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Show Page 16—THE HERALD. Provo, Utah, Sunday, January13, 1980 Utah Legislators Declare Their Conflicts of Interest Editor's Note: This is the first of two articles on conflicts of interest in the Utah Legislature, compiled and written by Peter Gillins, manager of the Salt Lake City Bureau of United Press International SALT LAKECITY (UPI) — The Ralph Naders of the world would probably shudder at the special interest and conflict ofinterest in the Utah Legislature. But not Utah's lawmakers, who wear their special interests like badges and proclaim their conflicts in floor debate “If I had not been in the Legislature, I would have been a registered lobbyist.'’ says a former State senator. “To that I say ‘so what ’’’ he adds. “Everyone who serves in a part-time citizen legislature has contlicts of interest. If you are more than just a (axpayer you have a conflict The ex-senatoris Robert Bowen a Spanish Fork Democrat who was recently appointed as a state tax commissioner. During his two and a half terms in the Utah Senate. he also worked as an administrator for Uniserve — a branch of the National Education Association which among other things shows public school teachers how to negotiate and lobby for better pay. Public educators — a total of seven in the 43rd Utah Legislature — are often criticized for serving as state lawmakers because when they vote on the state budget they areindirectly voting on their own salaries. They were sued priorto the last election and manylost their Seats. But the Utah Supreme Court said only the Legislature can decide if teachers areineligible to serve That is unlikely to happen because, as ex-senator Bowen says in a legislature where citizens serve a few weeks each year and must depend on other jobs for their ieee everyone has some con- regional representatives of the church. The Legislature deals with the conflicts by requiring members to declare their interests openly prior to voting. And they usuallydo. flict The Legislature is made up of farmers lawyers, contractors storekeepers, real estate agents, It's common knowledge on Utah's Capitol Hill, for instance that State Sen. Thorpe Waddingham D-Delta, hospital administrators. million in private legal fees from the sale of waterrights to the Inter- teachers school college professors, den- lists, heavy equipment dealers a geologist an oilman. a blacksmith 4 butcher and a welder. More than 90 percent of the 104 members of the Utah Legislature are also members of the Mormon Church andin the Senate a working majority of the members — 15 out of 29 — either hold or have heid priesthood leadershippositions such as bishop stake president. stake high councilman and stake patriarch. Two members are stands to make approximately $2 mountain Power Project The 3,000 megawatt coal-fired power plant — the largest in the United States — is being built by municipal governmentsin Utah and California under a special law enacted by the Legislature four years ago Members of the current legislature, including Waddingham will wrestle with the sticky question of howto tax the plantto pay for the impacts it will have on Millard nonprotit insurance program that County Most lawmakers are aware that State Rep. John Garr, D-East Carbon is a special affairs officer for Coastal States Energy Co.. a firm which wants to develop three ee New coal mines in eastern tal provides dental care. His firm has a His duties include representing between sessions developing legisla- the company whenit appliesfor permits from the State Division of Oil Gas and Mining. Healso sits on the budget committee which determines how much. moneythat divi- “Thefirst session of the 96th Congress has been the most anti-consumer session of the decade,’’ the Nader groupsaid in a report. Congress in 1979 has been the Congress that couldn't. “It couldn't enact a coherent energy program, nuclear power safeguards, public participation programs or anti-inflationary hospital cost controls.’ the report said. ‘It couldn't consider on the floor of either chamber trucking deregulation lobbying reform,theIllinois Brick (antitrust) bill or public financing of congressionalelections. “And it wouldn't even discuss a consumer protection agency or an Energy Corporation of America,” the report said For its rating of individual members, the group picked 40 House and 35 Senate votesin the areas of consumerprotection. government reform. energy, environment tax welfare recipients. Delta Dental gets 10 percent Parkinsits on the Social Services Interim Committee which works tion to deal with the state's social services programs Waddingham says his legal work for Millard County farmers selling sion will receive. In addition heis pushinglegislation to havethestate build a road thatwill serve the new mines. The money would come from water to IPP presents taxes paid in advance by Coastal States under a special resource either but rather “‘a vested interest’’ that deserves to be development act It's also common knowledgethat State Rep. Charles Parkin R-Salt Lake. a dentist by profession,is the president of Delta Dental Plan a ‘79 Congress Said ‘Most Anti-Consumer’ WASHINGTON (UPI) — Thefirst session of the 96th Congress produced the ‘‘mostanticonsumer” yearof the decadeon CapitolHill, Ralph Nader’s watchdog organization charged Saturday. Public Citizen's Congress Watch blamed the decline of pro-consumer sentiment in Congress, notably in the House, on Democrats from northern states and more recently elected members. contract to manage the state's current $1.6 million dental program for 'no conflict so long as I respondto the people of this area on the tax legislation.” Garr doesn’t see his job as conflict represented in the Legislature To be continued in Monday's edition of The Daily Herald — on Page 16. Thenew SHARP reform and waste-subsidy. House members getting the best grades were Rep. Gerry Studds. D-Mass., with 95 percent, followed by Reps. George Miller, DCalif., Andrew Maguire, D-N.J., Toby Moffett, D-Conn.. and James Shannon, D-Mass., at 93 percent. Barry Goldwater, R-Ariz., and Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, received the lowest grades in the Senate — 12 percent 7 Cash Registers Do More So you don’t have to! 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The boot syndrome has been seen in school children, college coeds and office workers. Boots madeof synthetic materials, due to perspiration they cause and trap, can also bring on trenchfoot symptoms, Munsey said. “The last two winters doctors have been seeing a lotof kids with this condition. They weartheir running shoes or sneaksto school. get feet wet and cold in snow,rain or slush and then sit in schoolall day without drying out. “The skin gets to looking like a hand that’s been in a rubbergloveall day — withered. Whenthe skin dries out fissures and cracks bleed. Infections makeit worse.” On knee-high boots. Munsey cautioned against wearing them indoors all day. Carry other shoes to wearindoors, he suggested, explaining it is the best bet for those wanting to steer clear of highboot miseries. Ontrenchfoot. which affects blood circulation and is one step away from frostbite, wordsontreatment and prevention wentlike this: Treatment: ‘‘Effective first aid measures include soaking the feet in warm water, followed by the application of a soothing cream, such as lanolin, to help heal the skin. Professional evaluation and treatment may be necessary to eliminate the condition entirely.” Prevention: Kids should don absorbent socks — as high a cotton or woolcontent as can be found — beforeputting on the sneaksor jogging shoesin the morning. And No Guarantees Test-Tube Baby Clinic Will Charge $4,000 NORFOLK, Va. (UPI) — The na- searchers shouldn’t be allowed to play tion’s first test-tube baby clinic will God. We'll go to both the state and charge $4,000 for its service, with no federal courts to stop them.” money-back guarantee. But school Mrs. Smith wishes they wouldn't. teachers Sarah and Robert Smith say “They just don’t understand whatit that is fine with them. is all about.” she said. ‘‘If they would g: is our only hope to have a just sit down and readthefacts andput child,” said Mrs. Smith, 33, who un- themselvesin our position, maybe they derwent unsuccessful surgery for would feeldifferently.” repair of her fallopian tubes. ‘This is Her husbandsaid. ‘They shouldn't be an answer to our prayers.” she said. Whatthey do worry about is opposi- ableto tell us whatis right and whatis tioti from religious groups that could wrong.If they choose not to go through such a process fine. but they shouldn't preventthe clinic from opening. Vehement opposition already has try to tell others what to do.’” been heard. Charles Dean.president of The lab received hundreds of the Tidewater Chapterof the Virginia telephone calls from childless women Society for Human Life, says, ‘“Re- the dayfinal approval was announced. 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