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Show BOX 2503 81101 CITY FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 1970 SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH Gov. Rampton Warns Unionists On Visiting GOP Tactics Turning to another subject, Gav. Rampton cited strides in the number of safety inspectors for mines and industry within the State Industrial Commission but added that the safety program is badly over extended. The opening day activity featured a parade of labor speakers almost uniformly delivering a pitch and pep talk for labor to commit itself and organize behind Sen. Moss bid for The senator is scheduled to be a concluding day speaker. Among the speakers were J. C. OBrien, political action director for the United Steelworkers of America, who noted that the Republican administration is zeroing in on Utah as one of the target states to gain seven more seats in the Senate for the majority control. If we lose seven, were (orGovernor Calvin L. Rampton labor) out of the ball Utahs trade unionists this ganized Mr. 0"Brien said. game, week were advised by Gov. CalHe urged work in a voter vin L. Rampton not to be registration drive, emphasizing snowed by visiting Republi- that surveys have indicated that cans during the election cam- 50 per cent of union membership paign. is not registered to vote. 14th annual the at Speaking convention of the Utah State AFL-CIGov. Rampton called Passenger Tramway of Senator for the Seminar Frank E. Moss to a third term. Safety A three-da- y seminar relating Senator Moss is being opposed to the inspection of passenger by Rep. Laurence J. Burton, who has launched a campaign which tramways will be held August is expected to include a number 12, 13, and 14, reports James of visits by out of state GOP Quigley, chairman of the Utah Tramway Safety figures. President Nixon already Passenger seminar is to acquaint The Board. to visit one made has political Utah in Rep. Burtons behalf. Utah registered engineers with Over the next 90 days I ex- tramway inspection and certifirepect to see coming into this state cation procedures. Utah law all tramways be regisrepresentatives of the national quires the Board. The law tered with administration. They are going defines passenger tramways as to attempt to tell the people of pasUtah who they should select to any device used to, transport two-ca- r or of means Senate. sengers by represent them in the to attached devices car state multiple The citizens of this know a damn sight more about or suspended from moving wire wholl serve their interests best rope; skimobiles or devices runthan anyone in Washington, ning on steel or wooden tracks and pulled by a steel cable; chair the governor remarked. Lets not be snowed by big lifts; J bars; T bars; platter1 pulls each On or before October names, regardless of how big must year tramway operators they are, he said. submit applications for tramway the was executive The chief day registration, and each applicaopening speaker of the three deltion must contain a certification convention where about 200 an engineer, authorized by egates met in Carpenters Hall, by chosen 120 W. 13th South, representing the Tramway Board but the that memthe AFL-CIsubject operator, by about 40,000 meets the U. S. A. tramway bers. Standard Institute Safety Code Although not a candidate this be- for Aerial Passenger Tramways. year, Gov. Rampton said hebeen Engineers who desire authorlieved that he has never Board more concerned or involved in ization from the Tramway to issue inspection certificates on an election year. Utah will be reHe also urged union members tramways in to attend the seminar or to help elect this fall a progres- quired evidence of their comsive State Legislature, a body give other in this specific field. he termed as being ultra con- petency interested in servative for most of his time Those contact the Utahattending Passenin office. The Republicans have should Safety Board at commanded sizeable majorities ger Tramway North West Temple, Salt in both houses since the 1966 1596 Lake City, Utah, by August 10. election. re-electi- on. O, re-electi- on O S.L. County Decides Against Voting District Consolidation County Commissioners this week decided that Salt Lake Countys 503 voting districts will not be consolidated for the years primary or general elections. The vote was The decision eliminates any chance that the county will purchase voting machines this year because consolidation was also termed a must to get the best use from the machines. Commissioners made their decision at a special meeting after County Clerk W. Sterling Evans said the proposal to reduce the number of voting districts from 503 to about 250 was too big a move to make this year. In fairness to the voting public, a change of this magnitude should be given a great deal of publicity and study. We have to let the people know what we have in mind. For this reason, I am opposed to combining voting districts this year, he said. Commission Chairman Oscar Hanson Jr. and Finance Commissioner Royal K. Hunt agreed, but Health Commissioner Philip R. Blomquist said he still supports the proposed consolidation because he said it will save the county about $14,000 an election. Mr. Evans, however, estimated the election savings at closer to 2-- 1. $5,000. Local Democrats also had opposed to consolidation because, they said, the changes might come close to gerrymandering. (Gerrymandering is redistricting to give an unfair political advantage to one political party.) Increase Reported In Unemployment A sharp increase in continued claims for unemployment insurance, from 7,219 for the week of July 11, to 7,898 for the week of July 18, brought the ratio of continued claims to covered workers to 2.73 per cent compared to 2.48 per cent for the week of July 11, said the employment security office. The previous weeks relatively high volume of initial claims, plus the fact that unemployment claimants in Utah are experiencing longer periods of unemployment, are factors in the build up. Last years jobless ratio, at this time, was 2.15 per cent. Initial claims were relatively high, and at 1,155 were nearly 400 more than for the week of July 19, 1969. Job openings on a par with a year ago, totaled 789 for the week ended July 18. When money talks these days its probably asking what Robert D. Moore is Elected County Democratic Chairman A Salt Lake attorney, Robert has been elected as chairman of the Democratic Party in Salt Lake County. The vote for Mr. Moore was unanimous at a meeting of the partys D. Moore, central committee. Mr. Moore succeeds Fred Dem-ma- n Jr., who submitted his resignation after serving in the chairmanship nearly lVfe years. Mr. Demman is seeking nomination for the four year post on the Salt Lake County Commission. He is a Salt Lake City businessman. He was elected chairman in March 1969. Mr. Moore was the only candidate for the position. He will serve until 1971 when the party him or convention will name a replacement. Mr. Moore is a member of the law firm which includes Wayne L. Black, Utahs Democratic national committeeman. The new chairman also has served as county manager for the election campaigns of Gov. Calvin L. Rampton. re-ele- ct Robert D. Moore Following his election Mr. Moore said, One of the things I am looking forward to is working with the young people participating in the party. I am thrilled by the participation. Not only did they have their effect on the party conventions this year but they are staying with us. TODAY'S EDITORIAL Joint Purchasing Can Save You Money One Utah county recently paid $1.41 a gallon for Ity going through the State Purchasing Department they could have bought it for DUc a gallon. Another paid $3.20 a gallon for floor stripper $2.05, or 178 per cent more than the state price of $1.15. These are not isolated examples. Money is being wasted and taxpayers gouged every day all over the state by similar p rchas ing extravagances . Much of this could he avoided and millions of dollars saved if local governments would purchase items of common need in bulk through the State Purchasing Department. The plan is called joint state-locpurchasing. dividends in states. other Its paying big The state, because of its size, has the edge in purchasing. Its size allows it to buy in quantity and, therefore, it has enormous purchasing power. 'File state uses purchasing technology, and employs specialists to nil extent not possible by most local governments. Everyone benefits from join purchasing. Local taxpayers save, and the state increases its volume and thus gets lower unit prices. A study by a New York legislative committee found tilt, on a state wide basis, school districts save an average anti-freez- e. 1 1 al up-to-da- te (Continued on page four) |