OCR Text |
Show SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH Gateway Amendment is Key To Utah Constitutional Gains Editor's Note: The following national and state capitols canarticle on the Gateway Amend- not be redressed by tirades ment was prepared by Wendell against the grasping hands of B. Anderson, a Logan attorney. Washington bureaucrats. The naIn the interest of space the ar- tional government as patterned ticle has been condensed. by the United States ConstituThe first proposed change to tion is organized for action. It has the Utah Constitution appearing responded effectively to the on the ballot this fall is referred threats of warfare and the de- FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1970 S.L. Commissioners Set Dec. 1 for Airport Bond Vote Salt Lake City Commission this week approved a Dec. 1 election to decide on a $25 million bond issue to finance improvements at Salt Lake International Airport. The election offers opportunity for the city to meet expanding needs of the airport without increasing taxes, said Commissioner Conrad B. Harrison, in charge of the airport. We must be ready for the air age ahead and passage of the bond issue will assure the city of one of the most modern airports in the world, Commissioner Harrison said. Mr. Harrison explained that since the current terminal building was dedicated nine years ago both passenger and freight business have doubled twice from a little more than one half million passengers in 1961 to more than a million in 1965 and more than two million in 1969. He said air cargo figures arc even more indicative of the 7,750,000 pounds in growth 1961, $17,500,000 in 1965, and to as the Gateway Amendment. mands of welfare. If adopted this amendment will The way for states to redress provide a convenient tool for the imbalance and restore a viUtahns to modernize our Con- able federal system is to modstitution. ernize their own governments, The past four decades have and then in the quest for creaproduced an increasing concen- tive federalism or a new fedtration of power in Washington. eralism to seek reasonable inFor one who seeks to preserve come tax revenue sharing with our federal system of govern- the United States to strengthen ment this is an alarming develop- the financial foundation for state ment. Constitutionalism as a le- programs. Some states and many statesgal idea developed in England to men have recognized that state curb and control raw power as exercised by despotic monarchs. governments must modernize or Federalism, the constitutional perish as an effective poltical sharing of power between state force on the American scene. Since World War II nearly all and nation, is one aspect of the division of powers which became of the states have given considera fundamental feature of the ation to the need for constitutionAmerican constitutional system al modernization. In 1944 Misand has as its purpose the preser- souri adopted a new constitution which was significant for an in- 34,500,000 in 1969. vation of human freedom. method of selecting novative The serious imbalance of powWater Commissioners E. J. (Continued on page 8) er that has developed between Garn said, Expansion of the air port is mandatory for increased industrial and commercial increase. We are already five years behind in our development. It would be a major tragedy not to provide the money for airport improvements. This short sightedness would cost the people of A statewide poll of the entire to observe these instructions: area millions of dollars. this As to the uncontested races, membership of the Utah State Bar relative to the judicial elec- respond only as to those where I must emphasize the bonds of has record courts all in tions you have first hand knowledge will cost the taxpayers nothing. been conducted by the Utah State of the ability of the incumbent Principal and interest will be Bar Commission, for the first as a judge. paid from airport revenues extime this year. The purpose of The poll of the Bar members clusively. To guarantee this, this poll, which was by secret was conducted on a composite bonds will be sold only as conballot, was to determine which judicial election tracts are signed with airport candidates are deemed by attor- ballot, in essentially the same users, assuring repayment. neys of this State to be the most form as the ballot I certainly favor the bond isqualified for judicial office. which will be a part of all ballots sue, because the longer we wait Since attorneys are themselves in the various judicial voting dis- to build and to purchase propofficers of the court and are tricts. In order to insure fairness erty the more it all will cost, generally aware of the qualifi- in the conduct of the poll and ac- said the Streets Commissioner. cations and competence of judges curacy in the reporting of re- George B. Catmull. before whom they practice, as sults, the balloting has been tabThis is a case where well as the qualifications of other ulated by a National C.P.A. would be disastrous becausedelay thf attorneys, it is believed that the firm, and