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Show fHE UTAH INDEPENDENT April 9, 1970 Page 4 General Conference Sustains Pres. Smith Rubin LDS (Continued from page 1) manifest by Church members when the names of general authorities were presented for sustaining. President Joseph Fielding Smith, at age 93, was unanimously sustained in a solemn assembly as president, prophet, seer and revelator of the Church. Presidents Harold B. Lee and Nathan Eldon Tanner were sustained as counselors. Elder Boyd K. Packer, Assistant to the Council of the Twelve, was sustained as the newest member of the Council of the Twelve Apostles. Three new general authorities were sustained when Joseph Anderson, David Bruce Haight and William Hunter Bennett were presented to be Assistants to the Council of the Twelve. Elder Bennett is the firgt general authority known to have American Indian & Rampton Dear Editor: Enclosed is a copy of a letter which I sent to Governor Rampton. 17 March 1970 Governor Calvin Rampton State Office Building Salt Lake City, Utah Dear Sir: an overburdened taxpayer and a citizen who beAs lieves that one of the proper functions of government, is to furnish restraints of criminals, anarchists and all others who Police officers from Salt Lake City and the Utah willfully and purposely disoand' flaunt the laws, esHighway Patrol ably assisted members of the Church bey pecially to the extend that they Security force in keeping order and in guarding are for the destrucany violence or unlawful demonstrations. As tion responsible of property and usual, some dissenters distributed antagonistic litera- lives ofprivate citizens and law enture outside the gates of Temple Square, but no major forcement officers, I very much problem or violence took place. resent tax money being Although various general authorities referred to dif- used formythe support of such ficulties which would come, the general theme seemed University of to be that members of the Church would live right- agencies as the " Utah, where academic freeeously, and follow the Lord's commands and then they dom" is used to cover up would have no need to fear during troubled times. anarchists for and support Special interest has centered around the talk given social malcontents who are by President Harold B. Lee at the Saturday evening bent upon the destruction of general priesthood session. "It never ceases to amaze this government me, said President Lee, "to see how gullible some of You and other state officials our Church members are, in broadcasting sensational have called upon the overstories of dreams or visions or purported patriarchal burdened of Utah blessings, or supposedly from some person's private for more taxpayers and more support diary, alleged to have been given to Church leaders for "higher education". Higher past and present, without first verifying the report education indeed! Modem edwith the proper Church authorities. If our people want ucation is to be safely guided during these troublous times of a waste of a joke a farce money, time and deceit and false rumors they must follow their leaders effort Of what benefit is the and seek for the guidance of the Spirit of the Lord of anarchist prinin order to avoid falling prey to clever manipulators teaching Smokingpot?"Taking who with cunning sophistry seek to draw attention ciples? on all manner of dope trips" and gain a following to serve their own notions and and drugs? sometimes sinister motives." You and your aids who are Later in the same talk President Lee said, "You lobbying for more and more brethren of the priesthood should be well advised that tax dollars for "higher educathe principle of revelation through proper channels tion", should audit some of has been at issue in every persecution of this people the courses such as "philosoin this dispensation whether it be on the subject of phy", "political science", "socpriesthood, marriage, the gathering of Zion or suc- ial and even some blood. a-gai- nst tuality nothing more than an attempt on the part of the Utah State Office of Ed(Continued from pa ge 1) eral control, or can we do ucation to camouflage the without some of the ma- real intent behind the Talterial handouts served to us bot proposals. The report on a gold platter?" Herein called upon the State Board lies the main key to con- of Education to force consolidation. The federal gov- solidation of elementary ernment is pushing both schools with less than an students' per regional and district con- average of 25 solidation wherever federal grade and secondary aid is being accepted. In schools with less than an 1932, we had 127,000 lo- average of 75 students per cal school districts in the grade. It further stated that United States. Today, with it would not be out of line the federal directives gain- to transfer elementary puponeway on a ing momentum, we have ils 45 minutes school bus, nor would it be but 25,000. new innova- improper to transfer seconindary students one hour and tions like Closing Schools So-call- ed team-teachin- g, structional media centers, ""Project Head Start" and modern math, all provide direct examples of federal governmental disguised programs designed to control the thinking of young people and further the cause of consolidation. With each new program, added facilities and accommodations are necessary which