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Show The Paper That Dares To Take A Stand Page 2 The Utah Independent December 18, 1975 'jtMatMimiMiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimfMnMaMnMaMf? Independent READERS OUTLOOK POLICY NOTICE Dedicated To The Constitution, Liberty, We like to receive Letters To The Editor. Frequently, however, these letters are much too long for us to use. For this reason, we are Morality, and Truth Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is Liberty Corinthians 3:17 adopting the following policy: 1. Letters To The Editor or should be typed (double-spacewritten legibly on one side of an 8xl sheet of paper. 2. We will publish these letters regularly as space permits. We appreciate the fact that some subjects require more length. Iisuch instances they should be submitted as News Articles and will be subject to our regular editorial policies and current d) 1 KERSHNERS COMMENTARY By Dr. Howard E. Kershner Wages and Postal Deficits Postmaster General Benjamin Franklin Bailar is authority for the fact that the average postal worker earns over 13 a minute over $8.00 an hour just under $14,000 a year. That explains why postal rates are high and going higher. About 85 percent of the cost of our postal service is wages to the postal workers. The other 15 percent goes largely for equipment of all kinds, the cost of which is also mostly labor. This is a good illustration of the fact that 90 percent or more of the cost of all goods and services is attributable to wages. Anyone who complains of high prices while ignoring their direct relation to wage cost is missing the main point. The cost of mailing a letter has risen from 2 to 10 almost in direct proportion to the rise in wages for postal workers. As wages go on rising, postage rates will keep in step. This, of course, is not only true of our postal service, but of goods and services in general. In a free market, wages would not rise beyond the ability of the consumer to purchase the goods and services produced, but when government subsidizes both producers and services in the form of higher welfare payment, there is no check upon rising wage scales and, therefore, rising prices. Unions force their wages up and if industry cannot pay them, it applies to Washington for a subsidy. If d the consumer cannot pay for the goods, he relief demands and gets higher payments. There is, limit no the to therefore, height to which wages can be driven. This condition will continue to exist until government stops subsidizing producers on the one hand and consumers on the other. high-price- NORTHWOOD INSTITUTE Integration Study Shakes School Experts Pa. -- A study conducted by the Federal Reserve Bank in cooperation with the Philadelphia School District revealed that when Negro pupils reach junior two-ye- ar school they learn better in segregated classes high of their Admitting astounded School own race. that he was by the finding. Superintendent Matthew W. Costanzo said, It certainly flies in the face of some of the other studies that have stressed the need for integration. Dr. John R. Coleman, president of Havernford College and board chairman of the Philadelphia Reserve Federal the Bank, some challenges report rather precious notions and attacks . thanks. Sorry we cannot print your requests for funds.- RIGHT TO LIFE Dear Editor: Nellie Gray, a Washington, D.C. attorney, has retired and is devoting full time lobbying for Life. She is chairman of March For Life organized after the Supreme Court abortion decision of 1973. Mr. John Mown, one of the committee members and president a, of Families For Life in New York, was in Salt Lake City in September to remind Utahns of the upcoming march and solicit our support. On January 22, 1975 53,000 people from all 50 states ascended on Washington. D.C. to join the march, listen to speakers and lobby their congressmen for a Human Life Amendment. 47,000 roses Ron-donom- were ANSWER: End all subsidies. Economics Department Philadelphia, needs. News items Must Be Fully Documented . We want to print ONLY THE TRUTH! Many said some sacred cows... It has the potential to shake up the entire educational establishment. The survey found that blacks seem to experience some learning declines when they attend schools that are more than half-blac- The Citizen k. for purchased the congressmen, 617 buses costing 55 hundred dollars were used to transport people. Only Sen. Jake Garn has coa Human Life sponsored Amendment and other life concerned bills. The other 3 ignore our requests. They are personally against abortion, but lack the concern to act for the unborn. If anyone is going to be in Washington, D.C. or have friends or relatives in the area on January 22, 1976 please encourage them to join the Utah delegation. More information may be obtained by calling the Utah 3 or Federation For Life write to Margaret Cassun. 