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Show 2 II The Salt Lake Tribune, Saturday June 24. 1978 B1mk1 Constitution Conflicts The economic aspe-- ts of high blood pressure will be the focus of a confcience Wednesday for health professionals The second annual hyiertension convention will be at the 1 TraveLodge, lol W (ith South, at Attorneys Opinion Says T ax Lid Petition Illegal Continued from Page B-- l Constitution a distinc line of demarc a tion is kept between g law or act and a If an constitutional amendment . amendment of the Constitution were intended, the (Constitution) requires stops to be taken that will apprise the voters thereof so that Ihey may intellig ently judge the fitness of such measure as a constituent part of the organic rc Sam It is sponsored hy the Utah State Division of alth Bateau of Disease Control and the Utah Heart Assoc lation He Open to Amendment Besides being subieet (o judic lal review, the initiative, if passed, would Issue in Other States be open to subsequent amendment or The court also noted the question has he said, by the legislature, been raced m courts of other states and repeal in rendering this opinion, that, adding has invariably received this same we do not purport to pass upon the judgment motives or good faith of those circulatThe clear thrust of these case's is ing the petition that an initiative which would eon Mr Bolnap, asked if his group had travene the constitution is unconstitu a legal opinion on the initiative, sought Mr Holbrook said tional in itself, replied (hat it was cleaied for presentaIf the Concerned Taxpayers' mitia tion to the voters or the legislature (if tive measure were placed on a future sufficient signatures were acquired in ballot and passed by the voteis or lime) by lxth the state attorney generalternatively passed by the legislature, al's office and the lieutenant governor, it would not enjoy the protected status which he interpiets as assurance of its of a constitutional amendment like that legality of California's Proposition 13, the I don't thuik it s unconstitutional, attorney pointed out he said There's about 99 percent of If challenged m the courts, it will be the people for it And If it doesnt go treated like any other legislative meas- through, the legislature Is going to he in ure and be voided In all respects that trouble " Solar Energy Discussion Draws Mixed Reaction r i i. Solar energy systems are playthings for the rich," engineer charged Another Salt Lake resident told government officials how he sent away for solar energy Information and got back a government translation of a Russian molecular analysis of moon rockR d Testifying at a public meeting of by the U S Department Energy, the two joined dozens of others m offering suggestions to speed the use of renewable energy resources m the United States one of I hive In the The meeting was held In Rocky Mountain region response to President Carters plea for a national stiategv to push solar energy, Every word of the eight-hou- r session was taped, according to Robert Drawe, director of administration review, Department of Energy On to Washington Now, the testimony will be typed, spon-sore- separated into seven different categories, and sent on to Washington D C., Mr Drawe explained Incorporat- - S.L. Fire Chief Responds To Criticism While admitting a mistake was made in not sending firefighters to a fire after an initial report of smoke was phoned m. Salt Lake City Fire Chief Evan Baker Friday said criticism of how the fire was fought was unfair Ray Mangelson, owner of Rcplicolor Laboratories, 230 Edison (1 10 East), told the chief that firefighters did a good job in containing the $20,000 blaze after they arrived Eyewitness Kenvin Lyman phoned the fire department when he smclh'd smoke in the area Wednesday night Mr Lyman After a about a half-hounoticed no one had respondent, looked at the building and saw flames The second call brought result- Mr Lyman said fire crews didn't even begin spraying the flames for another 15 minutes Chief Baker said Fuday that a pumper truck dispatched to the scene immediately began extinguishing the fire that was started beneath a gas water heater on the top floor of the building Other aiming trucks spent some time finding a hydrant hut Chief Baker said the hoses were hooked up only as a precaution Chief Bake! said that considering the delay, his men did a good job With a fire that size, he said the building could hav e been destroy ed r, mg suggeuions from 10 meetings just like the one in the Salt Palace, the president's Solar Energy Policy Committee will make recommendations by Sept 1 and the president Is expected to announce a national policy on solar energy by Oct 1, Mr Drawe said The solar field is a gadget