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Show iy Government spending $626 billion last year Expenditures by federal state, and local government units throughout the United States in fiscal 1976 totaled $626.1 billion. According to an analysis prepared by the Utah Foundation, a private research organization, this comes to $2,929 for every man, woman, and child residing in the nation that year. Hie Foundation study shows that governmental expenditures have risen dramatically over the past quarter century and that the rate of increase in SMALL BUT GROWING Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Goodrich and Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Page, look over stock at their store, D. and D. Factory Outlet, noting their first anniversary. Mr. Goodrich became a merchant after a farm accident in Tridell took him off the land. Born of necessity business is growing Were not making it big, but were with th.e need of familie of the Basin" They rePort that the tore is fillinS a need for them- - and they aPPreciate the making it," commented Dennis Goodrich this week as he looks back over his first year as a businessman in Roosevelt lve received. They hope uPPort1 The transition from farming to to move t0 more Pacl0US eventually merchandising has presented a challenge but for now. iU8t move to the whole Goodrich family, who live in Tridell, and therein lies a story of things closer together, success. In 1975 Mr. Goodrich was a typical farm operator in Tridell. But after an accident in which a horse fell with him, he found it necessary to change his life style. With both ankles and knees torn up badly, and one leg crushed, he found that even after a year of recuperation, that he could not continue farming. So he and his wife Virginia, decided to look for something else. One year ago they decided to turn the farm over to the younger generation, and open a business, in Roosevelt. Although space was limited,- they found a corner they could use, and set up D. and D. Factory Outlet. ' They were joined in the venture by their daughter and Douglas and Teresa such government spending has accelerated since 1965. Part of this acceleration is accounted for by the higher rate of inflation experienced in recent years, but part is due to the proliferation and expansion of new government programs, Foundation spokesmen said. According to the Foundation report, the Federal Government accounted for of all govern$391.1 billion, or 62.5 ment spending in the country last year. Approximately $69.1 billion, or 62.5 of all government spending in the country last year. Approximately $69.1 billion of this Federal expenditure total, however, represents grants and aid distributed to other governmental units. Direct expenditures by the federal, government, therefore, were equal to $322 billion, or 51.4 of all spending by governmental units last year. Direct expenditures by state governments totaled $124.1 billion 19.8 while local of the total, governments were responsible for $180 billion, government spending. national Education has surpassed r D D 0 D Scientific counterparts of legendary rainmakers will present a program on weather modification at the third annual Utah Cloud Seeding Seminar Nov. 18 at the Hilton Inn in Salt Lake. Director Daniel F. Lawrence of the State Division of Water Resources said one of the highlights of the seminar will be an operating model showing how the introduction of nuclei into a cloud mass under proper conditions will cause it to precipitate snow. Registration for the event begins at 8 a.m. A $10 fee includes luncheon and refreshments served during breaks. In a morning session, Pat Hurley of Denver will discuss the Colorado River Demonstration Project, a cooperative effort involving the Bureau of Reclamation and the seven Colorado River Basin states to increase precipitation, The principally over the Upper Basin. first phase will be conducted this winter over the Uinta Mountains. of Salt Attorney Richard L. Dewsnup such questions on legal Lake will report as who owns water developed by cloud act on seeding and how the courts might of effects adverse benefits and possible modification. weather An afternoon discussion of current cloud seeding projects in the State will be led by Keith J. Brown of North American Weather Consultants, Santa Barbara, Calif., and Thomas Henderson of Atmospherics, Incorporated, Fresno, Calif., the major contractors authorized to conduct cloud seeding in Utah. n club news 8.5. Syme said no new expenditures under the city's budget are planned and teh funds were included in setting up this years budget. The city will now publish the proposed another public budget and schedule hearing on that. The following are procedures you should follow should you detect the presence of natural gas in your home. Why not cut them out and tape them inside your telephone directory so youll always have them if you need them. If the odor is persistent, you should follow these procedures: Utah law should be changed so that workers who are fired for misconduct would not receive unemployment compensation, an official of the National Federation of Independent Busineu (NFIB) has testified. In remarks prepared for the Utah Small Business Interim Subcommittee, Barry Stephenson, NFIB governmental affairs representative, said unemployment compensation should also be denied to those who voluntarily quit their jobs without just cause, and those who refuse to look for other work. They should receive no benefits until they requality by securing another job and earning at least eight times their weekly benefit smount, Stephenson said. Current Utah law penalizes workers in these three categories only by a