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Show - V',- -' 6A DESERET NEWS, . FEBRUARY '. c- - - t' 5 4'i? I- VOA MOSCOW (AP) The Soviet Union accused the Voice of America today of slander and psychological warfare, possibly laying the groundwork for renewed jamming of the American broadcasts first permitted into the Soviet Union three years ago. In the harshest criticism of the U.S. government foreign radio network since the Soviets stopped electronically jamming it in September 1973, the official Tass news ageccy said its programs violate the guidelines of the Helsinki accords. ' Army Identifies round Va. (UPD Army ordnance experts say they think it was a 40mm round from a M79 grenade launcher which exploded at shotgun-lik- e a Powhatan private school, killing a pupil and wounding five classmates. The military antipersonnel projectile exploded in a Hugenot Academy classroom Monday morning after several students put it in a vise and began trying to take it apart. POWHATAN, Briton pancake winner - Sally Anne Faulkner, OLNEY, England (UPI) a bank clerk, won the traditional Olney pancake race today in one minute three seconds. It was the 28th running of the event in competition with Liberal, Kan. Olney has won 11 times and Liberal 15 in the series which began in 1958 with a challenge from Liberal to Olney. There was one tie. Costa Rica back with Cuba SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (UPI) Costa Rica, an old, close friend of the United States, has renewed diplomatic relations with Cuba at the consular level, break. ending a The measure obeys in general terms the climate of expansion that has continued to be consolidated in the Caribbean and which has reached even the United States, Foreign Minister Gonzalo Facie said in announcing the step late Monday. ar Turkish assail embargo Turkish generals told U.S. envoy Clark Clifford today a American arms embargo against Turkey had weakened the Western alliances frontline defenses, officials said. The officials said the generals called for an end to the sanctions. Turkish politicians made similar appeals in earlier meetings. Turkey has the longest land border with the Soviet Union of any NATO country. ANKARA, Turkey (UPI) ld Court A- -l The question is perhaps the most important equal protection issue of the decade, attorneys for the U-- regents told the court. It lies at the core of the countrys commitment to real equality of opportunity for all of its citizens. Allan Bakke, a white civil engineer who twice was turned down for admission to the med school, sued the regents. He claimed, and was never challenged by the university that he would have been included in the schools entering class in 1973 or 1974 if the special admissions policy was not maintained for the minority students. The policy, begun in 1969 was established to increase opportunities in medical education for disadvantaged citizens. But the university never offered an explanation of disadvantaged and never admitted a white student under its special policy. Bakke charged that the admissions policy was nothing more than a racial quota. The Supreme Court postponed the effect of the state court's order dismantling the admissions program pending appeal ty the universitv. Now the policy will remain in effect until the hfgh courts decision. Many civil rights groups, fearing af adverse-rulinfrom the Supreme Court, urged the university regents not to appeal the state courts judgment. They felt that the programs failure to admit disadvantaged whites made it a weak test case. More than a dozen civil rights organizations joined in filing a friend of the court brief asking the justices not to accept the case for review. They contended that Bakkes case was not a good one to use if the court were going to resolve an issue that may determine the future course of integration efforts not only in the medical profession, but in other professions and live educational avenues leading o them. The deans of four California law schools, however, urged the court to hear the case and decide that such special admissions policies are valid. The law schools, University of California at Berkeiy, UCLA and the Hastings College of Law, each has such a program. The issue was before the Supreme Court two years ago but a decision on its merits was never reached. C UC-Davi- s, I i ' F. n . . highly partisan. But the big, rawboned lawmaker from Hooper, leader of the minority Democrats, has an easy manner both oh and off the floor. He doesnt worry about the Democrats being defeated in the Republican controlled House, because he has an ace up his sleeve the Utah Senate. He knows that if House Republicans ride roughshod over his party they wont get their legislation through the Democrat-dominate- d Senate. So the atmosphere in the House is generally conciliatory, and the Legislature is well balanced between the two parties. That doesnt mean everything is always peaches and cream, however. Although part of Rep. Rawsons job is to help the majority leader and House Speaker keep legislation flowing smoothly, he reserves the vehemently, if necessary right to disagree - 'Jr t. c4 " 'fr I He said probably less than 10 percent of the issues are decided on a partisan basis, but partisanship still plays an important role, !