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Show y m mmw 4 1976 DESERET NEWS, WEEKEND OF MARCH 27, A Challenge to Utah schools enrolled in economics and business classes in particular, possess levels of economic understanding substantially below the national norms, Talbot said By Lavor K Chaffin Deseret News education ea tor A challenge to lmpro e the economic literacy of Utah students who are now below national norms was delivered to administrators Friday by Dr Talbot, 'tate superintendent of public instruction It was strongly echoed by Vrih L Madsen, president of Bonneville Interna tional and Dr Marilyn Kourilsky, director of the Center for Economic Education at University of California at Los Angeles and now on leave to hold the Willard Ecclcs Chair m Economics at Weber State College A survey has shown, Talbot told ad mmistrators at a meeting in Bingham High School, that Utah secondary students possess a very limited understanding of basic economic principles considered es sential to economic literacy Even completion of basic courses m either economics or business 'contributes verv little" to students economic understanding he said I tab student, and thoso in ctniral school Walter D Dr mim-souetie- s, of aimcis menca It is essential, Madsen said, that instruction in economics be improved The distribution of resources, he said, is at the core of all world tensions The U S , like tile Roman Empire, seems to hive reached the time when its citizens prefer the circus to the forum, is he said . in I tab in which mini-societ- the reservoir behind the earth fill dam could fill more quickly than 'he spillways could If t tin water mit The dam could then burst The Bureau of Reclamation pDintid out that no laige popula turn centers lie in the path of the pi tential flood Blai k said Frulav the dam s status is the same as it was when the bureau made its repoi t m Nov embei Iteed Black chief of the U S Bureau of Reclamation's regional opt rat ions and repayment blanch said Frulay afternoon u s m no more danger now 'h m it was at any other tine In Novembei 1075, the bureau repoi ted it was taking a look at six dams m the West which it thought (mild rupture under certain cir i um stances One of those was Ilvrum Dam, completed in Julv d ' , x-- There's Theres R35 , The small dam .stores 18 Six) acre feet of water from the Little Bear River If there were a heavy-winterain on a deep snow pack checking out criminal records has expanded so greatly since the state system was set up, the Department of Public Safety is seeking more computer lime and space Curt Dimond of the state data processing department told police chiefs from throughout con Utah at a two-da- y vention here that the use bv officers calling in for information had increased more than four times in the past three years r no change ui it a studv being made by our tive training sessions Thursday and Friday They also discussed setting up guidelines foi reserve officers winch many police departments need for additional manpower St Geotge Polue ( hicf Joe Hull lungs whooper ates a suicesstul reset ve Most said ptogram chiefs reco mize 'he need tor expanding the re serve programs We are hopeful a state pattern an be developed fiom i'Ut discus'-lol- l During the sessions, the chiefs representing both latce and small engineering and research center in Denver When it s completed there'll lx a report made on the situation " he said departments, discussed a ariety of law enforcement subiects, with emphasis on budgeting and public relations He stressed that for the dam to hurst there would have to be an i x'ri me flood situation C Lunnen di- of I tah s highway saietv di ision h iiidied Worker, 6, crushed 1 - lain citoi Investigator Dape Lamph identified ot mstiui Paul liar til'll and Dr m on associate professm f busiot ss m mugene-i- i it thelrniersity of It in, led public relations ore uissions Iljinion w is d so guest speaker at the T li u i s d a y a w a d i the victim as Giendon Peterson Lamph said Peterson was pullng levers to release dirt from a dump trailer when he apparently lost his footmg and fell beneath the rear wheels A Spanish Fork construction worker was crushed to death Fnday in an industrial accident, authorities said the truck and was crushed State Sen FudFinlin on. R Salt Like, who led the discussion on polue academy direction, was presented a special ph que at the banquet for bis i 'insistent effoHs o up-j- i ade Utah s polii c de partments , She bet $1 ,500 that kids mean what they fell you. , , Continued fiom possibly preventing more fatalities, officials said A spokesman for Vail Associates said lift operators shut off power to tin cable-drive- n system immediately after gondola passengers reported a piece.of lift cable unravelling cars, A-- and dow n We all ducked and held tight The car careened back and hit the car behind us When w e looked up ahead all the cars were gone We were hangirg very tenuously on We knew a string up there," sne sa'd if we moved there was a chance the car w ould smash to the ground She and 224 other skiers m the stranded cars were rescued safely by ski patrolmen using a pulley system with rope and canvas seats to lower each person individually Those killed