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Show The Paper That Dares To Take FARM Stand A August f Take Profit Out Of Welfare SPOKESMAN BLASTS EXPORT RESTRICTIONS ON U.S. GRAIN SALES The refusal of longshoremen to load American grain on ships bound for Russia and the Secretary of Agriculture's temporary ban on grain sales to the Soviet Union pose a threat to hundreds of thousands of American farmers, a top Utah farm spokesman said today. Elmo W. Hamilton, president farm of the state's largest organization, the Utah Farm Bureau Federation, warned that the halt on trade negotiations with Russia may cause irreparable harm to this nation's reputation as a reliable supplier of grains in the world market. "Utah wheat growers, along with those in the rest of the country, took government officials at their word that farmers would have free access to world markets if they would go all out on farm production this year. Now, due to political pressure, we've been cut off in the middle of vital grain sales talks," he explained. This year's wheat crop will set all-tirecord of over 2.1 an billion bushels. Of that harvest, the U.S. will use only about .8 billion bushels. The rest of the crop was raised to help feed hungry people in other nations, Hamilton pointed out. When corn and wheat sales to Russia reached a total of 10.3 million metric tons about 14 percent of the grain available for export sales a week ago, the government called a temporary halt to further negotiations. Another obstacle to the sales is a recent stand taken by the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA). The union has vowed not to load the Russian grain purchases on ships until assured that the American public is "adequately protected" against retail price jumps. However, American Farm Bureau officials have revealed that in an early August meeting with Seafarers' union head Paul Hall The and ILA president Thomas Gleason, Hall played down the consumer price issue. He declared: "If you want us to load ships, you'll have to pledge support of maritime legislation." Utah's Hamilton explained that this referred to cargo preference bills calling for given percentages of oil imports and other cargoes to be loaded on American ships. "The Russian grain sales call for 30 percent of the wheat and corn to be moved on American ships," he said. "But in the 1972 Russian grain sales, we only had enough ships to move 1 1 percent of the products. "Our maritime workers are heavily subsidized by U.S. taxpayers because their rates aren't competitive with other nations' Farm Bureau policy shipping. opposes those subsidies. "Taxpayers subsidize $10,350 of a typical seaman's salary of $13,800. And we subsidize ship construction and operating costs as well." The spokesman for the 12,132 member families of the Utah Farm Bureau addressed a news conference in the Salt Lake City Farm Bureau Center August 14 to explain why the Russian grain sales will not cause a jump in bread prices. "Wheat prices to farmers dropped 47 percent from the February 1974 peak through this June," Hamilton told newsmen. "But bread prices rose more than 9 percent in the same period." The farm leader added that the U.S. desperately needs the export volume to balance oil and other imports and to stabilize the dollar. Farm exports in the year ending June 30, 197S, wound up with a $12 billion favorable balance, offsetting a $10 million deficit in non-farimports to put the nation in the black on foreign trade. m Outlook Or Uplook? These are days of steep said Jesus; "I inflation, costs loom Rising everywhere; And predictions future of augment Only the one's despair. Vile corruption is apparent From the highest post on down; Former virtues long forgotten; Broken promises abound. Overcome lusting, by greed and overcome the world. And the shield of faith will banish Satan's darts so fiercely hurled. Then, let not your heart be Neither let it be afraid; I have not left you comfortless; My dear child, be not dismayed. For My peace I give unto . you; Why are ye then troubled so? blight; Multishortages now threat'ning, No real answer yet in sight. The Almighty God forsaken, Crime runs rampant in the land; Com promising.. .shaky standards... few dare to take a stand. "Be of good cheer," once Execution Not Release: When Sirhan Sirhan murdered Sen. Bobby Kennedy, Sirhan was sentenced to execution. But that was reduced to mere imprisonment. Now California parole policy says those who are "model prisoners" and under indefinite sentences may be paroled in the case of Sirhan after just 16 years and nine months of prison. That's not sufficient punishment for assassination. It's a new reminder of why the death penalty should be available and imposed in some cases. Maybe Sirhan will get out. Maybe he won't because of the le policy for criminals is prominence of Bobby Kennedy. But people making it easier on lawbreakers and harder on victims. as chosen Press Chattanooga News-Fre- e Office made a poverty for subcommittee Representative House a headed by Griffiths of Michigan. The report states that our Federal welfare system includes 100 separate programs that will cost taxpayers dollars in the next fiscal year. Incidentally, that is nearly half the overall 131-billi- spending on soft-paro- law-abidi- ceiling now certified as necessary to halt inflation. The study found that approximately 70 percent of all welfare households get benefits from more than one of these 100 programs. Ten to 25 percent get help from at least five of them, and a number collect benefits from as many as 11 programs. In two of these surveyed areas, average benefits exceed the $6,500 per year minimum which has been advocated by the National Welfare Rights organization. In one city surveyed, 21 percent of the welfare families are headed by employable men. In all of the places, tax-fre- e benefits from five or more of the 100 programs exceeded the e average wage of a working woman. A old mother of two was drawing $316 worth of help Food Stamps: Sen. Harry F. Byrd, Ind.