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Show SALT LAKE CITT, UTAH President Johnson Takes Oath In Impressive Capital Rites Our destiny in the midst of change will rest on unchanged character of our people and on their faith. They came here the exile and the stranger, brave but frightened to find a place where a man could be his own man. They made a covenant with this land. Conceived in justice, written in liberty, bound in union, it was meant one day to inspire the hopes of all mankind and it binds us still. And if we keep its terms we shall flourish. First, justice was the promise that all who made the journey would share in its fruits of the land. In a land of great wealth, families must not live in hopeless poverty. In a land rich in harvest, children must not go hunPresident Lyndon B. Johnson Lyndon B. Johnson took the oath as president of the United States Wednesday with a promise to conquer poverty, hunger, ignorance and discrimination. Also taking the oath in inaugural rites in the capital was Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey. Thousands of people were on hand to watch the impressive ceremony at the Capitol and millions of others saw it on television. The affair lasted only 33 minutes. Afterward the president and vice president and their families joined other notables at lunch in the old Supreme Court Chambers before moving' to a special pavillion to watch the huge in- augural parade. In his inaugural address, Mr. Johnson said in part: On this occasion, the oath I have taken before you and before God is not mine lone. We are one nation and one people. Our fate as a nation and our future as a people rests not upon one citizen but upon all citizens. That is the majesty and the meaning of this moment. For every generation, there is a a':, destiny. For some, history de-- y cides. For this generation, the v choice must be our own. Even now, a rocket moves toward Mars. It reminds us that the world will not be the same for our children, or even for our selves in a short span of years. The next man to stand here will look out on a scene that is dif ferent from our own. . 'nature y 0 SiV s1,. .i. ... FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 1965 Moss Says Proposed School Aid Would Differ $3.7 Million The Federal aid school proproposed by President Johnson will provide Utah with some $3,776,000 per year, Sen- tampton Presents Budget, Asks Tax Hike to Provide More Money gram ator Frank E. Moss (D-Uta- h) said Wednesday. Moss said that, according to estimates, the proposed bill will provide Utah these amounts: for education of children of low income families, $2,373,000; for supplementary education centers and services, $691,600; for school library resources and instruc- tional materials, $590,600; and for use by the State Department of Education, $106,000. Senator Moss said the bill would greatly aid low income states such as Utah. And he said: According to a widely quoted New Jersey tax report on the cost of Federal aid dollars to the states, Utah pays in federal taxes gry. about 62c for each dollar we GOV. CALVIN L. HAMPTON In a land of healing miracles, receive. A biennial budget calling for This means that, under this neighbors must not suffer anc die unattended. bill, Utah schools will receive substantial increases in educaIn a land of great learning, about $1.5 million more per year tion and welfare appropriations young people must be taught to than Utah's taxpayers will pay was submitted to the Utah Legin federal taxes for this program. islature this week by Gov. Calread and write. Further, it will provide some vin L. Hampton. For 30 years I have believed relief To provide the additional for the general property this injustice to our people tax which has had to bear an money he recommended a hike enormous burden, not only for in the individual income tax and this waste of our resources was the enemy. For 30 years or the support of education, but for corporation franchise tax. He asked for an increase of other rapidly mounting local more, with the resources I have costs. $9,692,700 in appropriations for had, I have vigorously fought The last Congress did much higher education including vocasurto improve conditions in the tional schools and a hike for the against it. I know it will not fields of higher learning and welfare program of $2,700,000. render easily. The budget calls for overall Change has given us new vocationalwetraining. must upgrade the expenditures of $338,949,567, Now weapons. Before this generation capability of our elementary and compared to the current bien of Americans is finished, this secondary school systems to proretreat it not will a vide only enemy quality education for all our children. will be conquered. nium total of $291,749,952. The totals include the general Fund, Uniform School Fund and special fund expenditures. General Fund appropriations recommended by the governor total $126,688,195 compared to $94,815,847 for the current biennium. Neither of these totals include transfers from the General Uniform School Fund. The transfer made by the last Legislature was $36 million and the transfer contemplated by Gov. Ramptons budget for the next biennium is $30,266,805. The governor's recommended program of state support of the school program would require an estimated expenditure from the Uniform School Fund of Expenditures for the current biennium (1964 actual and 1965 estimated) total $164,-282,00- 0. $140,-844,03- 7. The governor's recommended special fund appropriations add up to $49,477,072, compared to $50,950,599 for the current biennium. The comparative totals for General Fund and special funds are: Recommended by the governor, $176,165,267; requested by departments and institutions, $180,957,239; actual and estimated for current biennium, $145,766,406. To finance the increased expenditures, the governor recommended tax increases producing the following estimated amounts for the biennium. TODAYS Lawrence A. Jones Appointed Auditor by S. L. Commission Salt Lake City has a new auditor. The City Commission this week gave the post to Lawrence A. Jones, who has been serving as acting auditor since Louis E. Holley was named to the City EDITORIAL A Tree Grows in Utah Despite a late start, Utah has been acquiring and developing state parks at a steady pace since stablishment of the State Park and Recreation Commission in 1957. Since we are not a rich state, legislative appropriations have necessarily been low. These appropriations have totalled just $2,601,000 since 1957, but for that sum the state lias acquired and at least partially developed 29 prime areas of striking variety and attractiveness. Dead Horse Point with its stunning view across the Canyonlands, the National History Museum at Vernal with its model dinosaurs, Bear Lake Marina with its minute accommodations are samples of park nrprat;0ns of which any state would be proud. The are the more remakable since almost a dollars has had to be programmed for land acqui-an- d deevlopment at Wasatch Mountain State Commission. He was appointed acting city auditor Jan. 5 after serving three years as chief deputy audi- tor. The commission agreed on Mr. Jones after consideration of his qualifications and because he is familiar with duties of the job. Mr. Jones has held the post of Salt Lake County Commissioner. He has also been budget director of the Salt Lake County Hospital. Mr. Jones said he would run for election to the $10,500 a yea job in the November election. The unexpired term he is fillin' is a time of change a rapid and fantastic baring the secrets of change multiplying the nations v y placing in uncertain hands r Jr y new weapons for mastery and deshaking old values, ,v struction runs until Dec. 31, 1965. $0(lnd uprooting old ways. Because ours -- up-to-da- LAWRENCE A. JONES (Continued on Page Four) te . |