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Show - ,.. : i.t.,--- Ifii - ' fr,,,,, - - , ' i '1', . . .: ,T1 L',1 r, .44 , - FA1 .,... c l 0-- '1177g44''''''''",N tO' -j l 111i1j: 111,.1j r.,--; 4 .., A 4 - ..r. Utah 4 8 H ti 1 ., I 1 nola-Tne-li- ne 8: 18 0 11 standards.' ' Just how judicious and sensible a job the governor has done can be seen from the fact that; ' , !;, P , 'g , Before the hudfv1 was put together, the governor trimmed departmental spending requests by more than $70 million a record . amount,' ' Compared to the $5 In $6 million that is asually allocated for expansion ptograins.the new itampton budget contemplates less than $500.000 for such purposes. Compared to an annual inflation rat; of around 12 percent, Governor Rampton's fiscal blueprint for Utah repreaentsan increase of only 10.5. which 'certainly makes it a Ip ti - , '!,E g a I m - v g 5 ' 1 - g hold-the- -, ..,gbudget. ' if ' the', taxpayert ix to he kept reason: As the Utah Taxpayers Association recently noted,' among the various bills coming before the Legise' lature' that would add $63 i3 , ',' Now it's up to the men and women who Make this state's laws to do some trimming of their own if the burden on g are-thos- 07:: millionto this state's tax Although, Governor i : I 4 , f.,.:,,5, it,,-,,-,...,..... 4 - , , , -: ,i,,,,. ' 4 ' ., . 1 es,,,,.., z.,- Rampton , - . , makes' a pointed plea in his message for returning to the old state tax systern; Utah has gone to too much trouble hi tying its rates to the federal system to warrant turning the clock back after only one year's experiénce. Instead, e as the governor himself let's simply indicates can be revise the rates upward to prod6ce the revenue that 'S needed. In the end, the same arnount,of tax revenue will be I aised either vtay.And why go through two different sets of tax computations when only one will do? Another' point 'on which the prope osed budget' is open to serious question is the plan to dip into the state general .fund for $3 million to run the Division of Wildlife Resources. Until now, fish and game programs have been supported by fees for fishing and hunting licenses. The case for the governor's proposal is based on the plea that demands are being made on our outdoor resources by Utahns who never buy a fishing or hunting license. The trouble is that a danger h t Tt ,,,,,,1 t.i ...kill...". ps wildlife resources division can get $3 million from the general fund now it mictlt not be long before it was getting even greater amounts from Utahns who make little or no use of outdoor recreation resources and facilities. Instead, the governor himself g - tiv ta el ki tel A- N ' N a ,,, , - 4,- , ,i x t,;,,. kl il economists agree that the twin problems of inflation and recession cannot be licked without a frontal attack on a third problem: energy, That's why President Ford this week Proposed boosting fees on imported oil by $1 a barrel in each of the next three months until the total tariff hike Its $3 a barrel. Most g I itt-- lit 1 . ' ' For the motorist, that proposal means an increase in gasoline prices by about 7 cents a gallon at the pump. On its face, that hardly seems sufficient to reduce consumption of oil by the 1 million barrels a day Mr. Ford is seeking. But since large industrial users of oil will also be paying the increased prices, rather than just motorists, the drive for fuel saving may be far more pronounced. Based on past price increases and their'. results,' Mr. Ford's new tax 3 i I 1 1 , 4! , i fact, could reduce deproposals, mand by about 765,000 barrels a day of the way toward the 1 three-quarte- rs President's first goal. 1 - 1 - : -- td t; - 1 - a ' The intention is not only to whittle the cteadiN iner.nong delf.rnti for oil, but to encourage production of domestic crude oil. As one editor noted in a recent issue of the Oil and Gas Journal, higher crude prices already have stimulated increased oil field activity despite claims to the certain industry critics. by contrary That trend should be accelerated if the new Proposals are adopted. The fuel tariff, including a increase ;:er thousand cal(' teet nulai'al gas, ou!d increase the ne,- - 37-ce- nt t ,,, ; i, 1,.' 