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Show jjUjy 2 II The Salt Lake Tribune, Wednesday, January "HF' 0"U' f ll iji Jlg-ia 'MfTl"w' 21, 1981 arts degree would open the door to per credit hour, but the schools Institutional Council has yet to approve community colleges in Utah. They fear Tribune Education Editor details. President Rodney H. B. this would dilute the vocational-technicTAYLORSVILLE Students predicted that students taking upBrady to 10 thrust of the state's two throughout Utahs public system of credit hours would be $2 per credit. technical colleges. state will offset education higher help Those with between 10 and 20 credits The state school board reiterated this budget cuts by paying tuition sur- probably would pay $30, which would fear in their that regents hold charges this spring. result in some students paying more off on until therequest final report of the school In a meeting at Utah Technical than $2 per credit and others paying board's Statewide Education Planning College at Salt Lake Tuesday seven less. The surcharge would completely Committee completes a master plan for cut asked and the cover $190,000 budget required education in college university presidents the State Board of Regents for permis- of WSC. "Their (the state school board) investsion to join Weber State College and the Uniform Application ment in this study is greater than ours, of extra in Utah University charging Utah State University, $2 per and we wouldnt want them to think tuition spring quarter. credit up to 10 credits, resulting in a $20 . . . that we, too, are waiting breathrethose Regents quickly granted maximum. President Stanford Cazier lessly for their study, regent Neal A. quests and went on to tackle pressing changed his recommendation on the Maxwell said about the request for a legislative issues and to consider again matter because he felt surcharges delay. its plan to test general education degree should be applied uniformly throughout Urges Compromise at Utah Technical College at Provo. the state. He estimated the surcharge Leon R. McCarrey, acting commis40 In December, U. of U. and WSC revenue would provide percent, or sioner of higher education, urged represidents asked to use surcharges to $156,000, of the 1 percent cut. gents to work out a compromise with soften the blow of another 1 percent Southern Utah State College, a the school board, perhaps by agreeing, Gov. reduction in this years budget. maximum $2 per credit hour. with a legal clause, that no new Scott M. Matheson had already ordered Snow College, $2 per credit. permanent faculty would be hired for a 2.5 percent cut to offset state revenue the discontinued general education Technical but Utah a at shortfalls, Provo, College special legislative session increased that amount to 3.5 College of Eastern Utah and Dixie degree and that the program would be discontinued if vocational programs percent. College, all $1 per credit hour. Utah Technical College at Salt ChangeTheir Minds Lake, possibly $1.75 per credit hour. the from repercussions Fearing school isnt yet convinced a The want felt which might Legislature, they schools to reduce spending rather than surcharge is necessary, and the decito obtain new revenue from students, sion depends on whether UTech-Sa- lt The controversial satellite dish prosome school presidents declined sur- Lake can apply fuel and power savings to the 1 percent cut. posed for City Creek Canyon would be charge authority in December. Others In view of a plea from the Utah State invisible from the road, a Salt Lake City opposed to the surcharge because of the burden theyd place on students. Re- Board of Education that they dslay a official said Tuesday after visiting the gents approved surcharges at the U. of general education pilot program at site. UTech-ProvU. and WSC, the other presidents regents agreed to seek Albert Blair, director of Building and changed their minds. agreement through a joint committee Housing Services for the city, said a d The surcharge varies by institution, of the two policy boards. pole the height of the dish was taken to the site while he stood on as follows: Associate Science Degree the road to see if it was visible. . The U. of U. will charge $2 per Subject to those efforts, the regents credit hour for all students except those decided, their executive committee will Concealed in Summer in the College of Medicine. They will proceed with legislation allowing I could see it. But if you didnt Yes, to offer an associate pay a flat $75 fee. This will cover only UTech-Prov- o have binoculars and didnt know where about half of the universitys 1 percent degree of science. it was youd never see it in a million cutback so the rest will come from This issue has become controversial trims in administrative services. in Utah because some vocational eduWSC will charge approximately $2 cation advocates contend the liberal al mid-198- 1. were weakened after the experiment During a luncheon on this same topic Lake Institutional regents reaffirmed their commitment to strong vocational-technicprograms in Utah. They pointed out that some people fear and misunderstand the role of a community college, as well