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Show KW jnH 7 Sun Chronicle,. Sun Times April 23, 1980 Two opposing views on MX controversy presented Editorial: Utah used as Ff ii nuclear sponge Front tin Editor: Tin MX missile debate is mu ol the most important issues to Ik1 fared by I'tahns since World War II II it is established here in Utah, it is sure to alfect our lives, if not eause the end of our lives. Pentagon planners have decided that this is the place, that Utah be used as a "nuclear sponge" to soak up enemy warheads. We don't have to sit meekly by and follow their a dors. '' ly an informed citizenry can decide what is best for ba'ii a a' e. liy taking an active interest in this issue, you inav have an intelligent input into the course of your states future. Both Governor Scott Matheson and Governor Robert List have said they oppose the Air Forces intended deployment plan for Utah and Nevada because of the adverse effects it would have on the two states. If the United States are in an economic crisis, we can not at lord a $30 to $50 billion mistake Many people think the MX is inevitable; so are death and taxes. But wouldn't you like a choice in how you go, and how much you have to pay before you go? Watch the MX debate to be shown Thursday, April 24 on Channel 7 to hear both sides of the issue. Clearfield Courier Sun Chronicle Ben Lomond Beacon Sun Times By G. Donald Gale, Director of Public Affairs As is too often the case where public discussion of major issues is concerned, the discussion about the MX is stirring tip more heat than light. U-t'look at a few of the considerations sometimes ignored The racetrack basing mode is often ridiculed on the surface, it appears wasteful, even nonsensical. The critics forget why that basing system was selected. It is the only system that provides adequate means of inspection, together with security. It is the only system that puts us in a position to bargain for arms limitation based on mutual inspection. The "racetrack mode is the price we pay to prepare for future disarmament, a peaceful goal. That could not be achieved through the use of submarines or the old silo basing mode. Utah and Nevada were selected for the location of the racetracks because they provide the most reasonable and s Three years ago, a few women concerned that their family ideals were showing signs of beginning to crumble, met and formed the Utah Association of Women. Now, with well over a members throughout the state, the Associations third annual meeting has been scheduled for April 25 and 26, at Skyline High School in Salt Lake 6 City. 359-261- Following the theme of Educate for Action resolutions to be voted on or revised include such subjects as: Education, Crime 1980 Prevention, readers. the Family, Taxes, Employment, Teenage Pregnancy, Energy and J. Howard Stahle Homosexuality. A total of 62 workshops will also be given dealing with these same subjects and others in detail. It is our aim to educate women so that they may take appropriate action on the issues and problems facing women today without becoming militant in their actions, Mrs. Dixie Nelson, U. A. of W. president noted. She invites all women of the state to attend this important conference. Further information will be given anyone calling the U.A. of W. office at 68 South Main, Suite 727, Salt Lake City, 84101, Owner-Publisher-Edit- M. Glen Adams Mrs. Bonnie Stahle LaVora Wayment Dave Horner Nancy Lynn Krzton Cindy Shy GOSPEL SERVICES Asst. Publisher Ad. Mgr. Courier Editor Chronicle Editor Beacon Editor Staff Staff Staff PamZaugg Tracie Bailey economic sites. The critics mostly Utahns and Nevadans raise all kinds of arguments against those sites, but for most persons in most of the nation, the Great Basin location makes the most sense. Thats a fact not easily disputed. The MX will cost a great deal of money-thi- rty to fifty billion dollars over a ten year period, or three to five billion a year. And the expenditure will spin off many social benefits, from employment to technology. We may even learn how to build highways and how to use solar energy. KSL believes the discussion of the MX demands the broader perspective rather than the narrow view of so many of its critics. Major Gen. W.T. Fair bourn, USMC t Hot. ) Expressed Another Point of View Major Gen. W.T. Fairbourn, USMC (ret.) expressed another point of view, April 16, 1980, on KSL in rebuttal of the KSL editorial. Often times the accuser who believes that a critic should take a broader perspective, rather than a narrow one, is Services are being held in Roy Citizen's State Bank. the hospitaGty room of SUNDAYS AT 7:30 FRIDAYS AT 8:00 enoy ALL WELCOME P.M. P.m. - the reverence & quietness of these services which last only and hour & given freely. You will M. Hert M. WaUn The pen is mightier than the sword Freedom is a sword double-edge- budget-anti-inflati- Cany a Large Selection of Vie BEDDING s ' d Why are the resolutions to solve economic problems in the nation always involved in taking more taxes from the people? Mr. Carters gasoline tax represents $10 billion more in federal revenue. Does it cut inflation? No! Does it cut our dependence on O.P.E.C. oil? No! What is its purpose? It is another tax cushion for the federal government, and a political ploy for seeking votes from the poor in 1980. Funny how the government will try and get votes from the poor it has created. If U.S. government would have established two years ago a crash program to develop synthetics and other substitute fuel sources, the United States would today be only 35 percent dependent on O.P.E.C. instead of 60 percent and three years from now, no dependency at all. Is it possible that some of our governmental leadership has its hands so deep in the money belts of big American oil interest to do what is right for America? Is it not also puzzling, that Germany and Japan, who are nearly 100 percent dependent on O.P.E.C., are not having the same kind of problems with their economies as is America because of O.P.E.C.? What about President Carters get tough balanced program that has been labeled for public vote getting as