3 - :. ,,r..- ,,. :, ,4 e.1.4,', 4:;r4.,.:2,4-'441:1,,- r.,;::,:A ..., I. kti,, ...... ,,,.,4 r. 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'',A, ''Clii;'., t ' k''''".'...''';-,P- ' c- )1P1,,,.e - ,;,... -- . -- '. 1 - , , s . ... z makes a better case for increasing hunting and fishing fees when he notes there has been only one increase in the price of resident hunting and fishing arid the licenses in the past 21 years took increase last such' place eight years ago. Then there's the governor's proposal to exempt prescription drugs from althe sales t::,,ix..: .Thirty two,..st,s. Such similar have ready an .exemption would cost the state considerably- less revenue than removing the sales tax from food, which Mr.-- Itampton also would like to do i tax And since the saies eventually, 7 most " :wavily upon the d ,' a'':,'""3 the exemption for drugs would .poor, it somewhat more fair. make help , s .s.ss, .1 .,s, .,:,-, , ITNITI-1.-,--v- 071717 ,,, ,,....,..,.,...$,tz:,,,r:,,,.u,,,.:,, .0 it,,IIII, la i,,,,,r I v.... ,.,,i4,44. 777-7.- ---- -- i''''''''s ("'D' , - .- IF";C:;171 ,;,: ,.,'; ',,;?,',,-k,,,.......- , - ,...,,,,-,- : - ., ..,4, , r , IR ; A : . ., 1 v But exemption is to be it be weighed carefulshould granted, increased the bookkeeping ly againSt costs that would be ; imposed upon merchants. Also, the exemption for drugs would be easier to grant in fat times than lean 7- and the economy is anything but bloated lately,' Having said all this, there's still considerdbly more in the budget message to commend than there is to condemn. The governor is particularly per- suasive when he asks the Legislature to remove the legal fetters which prevent him from reducing expendi- Lures for public schools when overall st Ate spending must he cut As long as if the ..0.- - , II "'VII 4, i , i 160 e, , . zzl 44.6 "9,1441,v Merit, no . between Frank Zarb, Federal znergy auintiosiratov, And Russell Train, Environmental Protection director. When Zarb and Train deadlocked on one coal question, Mr. Ford intervenedin Zarb's , i. d li ' t-41- the plight of the retiree is simply breeding problems for himself in later years. Governor Rampton is to be congratulated for working to correct this situation. - e s We trust the Legislature will proach its part of the job of making Utah's budget with the same sense of fiscal integrity and responsibility Rampton so clearly did. over-popul- that-Govern- tion's energy bill $18.2 billion a year. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger has suggested the industralized world should aim for an over-al- l cutback of 3 million barrels of oil daily, which would raise the oil producer's spare capacity from 8 to 11 million barrels daily. Even if that doesn't break the cartcl. Cft,SZTi Zra Nay, it linisi strengthen the West's hand in dealing with cartel members. And if others are to retrench. the U.S. must do its e. re. Mr. Fords energy proposals have some distinct advantages and a few over options advanced drawbacks by House Democrats The Democrats focused on such items as mandatory allocation of pe,troltio, bighei gasoline taxes, rationing, and excise taxes on pleasure craft and high horsepower autos. Ford's plan appears a faster, sharper method of obtaining immediate oil reductions when they now. And that without count most the expensive bureaucracy needed to initiate such programs as gas ration- ing. In addition, excise taxes on autos can add to Detroit's woes at the moment, although that must remain as a longterm prospect. . - , ' ' - -- The . - - .; , . 1 , Indian-give- -- - - ,4 I received a call from Kellerman WASHINGTON itA !; the other day. I'd heard he lost his job and I expected him . to be very unhappy. But he seemed elated. '11 , 11 hi' "no you knoT RP" 1.1"li'-- '" !II. $: ,..., "I don't think so," I said, '1100?" , ' Well, the bank is going to foreclose on my house and ,, I thought I'd give it to the Indians," .0 r, "You can't do that," I said "Why not? Marlon Brand gave his land to the Indians and it had a $318,000 mortgage on it. My property: only has a $'46,000 mortgage. They'd be getting a t bargain." "Ilut no Indians are going to take- your property it o there's a mortgage on it 4 won't tell them, dummy. just turn over the deed to them and they'll find out later." 