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Show i V 1 I 1 WESTERN AMERICA r C? LCv 1 LA f A -- tut;; VAM --4m- JUAVKKi i--i 114 ttRMLS VOLUME 17, NUMBER 268 SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH Senators Vote Compromise on Legal Services Bv Donald Lambro WASHINGTON (UPI) - The Senate has approved a compromise bill to establish an independent legal services corporation for the poor after easily killing attempts to turn the whole program over to the states. against the federal government. "The idea of us paying a lawyer to sue ourselves is ridiculous," said Sen. Russell Long, whose amendment to prohibit any legal services suits seeking to overturn federal or state laws was voted down D-L- a., 38-5- 2. The bill was passed January 31, on a vote of 71 to 17 after the Senate defeated an amendment by Sens. Jesse Helms, and William which would have Brock, substituted a plan of their own to funnel federal funds into separate state-ru- n programs. It failed Conservative senators, led by D-N.- 24-6- 3. Brock and Helms, offered numerous amendments in an unsuccessful attempt to significantly alter the legal services program which, they charged, allows attorneys to actively work for political and social reforms through class action suits tax-support- The Senate did add language from Sen. John Tower, which would prohibit cases being brought by poverty lawyers for selective service violations or desertions from the armed services. Another Tower amendment to prohibit any litigation relating to school busing and desegregation cases, lost Another proposal by Brock, to strike language from the bill R-Te- 40-5- 1. - CLEVELAND (ACCN) Any consumer on a product guarantee selling for more than $5 would have to be understandable and meaningful if a bill now in Congress becomes law, Industry Week Magazine has reported. The proposed law, entitled the Magnuson-Mos- s Warranty-Feder- al Trade Commission Improvement Act, was passed in the Senate and is pending the House. The bill does not require products to be guaranteed, but it does call for disclosure and designation stan dards where written warranties are given on products that sell for more than $5. Moreover, a manufacturer couldn't label his guarantee as a "full warranty" unless it met States Hire Additional Unemployment Staff minimum warranty protection for consumers, assurance of warranty Thi U.S. Department of Labor has ' State authorized Employment security agencies to hire additional staff to handle unemployment insurance claims in States hardest hit by unemployment and experiencing unusually high claim loads. "Colorado is the hardest hit State in Region 8," says Orlin Waas, Federal "director of the Unemployment Insurance IUI) Service in Denrer. (For Doloratlo. Montana. North and .SnufA Dakota. I't.ik. and Wyoming. He explains that under this authorization Colorado and the five other states can hire staff above their budgeted UI work load and will he reimbursed by the U.S. Department of Labor according to their actual work figures. Ulver K. Schliemann, in charge of area operations covering Colorado at the Labor Department, explains that State agencies will he reimbursed on government, was defeated in- of 58-3- 0. an actual cost or use schedule based on the additional staff time spent handling UI claims. Each state will determine how many 'staffwtttf)e needed and may hire at any time, reporting on claims and staff activity to the tabor Department. (In a related announcement, U.S. Secretary of Labor Peter J. Brennan called on the Nation's employers to help cushion the impact of the energy' crisis on workers by giving advance notice of layoffs voluntarily to State employment security agencies. In a letter to executives of the National Alliance of Businessmen, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and the National Association of Manufacturers, Brennan asked that informtion on projected job cutbacks brought on by energy shortages and involving 50 or more workers be supplied so immediate steps an be taken to aid jobless workers. Lawyer Referral Workshop Scheduled March 29-3-0 CHICAG- The fourth national Referral Lawyer Workshop will be held in Atlanta, March at Stopfer's Atlanta Inn. sponsored by the American Bar Association's Standing Committee on Lawyer Referral Service. ABA President-elec- t James D. Fellers, of Oklahoma City, will address the workshop on Friday, March 29, at noon. Topics to lie discussed will cover the' relationship of lawyer referral systems to newer legal services delivery techniques, such as prepaid legal services and Judicare. Panelists will include lawyer referral authorities and representatives of various other legal services programs that are designed to serve lower and persons. , Registration is $50, which includes O- 29-3- middle-incom- e reference materials. More information can be obtained by contacting: Standing Committee on Lawyer Referral Service, American Bar Association, 1 155 East 60th Street, Chicago 60637. prescribed consumer understanding, See details page 22-- 21 The bill is supposed to answer some questions that often go unanswered, or for which the answers are sometimes difficult to obtain. Some examples are: Whom should a customer notify if his product malfunctions during the warranty period? What are his responsibilities after notification? How soon can he expect repairs or a fair replacement? Will repair or replacement cost him anything? For a product to carry a label of "full warranty," the maker must promise to repair or replace any malfunctioning or defective consumer product covered by the warranty, within a reasonable time and without charge. is In addition, the warrantor demonstrate that additional auties would be reasonable. these Short of meeting of a a manufacturer requirements, covered