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Show UNIVERSAL MICROFILMING 141 PIE3?.;N? Utah Demo Platform Committee Dates Meetings Around State 3-C- 7- 64101 CITY SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH AVE. , C'JRP. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1968 Commissioner Jenson Asks for Opinion On Salary Schedule Gains In Passenger Load at Airport Joe Bergin Reports Big The 1967 increase puts board: ings at the airport just 22,000 less than planners estimated in I960 using a projected annual growth rate of 14.2 per cent, the airport manager said. He added that this was the first since these projections were time arrivals climbed Passenger established that actual boardmore than 200,000 from 652,817 so close about come have in 1966 to a record 853,368. This ings 2 to cent the long term estiper is a jump of more than 30 per mate. cent, Mr. Bergin said. Departures also rose by more than 30 per cent. He compared the hikes with Salt Lake City Airport Manager Joe Bergin this week reported airlines passenger traffic at the airport increased nearly 31 per cent last year to more than double the yearly increase predicted in 1960. Sen. Ernest Dean Appointed to Powerful Committee 1966 figures showing a growth of 149,000 in arrivals and 144,-00- 0 departures Kay Allen Explaining that issues are more important than candidates in our election system Rep. Kay Allen this week announced Utah Democratic Platform Committee members will tour the state during the month for a series of meetings designed to provide citizens with an opportunity to say what they think should be included in the 1968 state platform. Rep. Allen is chairman of the platform committee. The meetings began Thursday at Logan and will conclude Mar. 16 in Roosevelt and Price. The Democrats are undertaking an ambitious program of state wide hearings to determine what the citizens of the state into nine regions for Utah want their state and communities to do in the next several years, Rep. Allen said. State Democratic Chairman A. Wally Sandack said the committee would like to hear about any, problem, idea or proposal. Were inviting every citizen, no matter what his political affiliation, to attend our hearings. Solving common problems is what politics is all about. After the regional sessions, the committee will hold special hearings on the subjects presented during the tour. It then will prepare the platform planks to be submitted for approval of the Democratic State Convention on Jluy 26, 27. Some people complain that their government is distant or unaffected by their real problems, Rep. Allen said. This just isnt so. The problem is that most people wont take the time to become involved in the grass roots busines of government a community, county or state. The Democratic Party is ready, willing and more than (Continued on page 8) - i 2-- 1 Ernest H. Dean State Senator Ernest H. Dean was appointed to the powerful State and Federal Affairs Committee of the National Legislative Conference. This is a committee of 15 legislator from across the United States, which has as its assignment. to represent the 50 State Legislatures, in relating State and Federal legislation in the best interest of all the citizenry of the United States. Immediate work assignments include: Federal and State tax revenue sharing. State taxation of interstate businesses. Industrial development Bond financing. Two projects which Senator Dean has been given added assignment: To secure for the States, One Block Grant for all Manpower Training Programs, instead of the many categorical grants for the many federal projects now being carried out in the States. Mrs. Larson Reports On Trip for S.L. Womens Demo Club Mrs. W. G. Larson described her voyage on the Queen Mary ani her travels in Italy at a meeting of the Womens Democratic Club Friday at the Elks Club. She displayed art from Europe and South America. Mrs. Larson is a past president of the club. Jean Westwood reviewed the recent Western States Democratic conference. . These 1966 figures represented a growth of 23 and 22 per cent, Com. Marvin G. Jenson despite a 43 day Salt Lake County Commissioner respectively, United Air Lines, strike Marvin G. Jenson this week one of against the nations largest carchallenged legality of a job clas- riers. sification and salary schedule Increased service, which resultadopted by the commission in a ed in 55,681 flights during 1967 vote. compared with 49,448 the preMr. Jenson, following his vote vious year was a big factor in against the measure, asked the the increased passenger traffic, county attorneys office for an he said. opinion on the power of the commission to adopt such a schedule and impose it upon the other elected officials and department heads. Mr. Jenson said it appears that such a move would unduly interfere with the discretion of other elected officials with re: gards to their own policies. - Mr. Jenson said that he voted against the salary program because not all departments are being advanced into the plan at once, thus creating an inequity ol-- 1 s aI irej A is I to! idyl congress reports little protest against the postal hikes. . . TODAYS intra-depart-ment- in itself. al EDITORIAL New Era of World Prosperity and Peace Commission Chairman Oscar KenHistorians may some day mark the Hanson Jr. and Finance Commissioner Philip Blomquist, both nedy Round of tariff reductions as the beginning of a Republicans, voted for adoption new era of world prosperity and peace, writes James B. of the salary schedule. Ehuman in the Readers Digest. Since the commission had been One of tli emost important international negotiaincreasing salaries for several weeks ta bring them in line with tions since the end of World War and the sixth and the program, Commissioner Hanin a series of major tariff cutting assults that beson suggested the program be largest gan in 1947, it has opened the path to virtually free trade implemented. If we dont have a plan to between nations. eliminate inequities, theyll reBut in both the United States and Europe, indus-tre- is main with us, Mr. Blomquist such as steel and textiles and some segments of agrideclared. He noted that this is the first time professional em- culture have already begun to cry for more and more ployees have been put on a saltypes of protection. ary schedule. Any movement to restrict trade could lead to a Implementation of the program has been carried as far as pos- trade war in which everyone would lose. Unless we consible under current budgets, the tinue to work for free trade for further reduction of finance commissioner said. He harriers the special said it will take a year to get tariffs and elimination of non-tari- ff rid of all the inequities. interes tgroups seeking protection from foreign compeMr. Blomquist said depart- tition will win by default, he says. ments that did not reach the first He lists major achievements of the spectacular step of the salary schedule this year would be brought to that three years of negotiation as follows: level next year. Cuts averaging 35 percent over the next four years The survey covered about 1,500 jobs, James M. Siphcrd, county on some 00,090 industrial and agricultural products, personnel director, told commis- ranging from accordions to zirconium wire valued at sioners in a letter urging adoption of the program. (Continued on Page Four) so-call- ed II |