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Show FRIDAY, MAY 28, 1971 Page Eight Moss Defends Broadcasters' Rights Under First Amendment Senator Frank E. Moss has defended the first amendment right of broadcasting and blasted those who seek to curb, limit or otherwise stifle the right to develop, shape and disseminate news and public affairs programming. The Senator, who notes that he ranks high among those bitterly unloved by the broadcast media due to his role in terminating $200,000,000 in broadcast cigarette advertising, was particularly conscious of his previous role in noting the difference between the first amendment protection of the press and the more limited protection of merchandising. The following is a complete text of his statement prepared for delivery on the Senate floor. Mr. President, I think it is not immodest of me to observe that I rank high among those bitterly unloved by the broadcast media. Our role in the painful and abrupt excision of $200,000,000 in cigarette advertising revenues our insistence that cereal adver-in- g directed at children produces distorted perceptions of nutritional value, our questioning of the role of advertising themes and techniques in producing the drug abuse and alienation with the young have each served to secure for me a permanent place in broadcastings hall of infamy. I was not, and am not impressed by the broadcasters plea for more time to sell cancer, nor their self righteous pose as victims of discriminatory regulation, nor their flag waving of first amendment freedom to jus- - Recreationists Meet To Study Vehicle Property Tax Law The formation of a group to Ambitious plans for a complete summer season of three Broadway musicals have been announced by Robert Hyde Wilson, director of the University of Utah Theatre Players at the Lagoon Opera House. "Instead of the usual one or two shows, well be doing three musicals which will be sold both as a season ticket and singly as in the past, Wilson continued. This summers season will open with "I Do! I Do! a story of love and marriage, starring Anne Rowe and Marvin Smith, June With a book and Jones and a musiTom lyrics by cal score by Harvey Schmidt, the imaginative authors of "The the musical traces the married life of Anges and Michael from their tenderly humorous wedding night through 50 years of joys and sorrows to their moving away and leaving their faithful fourposter to another pair of newlyweds. Perhaps the best known song to t come from the score is the popular My Cup Runneth Over. Second on the season, running is the award-winnin- g July "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, which ran for three and a half years on Broadway. Dan Handley, who played Capt. Billy Jester in last years production of "Little Mary Sunshine, will star as J. Pier-poFinch, the impudent, bright-eye- d schemer who plans to climb the ladder of success. Not even the job of company president, J. B. Biggley, to be played by Stanley Russon, is safe from his reach. Gene Pack portrays J. B.s eager-beavnephew and Trade 3-2- 6. Fan-tastick- s, Jones-Schmid- 1-- 31, nt er State Public School Guarantee To Rise Sharply Next Year Increases in the school finance tify the broadcast peddling of study means of rectifying an a lethal commodity. "unfair tax situation was made program authorized by the recent session of the Utah LegisBut, Mr. President, I rise to- public this week by Dave of Ogden, as an unabashed advocate representing lature are sharply greater than day the Wildlife Utah and Outdoor the average increases provided of the true first amendments Recreation Federation and the in Utah over the past ten years. rights of broadcasting: the right This fact was pointed out by to develop, shape and dissemi- chairman of the new group. Utah nate news and public affairs Named the "Affiliated Utah Foundation, the private reprogramming free of the yoke of Outdoor Recreation Groups, the search organization, in their anbureaucratic harassment, free of organization represents a broad alysis of the 1971-7- 2 school fithe chilling threat of congres- spectrum of recreation oriented nance program enacted by the Wal-lacela- ce sional process and free of the surge toward thought control by an administration paranoid with fear, suspicion and loathing of a free and undometsticated press. This passion for straight jacket ing the press is by no means a partisan virus. It appears to afflict equally occupants of seats of power without regard to the party. The vigilantes in my own party who sought to blame the 1968 Chicago Democratic convention disaster on the seeing eye and alert ear of the broadcast media provided no gloss of honor to the history of respect for first amendment liberties. Thre are certain fundamental verities that ought to be set straight. The first amendment guards the integrity of a broadcast journalist with precisely the same fierce jealousy as it guards Bill Buckley, Nick Von Hoffman and Jack Anderson. But isnt the broadcasters freedom limited by the condition of his license to use the public airways? Isnt this the theory on which the ban on broadcast cigarette advertising was grounded? The answer to both questions is an unequivocal NO! clubs and associations. Some concept of the scope can be had from a listing of those represented at the organization meeting last week in Salt-LakCity. Utah Wildlife Federation, Utah Snowmobile Association, Utah Sailboat Association, national and local representatives of the Four Wheel Drive Club, Campers and Hikers Association and division representatives of that group for the Anchor Clankers and Golden Spike Campers, Mountain Men of the Wasatch, Utah State Rifle and Pistol Association, the National Good Sam Club, Provo Gun Club and Recreation Sportsman Club of America and several others representing fraternal and private organizations. It is estimated that the groups represent over 200,000 interested and concerned citizens of Utah who object to what is considered an unfair property tax situation in taxing of recreational vehicles and boats. While recognizing the necessity of revenue building by state and local governments the AUO-Rfeels that the tax measures now in effect are discriminatory