signers paradise," Jim Phillips, de-- . presi- dent of Si.n-StCorp , told the federal Most solar systems are officials to the incomprehensible If you think plumbing homeowner bills are expensive, just wait until the bills start rolling in from high technology solar systems " Mr Phillips charged (hat current systems to heat homes from the suns and may rays don't save energy waste more than heating with fossil fuels Cost's Prohibitive The cost is prohibitiv e from $5,000 to $19 000 the reliability poor and the savings from solar energy unacceptable, Mr Phillips said He lecommended developing passive systems using natural heat vencollectors, scientifically-designe- d tilation and carefully selected building material to replace elaborate solar systems now marketed Several solar equipment salesmen charged that local utility companies penalize homeowners for cutting down on gas and electricity t onsuinption Utilities penalize any use of solar energy equipment, according to Paul Chichester of Grilton and Associates Inc Mr Chichester claimed the Melville School project in Cache County recently decided not to use solar heat because utility Companies threatened to increase gas rates if the equipment were installed Abandons Solar Plans Odell Hobbs, a self described hobbyist," told the group he had abandoned plans to install solar heating equipment m his home after disc overmg he would he chaiged more for consuming less natural gas if he built the system Not all the testimony was negative Goldie Sanchez repiesentmg the Southeastern Utah Community Action Agency, described how her group built solar greenhouses from government plans near Blar.dmg Utah We put th"m up in November, Ms Sanchez said and in December, with a foot and a half of snow, plods were growing in them just fine Ms Sanchez said her organization now hopes to construct solar water as well as purifiers and heaters windmill for use in inaccessible parts of San Juan County If the public isn t inhumed its because thev dont want to bo, -- he not because the inhumation is said not available Camp Fire Girin Suit Charges S.L. Firm Sold Candy Illegally The Camp Fire Gu Is have filed suit in District Court for Utah against a .Salt Lake City candy company alleging the firm sold Camp Fire Girls candy to a broker w'ho allegedly distributed the product In the South and West U S , Mrs. J G McDonald Chocolate (c is named defendant In the action which claims the firm violated the tetms of a contract by allegedly selling the candy to a broker. The suit says that among the unau tliorized groups selling the Camp Fire candy was the Unification Church known as "Moonies one of n by the Camp Fire Girls to package the candy and use the Camp Fire Girl insignia The action claims that in December 1977 the Camp Fire Girls learned that some of their candy allegedly manufactured by McDonald Chocolate was being sold in Cincinnali by unauthor ized persons. The action alleges the firm is candy manufacturers licensed The suit contends the Indication Church made some of he Florida and Georgia sides und that thev sold the candv at $2 to $5 a Uix when it usually ild foi $1 til to $2 Damages of $.r0 000 genital and $,00 (loo punitive are sought oman. 37. laco Trial in Slavin'' W ()U line Marsden IT, Finlay was over for Inal in lid Distnct (mill on a charge she murdeied her husband Rcinuld Kenneth Marsden 58, in their home The woman 4o'H Hth Fast, wi ai raigned Fridav on the charge Suit Luke 'it v Judge Maurice D Jones said the defendants claim she accidentally shot her husband wt'h a 357 magnum would have been behev aide If (he victim hadn t suffcicd six hound gunshot wounds i Work to Begin on Key Utah Roads Key stretches of Utah highways will get repair work beginning this weekend, the Utah Department of Transportation said Friday State Street will get a seal coating on both north and southbound lanes, between 9400 South and 12.100 Smith, UDOT said Traffic will he restricted for the coating On Monday, conflict with ihe constitution And it is out opinion that at least two major provisions of the initiative contravene pros lsions of the constitution of Utah If they are deplored unconstitutional, the ends the initiative seeks to achieve will be effectively defeated, Mr Holbrook said law By Randy Hatch Tnbune Staff Wnter Pressure Parley eastlxiund lanes of Interstate 80 and North Temple between Black Rock and Salt Lake International Airport will be seal coated Work will take several days UDOT said an additional stretch of US 40 in Daniels Canyon has gone under the dozers blade, this one west of the summit in the vicinity of McGuire Canyon U S 40 west of Strawberry is undergoing major stretch, and drivers will repairs for about a two-mil-e evnerience a rough road and slow speeds |
