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Show 4 4 Sun Times, February 13, 1980, Letters to the editor. Rerneber Jimmy! Friend or Foe? The Federal Government has recognized that big oil through manipulation of technological development and controlling supply has one of the sweetest rackets going. The only interest the government seems to have is f of consumers through becoming full partners in the windfall profits. The consumer be damned. Lets all remember Jimmy Carter come Nov. when gasoline will be $2 per gallon. rip-of- Hal M. Wilcox Sun Chronicle Clearfield Courier Ben Lomond Beacon Tax aidavailable Thanks from IRS Dear Editor: I want to take this opportunity to thank you on behalf of the IRS, taxpayers, and myself for the articles, regarding Federal taxes, that you have published during the past year. Having been an editor of several publications myself, I realize that there is no way you can run all of the news or feature articles that you receive. Your job requires more judgment calls weekly than all of the referees, judges and umpires at all of the Super Bowl games played to date. I plan to make a personal visit to your newspaper during 1980. 1 want to get to know you personally and to have you know that I am concerned in what I send you, and I hope to learn how we can better serve you and your readers. If I can be of any assistance during the coming year, please given me a call. Again, THANKS! Sun Times These papers are published weekly at Roy, Utah, 5388 S. 1900 W. Mailing address: P. O. Box 207, Roy Utah 84067. 6 Telephone 1 or Salt Lake 2. All news and photographs for Wednesday papers must be in the news office by 5 p.m. Monday or by 2 p.m. Thursday for the Saturday paper in Roy. Pictures may be included without charge either taken in our office or submitted by our readers. J. Howard Stahle Sincerely, Bill Craig Public Affairs Officer 825-166- 359-26- School M. Glen Adams Mrs. Bonnie Stahle LaVora Wayment Keith Duncan Nancy Lynn Krzton Cindy Shy Pam Zaugg Tracie Bailey Beacon Editor Staff Staff Staff Got a gripe? Write a letter to the editor. P.O. Box 207, Roy, Utah 84067 Glenns HOUSE OF MEATS SYRACUSE 825-186- 2 RETAIL & WHOLESALE MEATS Vz & Pork Wrapped) 90-Lb- s. & Frozen) Bacon Smoked (Cut, Wrapped Ham & 5oTbsT ASST. MEATS Roasts Steaks Pork Chops e Pork Roasts e Sausage Chickens Stew Meat Ground Beef Educators, parents, children and merchants have joined hands in the North Sanpete School District to work toward a splendid pair of objectives. $J(o)E9 $1,239,613,000. First, they want to heighten youngsters interest in reading. Second, theyre working for more family closeness. Its a contest. Parents and children receive points for accomplishing various parts of the program. Among the activities outlined are such things as evening family reading hours. A particularly audacious part of the contest is the suggestion that families try one week without any. TV at all, and that family members get all their information from reading that week. Among the responsibilities outlined for families are such activities as going together to the library to apply for cards; with family members pursuing books for a half-hoeach night; and listening to the young student reading aloud. read-a-tho- Parents have heavy commitments to the program. They-arasked to assign topics to their children for encyclopedia research and tell bedtime (stories.;.Dad is asked to build a bookshelf for a childs bedroom. Mom or Dad is asked to visit the youngsters school classroom. The kids themselves face such tasks as looking up ten words in the dictionary, playing reading games with parents, reading the comics with other family members, and checking a book out of the school library and reading it. Larry Seeley said the reading a contest, an d that the families scoring the most receive priz.es from merchants. The prizes, secondary, Lie said. Whats most important is drawing families closer together and motivating young people to read, he said. Vi Beef (Cut Executive Secretary Utah Education Association Teacher campaign is points will though, are home-and-scho- ol RIB STEAK DINNER $595 Fri. Sat. special WE ARE NOW OPEN FOR BREAKFAST. HOU RS: 6 a.m. to 1 1 p.m. Tel. 773-701- services are FREE. expenditures year precisely equal to state revenue. An analysis of consolidated state finances prepared by Utah Foundation, the private tax research organization, reveals that general state revenue collected in Utah during the 1978-7- 9 fiscal year totaled $1,239,127,000. compared with state general expenditures of by Dr. Daryl J. McCarty Ad. Mgr. Courier Editor Times Editor 393-053- 4. 