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Show FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1970 Page Eight Council Suggests Statutes For Consumer Protection Three acts aimed at protecting consumers from fraud and deception and one to save them from losses due to insolvent insurance companies are included in the 1971 edition of Suggested State Legislation, a Council of State Governments publication. Statutes expressly concerned with consumer protection in the book are entitled Consumer Information Act, Automoitve Repair Dealer Registration and Games of Chance. The information law would require retailers to display unit prices in pounds, pints, items of 50 or 100, etc., on consumer commodities ranging from vegetables and meats to aluminum foil and paper napkins. Regardless of packaging, the unit prices would allow comparisons with similar products. An administrator, appointed by the Governor with Senate confirmation, would administer the act. Penalties for a pattern of noncompliance could be as high as $500 fine and imprisonment for thirty days or both. Under the suggested law requiring auto repair dealers to register, maximum penalties of a $1,000 fine, six months imprisonment, or both, are proposed. Violations punishable under the registration statute would include failure to register, mak- - Kennecott Employees Set Fund Record Employees of Kennecott Copper Corp. set a new record to the Utah United Funds this year of $185,131, the largest single gift of any employee group. The record contribution was a joint planning and solicitation effort by the company and its 19 local units representing Utah Copper Division employees, plus supporting campaigns in other employee groups at Kennecotts Western Data Center, the Scientific and Engineering Computer Center, Bear Creek Mining Co., Internal Audit, Metal Mining Division Engineering Department, Research Department and Operating Properties. The 1970 contribution boosted to $1,070,619 the total UF gifts by Kennecott employees since 1963. This years amount was a 23.5 per cent increase over last years $149,530 and well over the previous record of $170,995 Kennecott employees contributed in 1966. Average contribution by Kennecott employees this year was $28.75. Job Opportunities Continue Decline Job opportunities listed with Utah employment security offices continued their week to week declines, while the initial claims for unemployment benefits were building up at a rate considerably higher than a year ago, reported the employment security office. Job calls totaled 660 for the week ended October 31, comtime pared to 910 for the same were claims initial and in 1969, 1,216 in contrast to 1969s 895. Continuing claims for benefits increased from 7,451 for the week of October 24, to 7,997 for the week just ended. The latter total is 2.78 per cent of all Utah workers covered by state and federal unemployment insurance laws. .A year ago at this time the insured jobless ratio was 2.2 per cent. . MnefMy THE SALT LAKE TIMES Utah Official Attends Christian Science Utahs Judges Act Meet in Boston State Attorney Says 1 Assistant State Attorney General R. K. Madsen has notified Mayor J. Bracken Lee that Utah Judicial Qualifications Act, providing for removal of judges, is BY DIANE WEILENMANN stateing untrue or misleading ments about auto repair, allowThere is in fashion an area a customer to a blank named the shifting erogenous ing sign financing or repair document, fraud or dishonest dealings or gross negligence. The act also requires a repairman to prepare a written estimates of work in excess of $50 and submit an invoice upon completion of the work listing new and used parts needed in the repairs. The proposed consumer law which requires disclosure of information in the promotion and employment of give away or games of chance was based on a Federal Trade Commission rule. It would require a retailer using the games to reveal the number of available prizes, proportionate opportunity of winning, game rules and the time period and geographic area covered by the game. The information would have to be posted in participating businesses. Claims against insolvent insurance companies would be paid under the provisions of another law in the book. This measure would provide that the claims be assessed against other insurance companies in the state. The draft bill focuses on property and liability insurance and exempts life and other forms of indirect insurance. The act, developed by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, not only protects against unsecured claims, but is also designed to assist in the and prevention of insurer insolvencies. de-tecto- in Jobs Corpsmen Seek Holiday Hospitality Utahns will soon share again the warm comfort of family and friends, only the holiday season can usher in. The holidays are a time to share, a time to love, a time to rekindle the spirit, but to many young men of the Clearfield Job Corps Center they may only serve to bring back the sharp memories of heartache and failure, of broken families, cold city streets, damp wooden flors, or gold gray walls. Yet, thanks to more than 300 Uath families, churches and civic organizations last year, many Corpsmen spending the holidays on center were invited to some ones home. For these Corpsmen and the families taking them in, it was a memorable time. James G. Bradley, acting center director, said, For many of the Corpsmen last year, it was one of the most important experiences they had while in the Job Corps. We can teach a young man a vocational skill and basic education, but only through the home invitations can they experience a family living in harmony. Many of the Corpsmen come from broken homes and have never been in a family situation where mutual love and respect were expressed daily. Utahns yearly have contributed substantially to the growth and development of hundreds of Corpsmen, Mr. Bradley said. Interested families, churches, and civic organizations may obtain further information on the Holiday Hospitality program by Ext. 205-6- , or calling to Holiday invitations sending Hospitality, Clearfield Job Corps M.S. 052, Box 1388, Clearfield, Utah 84016. 