delay in benefits which lasts from two to nine weeks. Under our present law, a person can slug his or her employer in the jaw, and after two months, theoretically qualify for 65 weeks of tax-fre- e benefits, if you include the supplemental and extended benefit periods," Stephenson said. I fail to see the justice in this." Acknowledging that many claims have extenuating circumstances, the NFIB official said that in those cases, a claims adjudicator must make a discretionary judgment based upon the circumstances of each case, and this is only fair. . .The question to be answered is whether or not, given the circumstancesofthe case, If the odor is strong, or if the sound of escaping gas can be heard, you may have a broken pipe or some other major leak. In such cases, you should do the following: CK 0 D Do not ignite a flame, use your telephone, operate light switches or use electrical or battery-operate- d D D D B windows. 1. D equipment. Ventilate your home by opening doors and 2. 0 D B battery-operate- d D D Do not ignite a flame, use your telephone, operate light switches, or use electrical or 1. D 3. Evacuate all persons from your home. B B B equipment. n B D B B B 4. 2. 0 Turn off the gas valve outside the home (it is usually located next to the meter). D Ventilate your home by opening doors and windows. I B B I to a telephone outside your home and call your nearest Mountain Fuel office for 5. Go to a telephone outside your home and call your nearest Mountain Fuel office for 3. Go I I I I L Service is our business . And our business is your business . 17. 1977 NFIB official urges change in jobless law 3 B Reporter Park. Novmbw Natural gas, characteristically, has no odor. Nor is it poisonous. But because it replaces the oxygen in enclosed spaces, much like water replaces air in a bottle, a great quantity of natural gas leaking into a persons home could cause suffocation. For this reason and because natural gas is inflammable, we add pungent chemicals, the odor of which enables us to detect the presence of natural gas. assistance. The Hide Stampers The Hide Stampers leather craft club met at the home of leader Mrs. Ken Heath on Tuesday, Nov. 8. We started our individual gifts for Christmas. The next meeting will be Nov. 22. Anyone interested in joining at 722 2232 please contact Quinn Landry after 4 p.m. Quinn Landry, City-Count- Foundation analysts point out that persistent deficits have resulted in a growing government debt. At the close of the 1975-197fiscal year, the total direct debt of all governmental units in the U. S. was listed at $871.4 billion. This compares with an outstanding debt of $514.5 billion at the end of 1970, $364 D B 4-- II Since no Roosevelt residents attended on budgeting the city's federal revenue sharing funds, the city has decided to use the money for equipment and department funding. The revenue sharing funds for fiscal 1977 and 1978 total $181,000. City Administrator Jerrol Syme said that some of the revenue sharing funds for last year, $109,000, will go for equipment already purchased, including three automobiles, radios and a lawn mower which will bel used for the parks and golf course. It will also be used for the cemetery department budget, the library budget and the swimming pool, with the remainder of the sum going to police department salaries. This year's allocation $72,000 will be applied to the cjty's share of the y funding of the new Regional the hearing STANDARD smell gas? son-in-la- Page. Uintah project focus of cloud seeding seminar $48.7 billion, Revenue sharing funds budgeted 7a What if you - From the small beginning, they have been able to continually .build, until now they have added many lines of clothing, from children to adults, filling the building at 25 South First East. And even though it doesnt look like much on the outside, they are proud of the bulging racks and shelves of stock inside. The Goodriches report that they sell all new clothing, adding new lines almost every month. Dealing in name brand merchandise, they added, We're not trying to compete with other clothing stores in the area, but just want to help defense as the leading area of government spending in the United States. The Foundation report shows that during the 1976 fiscal year educational expenditures in the nation totaled $106.3 billion, compared with expenditures of $100.4 billion for national defense and international relations. Other major expenditure items include social security, $88.3 billion, public welfare, $45.1 billion, and interest on the general debt, $39.6 billion. Total revenue received by all government units in the United States last year amounted to $572.6 billion. This sum was approximately $53.5 billion less than the expenditure total. All of this deficit was accounted for by federal government operations. The individual income tax is the leading source of government revenue in the United States. Last year, it accounted for $156.2 billion, or JfT.73 of all revenue received. Other important revenue sources include: social security taxes, $80.3 billion, 14 of the revenue total, sales and gross receipts taxes, $76.3 billion, 13.3 property taxes, $57 billion, 10 and corporate income taxes, billion at the close of 1960; $281.5 billion at the end of 1950: and $63.3 billion at the close of 1940. These direct figures do not include contingent or future obligations for underfunded government retirement programs, guaranteed loans, etc. Some authorities have placed the total current and contingent liabilities of the federal government alone in excess of $7.5 trillion, analysts said. assistance. Natural gas has an enviable safety record. With your help, we can keep it that way. MOUNTAIN FUEL |