were identified as Janice K Pasterkamp, 14, of Fin of glewood, Colo . Darlene Reese 42, Custer, S D and Karen Togtman, O ot Palos Park II! Park City gondola similar to Vail's P RK CITY (AP) Park , Eight of the nine injured were airlifted to St Anthony Hospital m officials said the most Denver seriously injured was Carol Pastei-karnIS, of Englewood, sister of the dead girl She was in critical condition with head injuries The others weie m serious but stable condition Hf"-pit- p -- com-p.m- The gondola system at Park Citv uses a single cable 'o which each car is snowfall apparently helped cushion the impact of the two fallen attached Influentials in parties recruiting candidates l ontinued from v o ' that he would be st.iitma as fmnlv someone' tieiic lied as Romnev too itullenue p a RepuliiCali, is a son of Ripublpan Nition.il Commit ii man Finest L Wdikinson Republic ans are still seeking a ' endid.ite challenge Rep K V,i'ki'i-)i- i su He said he is not too ini lined to the GOP nomination fut Second nu met k Di-f- ul congressman as suggested by souk party leaders, but is still considering ,t Having just returned from an LDS mission presidency ir Vu-vi.o ago Schaenei said he is not ,iP o to Dave I tah Sihaenet is i s dt Lak' pt actum1 attorney Da' id Wilkinson, a fnmii. a. l jMoroev general ha- - ev nit pi i"1 so' v Di-- t! u r quest in the i tr Sre-nn- t ' '1 essm. Doiothv t Mr- -- t First Distrut , n lrk former GOP me ihanman, announced ite lias 1 I r tl "llgllldl 'dig, Du ,pp ii I'li'lv 'I lie ( i" .1 t nu ini ' -- mi ip in Utahs largest condominium developers dont live in their own projects, maybe theres a reason. Niust occ i pioiects Bene pets don Ji icksoi t i ie lives o' p.,e Li'Jmono oia loo m then own mu t one of them jh liie lour childien i live th t u ui t ; r , B"i it v . - i iu-- t fie ; o.mis h is it und there, he sin, e the p ojec! ( e on doesn't think twice about the livii'j poop e he has sold to He tF'iiim s ji fn; linn to be there all the tune 'dim ai who knows more abou the proiec t ih.m the devc lopm w tfi , ! Besides finite and hi- - family have other leasantbrook qood teasons fot livny at he friend'll, con, n, unitv t Centemile the poo!, the lush mdscapiny. the watm, com fortable design of the homes, and the c to the oty They'ie the same reasons vou !i have foi hv.ruj at Pheasant hiook f I io-en- i - -t r i -- ... rs a; isCviv && es ) Loree Brown is an impatient woman She proved it one day when students at American Fork Junior High School were trving to do something big for some kids they d never set n he I tah in another part of the world moms trv were to build to youngsters ing raise '1 his a school in farawav Bolivia was t hi he Bolivian children would breng plan adobes to the building site tor innstrui ti, n n tne school Monev sent hv the voung f tabus would buv more sophisticated building sup plies like windows and door frames ork To raise the money, the meruan students staged several kinds ot lampaigi s They held coat hanger drives And pop bottle drives But they werent produi mg funds quickly enough to suit Loree Brown a tree her at American Fork Junior High No shi t u on t he idea of selling candy RESIDENTS OF CORPORATE 1 SALT LAKE CTIY I JEEL DON'T FORGET A , Next time you vmt a coadomm"!!i! development, ask whete tlx- - developer liven I 1 that candv Bv ms, Saniaiuira Jinn r li.gh School has graduated the first lies, f studmts to go through all its grades And stores ot American Forks voung people ire tiet'er peoj le for the tr part in bulldog tint Phmmntimmh The developer lives here. chool teacher may be your child's best friend lThe V Fine, said the candy corn pa nv You s gn a note for $1 500 I oree Brown und we 11 send vou the (andv 'I hi teacher took thi matter to the stud nls Shi explained that if the v mein sell thi ardv hell be lift with a lot of ( hoioia'e to eat nd thosi Bolivian cbtidn n v.ouldn t h i i a si bool lion I .vmi, w II sell that i andv tin nn mail re stt dint pronnsi d wo Loree Brown igned the note ,nh chocolat- - bat was narked Share ! Ihestudints-fld.n- l iiutition with Othir -- today-li- against a candidacy SI e the partys nominee eclated p wc iid he Joseph I, Ferguson, an airline pilo ft. vn niencati Fork n' announced Republican tie Fit st Distrn t con mo dii r is 'i ,ii ,s sieven Nielson an Orem di eule d i Rl- - .'in Mi Kav Gunn i t unit ,t In o i requirement f i 'ii, post whereas there is no such t quire nept foi Congress ,'l Biuce Jo iven irnmwmv in the . m v Notional Education Association, Utah Education Association and 56 local education associations. 14 000 members m Utah M 2'h - v he said , new on v City ski resort has the only aerial gondola cars in Utah similar to those that crashed Friday m Colorado, and they were inspected last summer three times hv independent agencies, says Ray John son, president of Park City Ski Corp Johnson said there never has been n ..evident on the Park City Gondolas Johnson said a State Tramwav Board, working under the Utah Department of Transportation, conducts annual inspections of all lift operations in the tote Other inspections are carried out bv the resort areas insurance Pheaoimbn x the planned unit devvl opment Bone cieated in Centerville And kt d lie i"Ur fm a During tie tnal M K u d.ieited veidu ot not n,,'v LnL'e Swan took 'he motion under adv men' l tin 'iiai M K.h bid repo-NFollowing to ilu would appeal .he i.t no pi t me Coin i if the judge did n I overrule the lun s verdict i Continued from at t Bundle and put cut your old newspapers on garbage collection days Vail crash blamed on a frayed cable Ffie Helm found guilty in Farmington trial Court Busch and Hi'c'i vert i ,tsi- - jur tin ii tv vtii.H'iis T, banquet -- Ad coupon clippers save enough in one week to pay for a month s subscription to the Deseret News . 