-Va- ., says government soon as "mere acorns" but grow to "mighty spending programs begin oaks." As an example,, he cites the food stamp program which began 13 years ago at a cost of $49 million. This year the cost is $4 billion, an increase of $1 billion or 33 percent in just one year. "If we keep on the way we are going the cost of food stamps in the next fiscal year may top $10 billion," Byrd warns. Press Chattanooga News-Fre- e Washington: James B. Longley, Independent Governor of Maine, according to US News & World Report of 818 is opposed to the Region I Capitol in Boston which was established by President Richard Nixon in 1969. He called this phase of regionalism "...an extra layer of fat, an extra layer of bureaucracy." Center for Federal Policy Review full-tim- 17-ye- ar from seven different programs in addition to the $226 she receives every month as aid for dependent children. Many of the welfare people in the surveyed area would be working if this uncoordinated system did not make it unprofitable for them to leave the welfare rolls. Any one of them who left the dole to take a job and pay taxes would take a loss of income amounting to more than 65 percent. This fantastic orchard of money trees is as wasteful as it is demoralizing. What is totalitarianism, dictatorship, but government controls and regulations replacing individual freedoms of choice? J. Kesner Kahn Washington: Hearings on HR 3510, the Federal Land Use Regulations Act earlier defeated, is available from the Interior Committee, House Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20515. Center for Federal Policy Review Washington: Criticizing the South Central Michigan Planning and Development Council, Branch County Commissioners voted 1 not to pay dues for regionalization, according to the Monroe of730. The Regional Council is left with only three (Michigan) member counties as Kalamazoo County had never joined. Center for Federal Policy Review 7-- How Much Is One Man Worth? Don't let all these things distress you, For you're mine, My child, you know! Stand fast, therefore, in the Spirit; Live in peace and ever pray; Be coming; And not I idle; night is may return today!" -- Charlotte House in Capital Voice When the capitalist world starts to trade with us, on that day they will begin to finance their own destruction. -- Attributed to V.I. Lenin us consider our President, the highest honored man in the United States, Let whether Republican or Democrat. His salary for one year is $200,000. If you have never taken the trouble to break it down into monthly and daily wage here it is: Our president receives a salary of $16,666 each month, or $548 each day . If you think that is all, read this: he also receives $50,000 expense allowance, $40,000 travel allowance, $1,500,000 for special projects (whatever this includes), $3,229,000 budget for running the White House, another $2,503,000 for his Secret Service and White House Police, another $200,000 for maintenance of the White House grounds, another $1 ',000 ,000 for White House ng Washington: North Carolina banks have created NorCaPS to provide an electronic statewide check clearing operation, according to the Transylvania Times of Brevard, N.C. of 87. The 67 member banks expect the electronic fund transfers (EFTS) to replace the check book within five years for North Carolina transactions. Within ten years, EFTS will be totally implemented throughout the country. The Federal Reserve System has been quietly working on this for the past several years. Center for Federal Policy Review troubled; Wanton waste, oh, such a So have Continued from page 5 so-call- ed areas Utah Independent Page 11 INDEPENDENT DIGEST Chicago Tribune that the General reports Accounting study of 28,975 The aircraft, ships, limousines, the crews and the chauffeurs and another $50,000 for auto rentals. This adds up. to S8,772,000 a year, or S73 1,000 per month, or $24,032 each day. These are the figures laid down by our government as to the monetary value of the President of the United States. This man has the same amount of working hours per day as the bum on the streets or the laborer in the shop. The chemical value of his body is ho more than any other man of his size and weight. When he dies it will take the same amount of actual earth to cover his body as it does the least valued monetary, that is, man in the world. He will take from this world nothing, the same as he brought into it. What then, makes this man so valuable? The extended answer can be tabulated, but I haven't time for this, but the sum of it is: his position in our nation. He is top man. He is to be honored for his position, if for nothing else. His responsibility to the people is greatest, therefore, we should continually pray for him and we should honor him. But, how much more is he worth to our God than the lowest man on the face of this earth? I dare say none. A man's position on this earth .does not determine his position before God. What one does with Jesus determines his position before God, President and pauper alike. It is possible as well as probable that many Presidents will spend eternity in a godless hell. How much is one man worth? That depends upon what he has done with Jesus. -- Source Unknown That Government is Best Governs Least" 3 |