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Show 4A Sun Advocate, Price, Utah Wednesday, April 30, 1980 San Advocate Let's not polarize CEU 'racial issue' Allegations of racial incidents, at the College Dupont-Johnso- . of Eastern Utah, as reported in a state investigation report, come somewhat as a surprise, particularly in view of Carbon Countys rich ethnic heritage as the traditional melting pot of Utah. Unfair treatment of any ethnic group is out of character and should not be tolerated. Close examination of Linda report, however, will show most of the complaints at CEU are relatively minor when compared to discriminatory racial practices in other parts of America. We suspect and much ado has been made about a molehill, CEU civil at exist rights problems hopefully, whatever might easily be corrected. This, of course, does not excuse what Ms. Dupont-Johnso- n calls a distinct atmosphere of unfairness when Black students are accused of every violation occurring either on campus or within the town. In our society, anyone, regardless of race or creed, is entitled to equal treatment under the law. If a few Blacks are reponsible for thefts, leaving restaurants without paying for food or any other act in violation of the law. then they should be dealt with accordingly. But to single out all Blacks for special treatment when violations occur is indeed unfair. CEU and its surrounding community should accept these Black students for what they are, Americans entitled to equal treatment under the law. At the same time, we should integrate them into our society. After all, the college recruited them to play football and basketball. It should also make them feel at home in a environment. racially-fre- e If the college seeks out and recruits black athletes, as a matter of course it should also entice female Black scholars to the campus, as well as Black faculty members and administrators, to make the integration complete. With the ns , report now public, it is resist the polarization on the community important issue. What we need instead are love, understanding, and mutual respect on the part of students, faculty, college administrators, law enforcement officers, businessmen, Price citizens and the 22 Black students themselves. Only this way can we hold our heads high and look back with pride on the civil rights heritage Carbon Countys ethnic groups fought for and won. Of all the places in Utah, the weeds of discrimination should not take root here. Judging from the quality of the people, we are confident they will not find fertile ground. Dupont-Johnso- to skyrocket expected - The U.S. coal which currently is able to industry, 100 million tons least at produce more each year than is being used, has released a new WASHINGTON 10-ye- ar domestic production will reach 1.25 billion tons annually by 1990, a 62 percent increase over 1979. Consumption in the U.S. is projected to rise to 1.17 billion tons by the end of the decade, according to the study prepared by the Economics Committee of the National Coal Association. Our forecast confirms that coal will continue to be demand limited, explained Carl E. Bagge, NCA president. If it were not for the unnecessary restrictions on coal use, -- the countrys most abundant and most secure energy source would be meeting a much large share of our energy needs and reducing dependence on foreign oil, Bagge said. Major factors cited by the Economics Committee as affecting future growth of the coal industry include increased demand for electricity and steel, availability of nuclear power, supply and price of oil and natural gas, impact of environmental regulations, growth in U.S. coals export market, and the rate of development of a commercial synthetic fuels industry based on coal. Optimistically, 1990 production could be as high as 1.53 billion tons and domestic consumption 1.447 billion tons, NCA reported, while in the most With conservative case production would only rise to 1.088 billion tons and consumption to 1.013 billion tons. U.S. coal exports are expected to increase 37 percent to 89 million tons in 1990, although the Economics Committee reported the figure could be as low as 80 million tons or as high as 103 million tons. Imported coal is projected to reach 10 million tons annually by the decades end, compared with 2 million tons in 1979, with the high estimate being 20 million tons and the low being 5 million tons. Production from mines east of the Mississippi River is expected to increase by a third to 736 million tons a year, and might even rise by two - thirds under the most favorable circumstances. Coal production in the West is expected to more than double last years 216 million tons, most likely reaching 514 million tons (the committees range is 463 to 626 million tons). Electric utilities will continue to account for the largest share of demand for coal. Consumption is expected to increase by nearly 82 percent to 959 million tons in 1990. Coal use by utilities will be affected by several factors, the most significant of which include availability of nuclear power, oil and gas prices, environmental policies and overall economic conditions. In the low case, utility coal use might only reach 839 million tons in 1990, or it could be as high as 1.14 billion tons, NCA said. Coal use in the industrial sector could range from 100 million tons to 200 million tons in 1990, but most likely will be 125 million tons. Major uncertainties in this market, NCA said, include the availability of natural gas, effectiveness of federal coal conversion programs, and constraints imposed by federal, state and local environmental regulations. Domestic use of coal to make coke in steelmaking is not expected to change from 1980 to 1990. NCA estimates coal used for coke will remain at 75 million tons annually. Synthetic fuel plants are not expected to be major coal users in the years immediately ahead. NCA expects maximum demand by plants to be 5 million tons in with the level in 1990 likely to 1985, be 12 million tons. Depending on economics and government policy, it could be as much as 30 million tons or as little as 2 million tons in syn-fue- ls 1990. 