4 -That's not fair to the Indians. After all they've gone A ', through, you can't give them back their land with a t mortgage on it I didn't think so either until I saw Marlon on television. I would say that was one of his greatest performances, There he was, looking over the land' with all the TV cameras wliirling 'away and the torn toms beating, and the guy in the feather headdress thanking him for all the Indians of America, and all they were :; really getting was a $318,000 due bill from the bank. You a. ::4 talk about a forked tongue," , ) "I'm sure Marlon meant well,' I said. "Maybe he 7!, didn't know there was a mortgage on the land." "Don't get me wrong. I'm not criticizing him. I just I figured if the bank's going to take my house, I'd rather give it to the Indians. That's why I'm calling you, If you o 4 t could dig up some Indians for me, I could call NBC. CBS and ABC and we could have one sweet ceremony on the lawn. I can use the national exposure more than Brando t can, and maybe I could even get a job out of it." : I told Kellerman. Networks have been burned pretty : badly by Brand. It may be a long time before they cover another story about a paleface donating his land to the "; Indians. Besides, Kellerman, I don't doubt your feelings. but you'ie not a movie star. Waltzr Cronkitc isn't about to send out a TV crew to cover a guy in Bethesda who is : ' going to give his house away." "But I can't 311,1 give it to Biggs Rank." he shouted. v -" WItg t. fun is that?" . , : ,!A 1-- , 2i , 41! , . t 7 Don-- t get excited. Kellerman. Let's think this out Maybe we could get Jane Fonda to give your house to the Indians. She hasn't been on television recently.' -That's not bad," he agreed. -- I could stand next to her and she could say she was giving the land on behalf of both of us. Do you think Marlon would get mad?" "I don't see why he would After all, it's your propertv . isn't it?" -The Riggs Bank doesn't seem to think so," Kellerman said. 'Wel that's just something the Indians will have to work out with the bank. If they can't handle a mortgage, business. Don't they shouldn't be in the forget there is an old Indian saying, Abwah kuhwah meetah humbug.' " "What does that mean?" "There is no such thing as a free Brando lunch." g ' 4 1 I : ; r 4 U. c CIetIPS: ,..,, ThIP ., best and e worst All . re . I g i I 4 ,0111 ures are several years old; and even the very best statis tics may tell us httic about the vitality and excitement of a city' B) James Kilpatrick Acknowier'gtrig, thert talons, Louis nevertheless raises some provocative current issue of Arthur M. Lnljs undertakes to measure American cities by a series of statistical yardsticks. By his appraisal, Seattle is the "best" American city closely followed by Tulsa, San Diego and San Jose. At the very bottom of the hst lies Newark. which is "without serious challenge the worst of all." Louis. an associate editor of Fortune magazine, limited his analysis to the 50 largest cities. He combated them bi 24 areas, including crime rates, health levels. educat io n , affluence, and 'iAiii1ie. As tie imuse some of his fig- - questions. Why is it that dome cities are good in terms of In the HalT,er's, be- it - ta, er the two plans is possible. Whatever course it takes, Congressnmst act proniptly if the U.S. is to keep the leadership of the West and put the U.S. balance of trade Lack a fro,r,ocable surplus position, 0- , - ' ii I jAi A - r.