& Rep. Roger ti . CV s' fr t As leader of the loyal opposition in the Utah House of Representatives, Rep. Roger F Rawson might be expected to be hardnosed and f " MOSCOW (AP) The Tass news agency today ridiculed Western news reports of microwave radiation at the U.S. embassy, calling them part of a relations. campaign to worsen The news agency repeated Soviet assertions that the mysterious radiation is caused by the embassys own electronic equipment. The embassy is fitted out, like a ship, with numerous aerials and large structures, It said. Continued from ''' Stew jT V U.S.-Sovi- i ' ' V. BERKELEY, Calif. (UPD A strong earthquake struck the Sierra Nevada about 60 miles southeast of Lake Tahoe Monday night, the University of California Seismographic Laboratory reported. The tremor registered 5.0 on the Richter scale and was centered 190 miles east of Berkeley, near border. Bridgeport, Calif., and the Califomia-Nevad- a It occurred at 11:24 p.m. MST and lasted only a few seconds. A spokesman of the Mono County sheriffs office there were no reported damages or injuries. , House Demo leader keeps his balance S, -, Tass ridicules radiation v v rtf- Quake jolts Sierras J & X:;M seven-foot-lon- a ""V ''C'l H XiUfT: A Richard Wesson, 49, was battered to death Monday in a giant food blender. Wesson, a maintenance man at Food Maker Inc., g blender when was working inside the a coworker tripped and fell against the button activating the machine, authorities said. f ' - r 7 SAN DIEGO (UPI) Russ accuse S P Giant blender kills workman f ' 22, 1977 v a5S ' f i m. ncuis cflpuiis ' .: ' Rawson addresses House members. Utah Senate begins wor to city court system By Dexter C. Ellis Deseret News political editor The Senate began floor work today on legislation to replace city courts with a system of circuit courts and to reform the justice of the peace system. The measures, SB22 and SB23, are sponsored by Sen. Richard C. Howe, Action on the two bills prior to the noon recess consisted of explanations of their purpose by Arthur Christean, of the Court Administrators Office, and by Salt Lake City Judge Paul Grant, representing the Utah City Court Association. The bills would replace city courts with 12 circuit courts within the present seven judicial districts. All present city courts would become circuit court locations and current city judges would become circuit judges, plus eight more curcuit judges would be assigned for a total of 33. The circuit courts would be courts of record, doing away with the trial de novo procedure. Present justices of the peace would remain, but they would be required to undergo standardized training and would be placed on salaries, doing away with the fee system. County justices of the peace would have to be ejected, but municipal JPs could still be appointed. The Senate acted on a package of seven bills designed to facilitate the marketing of bonds by cities, counties and other political subdivisions. Senators also approved a resolution adopting the report of the Joint Legislative Committee on Energy as the states official energy policy. Sen. Frances Farley, lt Lake, made a determined effort to amend the resolution so as to inject concerns of a minority report of the energy committee, which sought to balance energy development with growth and environmental considerations. She received scant support for her amendments, one of which would have converted the resolution into a recommendation for further study of an energy policy for the state. The resolution, SCR1, was passed by unanimous vote and sent to the House for its consideration. -l The governor also reporttri on his meeting with other western governors in Denver over the weekend. He said the meeting gave the governors the opportunity to pool conservation ideas, request a federal task force to begin operation next week and to make each other aware of how serious the drought actually is. Acknowledging the moisture USah has experienced in the last day, tlie governor said, I am willing to give the Legislature full credit for the weather. Senate panel voting on fate of power bill A Senate committee voting today on which is said to hold the fate of the giant SB198, Intermountain Power Project (IPP) in Wayne and the Warner Valley Power Project near St. George. The committee heard testimony on the bill County Monday from Utah Power & Light Co., which is opposing it, and from various proponents. The measure would amend the Interlocal Cooperation Act to permit cities in Utah to enter into agreements with cities to set up public entities for the purpose of jointly financte ing municipal-typ- e ser- vices and power plants. The two projects are not feasible