'Jock' priorities... Are communication skills failing in high schools? n U.S. coal production forecast projecting Copley News Service past about the back to basics removement and the on the necessary emphasis survival skills high school to cope in a need will graduates complex, communications and d society. Were talking about basic reading, writing and arithmetic. Above all, graduates embarking on new careers will need to visiting team of educators from the Northwest Accreditation Assn, has just completed its fieldwork on the decennial accreditation of Carbon and East Carbon High Schools (See story pg. 1). Some 40 experts in curriculum and services from the Utah State Office of Education, other high schools and colleges around the state visited Carbon County last week and took a detailed look at everything from art to social studies, from school facilities to student services. A report on the teams findings is forthcoming within the next three weeks, but we can guess at least Carbon High will get low grades in A teaching English and so-call- money-oriente- communicate (speaking, reading and writing) and to compute (balancing the checkbook, if for no other, reason). Many national reports show our high schools are their responsibilities, graduating more and more failing functional illiterates who have difficulty coping and who eventually end up on the public dole. So where is the emphasis in the other communication skills. Much noise has been made in the high schools these days? An indication of the priorities at Carbon High can be found in the schools capital outlay requests for the coming year. Out of $827,000 in requests, $801,000 are for athletics. ..gymnasium im- provements, rubberized track, baseball field, new tennis courts, storage hanger for wrestling mat, etc. A measly $2,000 was requested for the Art Gallery and $15,000 for new stage lighting. The percentage at East Carbon higher...$31,000 out of is even $31,000 for athletics. While its true athletics tend to pay at least a part of their own way, and football helmets and basketball arenas cost more than English texts, novels and other cultural facilities, the imbalance is It can also be far too found in teacher hiring. Out of 10 English teachers at Carbon High, only two majored in English in college. We wonder just how qualified they are to teach these all important communication skills? It seems it is far easier to make an English teacher out of a coach than it is the other way around.. .as it was in the days when emphasis was on the basics. Oh well, maybe students are more interested in careers with the Dallas Cowboys these days than they are in writing the great American novel. Or maybe they would rather stand in the unemployment check line than be able to cope as viable, functioning citizens lop-size- in an d. increasingly more sophisticated and complex society. Y A WASHINGTON - The United applying economic sanctions. Carter sees the allied moves as evidence that he has finally persuaded them to cooperate. The president is well - meaning but naive. Here is what has really been going on behind his back : Our allies have lost confidence in Carters leadership. He has waffled back and forth on the issue of using military force to resolve the crisis. Most of our allies believe Carter was too timid, too uncertain at the beginning. Now they fear he may do something reckless under political pressure. They are worried he may take drastic action to save his own political skin. Thus, the allies are anxiously discussing how to save Jimmy Carter from himself. They are pressuring Iran to release the hostages in the hopes that this will Carter WITH JOE SPEAR in States European allies have been holding secret, urgent meetings to consider how they can help President Carter resolve the Iran crisis. The allies temporarily called their ambassadors home from Tehran. They have also brought other diplomatic pressures on Iran behind the scenes, and now they have joined the United States in from doing something desperate. Intelligence analysts, mean prevent Jack Anderson . while, have begun to have some second thoughts about Irans president, Abolhasan He had been . represented as a moderate who was eager to settle the hostage crisis. But now intelligence experts r was simply suspect that to trying lure President Carter into making humiliating concessions. The CIA has been studying Bani-Saand has come up with a Bani-Sad- r. Bani-Sad- dr psychological profile which d describes him as a of revolution the and a ideologue self-style- dangerous religious fanatic. So the analysts suspect that Irans Revolutionary Council, has perhaps including been trying to make a fool of Uncle Sam. For example, one intelligence report warned that the Revolutionary Council never had any intention of removing the hostages from the custody of the militants - even if Carter had made all the conciliatory gestures that have been demanded. The council would merely have assumed responsibility for the hostages health and safety. In a related event, Defense Secretary Harold Brown has written a secret memorandum to the president urging that U.S. military power in the Persian Gulf be bolstered. The United States now has 30 warships and 1,800 Marines in the crisis zone. But Bani-Sad- r, Brown also wants enough supplies in the area to support 10,000 Marines. This logistical force could sail to a designated Persian Gulf area port in about five days, wrote Brown. There, it would be met by the combat troops who would have arrived by airlift. ' Wily Walter Vice President Walter Mondale may not be holier than thou, but he is probably a bit craftier. He managed to take advantage of a loophole in the tax laws that enabled him to get a refund from the Internal Revenue Service last year of nearly $4,000. We reported last year that Mondale had routinely returned the unspent portion of his modest $10,000 expense account to the U.S. Treasury. What we didnt know then and do know now is that Mondale declared $6,070 of the taxpayers money that he gave back as a charitable contribution on his tax return. Even though expense money is not considered taxable income, a loophole in the tax laws enables the vice president and other public officials to give back public funds they dont spend and to receive tax credits. In other words, Mondale managed to use public money for his own private tax benefit. According to the IRS, what Mondale did is completely legal. But surely there is something wrong when government officals can use public money for private gain. First-Famil- y favors When congressmen borrow potted plants from the nations botanical gardens to decorate party rooms, they are charged a nominal $20 rental fee. But when the plants were used for a luncheon in honor of First Lady Rosalynn Carter, the $20 fee was waived. Watch on waste. The bureaucrats at the Office of Education recently gave nearly $30,000 to the Community College of Micronesia in the sunny south Pacific to find out why local students dropped out of college. Of course, the balmy climate of Micronesia is perfect for year round swimming and surfing; so its not difficult to figure out that the students would rather be at the beach than at school. Perhaps the $30,000 would have been better spent on those students who were anxious to go to college but were unable to. The Coast Guard is planning to spend $10,000 on showers and lockers at its headquarters even though a Transportation Department facility is available 20 minutes away. building |