--,- i A matter - ' ' I ou14riwntal 11 in otISS , situation. Even so. the emphasis on the part of teachers and some other state employees on putting available funds into current salaries at the expense of retirement benefits certainly seems misplaced. To restrict state retirees to a 1.5 increase while those actively on the state payroll keep up with the cost of living is a manifest injustice. Any currently active teacher or other state employee who's indifferent to - - , headed Congress are the task , ; force recommendations on 41 , 4 : energy, Its tentative Ianguage drafted last month L suggested "possible tempor- - favor: For congressional ary- relaxation of environ- - Democrats, there is no such 11) IN and Eans; me- ptal strictures on the ultimate authority. , , and Roix.rt Nota:; burning of coal ar,d on auSo, in lieu of an energy . tamohile emission en program, the Wright task Another section added that force alerted congressional those contros may have been committees to consider one for "hIgh (auto) or more of the following WASHINGTON When a. rsponmb.e of consumer con- - courses"mandatory oil allack prices. ! special lInuse Democratic fidence and energy short- - locations, higher gasoline task force met behind closed falls taxes,- rationing, weekend &ors last Thuroday t3 finitth wind-uBut gasoline restrictions and a lot at economic its Thursday's emergency up more, not including enviroof the task force. package, it quieldy exposed meeting mentaL relaxation or Mr. Rep. Jonathan Bingham, a the Achilles heel of congresNew decision-maldnYork reform leader, Ford's t)it import tax, sional by tile argued that this language killing prr,posals to loosen Fuzzy though it environmental restrictions would offend environmental-anreport could cause intraDemocratic trouble. Many thereby conserve energy. prominent Democrats, inUnable to concoct language cluding national chairman that would not offend Robert Strauss, oppose any v i r orim ent al ist Congress- tax. The original gasoline force decided the task men, force task report attempt,A to finesse this pivotal goes' to earmark gasoline tax re. it. Nor was by ignoring venue for developing alternathis an isolated example ,s y tive fuel UW ve$ hot gave it within the task force of the up Thursday as too difficult old congressional obsession to draft. for consensus at the cost of , Outside the energy field, rationality. the task force had similar The task force, eyeing ordifficulties. The Kansas City Frank Zarb ganized labor's power, exDemocratic convention's call empted wages from proposed for immediate wage-priceconomic controls. Instead of ists and urged its removal. controls termed lecommendiug specific steps He .stronglv backed by -- idiotic" (privately by Rep. Henry to solve the energy crisis, it Rep. Morris Udall of Arizona, Reuss of Wisconsin, the most vaguely suggested several running for President with expert member economically While endorsing environmentalist support, uptions consumer tax and Rep. Philip Burton of of the task force) was toned cuts. the task force did not California, chairman of the down in the first draft to even discuss how to stimulate House Democratic caucus urging "authority to delay and the most powerful figure price and wage increases up desperately needed industrito 90 days." But on Thursday, on the task force. al expansion, Reuss and Burton successfulThis soupy conglomeration The task force chairman. ly limited that proposal to is scarcely what was exmoderate Rep. Jim Wright of price, not wage, increases. pected when Speaker Carl Texas, did not agree but, The report says nothing Albert named a task force to outnumbered, did not resist. about wages. seize the initiative from the While conceding that no comAt last weeks meeting. floundering Ford administraprehensive energy proposal there was even talk of deadtion Its failure to draft a could dodge environmental lines for legislative commitcrisp program may deflate questions, another task force tees. This demand for action member told us "there was now, however, is far clearer euphoric dreams, rampant no way to harmonize everyamong 75 freshmen Demothan the program itself, revecratic House members. of the body's views." aling the old inability by overwhelmingly Democratic In contrast, President congressional Democrats to Congress running the federal Fords new energy program blend conflicting views into a government. does harmonize differences detailed, coherent and t ationDemonstrating that any on coal and auto emissions al program. E-.1"- - RK i how k:all ha ni; tikiialotta more easily than a hydraP-- - : - verao,),111:S'e ,1 , , , 1 r A .. .. ...