unfair, inefficient and a threat to the growth of the receation industry in Utah. While property taxes geenrally provide rt benefits in services related to the property taxes, this is not the case with the recreational Pastore will be seen as the marriag- vehicle tax. No portion of these is earmarked for ime-minded secretary who falls tax dollars of facilities or other provement in love with Finch. to benefits the taxpayer. Closing the season will be the Bricusse-Anthony Leslie Newley I World the Stop offering, Want to Get Off! which plays S.L. City Commission The musical chron- Studies New August icles the life of an ordinary man, the opportunistic character Tax Proposals known as Littlechap, in song, l Continued from page 1) pantomime and dialogue against a circus-ten- t background. At the lation would hinder, instead of end. the mediocre man who has help, efforts to consolidate govelbowed his way to the top by ernmental functions. cheating a bit, loving a little and Under present law, county "ad talking a lot of nonsense, evalu- valorem taxes are assessed on ates the emptiness of his success all taxable property in the counas he sings one of the shows hit ty, the report pointed out. The songs, "What Kind of Fool Am result is residents in cities in I? Salt Lake County pay a tax for Ticket information is available municipal services in their refrom the Lagoon Opera House, spective cities and also, help pay 464 South Main, Salt Lake City, for such services for residents in Utah, 84101. unincorporated areas. County taxes paid by city resiIf its printing. ..dial 364-846- 4 dents help pay for fire and police protection, garbage collection, recreation and other services enWARTS dwellers. joyed by non-cit- y of the proposed The concept DISSOLVE AWAY! amendment is to have existing Warts are caused by locail improvement districts that viruses. Removed by are corporations W! more of the traditional provide amazing Compound Mr. municipal services, Clyde Compound W contains two said. Area residents would be medicines widely used by charged only for what services doctors in treating virus-cause- d are received. warts. A few colorThe report acknowledges that less drops of Compound W, some improvement districts with used as directed, can dissmall populations and a low tax base would have difficulty fisolve away warts in just nancing all services enjoyed by days. No cutting.no burning, certain city dwellers. However, no pain. Remember: warts it suggests that such districts are caused by viruses renot be required to expand servmoved by Comices until reaching a specified pound W. population base. e Na-toin- al G of U Theatre Announces Ambitious Summer Program U THE SALT LAKE TIMES 5-2- di-re- 8. . quasi-municip- fast-acti- ng al 1971 Utah Legislature. Accord- ing to the study, the new school finance program will raise the level of school support by $760 per distribution unit for most school districts in the state. This amount compares with an average increase of $436 per distribution unit over the past decade. Legislation enacted by the 1971 Utah Legislature will add approximately $12.8 million to the support of Utah public schools during the coming 1971-7- 2 school year. Increased state to local districts is expected to account for $9.5 million of this expenditure rise for next year with the remaining $3.3 million coming from growth in the property tax base. Social security and retirement costs for school employees arc continuing. to increase at a rapid rate. It is estimated that these costs will rise from $11,950,000 to $12,807,000. Bein 1970-7- 1 cause of built-i- n rate increases, these costs will be even higher during the years ahead. Foundation analysts note that state aid for school operations in Utah is provided from the uniform school fund. This fund all of the state property all of the individual and cortax, porate income tax, and revenue from state and Federal school lands. In addition the school fund receives a substantial transfer from the general fund. In 1971-7- 2 this transfer will amount to $28.7 million which is equivalent to one cent of the state sales tax. The uniform school ' fund therefore is the beneficiary of all the state receipts from two of the three major revenue sources, of the state revand enue from the other major tax. Despite the enlarged school operating program provided by the 1971 Legislature, no increase re-ciev- one-four- th es in local school levies will be required by the new school laws. At present, most districts in Utah levy 28 mills ($28.00 per $1,000 assessed valuation) for school operating purposes. Levies are somewhat higher in ten of the districts which have received voter approval to impose additional taxes for school purposes. The Foundation study shows that total school operating expenditures in Utah rose from $67.8 million in 1959-6- 0 to $173.6 million in 1969-7an increase of $105.8 million over the r period. Approximately $47.5 million or 45 of the rise in school operating costs over the 1960-7- 0 decade are attributable to inflation and increased school membership. More than 55 of the increased costs during the period however, were the result of other 0, ten-yea- factors. According to the study, the other factors involved in the increase in school costs include (1) salary increases above and be yond cost of living changes, (2) reduced class size, (3) broadened auxiliary services for students, (4) new community service programs, (5) improved social security and retirement programs for school personnel, and (6) other costs rising faster than would be indicated by enrollment and inflation changes. Unemployment Figure Records a Drop For the first time in 1971, the Utah insured unemployed rate, for the week ended May 8, dropped below the corresponding week in 1971, reported the employment security office. For the week, 4.16 per cent of all Utah workers covered by the state and federal unemployment insurance laws filed continuing claims for unemployment benefits compared to 3.39 percent for the week of May 9, 1970. New claims for beenfits at 831 for the week just ended were 308 fewer than for the corresponding week a year ago. 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