose of forecasting election results. This was announced today by the League of Women Voters, two of whose members, Mrs. Robert Barnhill of Salt Lake and Mrs. Lee Davis of Ogden, will telephone results from these areas to ABC election center. The two polling places are part of a balanced sample of voting units throughout the state and nation chosen on the basis of past voting history, geographical and population considerations, said Mrs. William Vogel, public relations chairman of the League. . Two persons were killed in a r rollover near the Point of the Mountain about 11 a.m. today when the driver failed to make a turn. one-ca- Utah Highway Patrol identified the victims as George Albert Porter, 85, and his wife, Lillian Reynolds Porter, 80. Their address was unknown but they were from out of state. The deaths, plus that of three teenagers in two collisions Friday night and early this morning, set the states traffic fatality toll surging to 269, five ahead of last year at this time. The , B-- S Law Problems 'Political Police Union Aide Claims The majority of law enforcement problems today are primarily because of polJ. W. Platt, business itics, agent for the International of Police Brotherhood cers, declared at a press ference Friday. Platt, a former Salt Lake police officer, and E. M. Barton Jr., vice president for the Denver district of the IBPO, called a press conference of the news media to state their views on crime and endorsing political candidates. NOT SEEKING ADVICE Platt said almost without the candidates exception never ask the police officer what is needed to help reduce crime. They go out and make promises to the voters, saying we need law and order and reduced crime rates, but they dont seek the counsel of those directly involved with he said. Barton added, Their promises are empty and meaningless. In addition to his position with the union, Parton is chief investigator for the Salt Lake County attorneys office. Platt said those people who seek public office are laymen in the field of police work. "We, then, as a profession find that our paths and destiny are being directed by unqualified policy makers, KILLED: Benjamin Jr., this what means is that thr city comcommismissions, county sions, legislative bodies and even the Congress cf the United States are inadequate and incompetent in dealing with law enforcement today because of inexperience, Platt declared. And REMOVE all of POLITICS For this reason, he said, he does not believe the union should endorse candidates, but that action should be taken to remove politics from law enforcement. He also listed what he termed some of the true See POLICE oa Page he said. B-- 2 Otis 19, 462 N. 350 Robertson East, Kays-vill- CCfTION I am also speaking for all members of the City Commission when I say the Salt Lake City Police Department has been instructed to immediately put a stop to violence of any kind wherever it might occur. I want to personally extend on behaif of the Salt Lake City Commission and the people of Salt Lake City a most cordial welcome to the President on the occasion of his visit, the mayor added. WARM RECEPTION Sen. Wallace F. Bennett, said he had assured the President that we, the people of Utah, look forward to welcoming him . . . and that he will receive the same warm and friendly reception that has greeted him and his predecessors over the years. I) Meanwhile, Burton the Laurence organiza tion final plans for the Presidents visit. Nxon is See TREAT on Page B-- 3 announced d Utahns Will Trek To Polls Election 70 comes to a climax Tuesday as Utahns trek to the polls to east their ballots.. These voters are better informed this year than e' n before as a result of Deseret News activities. When the polls close Tuesday night, Utahns can expect the latest and moat complete results through the Deseret News and Utah Election Service. n The voting public has been about the kept 1970 campaign through many activities ranging from coverage of the candidates to the publishing of statements by the themselves. newspaper office-seeke- EQUAL SPACE The Political Pot, column was published five days a week to offer the candidates in all major races equal space to present their statements. Deseret News Staff Writer In a struggle for statehood that spanned four decades, Utah had to prove herself more American than anya. historian from body else, Yale University said today in Salt Lake City. Dr. Howard R. Lama:, former chairman of Yales history department, will address tonights banquet of the Utah Historical Society's 18th annual meeting at the University the Union years ago, on Jan. one of the most 4, 1896, as Lamar American states, said. Statehood did not come, however, until numerous nearly 3 3 3 3 for the informative television series, Civic Dialogue, giving the candidates a chance for debate. Political fireworks erupted on the televiface-to-fa- sion screen. Other programs by the Deseret News and KSL, Inc., included political polls conducted by an independent survey organization. The pollsters offer Deseret News readers results today and a final report Monday. EXPLAIN PROPOSALS To inform the public on the three proposed constitutional the Deseret amendments, News explained in language how each would operate. These are the Constitution Amendment Procedure (Gateway), Residency for Voting, and Income Tax See ACTIVITIES on Page B--3 obstacles were surmounted. Lamar said Congress distrusted Utah and speculated-tha- t the Mormon settlement wanted statehood only for home rule or to set up a church state. gJ , w ;p; The historian said the Mor- -' mons had to battle a national the Church prejudice that