economically unless most of the power is marketed in Nevada and California, the committee heard. The public entities which would be set up under the act could issue e bonds and would enjoy some of the other privileges of a political subdivision, including the power of eminent domain. George Fadcl, attorney for the IPP, stressed that the bill far transcends power projects in its beneficial aspects. He said it could be used by a consortium ot small Utah cities, for instance to join in building water, sewer or other projects to be jointly used. UP&L, through spokesman, Baueom, expressed two main objections to the bill. He said it would encourage power-hungr- y foreign cities to come into Utah and gobble up the few remaining power sites which are economically and environmentally feasible. And, he charged that interstate public entities would not be responsible to the Utah Public Service Commission or to its constituents. Also, Baueom claimed that the use of tax-fre- e bonds is a convenience, not a necessity that the project could be established without them. Fadel said the bill would be amended to guarantee that Utah retains administrative control of the entities, and he A VARIETY OF said there is no reason UP&L should be entitled to all the remaining power sites in the state. The 23 Utah cities which want to participate cannot handle the project alone, he said, and they cant wait until the larger cities like Ogden and Salt Lake want to come in on the projects. that Senate Bill 198 offers an opportunity to all Utah public agencies to improve their financing and operation of most of their municipal DIAMONDS V ' 151. 1st "FINE JEWEISY SINCE 1898 So. func- Fadel told the tions, committee. The businesses are controlled by the people wlio use the services. All of the profits, benefits and bonuses are shared by the people served and no burden is placed upon those not served, he said. BACKED WITH INTEGRITY tax-fre- K its Sidney MEZZANINE Ph. V 363-593- 4 across-the-boar- body. Despite the differences, Rep. Rawson, in his third term, said this years Legislature is less partisan than others hes observed. He also said it is more efficient, and faster flowing than others. In fact, he said there is probably more disagreement between urban and rural lawmakers, than between Republicans and in the Rep. Rawson said Republican leaders House are generally fair and cordial, even though they dominate. He said his counterpart, Rep. Ronald majority leader, usually Halverson, informs him before he makes important moves. So Rep. Rawson doesnt get upset when Rep. Halverson dons a railroad engineers hnt, signifying that the Republicans are going to railroad legislation through. ive Calendar BILLS PASSED Business Regulation ReKB45 (Newman) quires building contractors to notify customers of their right to demand a builder's bond. Passed bv Senate to governor. 20 yes, 9 no. ' ProHB138 (McAllister) vides for a reduction in the of a required experience public accountant when the applicant has a master's degree. Passed to Senate. 55 yes, 15 no. Education ProHB190 (Dmitrich) vides incentive to reduce e abuse in higher education. Passed to Senate. 45 ves, 29 no. Energy SB109 (Bartow, Black) Applies the stave energy conservation code to all buildings constructed in Utah after Jan. ), 1978. Passed to House unanim- - sick-leav- necessary filing of planning and zoning records. Passed to House unanimously u Matheson was low-inco- Much of Monday's session was spent discussing SB83, an act establishing standard procedure for hearing and settling disputes between citizens and state agencies A central feature of the legislation is establishment of an Office of Administration Hearings with neutral officers to hold hearings on disputes. The sponsor. Sen. Karl N. Snow Jr., said there is now a hodgepodge of systems for hearing and settling disputes. A citizen who finds fault with an agency decision, such as refusal to grant him a license, must appeal to the person or agency who ruled against him in the first place, Sen. Snow said. It comes down to equal protection under the law, said Sen. Robert Bowen, ously. Fork, a cosponsor. A resoluSCR) (Beck) The measure encountered determined tion to adopt as state policy the report of the Joint Legisopposition, however, from state agencies, lative Committee on Energy. business and industry and organized labor. Passed to House unanimSeveral who testified in a committee of ously. Government the whole referred to the legislation as a SB180 (Carnaby) Repelawyers delight or in similar vein als a section of code that because of its supposed complexity. unand requires duplicative Dam cuts Continued from AUtah will affect the entire economic structure of the state. I am asking you (the Legislature) to reserve judgement on the capital outlay program until we can determine the scope of the drought, the governor said. It must change some of our priorities. The governor told the Legislature that once the spring runoff is