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Show THE SALT LAKE TIMES ITS YOUR BUSINESS Some Business Legislation Will Be Revived in 92nd Congess Some of the legislative proposals that died with the close of the 91st Congress will remain in whatever limbo is reserved for obsolete or forgotten bills. Others are sure to return, either with some alterations or in some cases in their original form, in the new Congress. One returnee certain to be considered is the Family Assistance Plan (FAP). President Nixon has already stated this in his annual address to the joint meeting of the two houses of Congress. Mr. Nixon said: We must start getting people off the welfare rolls and onto payrolls. Let us provide the means by which more can help themselves. Let us generously help those who cannot help themselves. But let us stop helping those who are able to help themselves and refuse to do so. Few of us can find a flaw in that statement. But will the FAP accomplish this worthy goal? The answer to this question can, we believe, best be found in the parting words of one of the most respected members of the Presidents own party Senator John Williams Senator Williams, who chose not due to his beto seek lief in senators not staying in office at advanced age, earned a reputation unsurpassed as the fiscal watchdog of the Senate. Williams, the ranking GOP member of the Finance Committee, originally was in favor of the FAP, but after studying all of its implications, he became one of its most formidable op(R.-Del- .). re-electi- under the particular proposal now before us . . . not one welfare recipient in America . . . will receive a dime less than that which he is now getting under existing law . . . Quite to the contrary, all the inequities in existing law will be frozen into the new program, plus some more being added. According to Williams, a New York family of four would receive $1600 in federal (taxpayers) money plus another $2,156 in state payments 70 of which is federal plus $312 in food stamps, $1,153 in Medicaid bene- fits and $989 in either rent supplements or public housing. Grand total: $6,210. Then Williams said, suppose: The city letter carrier that is delivering this welfare check has a family of four. His income is taxable, and after he pays taxes he has $6,209 left, or $1 less by working and earning $7,000 a year than the same size family gets if on relief. Is that a work incentive? We say, No! Williams went on to cite other examples just as horrendous. And he noted that he asked an HEW official if there was any reason to believe that this example would vary in the other states of the Union. The answer was: No. Our national economic picture Deficit financing is reaching the danger point. There should be some form of welfare reform with work incentive. But a bill such as last years FAP is not the answer. We should all be very wary of any 1971 model ponents. that is forthcoming. Its your fu. . . According to Williams: the secretary of HEW admitted ture. Its your economy, and that to the Finance Committee that makes it your business. is bleak. MODERN LIVING THE CAREFREE WAY BY BETSY PARKES fr & Life Beyond Earth Opens at Hansen Planetarium The Hansen Planetarium new star program Life Beyond the Earth began last Wednesday. Making use of some startling new discoveries within the last few years, Life Beyond the Earth probes the universe for evidence of extra terrestrial life. One bq one this star program confronts the most fascinating of astronomical questions: Are there other plants? What conditions are right for life? What might life on another planet look like? Is it possible that the earth is being explored by beings from another planet? Can we make contact with life on another planet? Only a decade ago many scientists felt that the possibility of life elsewhere in the universe was sheer speculation, but recent experiments, space probes, and the fall of a meteorite in Australia 18 months ago, have made the search for intelligent life in other solar systems one of the exciting new vistas in astronomy. Life Bond the Earth will be presented daily except Mondays through April 4. Shows are offered during the daytime Tuesday through Saturday at 10:30, 2:00 and 4:00. Evening programs are presented Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights at 8:00. There are shows on Sunday at 2 and 4. Each show lasts nearly an hour. Claims Continuing To Build in Month Desnite the gradual decrease in initial claims for unemployment insurance benefits, continuing claims, resulting from previous initial claims filed in Utah, continue to build up, reoorted the employment security office. For the week ended January 30, they totaled 14,876, ud 482 from the week before, and 3,473 more than were filed for the week of January 31, a year ago. The current total is 5.16 per cent of all Utah workers covered by state and federal unemployment insurance laws, and is the highest insured jobless ratio since the third week in March, 1965. Initial claims, now down to 1,233, for the week of January 0 0 18 30 should continue their gradual L i m decline, but continued claims will increase for another month. Job openings received during the week just ended totaled 611, helped to this level by exceptionally fair weather. Utah Came Gets Winter Respite The last word in household communications is now available with the introduction of a wireless intercom that can transform your whole way of life. Whether you want to keep in touch with someone in a detached workshop, garage or similar