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Show Page Twelve FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1970 Lloyd to Join in Campaign U.S. Raises Prices Rep. Sherman P. Lloyd, said that he would Join in of a comprehensive campaign finance reform bill designed to substantially R-Ut- ah, lower the costs of political campaigning and to strengthen reporting requirements of candidates for major office. The Utah Republican said the bill, which will be introduced in the House, goes much further than the legislation vetoed by President Nixon which only limited campaign spending on radio and television. Of course there is no chance for passage of this legislation during the present Congress, but this will serve as a talking point for genuine reform of campaign spending, which hopefully can be approved by the next Congress, Rep. Lloyd said. Any reforms approved by Congress should, in my opinion, go much further than the bill vetoed by the President, he said. Rep. Lloyd said the legislation would sharply reduce the use of the short, misleading television and radio Commercials in primaries and would practically eliminate them in general elections. Under the proposed legislation, spending for television time by major candidates would be limited to 3 cents per vote in the primary elections and a penny per vote in the general elections, compared with a 7 cent per vote limitation in the vetoed bill, he Winter in the snow belt means cold, windy, snowy weather and icy roads. And it means one of the best friends we have around. Salt. Highway rock salt, to keep &avements Before auto- mobiles were improved, salt on streets was looked upon as a necessary evil. But now that we no longer blame it for causing our cars to rust, Acting Secretary of Agricul- salt recognized as the lifesaver it has been all along. The National Safety Council says that the only safe pavement is a bare pavement Rock salt has a unique combination of valuable characteristics. Chemical efficiency. Economy. And speed of application. Did you know that at 25F. salt will melt about 15 times its weight in ice? And, at 30, 45 times? Highway officials now try to put salt down before the snow and ice arrive, which makes plowing more effective, too. All but two or three of the snow belt states have mileage death rates below the national average. Hard to believe, but true. And the national rate has declined in each of the past four years. If you would like to know more about this cold weather friend, just clip this article and the name of your newspaper and send them to me marked Story of Highway Salt I will send you an illustrated booklet about the value of highway salt 20-pa- ge repair program starting the winter quarter which began Dec. 8, ing Secretary of the Interior Fred J. Russell announced that according to Don E. James, the public land grazing fees will in- chairman of atthe Division of the college. crease for the 1971 grazing sea- Technologies Whereas the program until now son. The new fee schedule afhas included principally repair fects ranchers who graze liveof aircraft instruments with on adminisstock public lands some industrial, beginning the tered by Interiors Bureau of winter quarter it will be enLand Management and Agricultures Forest Service in 11 west- larged to include complete instruction in the repair of office ern states. On lands adminstered by In- and busines machines. The aircraft and industrial teriors Bureau of Land Manwill be continued, said program agement, the grazing fee will Mr. James, branching out into increase from 44 to 64 cents per animal unit month beginning repair of instruments on comMarch 1. On the average, fees mercial as well as military airon national lands will increase craft. Heretofore, Utah Tech from 60 to 78 cents per animal graduates in this field have obmonth. (The Forest Service has tained jobs mainly at Hill Air a variable fee system which in Force Base, but contacts are now 1971 will range from 54 cents being made with commercial air to $1.04 per animal unit month). lines to explore the possibilities An animal unit month represents in the latter field. The office and business mathe forage used by one cow for as chine instrument repair program one month and these are used the basis for permits, licenses will open a new field and new and leases. opportunities for Utah Tech stuone-yedents. The course will run the a The increase follows moratorium the two de- gamut from typewriter and addpartments had placed on fee in- ing machine repair to the largcreases to allow time to review est computers used in banks and recommendations of the Public similar institutions. Land Law Review Commission. He said, the course is an outIn announcing the increase, the growth of requests made by local Secretaries said that a review and statewide institutions who had been made of both the com- find an ever increasing ned for mission report and the decision technicians who will be able to of the Tenth Circuit Court of maintain and repair the comAppeals on the matter of graz- plex electro mechanical equiping fees. The commission report ment used in todays society and while criticizing the formulation business world. of the fee structure, indicates Instructors in the new program that the announced 1971 level is will be Don Reynolds and Wil- within its concept of moving toward fair market value. The said. There would also be an overall limitation on campaign spending for major offices which would include 10 cents per vote in a Presidential election, 20 cents per vote in Senatorial contests, and 30 cents per vote in House elections, he said. The legislation would provide for public financing of some campaign activities now financed from private contributions. Major party candidates for all federal offices would be given two