- I I t ,Itz 0 1,,,,-- EJA 4.frir,,,,,1 Ar t,11 the present restriction prevails, other important state programs must bear a disproportionate share of any cut- backs. neepitA the inwressive salary gains made by Utah teachers in recent years, their salary levels still lag somewhat behind the average teacher salaries for the Mountain States. Utah still should work to improve that tween ,1"4 ,,,,,ot. Avallr - compromise AA - 7- No doubt some - teT I ii , , . : Ford's Rx for the economy ,., .?: Times to most respects.- the proposed $768,599.900 budget which Governor Rampton presented today t'o the 4Ist Legislature meets his usual exacting . r. L sel.142.0aL 18J1.118,1.81 . ,- ,, , 1,1?:'::.:.:V':'--1- - ' M - .,. NC- t .Tor a.: ', - ,..- - t.... k -- ,,- ,,,,,,,,,,,,..-,,,,;,...--- - ' - I . : - , . f, 1 14EWS. SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH - ,$. ' - WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1975 A5 ,...,.....,,,,,,,,,,,,......., We s:trxi for the Constimion of the United Stotes with its fl;re.re deportn)ents of government, each folly independent in its own field ti 9. , ti DESERET 4 11 1,: ':::,,,i V AN COI - tt , , ,, - murder, robbery, and rape, and some cities are bad? Is this a purely statistical phenomenon, the result of the reported figures? Or do the statistics reflect differences in race, age, or the efficiency of police? s Why are such cities as San Francisco and St. Paul good in terms of infant mortality, and such cities as Dallas and St. Louis had? Is it civic leadership that has produced good parks in Istiffalo and poor libraries in Rochester? On a per capita basis, Miami ranks among the best cities in -places of amu6cment 'a.N1 recreattor.- .- Jacksonville ranks nedrie bottom. Plainly, some of the statis tical ratings are a function of income levels. San Jose is the most affluent of our major cities; its crime rates are low et San pro itq gond Jose ranks near the bottom in terms of medical practitioners. hotel and motel rooms, and places of amusement. What about Newark? By Louis's indices, "it ranked among the worst five cities in no fewer than 19 of the 24 categories, and it was dead last in nine of them." More precisly. Newark was ate "worst" city in terms of percent black and New Or- leans 45 percent black. Ncith. er of the great Southern cities appears to suffer Newark's problems It may be that Louis used the wrong yardsticks. Ac- cording to his statistics, the nation's 10 -- worst" cities, in addition to Newark, are San Antonio, Norfolk, Cleveland, Jacksonville. Birmingham, Baltimore, Detroit, Chicago, and St. Louis. I have visited all of them in the past couple of yeaa. San kiitialiu aiid Jacksonville have done great things with their waterfronts. Baltimore is in the midst of an exciting renaissance. If I hava a favorite city in the etosnrv. it ctiilf.! suit was to exclude such chartning cities as Provi- - .1: dence, Hartford. Richmond. Find on down the line. Sayan- - A nah and Charleston. He had ': to L. t CIA TUC 3011, Süt: ramento, Madison, Fresno, and Fort Lauderdale. One of the nicest cities in the land is Peoria, 111,, but it ranks 112th 1 t , in population. No traveler would knock Louiss top ten: Seattle, Tulsa, San Diego, San Jose, Honolulu, Portland, Denver, MInnpaptilj5, 1:Wrths:xona City. 6 v 1 4 and Omaha. These are first- - -t rate cities. But no cities robberies, infant mortality, match San Frontisto and home ownership, telephone New York in Sheer vitality. 7 installations. college and in my own hock, at school graduates, high none surpasses Walling-toWho"!.. 1,0in beauty. The -- ten hest" and ' tings, parks, and places of Chicago. worst- - edit't really r amusement. measured. Soinewhe..e ni Is this dizinal picture Admntellity2 Louis naa to Newark, we may be certain, draw a tine somewhere. He a stubboes yoke trill kte i solely a function of Newark's 1 etitt4.,-Aracial characteristics? In drew it st the 50 largest cities its. that Nev.;ata, ithie stkihdard 19'i0 Newart was percent !he dki bo,,s1 The of re remains alL tlqa facIts, email. a:It 51.3 Atlanta was metropoi;tan, Negro, os, i I 6 i t b-- "I g : , A i - |