773-143- 3. zone which interpreted in simple understandable terms says: an area of the womans body which alternates in appeal. For a rather prolonged period the most attractive and exposed part of a girls anatomy has been her legs, legs, legs. With the great cover-u- p of the midi (which is proper- ly pronounced me-dobviously the legs, and leg covers are. being put under raps! And new areas of femininity are being discovered or exposed. To wit: Waist lines which have long ago become waste lands are now suddenly cinched in. Blouses and sweaters which have hung sadly from the shoulders have recently shrunk to mini proportions and reveal a feminine torso. The shifting zone points out the regions of sensousness which have been to long forgotten. A beautiful waist, lovely posture, and feminine figure accentuated with a portrait neckline and wide belt are much more enticing than bare gams. Dont be the last to try fashion at its newest and best! Beg, borrow, make or dig out a long romantic skirt, or a frilly blouse of ruffles and lace add trims of black velvet ribbons in your hair, dark hose and real slippers. For a dash of sene) timentality, tack your grandmothers tiny broach at your neck and carry a beautiful fan. Were so lucky to be alive during a period of many fashion accents! Why restrict yourself to and wear the being a bore same old things all the time? Variety, not volume, is the spice of life. Just one appearance in a costume of another era, for concert, shopping or lunch, or a movie will give you the exciting sense of being a star, (and probably your staid friends back another notch or two because they have been anxious to do it but didnt dare). And how about you? Are you alive enough to change for an hour or two? Clothing is only a way to cover our faults and accent our features. It just may be that you have been doing the opposite. Questions invited. Write Pioneer Station P.O. Box 11477 Salt Lake City, Utah 84111 Political Signs Must Be Taken Down Now that the hustle and bustle of the off-yeelection is history there is one final bit of campaign business that needs urgent attention from both the winners and the losers of the elections. All campaign signs and posters put up by candidates or their supporters without permits from the Utah State Department of Highways must be removed from the highway areas on or before Nov. 27 or the sign owners will be subject to prosecution. The law states that signs on controlled highways must have a permit for their erection from the Utah State Department of Highways. It is the responsibility of the landowner to see that unlawful signs are not erected or allowed to remain on the land. Cooperation is requested of the candidates, their supporters and the landowners to clean up the areas of the campaign advertisement. ar Life is a watch or a vision, between a sleep and a sleep. Swinburne. Is Constitutional, Clarence I. Waters New trends in communication, religion and community relations were explored at an international conference in Boston attended by the Christian Science Committee on Publication for Utah, Clarence I. Waters of Salt Lake City. Tremendous changes are taking place and religious insights are helping people in many lands to respond effectively to these forces of change, he said. Better long range planning was called for at the five day conference which was attended by some 133 committees on publication from Africa, Asia, Australia and Europe, as well as in North and South America. Each committee is a committee of one, representing the Church of Christ, Scientist (Christian Science) in its relations with public officials, the press, and other groups. One portion of the conference which meant a great deal to me was the participation by the Christian Science Board of Directors, the Churchs top administrative body. The theme of the conference, The Language of Spirit, was developed through displays, addresses, panel discussions, slide shows and audio visual presentations. The focus was on the need for responding in a deeply Christian way to the forces of change. Mr. Waters has represented the state continuously as commitee since 1928. Because of his long service record as Chrisian Science Committee on Publication for Utah, his international fellow colleagues in conference assembled acclaimed him as the world wide dean of Christian Science Committees on Publication. constitutional. The mayor had questioned the constitutionality of the law. He did this because the State Supreme Court recently held that the Senate president and House speaker may not appoint members of the Board of Higher Education because such appointment is a function of the executive branch of government. Mayor Lee reasoned that since the Judicial Qualifications Commission includes two members appointed by each house of the Legislature and three named by the state bar that it also was unconstitutional. Madsen wrote, it should be noted that members of this commission, while not appointed by the governor, do not have final removal authority, but their action is subject to review by the Supreme Court and this review appears to be mandatory. The commission makes recommendation to the Supreme Court and the court may then remove a judge from office. LDS Student Assn. Sponsors Movie Scrooge comes to Salt Lake City Wednesday, Nov. 18, and the LDS Student Association at the University of Utah has announced that proceeds from the premiere performance will be donated to the Utah Drug Foundation. The musical version of Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol at the Centre Theatre on opens Nov. 18 and stars Albert Finney and Alec Guiness. LDSSA President Richard L. Boyer said the Univeristy group is sponsoring the opening night we are performance because concerned about the Utah drug problem. He said funds from the benefit will be given to the refoundation for habilitation. The Utah Drug Foundation, a t organization in the process of being established will be an umbrella group for Utah drug rehabilitation organization including the Drug Crisis Center, the Odyssey House of VISTA, DART (Drug Abuse Rehabilitation Treatment) and Sal- non-profi- vation Armys Project Manhat- tan. Woodstock Pesticide Samples Being Taken The Department of the Postmaster Announces New Postal Rates In- teriors Bureau of Sport Fisheries and wildlife announced that it is cooperating with the Trevithick Maine of Inland Postmaster D. R. reminded parcel past and catalog mailers this week that the new rates for such mailings become effective Nov. 14. The present chart being used must be destroyed at the close of business Nov. 13. Mr. Trevithick requests all mailers needing a copy of the new rates to contact the post office information desk or call 524-576- 0. He urged families and friends with servicemen overseas to mail this week and to take advantage of additional savings by using the low cost military mail service. To insure their holiday arriving before Dec. 25, the mailing deadlines are Nov. par-Jce- ls 20 for airlifted parcels. Department Fisheries and Game in a sampling for pesticide levels in the woodcock, an increasingly popular game bird in eastern parts of North America. Specific laboratory information on DDT residues from birds recently taken in Maine will be released as soon as available. The woodcock hunting season was closed recently in New Brunswick because of the high incidence of DDT found in samples taken from that province. Although woodcock are known to carry large pesticide residues the species have been monitored by BSFW for many years their overall population level has remained stable in the past . 10 years. . |