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Show 10A Sun Advocate, Price, Utah Tuesday, May 10, 1988 State candidates take floor in public forum (Continued from Page said, 1A) additional $75 or $80 million.' He said Proposition 13 in California hurt rural counties more than urban counties because large population centers, such as Los Angeles, have a stronger tax base. It is my greatest nightmare to be elected governor on Tuesday and on Wednesday have to set the sun on Utah, he said. Schools are an important tool for attracting industry, he said later in his talk. Park City caught on to the economic benefits of good schools and improved their schools with little help from the state, he said. A recent industry that went to Park City mentioned the quality of the schools as a big factor in their decison to locate there. Taxes are important and they can be held down, Wilson said. About the proposal of a tax return, he said taxes should be calculated more carefully but the extra money the state now has should not be returned to taxpayers. He said it should be put in a rainy day account. In answer to another question about the serious problems and apparent misuse of large amounts of public money at People complain about the federal bureaucracy but g sometimes results in lack of accountability. We eventually pay for it by having situations such as the one at Timpanogos Mental Health Center develop. Also in the question and answer period, Wilson said women are not being paid what they are worth. I would immediately put together a task force to work on that issue, he said. Another problem is the lack of child care. In the state, 64 percent of women work and 34 percent of them work full time, but last year Utah abolished requirements for certificiation short-cuttin- of day care centers. This is not a year to assume government service, said the policies of the radical right wing play into the hands of the wealthy. will vote for Wilson said. We Republicans, hope Republicans will come over and vote for Democrats, quietly if necessary. Republicans Speaking about unwise policies stemming from supply side rode with Norman Bangerter to Emery County for the dedication of the miners or trickle down economics, he said it Is time to I reorient the center from Washington and to work to distribute wealth through the the system. An automobile dealer in Orem told me he used to complain about the high wages paid at Geneva Steel. Geneva closed and reopened with wages at about half their former level. Now they cant afford to buy my cars, Moss said. High interest rates of from 12 memorial, Wilson said. I told him, you are like Cal Hampton. You do your thing and your era will be well established. But in four years of watching I have become disappointed, Wilson said. Moss, who said he grew up while his father was serving in the Senate and this fostered his great interest in and love for to 14 percent are hurting us, he followed as Salt Lake County attorney by Ted Cannon. Wilkinson has alienated people in state government, he said. He came from nowhere and did pay his dues by serving said. Moss said Sen. Orrin Hatch has a national agenda and is sitting on committees that help the White House rather than the interior and commerce committees which could help people in Utah. He also said the day care bill being sponsored by Hatch would benefit industry and middle and higher income families more than the low income people most in need of help. Van Dam, who is seeking the attorney generals job held by David Wilkinson, said he has been an attorney for 22 years and formerly served as Salt Lake County attorney. He was first as a prosecutor or litigator, Van Dam said. In endorsing Van Dam, Wilson said Van Dam would be tough on such issues as sexual harassment. The aura of an office is important. It is important to let people know you deal professionally with other people and you do not tolerate sexual harassment or inequality. If morale is high a lot of the other problems go away, Wilson said. Mental Health Timpanogos Center in Provo, Wilson said, We need strong state auditing. It is sad we do not have central controls. On the same subject, Moss Uranium bill would help Utah FULL CUT Rep. Howard Nielson, along two other members of with Congress from GOLDEN RIPE FARMER JACK LEAN TRIM, GREAT FOR THE BBQ uranium producing states, introduced legislation last week to boost the foundering domestic uranium industry. The Uranium Revitalization, BONELESS I RUMP ROAST SI .98 LB. L Tailings Reclamation and Enrichment Act was introduced Reps. Nielson Richardson (D-Mex) and to protect the Cheney domestic uranium industry from unfair foreign competition until the industry can get back on its feet and compete in a free by (R-Uta- (R-Wy- o) f'TM'iTrrr Q.L.T. V.mCN LIAM TMM market. The legislation would impose a sliding scale of charges for utilities which use foreign uranium above a specified level. All restrictions expire automatically January 1, 2001, Nielson said in a statement on the House floor. At that time the industry would return to a free market. Nielson said that if the domestic industry were given some relief for that period of time it would be in a much better position to compete. This approach is much preferable than awaiting the outcome of some decisions relating to the domestic industry. decision. Another industry presidents setback has for been proposed Free da Trade Utah, Washington and Wyoming that would be eligible for assistance from the fund, Nielson said. In addition, the legislation of the proposes a spin-of- f of Department Energy's uranium enrichment program into a wholly-ownegovernment corporation, which is a step towards privatization. The legislation is a companion bill to legislation that passed the Senate on March 30. d PORK ROAST LEAN MEAT LB. V c ) the U.S.-Cana- Nielson said. While I am working to amend the agreement, it if is implemented without amendment, the DOE would be released from its obligation to assist the domestic industry regardless of the outcome of the Supreme Courts decision. Another provision of the bill would establish a $1 billion fund to clean up or stabilize large, mildly radioactive piles of uranium tailings. "There are 26 sites in Colorado, New Mexico, South Texas, STEW MEAT the Agreement, Dakota, CUBE STEAK BONELESS, The Department of Energy has refused to meet its legal obligation to assist the domestic uranium industry, which has experienced a catastrophic decline since the early 1980s. 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