structure or you want to keep tabs on a baby's room or sick room the modern appliance transmits wireless words to the wise. Page Three FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1971 And because there are two separate channels, you can add a third unit and talk privately between any two stations. Or all three locations can communicate at the same time. Toning up your way of life, solid one model, a two-uni- t state wireless home intercom system, features an instant-o- n solid state chassis, six transistors, squelch control,' pilot light, mounting slots for wall mountVelvet Voice ing, a three-inc- h alert an signal button, speaker, and talk and lock button. Intercoms provide the ways and means for moderns to get the message. And the many advantages of these intercoms virtually 6peak for themselves. The modern homemaker or even office worker maizes a sound decision when he or she acquires Arvin's intercoms which facilitate communication between rooms, offices, houses and garages even between buildings using the For further information on same power transformer. To write to Betsy Parkes, intercoms need amplify on its use, all you 110-vo- lt Box 88112, Indianapolis, Indi-an- d do is plug it into any 46208. outlet. No wiring is needed. Warmer weather and melting snow have given a welcome respite to game birds and game animals in Utah. Heavy, drifting snows in December caused the bleak outlook for game. Residents of many communities saw game animals forced down onto their property and pheasants congregating on the small food patches not covered by snow. Harsh winter weather makes game especially vulnerable to poaching, harassment by dogs or snowmobilers and collisions. Poaching and harassment of game are, of course, illegal and extra care in driving is required to avoid killing game on the highways. The Division of Fish and Game urges all citizens of the state to aid wildlife by observing the simple rules. 1. Dont let dogs run loose in the game areas. 2. Dont chase game with snowmobiles for any reason. 3. Use extra care in driving during winter car-anim- al National Commission Seeks 'System' for Criminal Justice To solve the nations crime problems and to put more justice in criminal justice, states and localities must make improvements in the courts, corrections, police and far-reachi- ng proseution, and coordinate these elements of criminal justice into a coherent system. This was the over-a- ll conclusion of an study by the Advisory 18-mon- th Commission on Intergovernmen- tal Relations. Labeling corrections the step child of criminal justice, the commission called for a reordering of priorities, a massive infusion of money and focusing puband lic attention to modernize corrections systems. In 43 other recommendations for state and local action, the commission urged unification of court systems, consolidation of smaller police forces under certain circumstances, greater state supervision of prosecution and overall improvement in training and recruitment of personnel. A basic flaw in our criminal justice system is that it lacks system, Robert E. Merriam of Chicago, ACIR chairman summed up It is a loose collection of institutions and procedures, operating autonomously and frequently in isolation. The police, the judges, the prosecutors and the corrections officials must recognize their interdependence and work together to build a sound and workable system and state government must face up to its responsibility to provide effective leadership. The INTERGOV Commission is a 26 member bipartisan permanent national body composed of representatives of the executive and legislative branches of federal, state and local government and the public and estab- up-grad- e months, especially in game crossing areas. 4. Report any indications of poaching to nearest conservation officer. lished'in 1959 to monitor the operation of the federal system. The Commission found the corrections sector to be in the greatest need of redirection and modernization. This is also the area most isolated from the mainstream of criminal justice, the Commission discovered. ACIR called for a new focus on rehabilitation and strengthening community based treatment It supggested that all states take over responsibility for juvenile and long term prisoners and set minimum standards for treatment of all incarcerated persons. To make improved detention facilities practical, the Commission suggested tighter standards and networks of regional facilities. It called for improved training, recruitment and compensation for correction personnel and the use of paraprofessional and volunteer aides to supplement their ranks. The police function in the U.S. is highly fragmented, the Commission found. There are upwards of 30,000 police forces in the country, more than 80 per cent of them with fewer than 10 full time personnel. Jurisdictions overlap, and there are gaps with no effective police protection. A policemans authority and discretion frequently is unclear. ACIR called on states, counties and municipalities to assure full time police protection in all metropolitan and rural areas, even to the extent of consolidating departments in selected instances. It called for the abolition or modernization of the sheriffs office in metropoliton areas and the establishment of county wide police departments staffed by professionally trained personnel. It urged counties to provide supportive police service in localities and states to authorize special police task forces to deal with extra local and organized crime. |