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Show Turday, May 24, Setters to the editor Close Up thanks To the The editor: Over the past several months some 600 high school students and teachers representing 48 Utah high schools were in Washington, D.C. to participate in the Close Up Foundations government studies program. For a full week, the students, who were here without regard to academic standing or leadership qualities, had the o- to pportunity question congressional representatives, reporters and other Washington personalities. Using Washington as their classroom they learned that one person, indeed, can make a difference. experience would not have been possible without the strong support of parents, teachers and schools. Many students participated through fellowships made possible by grants from RJR Nabisco, Inc., the largest private sponsor of Close Up, and from Producers Livestock Marketing Association. This support was reflected by the spirit and enthusiasm exhibited by the Utah students. On behalf of all of us at Close Up, I would like to thank all who made the experience possible. Sincerely, Elisa McKay community coordinator Arlington, Virginia Free the labor hostage Mark A. de Bernardo U.S. Chamber of Commerce A hostage has been taken in a very valuable Washington hostage. Negotiations have broken off and restarted with alarming frequency. A melodrama has been played out in the media while the whole world from Tokyo to Detroit to Bonn and all has watpoints in between ched. The White House is deeply involved and the stakes are exceedingly high. The outcome will affect tens of thousands of Americans. A description of a g spy novel? If only that were the case. No, the hostage in Washington is the Omnibus Trade Bill. The bill is the result of three years of bipartisan cooperation aimed at improving the international competitiveness of American business and reducing our burgeoning trade deficit. It is more than 1,000 pages of consensus legislation rare enough in Congress these days and it addresses a real problem with fair and effective solutions. But it may soon be dead sacrificed on the altar of politics by the union bosses and their allies in Congress who are willing, even anxious, to subvert a bill good for both business and best-sellin- workers for political op- portunism. Kill the trade bill and make it a campaign issue is their plan. They have forced a plant closings provision to be included in the otherwise broadly supported piece of legislation. If this provision stays in and becomes law, it is another victory for Big Labor. If not, it becomes another issue for November. The highly controversial plant closings provision is unacceptable to the administration and the business community. Supportive as they both are of the overall trade bill, neither the president nor business is willing Royko arms the for crazy ayatollah, and Ollie North and Meese, Deaver and Noriega the r. What a mess. If she had stuck with my coffee pot, they wouldnt have all these troubles. And why did Nancy abandon Wanda, her longtime advisor? As Wanda explains in the conclusion of her book : She said they were switching to instant decaf. My coffee was keeping Ronnie awake all dope-pushe- m frontation, controversy, brinkmanship and election year party politics at their ugliest. The plant closings provision would require employers to give 60 days advance notice to workers prior to the closing of a plant or the layoff of as few as 50 workers. This sounds fair, but is it? Voluntarily given, advance notice can be a constructive and positive step. When it is possible and appropriate, advance notice before layoffs is the right and responsible thing to do. advance Unfortunately, notice often is neither possible nor appropriate. It is not possible when a financially troubled business is struggling for survival and engaged in negotiations that mean its life or death. Efforts to refinance debt, sell off assets, secure a major new contract, attract new investment capital or merge with another company often go to the eleventh hour. In the real world, financially troubled employers may not know what will happen in six days, let alone 60. Moreover, advance notice is not always appropriate. Advance notice may undermine the economic negotiations necessary to revitalize a (Continued from Page 4B) the to pay the price of a plant closings provision. President Reagan calls it the a bills worst provision, ticking bomb and a shackle on smaller companies ... (that) will detonate lawsuits. His veto of the trade bill over plant closings was a certainty from day one. So what is plant closings doing in the trade bill? It contradicts both the bills purpose and its spirit. The purpose of the trade bill is to improve the international competitiveness of American industry. The plant closings provision is singularly and in its decidedly impact on American business. The spirit of the trade bill has been apolitical collegiality a long-tereffort to enact meaningful and constructive legislation. The spirit of the plant closings has been conprovision financially