1840 S. 200 E., Bountiful, Utah 84010, telephone Margaret Cassun Bountiful, Utah 84010 Salt Lake City, Utah The Utah Independent is published by the Utah Independent each Tuesday at 57 East Oakland Avenue, Salt Lake City, Utah 84115. Yearly subscription rate is $10.00 by surface mail in the United States, $15.00 foreign. Second Class Postage cnd 57 Utahs change of Paid at Salt Lake City address forms and correspondence fo East Oakland Avenue, Salt Lake City, Utah 84115 Largest and Fastest- - Growing Subscription Weekly Additional comments: I believe that the push for gun control is simply a psychological, educational or knowledgeable problem with the American people in that they do not know that there MCKAY FOR GOVERNOR? Dear Editor: A close friend of McKays tells me he is planning on running for Governor, so please expose How He Votes. Only once has he failed to vote FOR an appropriation bill, and then he didnt have the courage to vote NO. He just didnt vote! A Worried American Salt Lake City, Utah 84105 U.S. CANAL ZONE Dear Editor: The U.S. Canal Zone in Panama is too vital to our military survival and our economic well being to require comment from loyal Americans. Every sane member of Congress knows that overwhelming majority the of Americans strongly favor keeping the Canal Zone, which we bought are over 30.000 gun control laws in and paid for in full. this USA now. Whether or not I was pleased to see the House is unconstitutional are they vote (June 26, 1975) for steps to another matter. Many people keep the Canal Zone, by 246 to 16-- 4 believe that there are not adequate a majority of 82 votes. gun control laws, but they are misIt was alarming to see this taken. The problem is simply that margin drop to only 6 votes when the laws that are now on the books (Sept. 7th) the House voted 203 to are not enforced. The solution to 197 to retain the Canal Zone. this very serious problem is for the Now we see the House reverse NRA. Citizens Committee for the itself and vote 212 to 201 a Right to Keep and Bear Arms, the margin of 11 votes AGAINST National Alliance for the Right to steps to keep the Canal Zone. Keep and Bear Arms, and all other These 2 1 2 have rendered a dispro-gu- n organizations to combine service to their country from which in one (1) effort to make television America will never recover and films showing and describing the have shown a loyalty to interests gun laws that are now on the other than ours. books, what guns we citizens are Can anyone w'onder w hy some now forbidden to own. what of your more honest colleagues citizens are forbidden from owning openly say on the floor of the firearms, and what guns some of House that Members of Congress the laws now introduced in rank next below used car salesmen Congress would forbid if passed in the esteem of American people? into law. This should be done prior 12 of Panama Canal traffic to the next (1976) election with the and terminates in United control originates names of the pro-gu- n States. Were traffic stopped or fees conpeople named. The pro-gu- n raised, think of spiral trol public officials would then be in U.S. eliminated, I am sure, at the voting Congressmen McKay and polls. In essence, the problem is Howe both voted to continue steps simply that the people do not know toward the Canal Panama giving what gun laws now exist on the to an unfriendly foreign away books: and, if they were to find out. power. Let them know we do not many politicians would be in such treasonous action. trouble. I know what I am talking approve Sec list of 212 Congressmen who about because I have experienced it voted the same. in my gun business. In Indiana Sincerely, most people do not have the least idea what the Indiana law covers E. Palmer or, for that matter, the Gun ConSalt Lake City 84115 trol Act of 1968 either. Very truly yours. cost-of-livi- ng Gene Freeman Kokomo, Indiana 46901 Lew is OUR ONLY HOPE Show And Tell 533-058- 295-610- 9. TAX EXEMPT STATUS Independent status on the purchase of all firearms, ammunition, etc., including the $200.00 transfer tax on machine guns. They could only say that the law allowed this exemption. 1 informed them (two (2) men on two (2) different phone extensions) that this superiority of tax exempt status for Police Authority and Military was one ( 1 ) of our founding fathers greatest fears. I stated that if the Police Authority and Military have a tax exempt status then all citizens should have the same privilege due to the equality clause of the Federal Constitution. They both stated that they must go by the law as Some food for their answer. thought and, just perhaps, some help for the Warin case. Mr. Norman G. Zemmelman Attorney at Law 340 Spitzcr Building Toledo, Ohio 43604 Dear Editor: Enclosed is S for help get ting your paper out. It seems all we can do is to find the money to subscribe to your paper, which we arc thankful to be able to do. However, I feel this nation is in the situation it is because people have turned away from God. The preachers have not been preaching the truth, the schools have been and teaching anti-GoThe parents are willing to let their children take care of themselves, so we have this mess to contend w'ith. Our only hope is to turn to our Lord and Savior whom God sent to redeem us. Only Christ cun change this nation, but He uses men. Sincerely, anti-Americani- d. Dear Mr. Zemmelman: December 3, received a telephone call from the office of Secretary Simons, Bureau of Alcohol, Wednesday, 1975 I Tobacco and Firearms Division, explaining to me the procedure for transferring live and deactivated machine guns. 1 asked the question why the Police Authority and Military have a Federal tax exempt Mrs. N. Stephens Oswegatchic, N.Y. 13670 Apparently the Russians didnt get everything they needed from the junket in the Apollo-Soyu- z sky, so we are now going to them permit around to our snoop space installations as part of a friendly exchange program. The American astronauts will travel to the Soviet Union to visit their new buddies and go on a carefully guided joint tour with them through the secret space installations there. Two weeks later the Russians will respond by doing a turnabout in where we will undoubtedly show them our America, most sophisticated, technology. The Review Of The News |