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Show Pag Editorial and Opinion September 2, 1982 Tlmos-Thursda- Hatch ort bv D.C. Legislation sponsored by Sen. Jake Gam and Sen. Pete Domenid .) to eliminate the mountain of bureaucratic red tape that is making it impossible to settle simple boundary disputes ova- private lands adjacent to national forests was approved by the U.S. Senate before the Labor Day recess. The measure amends the exchange provisions of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act, which Gam said is, one of the most public laws on the books today. Similar provisions were passed by the House. This measure finally eliminates the ridiculous procedure required for transferring small parcels of public lands formerly thought to be private because of inaccurate federal and private surveys, title searches or land descriptions," Gam said. In most instances the problem with the provision centered around trespass cases involving small parcels of land where private improvements were made on public lands or where federal agencies have improved roads and puiblic facilities on private property. The new law will allow U.S. Forest Service officials and private landowners to solve most of the disputes without going through long, costly legal proceedings, said the Utah Senator. More than 60,000 such trespasses or boundary disputes between the Forest Service and private landowners presently exist, most of them in the west, Gam noted. One of these disputes involves a Duchesne County ranch, the Defa Defa Ranch near Hanna, e The ranch, originally acquired through the Homestead Act, is surrounded by the Ashley National Forest. Because of removal of boundary markers due to flooding and other natural events, an accurate property line description was never fully determined by the Forest Service. As a result the Forest Service was maintaining a public road through the private ranch property while on another site the landowners crossed Forest Service lines. This measure will allow the orhnng 0f land in this case and others to settle technical violations with the least possible disruption and red tape. WASHINGTON, St'i ulorOrrin takii .rtaHWHM Hatch bill helps Utah displaced workers backs. Layoffs. Workforce reductions. A lot of Utahns know the feeling. Kennecott, Geneva Steel, other steel mills and smelters, manufacturers, plants and mines have all reduced their workforces in Utah this year, leaving the state with high numbers of displaced workers, or workers whose jobs have disappeared. Whatever is at fault the poor economy, reduced markets, foreign steel is not as important to the displaced worker dumping, or as simply surviving without a job. Thats why I voted in August to add 13 weeks to current employment compensation programs to help them sirvive without jobs. But a tall I introduced this summer will do moe than that. The Displaced Workers Act, which I drafted with a lot of our Utah workers in mind, is aimed at helping displaced workers make a smooth transition from layoff to unemployment and back to a job. It accomplishes that transition by providing a number of vital services. First, it encourages employers to give early warning of possible layoffs, so workers who are most likely tobe displaced can adjust their training, their savings, or even their employment before, not after, theyre laid off. Second, the bill creates a panel to make pland for adjusting to possible unemployment, and avoiding it, before any layoffs take place. The panel would be made up of representatives of labor, management and government. Third, it provides for each displaced worker a chance to meet with an experienced job coinselor to assess the possibility of recall or the wisdom of looking for a new job. Too many workers exhaust their unemployment benefits by waiting in vain in hopes of being recalled by their previous employer. Under this aspect of the bill, workers could realistically face the chances of recall, then make the proper adjustments in order to be employed again by the time the imempioyment checks stop coming. Fourth, for those with no chance of recall and little hope of finding a satisfactory job elsewhere, a displaced worker and his counselor could outline a personal plan, and the worker would be on his way to a new career. These services can minimize the hardships faced by displaced workers, and help them find jobs before their imemployment compensation runs out. Hearings on the measure will be held in Utah. CXit ii serve all the peoole rather than just some of them. National television presents a limited spectrum of ideas and values as compared to the great variety of opinions in the print media. The New York Times and the Washington Post cannot begin to dominate and control the thinking and content of lpcal newspapers, the way that CBS, NBC and ABC.domi-nat- e the local TV stations. If you live in a city dominated by an ultraliberal newspaper, it is certainly impractical to start your own newspaper to present opposing views. But you importance you can usually buy a large ad in the liberal newspaper on wljich you have the edi- Since the Fairness Doctrine does not require EQUAL time, in practice, it is more a function of the broadcasters social conscience than of governmental directive. The TV and radio broad-.