was not only polygamous but wicked. Utahns were continually called to prove their sincerity y about the system and about truly lovirg the Union, he said. When Utah was admitted as a state, the bitter days of the 1850s and 1860s were forgotten and it was a victory for both sides, Lamar said. He recalled that New Mexi-So- e UTAH POWER, Page B-- 3 two-part- of Utah. Utah entered B The Deseret News also was a sponsor KU ED Historian Cites Utah's Statehood Struggle By KATHY WILHELMSEN B-- S City, Regional Obituaries Weather Map Action Ads STOP VIOLENCE Well-informe- e. Kevin Christiansen, 16, 491 N. 350 East, Kaysville. Craig Sutton, 18, 1295 6th St., Ogden. The Robertson and Christiansen youths were fatally collision injured in a two-ca- r Friday at 6 p.m. at the junction of U.S. 89 and Utah 106. The driver of the car they were riding in, Brady M. See ACCIDENTS on Page The governor and mayor, In issuing separate statements, had in mind the violence that greeted the President in San Jose Thursday. WONT HAPPEN Rampton said he has assured White House security officers that rock and bottlethrowing incidents in California will not happen in Utah. The President is making a on legitimate appearance behalf of his political party and deserves to be treated with all the dignity befitting his high office, said the governor As mayor of Salt Lake City, I am certain I speak not only for the entire City Commission but for a great majority of the people of this city, regardless of their political beliefs, when I say I deplore what occurred in San Jose, Calif. . . said Lee. 75 Dr. Howard K. Lamar , , . Yale historian . Legislature Candidates Air Opinions On lights issues By PAUL SWENSON Deseret News Staff Writer The vast majority of 45 candidates for the Utah Legislature who responded to a human rights questionnaire believe state corrective institutions are not filling societys needs. Results of the poll, conducted by the Utah Coordinating Council on Hum n Tg';'tc. were released today by Dan Guido, chairman. POLL RESILTS conThe questionnaire, taining five questions on civil rights issues, was sent to all candidates for Utah House and Senate seats In Tuesdays candiForty-fiv- e election. dates responded. Results of the poll, including specific answers to each question by the candidates, are available to the public from council offices at 875 E. 5180 South, Murray. Questions asked in the poll included: Do you have specific suggections for a legislative program to meet the drug abuse problem? '2. Would you support a bill on collective bargaining for publc employes? 1. 3. What is your attitude concerning capital punishment? 4. Do you think cation should be public edu- extended below kindergarten level for disadvantaged children? NEAR ACCORD 5. Do you feel corrective institutions are presently fulfilling society's needs? Near accord was reached on question No. 5. Only four candidates who responded to the query gave a qualified yes. while all others Indicated they feel prisons and other are corrective institutions not solving the rehabilitation problem. The Halfway House in Salt Lake City and the educational programs in minimum security at the State Prison are a fine start toward improving rehabilitation, one candidate But the industrial wrote. school is not fulfilling its purpose, and more needs to be done. MEET BUDGETS The corrective institutional programs are planned to meet the budget and not the needs of the program, another candidate respondr L In other areas, the legislative hopefuxs were most nearly in agreement on the issue of public education for disadvantaged children. A total f 29 who responded pre-scho- said they favored extension of public schooling to this level; five were against the proposal while three gave a qualified yes and two gave qualified no replies. HEAD START Head Start, a democratic program, is the. best expenditure of public tax monies made in America, one candidate flatly stated. The potential legislators also were largely in favor of collective bargaining for public employes, with 21 solidly supporting the issue, 10 offering qualified approval, two votes and no registering one offering a qualified no. t Yes, but I don't believe firemen or policemen (some extended this to all public employes) should be allowed to was a typical response of those who qualified their answers. Capital punishment was the issue that appeared to be the greatest dilemma for the candidates, with opinion about Some gave evenly divided. strike, involved long, replies explain their equivocation to : I would favor capital punishment if I had any dear evidence that it serves as a genuine deterrent to crime; I do not have any such clear evi dence, one candidate wrote. If there is not some better way to meet the problem of serious wrong-doin- there ought to be. candidate replied : am aware ot the studies which exist claiming that capital punishment is not an effective deterrent to crime. I do feel, however, there is not sufficient evidence right now Another I to do away with it, but I do lern in that direction. DRUG ABUSE While several candidates admitted candidly that they do r.ot knew tne answer to drug abuse, many proposed programs, several specific supporting public education on drugs down to the elementary level. Tougher penalties for drug pushers also were favored by who remost candidates sponded. Several said lack of funds has limited legislative prog- ress. The governors program, which was emasculated and underfunded by the 1969-7- 0 Legislature needs to be fully by the 1971-7- 2 He body, one man wrote. asked for $250,000 and it was cut to $100,000. This was error, in my V. |