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Show lM I W 4 pL V i r; fv I. ; Sen. Birch Bayh to Speak At Jefferson-Jackso- n Dinner State Democratic . J L . . J CITY SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 4 ' 5-- 71 811:11 FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 1971 Governor Ramplon Outlines Policy On Press Coverage Navy Flight Demonstration Team Schedules May 22 Exhibition Chairman John H. Klas this week announced that Indiana Senator Birch Bayh, a possible candidate for the party presidential nomination, will be keynote speaker at the annual Jefferson-Jackso- n Day dinner. The dinner is scheduled for June 12 in the University of Utah Student Union ballroom. It begins at 8 p.m. The event follows the partys state organization convention the same day. The $25 a plate affair is a major fund raising event for the Democrats. Sen. Bayh also will participate in a reception given by Gov. and Mrs. Calvin L. Hampton and members of the Democrat 100 Club. Chairman Klas told the state central committee meeting at the State Office Building that the chairmen of the dinner will be Donald B. Holbrook and Mrs. Beverly Saathoff. The central committee also heard from Rep. K. Gunn McKay, the First District congress-mbawho urged party workers to make a drive to attract the estimated 60,000 new Utah voters between 18 and 21 years old. The party has got to wrap them in, Rep. McKay said, they need to be given jobs in the political machinery. Some are going to get discouraged, but they n, Senator Birch Bayh need to be taken by the hand and shown new experiences to prevent them from dropping out of the system. The congressman said he was hopeful there would be additional funding from Congress for the Central Utah Project, and for new construction and establishment of a survival training unit at Hill Air Force Base. Rep. McKay is a member of the House Appropriations Committee. City Auditor Says More Money Needed to Increase Salaries Mr. Jones said Lawrence A. Jones City Auditor Lawrence A.Jones has told the City Commission that additional funds must be found before the city can grant pay raises for some 1,700 employees. The commission has vited the raises . there must be more revenue available to the city. He said that talk of reducing forces by attrition and cutting services to help implement the wage increase is not realistic. The hikes would amount to a total of $2,166,130 a year, Mr. Jones said. Commissioner Conrad B. Harrison recommended adoption of the pay scale subject to funds available. lie suggested that the recommended pay schedules be placed in the next fiscal years budget. The big problem is the police and fire departments where a total of $1 million is involved, he said. The raises would vary from 6 to 19.7 percent. Mayor J. Bracken Lee said his answer to the money problem is to let each department reduce its budget to take care of the wage hikes. We agree to the wage schedule and all wo can do is try to put it into effect, he said. (Continued on page 5) Governor Calvin L. Rampton Gov. Calvin L. Rampton this week said the press should not be excluded from a meeting that is concerned with public business unless there is strong reason for doing this. His comment was made in a letter to a newspaper editor who had editorialized strongly against a Cache County Commission meeting barred to the press. I am not certain, however, that I would be willing to limit the closed session meetings to those considering the three types of matters outlined in our letter: personnel, lawsuits and nethe gotiations for real estate, governor continued. There are times where policy is being explored when the presence of the press might inhibit the freedom of speech of a public officer or employee in a meeting. A number of times when I have had state officers in discussing with them certain proposed policy changes, I have taken a devils advocate position, only to find the press, quite understandably, reporting that as my actual point of view. As a result of this experience our office has adopted the following policy in regard to the presence of reporting media: If the meeting is between me and a citizen of the state involving a matter personal to him, such citizen will make a determination as to whether the press will be present or not. If the meeting involves matters of public interest, but where direct reporting may inhibit the manner in which the problem is explored, the pres3 is admitted for background information only, with the understanding that they will not publish whatever is said until actual policy is evolved. I think this has worked quite well. The U.S. Navys flight demon- seven pilots, one Naval Flight stration team The Blue Angels officer, one maintenance officer have accepted an invitation to and 100 enlisted personnel combe featured at this years air prising the Navy's flight demshow to be sponsored by the onstration team. Utah National Guard. The anThe mission of these Blue nouncement was made by Lt. Angels is to demonstrate preColonel Lyle Rich, Air Show cision techniques of naval aviation to naval personnel and, as Project Officer. The show; which will be free directed, to the public. Colonel Rich added that in and open to the public, will be staged at the Utah Air National addition to the Blue Angels, Guard Base, Salt Lake Interna- the air show will present other tional Airport, Saturday, May military demonstrations plus a 22nd. large static display of military The Blue Angels are the aircraft and equipment. TODAYS v EDITORIAL 4 25 Years of Caring Traditionally the month of May epitomizes spring time, the period of rebirth. It seems appropriate therefore that it should mark the birthday of an agency that has come to mean new life and hope for the hungry, sick and poor across the world. It was on May 11, 1946, that the first CARE food packages were delivered in Lallavre, France, initiating the start of service to the people of devastated Europe after World War II. The date merits special note this year, CARE's 25th anniversary. The experience gained in these years has guided the growth of the original packages into programs that span the range of human needs. In 1971, CARE is helping to feed 25 million persons. Millions more the benefiting from self help and health programs that provide the supplies, skills and services to help them work, earn and plan for themselves. (Continued on Page Four) |