-astewho want to get rid if the Fairness Doctrine irgue-- that the public inter--S- -. an be adequately cr-by private enrs od terprise competition among the electronic media outlets. That argument is out of touch with rrality. For more than a century, .he American ethic has re- acted absolute "laissez-faireis- Ever since the .tcouoiican Sherman Act our national concept of private enterprise competition has included the restraining hand of government to prevent monopoly control of any industry. Any observer of the media would have blinders on his eyes if. he did not recognize the effective monopoly control exercised by the television networks. They determine the national news agenda, they set the low moral level of enAnti-Tru- st tertaining programming; and they produce products as ideologically uniform as three peas in a pod. Judge for yourself any evening by comparing (ai the news selection and bias of the network TV news programs, and (bi the immoral-sex and violence of entertainment prime-lirn- e network The programs. monopoly has censored out of national television the political ideas and moral values of the Middle Americans who elected Ronald Reagan and the conservative Senate. The second argument made by the broadcasters who want to get out from under their fairness obligation is that, since newspapers have no such requirement. neither should television of radio But the extraordinary and power of the visual TV images makes television a unique force in our society; and the greater the power, the greatest should be the responsibility to can print handbills, newsletters or tabloids and torial freedom to present your message. It is a rare occurrence when a newspaper refuses to accept a paid ad with an opposing viewpoint. Presenting your views on the airwaves is a problem of an entirely different type. You cannot air your views at all unless a network or station gives or sells you the time. Few people realize how ruthlessly and successfully broadcasters refuse to give or sell any time at all. The third argument made by broadcasters who want to get rid of their fairness obligation is t wrap themselves in the mantle of the First Amendment. However, the media doesn't own the First Amendment; the American people are entitled to receive its benefits, too. First Amendment benefits should extend to all individuals. groups, issue advocates and candidates who wish to air their opinions Yet the Fairness Doctrine is now so limited in its effect that the power to make the decisions as to whether to give or sell them time, or to censor them off Jhe airwaves, is totally in the hands of the broadcasters, subject only to a general obligation to exhibit some fairness if they decide to allow a subject to be discussed at alL A third group, the gener Americas Most Helpful Magazine LOOK TO THE SKIES The engineers at Princeton University are working on a laser beacon that will make the skies a safer place. Each plane will carry a rotating laser beam of light to warn other planes of its presence. Detectors and computers on each plane will pick up the laser beams coming from other planes and calculate their distance, direction and velocity so that potential collisions may be avoided. An added asset is that the plane need not depend on ground stations to give the important information. This same kind of laser system could also be used in helicopters for construction and rescue operations, as well as in any area of manufacturing that requires extremely accurate measurements. n 160-acr- PEOPLE MOYERS: THE DIRECTION OF THE FUTURE The new direction in transportation technology is not up or down but sideways. If you are a faithful Star Trek fan, this development might not be a surprise. You might have already seen a prototype aboard the starship Enterprise. However, a working model of a horizonal-motio- n car has already been built. One day soon you will be able to board a people mover at one end of a shopping mall and simply punch the name of the store where you would like to shop. Presto! In a matter of seconds, youll arrive at your destination without having to walk through crowds or wander past rows of endless storefronts. The people mover rises above a concrete track and is pulled along on a magnetic wave at high speeds. A sophisticated computer will direct the movement of the new car, and allow us to leave behind lifting cables for the first time since the ancient hoist was invented. Wilson calls for debates Senate candidate Mayor Ted W ilson made his fifth request that his opponent Orrin Hatch begin debates before the Utah voters. Wilson suggested September 3 for the first debate. The Fairness Doctrine Fairness Doctrine, governs television and radio stations. Is under attack. Even the Federal Communications Commission has voted to ask Congress to amend the Federal Communications Act to eliminate the Fairness Doctrine, but it would be a grievous disservice to the American people to relieve TV and ions of their obligations to be fair about important public Issues. The Fairness Doctrine is reasonable obligation imposed on local television nd radio stations to serve ire public interest by air-.r- g opposing views on issues of public (R-Uta- h) 35-st- ep over-regulati- The which KM ME the mountain Eliminate By PHYLLIS SCHLAFLY al public, should also enjoy the benefits of the First Amendment The American people have a First Amendment right to hear the arguments on all sides of controversial issues of public importance. The Fairness Doctrine, which applies to local TV and radio stations only, provides some First Amendment rights to the American public to 'bear opposing views on controversial issues. The networks, which are not subject to the Fairness Doctrine, have shown that they have no compunction about freezing out. views that dont accord with their biases. Examples are the CBS program called People Like Us, which was a savage attack on Reaga- - nomics without even a token word on the other CBS side and the five-hodocumentary on the military balance which censored out the view that UA military superiority is the key to peace. U.S.