complete, the state will determine whether a mandatory allotment program is needed. In the meantime, the state will rely on voluntary conservation. especially with the big issues. Take, for example, the fight over taxes. Democrats want to reduces taxes for people, while Republicans basically cuts. d want The two groups have reached an impasse, with the House and Senate holding legislation hostage, each awaiting action in the other Georgia is on the list WASHINGTON (UPI) President Carter, who off protests in the West with plans to eliminate water projects, now is distressing southern supporters by trying to halt construction of a dam and reservoir in Georgia and South Carolina. first touched All four U.S. senators from the two states quickly opposed Carter's decision to junk the $231 million Richard B. Russell Dam and Reservoir, a hydroelectric project on which work is just getting underway on the Savannah River. Some Georgia backers, saying Carter backed the project for years, expressed disbelief. The Presidents decision was revealed Monday when the White House announced he would ask Congress today to delete funds budgeted for 19 water projects across the country. During the weekend the White House advised la wmakers from affected states that Carter wanted to ihalt 18 projects, most of them in the West. After congressmen, senators and governors from the West protested vigorously, Press Secretary Jody Powell revealed that Carter favored junking a 19th the Russell dam. projtKJt The one project was inadvertently left off, PoweM said. Powell, who was Carters press secretary in the Georgia governors office, said he couldnt recall his boss ever taking a stand on the Russell dam, but other Georgians did. Gov. Carter signed the agreement for the state saying the state would pay half of the acquisition costs, said R.L. Williford, publisher of the Elbe rt on Star. He came here and spoke at our chamber dinner in 1972 and wholeheartedly endorsed it, Williford said. The only precinct in Georgia which voted 100 percent for Carter was here in Elberton where the darn is going, Former Georgia Supreme Court Justice Peyton Hawes, who ted the Elberton group that backed the dam, was stunned. Highways HB111 Allows (Jones) tourist related billboards along certain stretches of highways. Passed to Senate. 60 yes, 8 no. Judiciary HB350 (Davis) Makes peace officer inhouse rules and regulations inadmlssa-bl- e as evidence in determining standards of care or negligence in a civil action. Passed to Senate. 42 yes, 29 no. HB)42 (Woodmansee) Gives the courts the right to grant visitation rights to grandparents. Passed to Senate. 52 ves, 18 no. Law HB105 (Judd) Changes the definition of domicile in the Fish and Game Act to apply to women as well as men. Passed by Senate to governor unanimously. Public Welfare SB) 15 (Kimball, MatheT ransfers from son, Beck) . counties to the state responsibility for medical care of indigents not covered by federal or state programs. State and Federal Affairs SB133 (Finlinson, Calling, Provides a Renstrom) grievance procedure for pub-li- c employes. Passed to House unanimously. Taxation HB124 (Irvine) In- creases the excise tax on beer. Passed to Senate. 40 yes, 33 no. BILLS KILLED Business Regulation ReHB170 (McAllister) quires certain amounts of continuing education for public accountants for license renewal. 37 yes, 38 . no. BILLS INTRODUCED Business Regulation Pro(Washburn) vides for the licensing of cosmotologists, manicurists, and electrologists. Government HB384 (Carlisle) Sets aside funds for acquisition of works of art. A HJR60 (Peterson) resolution requesting a study of equalization of labor legislation by the State Industrial Commission. Legislature A HJR68 (Woodmansee) resolution designating areas in each House of the Legislature for TV broadcasting equipment. Natural Resources HJR33 (Jones, et. al.) A resolution requesting a study on the necessity of modifying state water taws. Public Welfare HB340 (White) Gives the Division of Family Services responsiblity for providing services to runaway and incorrigible children. Taxation KB342 (Pace, Know! ion, Decreases the Peterson) state sales tax by of one percent. InHB415 (Brcckbank) creases to eignt percent the interest rate for underpayment, nonpayment, or extension of time for payment of taxes. Utilities HB426 (Halverson) Deletes the future test period method of rate determination for utilities. HB441 - - for only $147.65 a month. Whether you need $3,500 or $10,000 get it from the people who lend millions. Commercial Credit. Monthly payment based on a $8,500 HomeOwner loan, for 96 months, at an annual percentage rate of 14. Total payment $14,174.40. We find ways to help. COMMERCIAL CRJEDIT Homeowner Loans i a financial service of CONTROL Salt Lake City Cedar City Granger Murray Ogden Provo DMA COEPOiyVTION tS) 252 E. Third 23 W. Center 2987 W. 8500 South 6121 S. State St. 2618 Washington Bivd. 236 N. 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