as the limited plans for UTech-ProvThey also assured the council they will not try to change Utah laws requiring that at least 75 percent of the technical with the UTech-Sal- t Council Tuesday, al o. colleges course work involve education opporMr. Holbrook tunities at UTech-Provcontinued, the public might push for another college in Utah Valley. With revenue shortfalls of more than $300 million possible in higher education over the next five years, he said, Utah cannot afford to create more colleges. We cant fund the ones we have, he declared. Therefore, we need some dramatic changes to meet the needs of students in this state. Without three-yea-r vocationaltechnical training. Need Not as Great The need for the general education degree is not as great at UTech-S- alt Lake now as it is at the Provo college, said regent chairman Donald B. Holbrook. He explained that alternatives to technical education are available at Westminster College and the U. of U. in Salt Lake Valley, but the same is not true in Utah Valley, where church-owne- d Brigham Young University is the only alternative. general o, multi-colore- on-si- te I r Trj' But Part Of Perch They may not yet have the eagle, but Salt City officials have acquired the ornate stone pillars which once supported the old Eagle Gate. Parks director John Gust said the Utah Department of Transportation has been storing the pillars since 1960 when the old gate was dismantled after being hit by a truck. The gate which May Attract Students Street at South Temple Other participants testified that a now spans State19C3. in was erected general education degree can Mr. Gust said the city became strengthen a vocational school by the attracting students who might not have interested in the gatetojust in time dispose of the old considered technical careers. They state was preparing may eventually abandon a liberal arts pillars. They were going to bury them. They even had the hole dug, he said. degree for the shorter technical programs which prepare them for higher The Daughters of Utah Pioneers have paying jobs. the old eagle stored in their museum Despite the decision of Utahs policy and officials of the group have expresboards, observed USU President sed a reluctance to part with it Still to Cazier, students and the job market will be found is the support which stretched decide the outcome of this issue. from pillar to pillar on which the eagle was mounted. Students will enroll in whichever program they want, he said. The city wants to obtain and restore the old gate and use it to span a pedestrian mall which is being developed in Liberty Park along the old 600 East Liberty Park is undergoing a major facelift which will satellite transmitting and receiving include an enlarged pond, playground station 1.5 miles above the mouth of the facilities and jogging trails. Mr. Gust said he hopes to meet next canyon. It would be in a ravine several hundred feet north of the road. month with leaders of the DUP in an Provision of Lease attempt to show them plans for the park and how the gate would compliment Since the dish would be on city that development. If the group decides to be negotiated. property, a lease had it cant give away the eagle, Mr. Gust One provision of that lease was that the solicit donations from historisaid hell facility not be visible from the road. cal groups in order to build a replica of The dish has been opposed by a group the bird. The parks director said theres a good of environmentalists and broadcast experts. A public hearing on the facility chance that a federal grant could be is scheduled for Feb. 4 at 5 p.m. in room obtained to assist in restoring the old y 301 of the Eagle Gate. Building. Satellite Dish Not Visible From Road years, he said. Trees around the site are taller than the dish but due to the lack of leaves the facility would be visible through the branches. During the summer the dish would be totally concealed, he said. I just dont think its a problem, said Mr. Blair. A similar conclusion was reached last week after officials reviewed plans for the facility. Tuesinspection was to confirm days the drawings. Bonneville Satellite Corp., an arm of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da-y Saints, ha s proposed building the I lM 'tf No Eagle, Regents Grant College Tuition Increases By Diane Cole f ''!(' right-of-wa- y. City-Count- FOR TRAVEL EFFECTIVE JANUARY 29TH SUBJECT TO CAB APPROVAL Slaying Case Evidence Ruled as Admissible whether his rights had been explained to him. I said Steve, has anyone to you Tribune Staff Writer of your rights? " FARMINGTON Evidence elicited Officer Carter then said that although from Steven D. Strom, Bountiful, after Strom nodded affirmativelly to the ' - the June 6 strangulation death of his question, he decided to briefly inform wife was obtained legally, District him of his rights again. He said he did I ' Judge J. Duffy Palmer ruled Tuesday. not read the rights directly off a card he carried. Strom, 27, who is facing second-degre- e If he had nodded his head no or said murder charges, in the death of I would have given him his no, Karin Saltzgiver Strom, 25, contended that statements he made to police could Miranda