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Show 6A Sun Advocate. Price. Utah.Tuesdav.Mav 20. 1997 San Advocate OPINION EDITORIAL with Main Street project Price proceeds By KEVIN ASHBY Sun Advocate publisher The construction project on Main Street in downtown Price has begun and shoppers as well as employees at local busi- nesses can expect the worse for the next three months. On Monday, crews started removing the existing asphalt on the roadway, starting at the Carbonville road turnoff. The removal oricess will work its way toward Carbon Avenue. After the asphalt is removed, downtown businesses will have front store parking, at least for the customers who are able to park and then step up about 1 5 inches to the curb and gutter. This kind of front store parking will be good through June 9 as the project calls for a variety of work to be accomplished in and around the underpass on west Main Street. On June 9, phase two of the highway project will begin and crews will start re moving the concrete road located somewhere underneath the current Main Street in downtown Price. Once the concrete is dug out, the water and sewer lines will be exposed and new ones installed. On July 7, construction miseries will begin to decline as work should start on the new curb and cutter and roads will be filled in for new asphalt. And on July 25, the new road from Carbon Avenue to the Carbonville turnoff should be ready for acceptance by the city council. As you can see, the next two months are going to be rough on downtown businesses as the Price merchants try to keep their doors open for customer service. am not one to publicly beg area citizens to be loyal local shoppers just because we have local stores. firmly believe in good service, comparable prices and helpful employees. But think you can see that these downtown businesses have their work cut out I I I for them. The customer will be affected by the construction. Front doors and even the back doors that will be soon be open will be further away from the parked cars. Back entries will not be as convenient nor as inviting as the front doors. Customers will have to go out of their way and in some cases, use a vivid imagination to enjoy the same kind of shopping experience they have come accustomed to. All the merchants ask during the two month construction period is that you the shopper, be patient and overall supportive of the improvements that will be enjoyed for years to come. It is hard for merchants to maintain business through times of improvement and this is one of those times that the end will be worth the hassle. r THINK ABOUT IT. SOMEDAY MACHINES MAY ACTUALLY OUTWIT HUMANS. . The downtown project has been being planned for two years now and the new street will make it better for merchants and shoppers alike. Too bad there has to be a 60 day inconvenience. GUEST EDITORIAL Facing military downsizing challenge By RICHARD LESHER U.S. Chamber of Commerce president 'Thank heaven for the complex," Barry Goldwater said. "Its ultimate aim is peace in our time." Rarely before in history has any human institution so ably fulfilled its mission as military-industri- the United States' military-industri- al com- al plex. keeping our country conspicuously stronger than potential adversaries, especommunist allcially the iance led by the former Soviet Union, it has enabled us to avoid repeating major conflagrations such as occurred in World Wars and II. We fought terrible conflicts in Korea and Vietnam, but the awesome power created by our complex deterred direct challenges to our national security. In Desert Storm, the fighting capabilities created by our complex enabled the United States military to squash the seemingly formidable power of Iraq with relatively few casualties on our side. Thanks in large measure to our military might, the U.S. is poised to enter the new millennium as the premier world power. We have not only made the world safe for democracy but we also have firmly established political and economic freedom as the dominant values through By once-milita- nt I military-industri- al military-industri- al out the civilized world. Now we face a new challenge. The end of the cold war is forcing us to undergo a wrenching downsizing of our complex that cannot be accomplished easily or inexpensively. We are dealing with a large, array of enterprises involving millions of people in every state. The mighty warplanes, nuclear submaarrines, sophisticated tanks, high-tectillery and the floating cities called aircraft carriers represent not only vast investments of tax dollars, but also professional commitments by highly trained scientists, engineers, designers and managers. The privately owned businesses they work for have become economic mainstays of their communities. These companies, however, cannot simply switch to making cars or computers. Excess capacity, whether within the government or a private sector company, raises costs of production. Consolidation is necessary to keep the encompanies of the terprise alive and to save taxpayers millions in contracting costs. The factories military-industri- al far-flu- h military-industri- al must be shuttered, the machines mothballed and the people trained to do other things. At the same time, the U.S. Defense Department must take care to ensure the solid core of the industries remain stable and viable to assure our continued mili tary readiness. Though the cold war is over and the Soviet Union is no more, there remain many threats to our security. The U.S. Defense Department is supportive of the orderly downsizing of the military complex. The government is permitting defense companies to recover some consolidation costs, just as it did in the great downsizing that occurred after World War II. Not surprisingly, some critics have condemned this support as "payoffs for layoffs" and "corporate welfare." This is all a bunch of hogwash. The same government which encouraged private firms to make major commitments to our defense industry and employees to learn requisite skills has an obligation to help them adjust to ' ,,ijL civilian pursuits. At the same time, the government has a responsibility to save money any way it can. For a private company to maintain excess capacity until existing government contracts expire just doesn't make sense. It would cost the government - and the taxpayers - millions more than if the work were performed more efficiently at consolidated locations. The end result of the consolidation process will be a smaller complex and vast savings of taxpayers dollars. It is being conducted properly and efficiently. There is no scandal and no cause for criticism. military-industri- al r DRUGS TURN IN A PUSHER 1 The information gathered as a result of the following is confidential and will not be divulged to anyone outside the Carbon Emery Drug Task Force. Any information you may provide, even U only a partial description, will be evaluated and placed into a composite file of ail other information gathered hopefully to provide a fuB picture of the problem as it exists. Action wiB be taken on every submission. Thank you for your cooperation. Name of suspected drug dealer. Nickname: Wt. Sex Description: Ht. -- Ago. Hair SS Eyes . Address: Home: Business Motor Vehicle: Make Year Associates of Dealer . Co lor License Method of dealing: Location of dealing Drug(s) being dealt: Price: Amount: Main purchasers: (i.e. school kids, truckers, etc.,) . List any other suspected Illegal activities:. Code name you wish to be known by . May we contact you? 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