825-20- State revenue equaled state expenditures last year were almost in Utah last State Home Asst. Publisher Convenient daytime tax services for retired and low income or others who find a day service suits their needs are available at the following sites: Hopkins Center 2504 F. Avenue, Thursdays 1 to 4 p.m. Ogden. Skills Center 1100 Washington Blvd., Mondays 3 to 5 p.m. Ogden. Golden Hours Center 650 25th St., Thursdays 1 to 4 p.m. Ogden. Marshall White Center 222 28th St., phone for appointment, Ogden. Ben Lomond Nutrition Center 800 Jackson Ave., by appointment, Ogden. Heritage Center 562 S. 1000 E. Clearfield Wednesdays, 1 to 4 p.m. Services will be given by volunteers from the National Association of Retired Persons and the National Retired Teachers Association in collaboration with volunteers from the IRS services in this area. For further information in regard to daytime services or phone Maggie Pettis or Gloria Kasarsky at Centers making appointments ahead of time should have their directors phone and confirm such appointments with either of the above. For shut-in- s who do not have anyone to come to the Centers for them, appointments may also be made by phoning for home service. The above services are available from February 4 to April 10, 1980. All and Owner-Publisher-Edit- or Clearfield Courier, February 13, 1980, Page 2 Ben Lomond Beacon, February 14, 1980, Page 2 Page 2 1 The Foundation study shows that state revenue collections last year rose by $139 million or 12.6 percent. More than $101 million of this gain was accounted for by using tax collections resulting from an inflated economy . Federal aid to Utah increased by $20.4 million, fees and collections rose by $9 million, and interest earnings climbed by $8.5 million, in fiscal 1979. Among the major taxes, the largest gains were recorded by the state income tax (up $38.7 million), the general sales tax (up $35.1 million), and the motor fuel tax (up $15.3 million). Inflation was the principal reason for the revenue increases registered in fiscal 1979. During this period the consumers price index rose by 9.4 percent. Sales tax and income tax collections are especially sensitive to higher price and income levels resulting from inflation. In fact, income tax collections tend to rise much faster than income changes because of the progressive tax structure. Foundation analysts point out that the only significant tax rate change made last year was the increase in the motor fuel tax from 7 cents to 9 cents per gallon which was authorized by the 1978 Budget Session. If it had not been for this boost in the motor fuel tax rate, revenue from this tax would have risen only $1.4 million during fiscal 1979 rather than the $15.3 million acutally recorded. The report observes that the sales tax continues to be the major tax source in Utah. Last year, the state sales tax produced $293.6 million, or 23.7 percent of all state revenue in Utah. This was followed closely by the individual income tax which accounted for $226.8 million, or 18.3 percent of total state revenue. Other important tax sources were the major fuel tax - $74.1 million (6.0 percent of total revenue), unemployment compensation tax - $51.8 million, (4.2 percent), and the corporation income tax - $32.9 million (2.7 percent). Property taxes charged during the 1978-7- 9 fiscal period totaled $309.7 million, which was up by $44.6 million, or 16.8 percent, from the amount charged during the preceding fiscal period. The property tax, however, is levied entirely by local units of government and currently is not imposed for state government purposes in Utah. Education continues to be the number one area of state spending in Utah. Last year state expenditures for educational operations amounted to $524.5 million, or 42.3 percent of all state general expenditures. Included in this total was $167.2 million for higher education operations, $335.6 million for state aid to local school districts, and $21.7 million for other education. In addition, local school districts expended another $281.8 million from funds raised through local taxes and other revenue sources. Other state expenditures shown in the Utah Foundation study were public welfare - $173.2 million (14.0 percent of total state spending), highways - $160.4 million (12.9 percent), employment security - $63.3 million (5.6 percent), and health and hospital (exclusive of the University Hospital) $59.7 million (4.8 percent). in Utah , e -- RESTAURANT West on Antelope Rd. 'zMW (2 b locks past Freeport Center) Uffein- BEAT INFLATION - AND THE SPRING RUSH 3 DAYS ONLY Fri., Sat. & Mon. 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Good ' Recliners NEV6 FORUM GOP CANDIDATES GET BOO OF THE WEEK By Edwin Feulner Former Washington sportscaster Warner Wolf used to award what he called the Boo of the Week to the sports the most stupidity, personality or institution displaying week. the taste bad during gutlessness, or If we were to make a similar award in politics during this primary season, it would have to go to Republicans Howard Baker, George Bush, John Connally, Phil Crane, for putting presidential Bob Dole, and Ronald Reagan politics ahead of principle in the weeks preceding the recent Iowa party caucuses. in his three-yea- r Presidency, Jimmy that the Soviet Union still has its realize Carter has come to eyes set on world domination, and will go to almost any length to achieve its goals. For the first time, too, the President has attempted to with the Soviets, taking what might be deal stand. Thus, he announced a partial called a hardline grain embargo, and an immediate halt of exports to the Soviet Union of sophisticated U.S. technology and industrial processes. And instead of supporting the President, the Republicans to a man thought it more important to curry favor with Iowa grain interests by denouncing the embargo. The only candidate of either party who supported the