strong medicine. The effect of Carters medicine on the economy is as strong as peanut butters attack on cancer. Political expediency from the rose garden is a better name for it. How do you trust a President who submits a budget in January and then feverishly changes it in March? The Congressional Budget Office says Carters budget is $25 billion out of balance, while other experts contend the truth is more like $50 billion. Voting Americans from what we have seen of Jimmy Carter, he could put Tricky Dicky Nixon in the shade. His balanced budget is as cosmetic as he is, and its response is tailored to dupe the American public, as it is far from any realistic assault on inflation and government spending. Greenhouse Special! ' the-Grea- He lives who by sword, dies by the sword. Therefore, pens are the safer than swords. government v.s. the people? U-- S. GREENERY PROFESSIONALS ' . by D. Horner J&Js... Home of the V himself guilty of the narrower view. point by Let me discuss KSLs broader perspective point. FIRST, you ch1'" the1 the race track is the only means and security. A system providing actuate inspection a race track be Ia counted; onl auptace submarine need must have certain xtoers opcnoC Security is not provided by It may be hiding the misUrwAne of ttf multiple shelters. submarine is more difficult to located by jomwuc Mans. locate iinfr water end is more mobile. SECOND, the wAler in the oeean will make a much better Basin. t giant sponge toff .fti in social benefits, such as emTHIRD, the I would ployment and tdPOSSSare highly questionable. suggest that aJDOMBn depth would reveal that the economic gain wmiKTPg gl eater over the long term by the systematic development of energy and mineral resources than by a "boom and bust situation. It is noted that TRW, one of the MX contractors, has stated that "only a negligible effect" would accrue to the area economy. ED OPIN Utah women toady action for educatedEnvironment thousand These papers are published weekly at Roy, Utah, 5388 S. 1900 W. Mailing address: P.O. Box 207, Roy, Utah 84067. Telephone or Salt Lake All news and photographs for Wednesday papers must be in the news office by 5 p.m. Monday, pictures may be included without charge either taken in our office or submitted by our 825-166- IlKRE's a sample of the MX controversy, which will be debated on Channel 7, Thursday, April 24th. PLANTS to Brighten Up Your Come See Our Large Selection of MOON CACTUS ' it SEED OF BEANS THE WEEK $l59ib. W carry a complete line of bulk garden seeds. NURSERY SPECIALS: I do not favor price and wage controls, but I favor less a tax system and a government that allows 50 percent of the people to pay the taxes and inflation of essentially the other 50 percent. For most Americans there has most certainly been wage controls, but no price controls. Special interest in Washington have seen to that. Have you ever thought about what it means to tax business and industry? You cant really do it because they pass it off to the consumer. It is a joke that the Congress has been playing on the American taxpayer for years. The Presidents new $227.7 billion oil windfall profits tax is no victory for the people. It is another victory for government over the people. As a taxpayer, you will pay for the windfall tax as a consumer. It would only be a victory for the people if price and wage controls were employed. We had price and wage controls throughout World War II, and the crisis economically that America faces today is every bit as great. Price and wage controls means that everybody is going to pay their fair share and be free from favor. Is it right that others should be made to pick up the tax and inflation tab for others? It is not, but I dont believe most Americans realize that is what many of them are doing. It is hard to believe that a President and most of Congress would try to deceive the American people the way President Carter and the democratic majority of Congress has tried to do. T blame it on the system, I guess, because I just dont want to believe that Americans more and more are willing to ripoff their fellow Americans. We cannot maintain a care less attitude about one another or we are playing into hands of those who want to divide and conquer us. Democrats, Republicans, and Independents, we must in 1980 do what is right for America. Americaqs are not socialist and I am iVred 6rgj5'frrtmeitt if we;, are. The place lor the least government is dfttiH4?4n t&aOnstituUpn, government is the best government. I blame the system for the woes and ruinous enigmas that plagues this nation which has resulted from greed and selfishness, and that system is a federal government way out of its constitutional orbit. Government run societies are tasteless, standardized, and weak, producing a dependent people of simple mediocrity. America needs a healthy independent and competitive society resulting out of pride of accomplishment and individual responsibility. America had this once and it contributed to her strength, success, and unity as a nation. When Jimmy Carter took office the inflation rate was 4.8 percent, it is now 20 percent. He also promised to cut federal government too. Instead he has created two new bureaus, Energy and Education, two more areas government has no right to be a part. This is an additional cost to the taxpayers of $30 billion a year. Jimmy Carter is too indecisive, and errored too many times in the judgments he has made. He may go into the record book as the most misleading President in United States history, a liability of which Americans voters must overcome in 1980. The sooner President Carter, Congressman McKay, and the democratic majority are removed from Congress, and America returns federal government to its constitutional limits, adopts a new and just tax system using income tax, price and wage controls for war time use only, and pushes the private sector into high gear, the sooner America can recuperate and once again take its place as the number one nation on earth in defense, economy, and world leadership. actyts LARGE, EXTRA NICE Ray W. 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