troubled business. For example, what leverage would an ailing business have in the marketplace in selling off its truck fleet if potential buyers knew the company was soon to close? Advance notice could mean difference between a financially troubled business and a bankrupt former business. The plant closings provision would handcuff businesses at a time when they need more flexibility, not less. the Sun Advocate, Price, Utah 5 5 1988 Riding through time in the San Rafael (Continued from Page IB) For the first time this year, they are offering a driving tour on the dates of the Castle Valley Pageant, Aug. 3, 4, 5 and 6. The cost of the tour includes the price of the lamb fry and the schedule allows time for the meal and entertainment as well as the pageant. We hoped it might interest people who would like to make a day of seeing Emery County, Lee said. Their cookouts have brought them attention and they have found themselves busy this spring catering lamb frys for groups in Carbon and Emery counties. As their business has become more widely known, they have begun taking small church groups down to the Swell for an overnight wagon tour and hike. They dont pretend to be in business to make a huge amount of money. They limit tour groups to about eight people. Lee said any more than that would be too destructive to the area and much less personal. This way you get to know the people and that makes it exciting for them and makes everyone feel better. The first day out, people are kinda tight, kinda like they expect a phone to ring somewhere or something, Tom said. But after theyve been out there awhile the inhibitions start to fall away. We tell them theyre ours for the time they are out there and theres no hurry or worry about anything until the four is over. We had one guy who wanted to come home early because he had a lesson to give. We just told him he would have to get someone else to do it, because we dont rush back early to meet appointments. Lee remembers two downtown New York lawyers with much fondness. They came out with their boots, chaps and cowboy hats, and they knew how to ride horses. One was really involved in scouting and corresponded with my son about scouting activities, sending him patches from different places he visited. My son was anxious to write him and tell him hed just made Eagle, but we found out he died in ) j'-y M V ir l5?: (? M - ..vir & c Tom Reid fixes lunch for Lee Jeffs and Mrs. Keith Gunnar, whose husband took in many places, but in some areas it is still a deep trail. Lee has found Spanish paintings and pottery in his explorations of the Swell. Tom recently rode to the Marsing Ranch and found the old wesi ranch with all its buildings and equipment intact. Its a hard days ride, but worthwhile to an experienced horseman, he said. We have all the same pristine beauty as the Grand Canyon, Zions or Bryce. When we go down there we can ride for days and not see another soul, Lee said. This year they have tourists coming from Switzerland to ride the Swell. The Rim Riders were featured in Sunset magazines April issue this year and realize that interest in the San Rafael Swell is growing. They are concerned for its conservation and preservation as a wild and beautiful place. The week after Easter the Boy Scouts went down and hauled out truckloads of trash acfrom just one canyon, cording to Lee. Weve seen bulletholes and paint on the cliffs. Its a real disgrace. Theres a right and a wrong way to see the San Rafael Swell and we want to show people the right way. picfures and wrote a story on the Swell for Sunset magazine. We thought a $50,000 life insurance policy would be enough, even if... With todays cost of living, $50,000 wont last long when youre trying to bring up a family. Your Farm Bureau agent can help you decide how much life insurance is enough for your familys long term needs. FI UTAH FARM BUREAU LIFE INSURANCE CO. SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH FAMILY AGENCY OF FINANCIAL PLANNING SERVICES MANAGER-Te- rry G. CAREER AGENTS: Richard P. Hackwell 637 8400 Price: Howard W. Jennings Price: Gerald D. Wilcox Orangeville: David W. Guymon Blanding: Dan C. Mclnnes Monticello: Manti: Mary S. Anderson Joann B. Turpin Fairview: Lee N. Sorensen Mayfield: Carbon-8- 01 February. Tom remembers a girl who was not an experienced rider and was afraid to cross the river. She had to have a lot of encouragemet to get across the first time. By the end of the ride she was always the first one in and across. She really learned to love it. The Rim Riders ask that tourists know how to ride and not be afraid. They dont have to be expert horsemen, and we have a safety rope, Tom said. But were not out there to teach beginners. Touring the area has been an adventure for them. They have seen bighorn sheep climb sheer rock walls and 50 to 60 head of antelope at a time. They appreciate traces of history in the area. Lee said the Swell is part of Robbers Roost territory. He has found old outlaw campsites and corrals and knows many of their trails. 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