rights, said officer Carter, not be used as evidence in his trial since that he did not feel that Strom was a suspect in the murder at the time of he had not been informed of his rights. questioning. Strom took the witness stand Tuesday He said he further informed the morning during a hearing to determine defendant of his rights after going to whether some evidnce should be sup-- - city hall the afternoon of June 6. pressed. His attorney, Phil L. Hansen, Strom agreed to give a statement to ' had filed that motion with the court last police that day. week. the Strom said he During If someone had advised me of my felt he was a testimony, was and suspect, required would have remembered it, rights, I to give a statement. His attorney said Strom, when questioned by Assisthat because Strom tant County Attorney Steven C. Vander-linde- contended thought he was a suspect, his rights should have been given to him and, Earlier in the testimony, Strom said therefore, anything he said should not he was not sure what transpired in be admissible in court as evidence. conversations with police officers on Offer Three Reasons the morning his wife's body was found, Mr. Vanderlinden said there were but was explicit in his contention that three reasons why the evujence should his rights had been violated. be admitted. A finger of suspicion was Presents Question not pointed directly at Mr. Strom ," he If you dont remember what was said. He was not in custody. And the said, how do you know you werent proper Miranda was given to him. advised of your rights? questioned Judge Palmer said that he felt the Mr. Vanderlinden. defendant had been given his rights on "That would have stood out, replied two different occasions, and ruled that Strom. the evidence be admitted. Woods Cross Police Officer Roger The judge reserved ruling on another Carter testified that he had asked motion to allow hearsay evidence to be Strom, previous to any questioning. entered into court proceedings. By Terri Ellefsen LM ; n. Experts See 70 - Year Supply Of Natural Gas for Country Continued From Page B-- l been found but cant be hooked into the line because there is no immediate market for it. Market Declines The problem is that the market is soft at the moment. There has been a decline in market demand due to conservation efforts and fuel shifting (from gas to coal, oil or other fuel). This is an industry concern because it reduces income necessary to maintain a vigorous exploration program Dr. Kents colleague in the geology department, John Haun, added that Gas still isn't being found as fast as were using it but the gas picture looks more encouraging than the oil picture at present. In addition to the traditional gas there is also the fields, such as gas unconventional gas, trapped in coalbeds or shalp The Department of Energy is now starting its first cycle of funding for exploratory drilling to tap this resource. In Coal, Shale Charles Metzger, Energy Department regional representative in Denver, said this week an estimated 1,000 TCF of natural gas may be recovered from coalbeds and shale using conventional gas production technology. That amount represents a supply for 50-ye- the nation at present consumption rates. Unlike oil, the search specifically for natural gas has really just begun in the United States, propelled by the prospects of a realistic market price for the first time in the fuels history. Panicked by the gas association and administrative reports that natural gas was terminal and had only 11 years to live. Congress in 1978 passed the Natural Gas Policy Act, which partially decontrolled the price of gas and scheduled complete decontrol by 1985, and the Fuel Uses Act, which banned construction of new boilers to use natural gas and ordered most industrial users to stop using the fuel by 1990. Nearly Tripled As a result, the average national d price of 44.5 cents per thousand cubic feet (MCF) in 1975 climbed to $1.14 per MCF in 1979. A surprising thing happened. The Cinderella of fuels, always artificially underpriced and therefore relatively unappealing compared to oil in the marketplace, natural gas had suddenly become financially attractive. A drilling spree began, setting an footage record in 1979, and more gas (14.2 TCF) was discovered than in any year since 1967. The final pace accelerated for 1980, but the figures havent been posted yet. well-hea- all-tim- e Assessment Dispute Near End? the impacts on many property taxpayers would be minimized. Counties merits would probably overshoot the countered that the $34 million additional revenue in the budget had to come intended 20 percent valuation mark. The Tav Commission has said that if from somewhere and they insisted that most probably the somewhere would local officials lower mill levies In be homeowners rather than businesses assessed response to higher valuation Continued From Page EASTERNS GOTAGREAT DISCOUNT TO DENVER AND OTHER SUPER SAVINGS OF 15 T045t Now, we can give you a special coach fare to l'nver tor 72 ott the regular adult daycoach tare. And our other Super Savers to over 5 5 cities in the continental U.S. can also save you money. 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