free mailings to the voters in a general election, and minor par-'candidates would receive one free mailing. In addition, Rep. Lloyd said the bill would set limitations on the amounts of individual contributions, require more comprehensive reporting of campaign expenditures, and provide a 50 percent tax credit on all political contributions up to $50. The legislation would also finance through public funds blocks of television time for candidates for federal office such as President, Senator or Congressman, he said. This time,' which would range up to six half-blocfor Presidential candidates, would be sold at the lowest commercial rate and would be offered during prime time. The programs would be aired simultaneously by all stations in the jurisdiction and shall include substantial live appearances by the candidates, he said. This would tend to give candidates more time to discuss substantive issues as opposed to the slick and meaningless commercials which have become the major form of communication in todays political campaigns, he This bill will provide a starting point and a foundation upon which a sensible campaign limitation policy can be structured at the federal level, he said. equitable. The increase in fees from public lands administered by the Interiors BLM consists of nine cents as the annual increment needed to reach toward market value, while the Forest Service average annual increment is 7 cents in this respect. Both Interior and Agriculture are increasing fees an additional 11 cents to reflect market increases in forage prices during the past two years since the last fee hike. The increases will add to revenues for local and federal governments and will expand funds available for land improvement. Robert D. Nielson, BLM state director, said nearly 2,300 operators are issued permits in the state to graze more than a million livestock for at least part of the year. This grazing use amounts to about 1,313,000 animal unit months during a year. y ks U.S. House Passes Three Moss Bills The House of Representatives has passed three bills introduced by Senator Frank E. Moss. All three bills have already passed the Senate. One will require hazardous substances to be sold in containers which are difficult for young children to open. Another bill changes the civil service retirement program relating to survivor annuities. The third deals with the construction of the new Block U north east of Salt Lake City. is being Utah Technical College at Provo will expand its instrument ture J. Phil Campbell and said. Although 8um:.iv:r usually is nice, winter is something else again. If youre up North, any-- Technical College To Expand Program For Grazing On Public Lands Spending Control Legislation The Poison Prevention Packaging Act of 1970 is aimed at reducing injuries to and illnesses of young children arising from ingestion of toxic or harmful substances customarily produced for household use. The bill requires household substances which may cause injury or illness to be contained in special packaging that is difficult for children under six years of age to open. A large-scal- e field test involving more than 600,000 containers and extending over two years has shown that 90 percent of poisoning due to medicines can be prevented by dispensing medicines in containers, Senator Moss said. The House has weakened the Senate bill considerably, Senator Moss said, so there will have to be a conference between the two houses. I will insist on the stronger Senate version and I feel confident that wfc will get an acceptable bill out of the conference, he added. child-resista- nt THE SALT LAKE TIMES Act- ar court found the fee structure consistent with existing law and the intent of Congress, and that it was fair, reasonable and Hearing Rescheduled On Milk Order The United States Department of Agriculture has announced that a public hearing on amending the Great Basin Federal milk marketing order will be held Jan. 20 in Salt Lake City, Utah, instead of on Jan. 6, as previously announced. The order covers parts of Utah, Nevada and Wyoming. USDAs Consumer and Marketing Service officials said that postponement of the hearing was requested by a major dairy farmer cooperative in the market, because of the illness of the attorney who will represent it at the hearing. The hearing is now set to begin at 10 a.m., in the County Health Department Auditorium, 610 S. Second East, Salt Lake City. The agenda of the hearing is the same as originally an- - Weather Forecasters Have Plenty of Help Everyone talks about weather and thousands of people are doing something about it. Torrents of information from uch diverse sources as a lonely weather station in Antartica, a passenger jet high above the Atlantic and a freighter bobbing in the balmy Caribbean combine to produce the daily weather forecast. In the United States alone, more than 10,000 people work in professional weather research and forecasting. They are aided by tens of thousands of volunteer observers, says the National Geographic. Meteorological satellites combine human findings. As many as 200 cloud pictures are now beamed to earth each day. The technicians can project these photos rapidly in sequence to detect the speed and direction of climate patterns. The pictures also are received by more than 500 special equipped ground stations around the world, enabling them to issue local forecasts and warnings. In winter, weather satellites, along with ships and helicopters transmit data on ice conditions in the Baltic sea to the Technical University of Helsinki and the Institute of Marine Re- search. The March of Dimes reports that out of every four women who need the new serum for Rh disease, one is not receiving it. liam White, veteran faculty members in electrical and instrument repair. |