-U.S.S.-R. The Fairness vest absolute power td set the issMMe mds and the moral standards of America in the electronic media elite. In a free, democratic society, no group should have so much power. The Fairness Doctrine should be extended to the networks in order to assure First Amendment rights to Hatch previously agreed to debate Wilson, but has refused to set up the debating schedule. My opponent said he has a busy schedule, but the people of Utah deserve to have a better answer than that he is too busy, Wilson said, stating that for the next two weeks the Senate will be in recess. Im asking him to take just two hours of his time to appear with me before the voters. That cant be too much to ask. Wilson said. Hatch 50, SSI Support the THE MOTHER EARTH NEW! JViarchof Dimes V ll have begun to debate in joint appearances. Graham wrote. I know the public is anxiously waiting to see that the Senate candidate do likewise. Graham requested that the Hatch campaign immediately assign a staff member to work with the Wilson campaign on setting up the debate. censored out today. INFORMATION AT ALL TIMES Its clean, free and may be the fuel of the future. Its sunshine and current research in the solar-ceindustry may soon make it part of your life. It presently costs 10 times more money to use solar cells, rather than conventional electrical generation. For this reason, the cells are rarely used, other than in isolated communication. Science is working to cut the cost of the cells to the point where they will become practical for power generation. The cells are grown from a seed filament crystal of polysilicon. This crystal ribbon can be grown at up to 10 inches per minute. The solar cells then undergo a baking process. Efficiency is a critical factor in making the cells. Most are coated with an layer to help trap more sunlight. The process can boost efficiency by which still only gives the units a 16 sun power to electricity conversion efficiency rating. needs to be held accountable for his record and its about time he stood up and talked about it. Wilson said. The challenge came to Hatch through a letter from Wilson Campaign Manager Michael Graham. 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PAINTED water-heatin- SLACK g a complete convective loop. traction) Because the pump of the thermosiphon arrangement is the heat of the sun itself, the intensity of that radiation regulates the volume of flow through the pipes. In fact! when the sun stops shining on the collector, the system is effectively shut off. Though the concept of thermosiphoning is elegantly simple, there are a few rules to follow when designing such a collector. First, the convective loop will work properly only if the bottom of the storage tank ia at least a foot and a half above the top of the collector. Furthermore, the cold line from the storage tank to the collector should exit at the bottom of the and the hot return must enter near the top. The cold line, however, shouldn't be tank, in such placed a way that its effective head (or drop) will be less than that of the hot water return. Thermosiphon systems need to be built with generously sized tubing to reduce pipe friction. Depending on the distance between the collector and the storage tank, then, the pipes should be at least 34 in diameter, and 1 would be preferable. (All must be thoroughly and equally insulated.) In addition, the feed and return pipes lines should be pitched evenly from the collector to the tank (without any significant diDS that could catch air bubbles). Finally, if you're going to construct a collector similar to the one shown here either the unit should have its headers built in at a slight angle, or the entire collector must be tilted (about 6 of rise toward the hot water outlet side should work out well). The box we constructed at MOTHER'S research center is 41 wide and 48 high. The collector frame is made from a of 12 CDX plywood a of 34 polyisocyanurate insulation a 2 X 4 X 8 cut in two, with the ends of each trimmed to a radius (as shown in the drawing) and 12" holes drilled on piece centers down its length a piece of fiberglass-reinforce- d plastic glaz-m- g . . . a 1 X 2 X 8 to be divided into side pieces to which the glazing can be screwed foil taps . . . and miscellaneous screws. We plumbed the unit with seven 52" lengths of 12" copper tubing, and connected g those tubes to 34" headers. The 34" pipes were cut into approximately 5" sections and then sweated together, using 12 "to 34" copper tees. Either 2 X sheets of 0.010-thic- k copper (about 12 square feet . . . or twice as many sections of 0.010-thic- k aluminum printing or free, from your local offset printer ... for a total of about24 plates (used, square feet) can be used for plates. 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