President was Republican Rep. John Anderson of Illinois. While it might be said that Congiessman Anderson had little to lose politically in terms of presidential politics, it also might be pointed out that Illinois is one of the countrys largest grain producers. For the first time four-squa- re In short, the Presidents decision to embargo feed grain Soviet Union shipments from the perennially grain-showas a proper and necessary first step. But it was only a first step. It should have been supported by Baker, Bush, et al. His decision to suspend sales of U.S. was a good second step, but one that should have been taken a long time ago, when it first became apparent that the to build military Soviets were using American know-hotrucks, tanks, and missiles, rather than consumer products for the Soviet people (a fact amply documented by Heritage Foundation analysts). . rt w I t ' As The Washington Post correctly noted in a editorial, the Soviet invasion and occupation of Afghanistan can not and should not be viewed in isolation but rather as the culmination of a long cycle of The other events numerous violations of the events. SALT I accord by the Soviets; military adventurism by their Cuban proxies in Africa; the build-u- p of Soviet troops in Cuba; and Soviet and Cuban collaboration to spread revolution in South and Central America. From time to time I have reported all of these actions to as it did just last year in you. But the Administration has the Cuban affair pretended they didnt happen. mid-Janua- ry all of whom profess to be men of The Republicans great leadership, conscience, and above all principle should have been men enough to admit when the President is right. This wouldnt preclude them from suggesting further action, or from being critical of the disastrous foreign policy which put us where we are today. As for Senator Kennedy, I might remind you that though he has been outspokingly critical of the Soviet grain embargo, this is the same Senator Kennedy who had called for an embargo against Chile, a government friendly to the United States. It looks like politics is overwhelming even those who should support a strong policy towards the Soviets. To one and all, my boo of the week. (Feulner is president of The Heritage Foundation, a Washington-base- d public policy research organization.) SUPER HAIR: THE DOCTORS BOOK 5F BEAUTIFUL HAIR by Dr. Jonathan Zizmor. The book for every man or woman who wants beautiful, healthy hair and straightforward advice on how to get it. (THE) FEAST OF ALL SAINTS by Anne Rice. A period novel set in New Orleans in the 1840s. Rich in insight and detail about the mulattos and quadroons, an aristocracy which existed in the antebellum South yet was never a part of it. HOW AND WHERE TO FIND GOLD by Verne Ballan-tynEverything you need to know to prospect for gold on your own using oldtimers knowledge as well as modern technology. (THE) DEVILS ALTERNATIVE by Frederick Forsyth. Five desperate elements Urkrainian Terrorism, failures of a Russian grain crop, the world of a ship captain, the inner circles of the Politburo and of the White House all are woven together in this authors most ambitious novel. ISAAC ASIMORS BOOK OF FACTS by Isaac Asimor. Presents 3,000 uncommon and educational facts, such as the rate at which tuna swim, the number of atoms in a pound of iron, and much more. e. CALL: -- HERITR&E 2711 Midland Dr., Ogden February 19th Trucks and Trains will be the theme of activities for preschoolers Tuesday February 19, at 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. at the Southwest Branch Library in Roy. The following stories will be told: Freight Train, The Little Red Caboose, The Great Big Fire Engine Book, The Little Engine That Could. Children are invited to bring their favorite car or truck to storytime. A toy train collection will be on display at the library for preschoolers to see. Books recently received at the Southwest Branch Library in Roy include the following titles: SPIRIT WRESTLER by James Houston. A suspenseful tale mixing adventure and the supernatural. A young Eskimo e boy has grown up to be a shaman, a sort of man. His search for love and stability in the Canadian wilderness blends the real and the supernatural In a fascinating yarn. priest-medicin- SEE YOU TOMORROW by William Maxwell. book deals with two 13 year old boys; one of them, the narrator, lives in a small town in Illinois; the other is the son of a tenant farmer. Both of the boys have their lives struck by tragedy just at a time when growing up should be fun. Their tragedies draw them together for awhile in a bond such that, when they separate, they never will forget each other. ABBEY'S ROAD by Edward Abbey. Abbeys Road is a personal odyssey. Edward Abbeys explorations include the familiar territory of the Rio Grande in Texas, and Canyonlands National Park and Lake Powell In Utah. He also takes us to such varied places as Scotland, the interior of Australia, and the Sierra Madre and Isla de la Sombra in Mexico. FREE FALL by J.D. Reed. A Vietnam veteran, J.R. Meade, turns skyjacker and the FAA inspector in charge of the case identifies his man, and the novel becomes one of flight and pursuit in which bother hunter and hunted share the readers sympathy. SO LONG, TTiis |