40 Approximately the budgitinB SPANISH FORK (APi -- Use of for of the Utah Chiefs of Police Association attended the execu- C u he School ST GEORGE the computer members Hhough the Hyrum Dam in County could fail under txtieme flood conditions, it is m no more danger now than when it w is built over 40 years ago i lose ot a (.(inference outstanding members were honored Todav s activities will miH lode witn the naming of the State Sweetheait at dinner this evening This afternoon, XI boys horn 2i high schools were to receive designations . , .state Farmer Awards presented Fridas night and eaily this afternoon are listed Ixdow w aids presented Friday include Union Pacific Railroad scholarships for $ 1WI each went to Richard Beckstrand Millaid High School, Biet England, Weler High School Shirley Cummings, Wasatch High School, and Kimberly Homak Clearfield High Intermountain Hardwaie Dealers Assn scholarships to Kit Mantz, Biauding, $300, and Frank May Jr Brigham, $200 Bullens Farm Equipment, Logan, gave $2u0 scholarship to Roger Prescott, Morgan The Federal Land Bank and Intermountain Farmeis Association gave $500 scholarships each to Jarvis Lvnn Sorensen and Danny Boore, both Gunnison, and Kurt Bunnell, Orem In addition Intermountain Farmers Association scholarships of each were given to Dan Utley Riehlield. and Jeff Newman, Layton Agriculture proPciem y aw arils of $100 each irom the FF Foundation went to Kenneth E Piobst. Wasatch chapter, agricultural mechanics, David Wells Bear River, agricultural processing, Kent Hofeins, Beaver, agricultural sales and service and Clair Harmon, Millard Eagle, crop pioduetion Other proficiency award winners of $100 were Blaine Holmes, Weber dairy production, Johnny Chugg, Weber, home and farm improvement. Fticky Hansen, Bear River, placement in agriculture production, Eiad Jensen, Gunnison, soil and water management, Jim Smith I poultry production Wade Zobell, Spanish Fork, forest management, Richard Nielson, Millard Eagle, fish and wildlife management, and Max White, Richfield, horses Special interest awards of $100 each weie Duke North, Granlsvilie chapter, Utah Power & Light Co agricultural electrification. Jay Dee Scott, Bear ssn livestock River. Interrnountain Fanners production, Kan Jones, Sky iew, Utah Nursery mans Assn , ornamental horticulture, Lance Muiins, Bear River, Utah Cattleman's Assn beef production, Mark McKondritk. Tooele. Utah Purebred Sheep Breeders smi sheep production, and J R Petersen. Bear River Utah Swine Breeders Assn , swine production The Utah Faun Bureau Federation presented $100 awards to Glen R Erickson. DePa. for star greenhand production agriculture and Dean Maw, Weber, star gieenhand agribusiness Also the Utah FFA Assn presented awards to Clark Partudge, Spanish Fork for greenhand agriculture, and Craig Crandall. Springs llle for greenhand agnbusiness David Lamont Mien Clearfield, and Max Huiisaker, awards m the same categories, Brigham won respectively Named eutst ainlir g ch ipters m the tae whuii will each shire a 000 award h First Security Hi ,i r River Cle irfiold Foundation weie Grantsville Gunnison lavton Ladii Milla'd Fagle, Orem Roosevtlt Skv Vim and Tootle Administrators separated into groups during our afternoon to learn more of Dr Kounlsky's approach to economies education Hyrum Dam reported safe as ever, but. . . at FFA meet I nations media I hear incessant attacks against the system, he said Both the nations print and electronic media lack qualified economic reporters, he said, adding that as a consequence Americans are being fed a destructive dose of economic misiformation necessary, she said to begin teaching economics in the elementary It's too late to reach students at grades . they are too set in the high school level the their attitudes " Madsen praised Dr Kourilsky 's program tailing it one of the best t lungs that's ever happened to Utah education " It Computer expansion sought by lawmen In the Kourilsky showed a film on a teaching technique she has pioneered m which elementary pupils organize themselves into economic groups in the classroom In real-lif- e situations they leam how free enterprise works Honor time Nearly hhi Future1 gathered today lor thi In an impassioned talk which drew long applause, Madsen said the free enterprise system is under "merciless and unmitigated attack around the world The burden of improvement, he said, is upon all of us those who teach, those who administer, those who train teachers to teach, those who are students, those who are parents, those who utilize economic principles in business and industry, and those who live in society - JfrSV jSSlwi 171 It J |