the firm has been in- property continues to go up and results of the poll will reflect structed to hold the ballots until building costs soar, he said. with great accuracy the qualifi- 60 days after the election and He said there is a tremendous cations of incumbent judges in then destroy them unless otherincrease in plane passenger busithe uncontested races, as well as wise directed by Court order. ness and the movement of freigh' the relative merits of the candi- The percentage results both as to He added, it continuer traffic. dates for judicial office in the votes by attorneys within the to soar because it is important contested races. separate judicial districts and as in everyday business. The poll of the Bar is not total percentages of votes by atMr. Catmull also pointed out meant to constitute a popularity torneys statewide, have been cercontest which would have no or tified to the Utah State Bar Com- that railroads are getting out of the passenger service. little relation to the actual quali- mission by the C.P.A. firm. fications of the contestants. The poll of the Bar is not to the reveal meant is it meant to replace the unquestionRather, Sweden, West Germany, The candid appraisal of candidates ed right of the electorate to vote Russia, France and for judicial office based upon the in judicial elections, but rather Netherlands, more dwellings in- Denmark built personal knowledge of bar mem- to provide to the electorate thousand people in the past per the of based personal formation upon of the qualifications five years than did the United bers candidates. In this regard, all knowledge and first hand experi- The U.S. rate was 7.4, Swedens j 11.8 and Russia's 9.8. Bar members polled were asked ence by attorneys. - Statewide Poll of Attorneys Favors Incumbent Judges non-partis- Tuesday Election to Decide Issues in Long 1970 Campaign Utahs sometimes bitter against William E. (Bill) Dunn, Republican. For the two year job it is Ralph Y. McClure, Democrat, against Parker Rob- 1970 crat, election campaign comes to an end Tuesday when voters go to the polls to elect a senator and two congressmen plus most members of the Legislature, the state school board and a number of county officers. Major interest is focused on the only statewide contest, that of U.S. Senator. Incumbent Frank E. Moss is seeking to his third term. He is opposed by Rep. Laurence J. Burton, a four term congressman from the First District. In the House races Democrat A. H. (Bob) Nance, a Democrat, opposes the incumbent Republican Rep. Sherman P. Lloyd, in the Second District, while H. Gunn McKay is running against Richard Richards in the First District for Rep Burton's old seat. Mr. McKay is a Democrat while Mr. Richards is a Republican. All Salt Lake County offices with the exception of one four-yecommission slot are up for grabs. Major interest is cenon the race for sheriff, tered which pits former Salt Lake police Chief Dewey J. Fillis, Democrat, against Delmar (Swede) Larson, the Republican incumbent. Other races in the limelight are the two for county commis- sioner. For the four year term it wil be Fred Demman, Jr., Demo- re-electi- on ar inson, Republican. In other county races the following are competing. The first named is a Democrat, the second a Republican: For County Clerk, J. Waldo Perry against W. Sterling Evans; County Treasurer, Carl K. Blackwelder against Sid Lam-bourn- e; County Ed- Assessor, ward E. Rytting vs. Earl Baker; County Auditor, Nick Zolinta-ki- s against Gerald R. Hansen; county attorney, Carl J. Nemelka against Leon A. Halgren; county recorder, Jeradean Martin vs. Marjean G. Wrgiht; county surveyor, E. Vincent Chettle against Dale R. Holt. In addition to the candidates there are three proposed constitutional amendments to be voted upon and a fourth matter pertaining to operation of the Transit authority. County Clerks Office Is Open Saturday The County Clerk's Office, 240 East Fourth South, Room will be open on Saturday, October 31, 1970, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. to allow absentee voting, said W. Sterling Evans, Salt Lake County Clerk. TODAYS A-20- 4, V an Science Forges Ahead in Prevention of Crime non-partis- an The last of the more than 250 passengers have boarded the 747 and the big plane will soon begin to taxi to the end of the runway. The polot adjusts cabin pres- sure, pushes a button to activate the small infrared detector units mounted in the cabins and then radios the tower to send the airport police. Quietly and before disaster can strike, the officers remove the young couple so actively discussing The New York Times editorial section, with a sheet of plastic explosive in the lining of the suitcase under her seat. The officers also remove three men sitting in widely scattered locations who have guns in their clothes or luggage and finally they take the tourist type sitting in 14F with two pounds of high grade marijuana in his fake movie camera. The science of tomorrow use of the science we already know today has been proposed by Alvin Bober as a back (Continued on page four) t. |