local school districts with moderate to small enrollments simply cannotprovide. National guidelines and directives require, for example, under Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Act of 1965, that: "Grants under this title may be used, in accordance with applications approved under section 304 (b), for . . . the establishment, maintenance, and operation of programs, including the lease or construction of necessary facilities and the acquisition of necessary equipment, designed to enrich the programs of local elementary and secondary schools and to offer a diverse range of educational experience to persons of varying talents and needs by providing supplementary educational services and activities such as . . . specialized instruction and equipment for students interested in science, studying advanced scientific subof the more conventional cour- jects, foreign languages, and other ses such as history, English academic subjects which are not schools or which literature and economics and taught in the localmore can be provided effectively on see for yourselves how these a centralized " basis -- cession in Church leadership." copy of Pres(Quotes were taken from a ident Lee's talk, so there may be some parts which were changed at the time of delivery.) pre-type-d SPECIAL NOTICE TO OUR READERS Please be advised that the Utah Independent has no connection of any kind with the Standard of Freedom paper. They appropriated advertisements from our paper and ran them without the permission of some of the advertisers. None of our staff are affiliated with them in any way, and never have been. courses are training grounds for the social (ist) revolution" that is taking place rightunder our noses - and we hear on every side that ," it can't happen here"! The "intellecutal" communities, with the exception of a mere handful of institutions, have long since deteriorated in DEVELOPED ESPECIALLY FOR NERVE DEAFNESS Replica of Beltone's New All in the Ear Presto Model Salt or of the Talbot Report, to succeed Dr. T. H. Bell as the State Superintendent of Public Instruction. Under present Utah State Law, local school districts have the power to decide upon matters of consolidation in their respective areas (Utah Code, Section However, 52-6-2- 0.) the Utah State Board of Education, and not the local boards, has the real power to regu- Utah late consolidation ( Such items as tape recordSection ers and tapes, overhead Code, This latter law grants to projectors and films, video the State Board the power tape machines, maps, to invoke crippling econbooks, wrestling mats, etc. omic sanctions against any offer an enticement for a which fails district school school district to reach out to consolidate after it isand acquire "something for sues them an ultimatum to nothing." With each new do so. In other words, the atheistic societies. item accepted, another aveState School Board can God is dead! Christ is a black nue for the central designshut off state equalization nigger! The story and account ers is opened up in their funds to force compliance. of Creation is a collection of never-endin- g process to On November 12, 1969, myths and allegories! You control our schools and the Representative M. Byron name it - They expound it! young people therein. Lake, speak(Continued on page 5) In 1966, in order to meet Fisher, before the Utah Conthe federal directives includ- ing of Parents and Teached in such acts as the Ele- gress very clearly demonLLOYD DAVID mentary and Secondary ers, how far public Education Act of 1965, Dr. strated just will go in their Walter D. Talbot, former officialsto quest comply with fed53-9-21- ). God-les- s, LAMOREAUX SUPPORTS CONSERVATIVES Write For Free ng Beltone on Saturday, March 21, 1970, that federal directives, as regards to forced school consolidation, would be fully carried out without delay. For it was on the aforementioned date that the Board, supposedly representing the majority will of our people, selected Dr. Walter D. Talbot, auth- R-S-alt $$071 HEARING AIDS Non-Operati- 15 minutes one way. Despite the effort of several Utah State Representatives to the contrary, the State Board accepted the Talbot Report in its entirety in February, 1967. This acceptance, of course, was in direct compliance with pressure exerted from the United States Office of Education. The Utah State Board of Education assured the citizens of the State of Utah 317 so. Main Lake City, Utah 841 1 1 You Advertise in the UTAH INDEPENDENT, If Ill consider buying from you. I Sell Printing 1090 E 33rd S. 328-988- 1 TS&l 485-863- 4 deputy superintendent of public instruction now a professor at Brigham Young University, submitted a written report to the Utah State Board of Education. This so - called "study", known as the "Talbot Report," was based upon Dr. Talbot's alleged investigation of two Utah school districts, Millard and Duchesne. The entire report, which was originally kept secret, was in ac eral directives in order to obtain additional money. Rep. Fisher called for the repeal of the constitutional provisions in the Utah Constitution which state that county lines shall provide school district boundary lines. He further called upon Utah to do away with constitutional requirements that first and second class cities must have separate school districts. (Continued on pugc 5) |