product could label his guarantee only with such words as "partial," "limited," or "parts only." The bill leaves two other alternative routes for a manufacturer. It in no way, forces him to warrant his product in the first place, and it does not preclude him from offering service contracts in place of warranties. But whether a manufacturer chooses to provide a warranty or a service contract, he would be oligated to designate the coverage agreement "in a manner that will enable consumers to readily discern the type of warranty being given." The bill would place two prohibited from imposing any duties other than notification upon the purchaser as a condition of securing repair or replacement of a consumer product covered by a warranty meeting federal standards, unless the warrantor can responsibilities on a consumer. First, he would be expected to perform reasonable and necessary maintenance on a product he buys and, should he have a complaint, to follow informal dispute settlement procedures specified by a company before resorting to court action. Store for Stars The Indiana Pacers on Tuesday, . Feb. 12. The Kentucky Colonels on Thursday, Feb. 14th. The New York Nets on Saturday, Feb. 16th. The Carolina Cougars on Monday, Feb. 18th. Never before in the four-yea- r history of the Utah Stars franchise has there succession of big been such a rapid-fir- e games as those scheduled for the Salt Palace in the seven-daperiod starting y next Tuesday. Film craws from NBC's "Go" Show wsrs at Park City Watt last wsak to film a 24 minuta special on freestyle skiing with Bob Theobald's "Gat Hot" team and tha Park City Ski Club. The "Go" Show special win be aired three times on national television beginning fall, 1174. Must SDS Charter Be Granted? - WHAT HAPPENED.. The little state college was booming with political activity. Conservative students had their chapter of Young Americans for Freedom. The more middle-of-th- e road types belonged to the Young Democrats or the Young Republicans. And, th'ough not yet1 organized, radical g students began gathering around the banner of Students for a Democratic Society. The radicals petitioned the college president, seeking a charter to make SDS an official student organization. Only then could they meet in college buildings, post political circulars on ARKA SUMMARY -- M973 compared to 1972) Percent Change 4.0 Nonagricultural Wage & Salaried Employment Change 39.8 Muilding Permit Change ( Moving Average) f )vera II Sa les Cha nge ( Weigh ted ) 15.1 Overall I'ostall Receipts 2.9 Overall Demand Deposits 12.5 Overall Time Deposits 18.4 Consumer Price Index (1967 Base) 138.5 Dec. 1973 127.3 Dec. 1972 I JNKM IM.OYM KNT: Unemployment rose to 7.17 percent for the month of January, 1974, up from 6 percent in December '.iT.i. This month there were 4, UN) work seekers unemployed as compared to 3,320 in December 1973 and 4,210 in January - 197:1. performance, and better product reliability. Big Games in Provo Economic Report 1 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1974 . left-win- Utah Supreme Court Decisions ORDER "T) Warranty Bill Nearer Passage, Mas Real Teeth federal standards which, in essence, deny a producer any limitations on liability. A Senate commerce committee report said the legislation is intended to meet four needs: More establishing the. program's dependence from the rest i 11)7.1 campus bulletin boards and publish notices in the student newspaper. "No charter, children," the prexy said. "Where SDS goes, violence and disruption are sure to follow. Will you repudiate the philosophy of the national organization?" "No," answered the leader of the campus radicals. "But that doesn't mean we'll follow their dictates." "Then you don't get a charter," the president said. "Then we'll see you in court," replied the students. WHO WON. The schedule features the Stars' chief rival in the ABA, defending league champion Indiana, as well as the three teams contending for eastern division laurels in Kentucky, New York and Carolina. ' The Utah Indiana rivalry is a heated one and to prove that point one only has to go back to Saturday, Feb. 2nd, in the Salt Palace, when the Stars beat the Pacers in overtime, late in a game marked by a in the fourth quarter. Kentucky and New York are bate tling tooth and nail for honors in the hotly contested eastern division race with Carolina, in spite of losing superstar Billy Cunningham, not far off the pace. The Stars, meanwhile, are playing wins super basketball. over the bastle improved San Antonio Spurs Wednesday and Thursday were the eighth and ninth in succession for e Utah. The winning streak matches an earlier one by the Nets as the longest this year in the ABA. The streaking Stars will be seeking their tenty win in a row this Sunday at San Diego against the Conquistadors which would tie a team record achieved twice previously. Coach Joe Mullaney pays tribute to the entire Stars' team for its excellent play. Not only have the Stars won nine consecutive games, but dating back to Nov. 27th they have won 29 of 36 starts to make a complete shambles of the western division race. As of Friday they led Indiana by 9 12 games, San Antonio by 10 and Denver by 10 1 2. . 118-11- free-for-a- 3, ll first-plac- Back-to-bac- k nine-gam- . SDS gets its charter and the mem- bers can meet in the campus coffee shop just like the other groups. A college is a "marketplace of ideas" and the courts will keep the doors to the marketplace open, the judges.said. College students are entitled to the constitutional right of "freedom of association, which means the right to associate to further their personal beliefs." Unless the college can prove that these students will not abide by sonable rules against disruption, the charter must be granted. . |