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Show FRIDAY, MARCH 17, 1972 Page Eight Campaign Costs Laws Set Up Again to Check Monies Spent Candidates in Utah are faced in campaign limitation spending for the upcoming elections. New federal and state laws are the enforciag factors of the cost spending. Although two laws face the candidates the laws are not set up to pertain to every office. Some offices are allowed to spend more than others. The laws have many intricacies built into them. The laws set spending limits for major public offices, stiffer penalties for violation and more extensive requirements for reporting spending and contributions, the effectiveness will still be keyed on eventual enforcement. The Attorney Generals office is preparing an opinion that candidates for Congress should follow the federal spending and the more stringent state reporting requirements. Candidates for governor will be controlled by the state law in its entirety. Only candidates for United States Senator and Congressmen and the Governor of the state will be limited to spending. The net result of attempting to match two campaign laws is that candidates for Congress will be able to spend almost the same amount as those for governor, although the state law intended that congressional candidates be permitted to spend only about half of that allowed gubernatorial contenders. Candidates for Congress under Moss Bill to Bring National Fire Testing Center to Utah Senator Frank E. Moss has introduced a bill that will authorize the Secretary of Commerce to establish on the University of Utah campus a National Fire Testing Center. I have investigated many nursing home fires in the past nine years. Whether the loss of life is great, as in the Fitchville and Marietta, Ohio fires or of no one was even injured, as in the fire at Atlantic City last fall there are the same imponderable in all of them. Questions for which we have no answers are brought up again and again in the testimony which we hear. Moss said that there is very little knowledge about what happens in the course of a major home fire and even fire experts disagree, not only on what causes the fires but also on what procedures would limit their spread. Our research into the matters has been far too slow and far to inadequate, he said. The Moss bill seeks to amend the Organic Act of the National Bureau of Standards to provide for the establishment of a National Fire Testing Center. The bill also authorized the Secretary of Commerce, to establish the Center on the University of Utah campus where currently a Flammability Center operates with the close cooperation of the Universitys schools of Medicine, Nursing, Chemistry and Engineering. Senator Moss said that the University of Utahs Fire Center has been under numerous contracts with government agencies in the past to do flammability research and the $2 million worth of equipment coupled with the extensive cooperation within the school, would provide an environment to study the "total effects of fire. Dims Day : the federal law have two choices. They can spend up to $50,000 for the primary and then that sum again for the general election. Or they can choose to spend up to a sum equivalent to 10 cents times the voting age population in their district. Two years from now when a U. S. Senate seat is up for election, candidates in that race will find the more favorable limitation in the 10 cent formula because that law permits about $63,000 per election rather than the flat rate of $50,000. The new state law permits state and county political party central committees to spend up to five cents a cot for governor for the purpose of advancing the principals of the party or for the purpose of supporting the candidacy of party candidates collectively. The real constriction in the limitations on spending is a state law requirement that the political advertising media file cross checking reports on what candidates spend with them, a stipulation believed unique in Utah by lawyers. The federal spending limitations doesnt cover spending for such items as direct mails, brochures or various campaign advertising. Womens Auto Mechanics Classes At Utah Tech The popular womens basic automotive tune up and maintenance classes will be renewed during spring quarter at Utah Technical College at Salt Lake. The womens auto tune uo class begins Tuesday, March 21, at the colleges downtown campus. This course, to be taught by Bob Edwards, will deal with the basic trouble shooting, orientation to auto parts and repair estimates, engine tune up and performance and driving safety. A companion course in auto maintenance starts on Thursday, March 23, also at the colleges downtown campus. Taught by Merrill Van Dyke, this course will teach tire and oil changing, lubrication, brake linings, wheel bearings, engine and transmission fundamentals and parts and repair estimates. Registration is open on a first come first serve basis through March 20 at the main campus administration building, 4600 S. Redwood Road. Cost of cither course is $15 for the 10 weeks training. Tools will be provided. Russ McDonald, coordinator of special classes, says an advanced womens auto course will be fered next fall. of- ANTIQUE Show and Sale $2 million display 60 antique exhibits THE SALT PALACE IDO SOUTH WEST TEMPLE Salt Lake City, Utah March 23, 24, 25, 26 1 Thurs., Fri., Sat. :00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Sun. 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. BY DIANE WEILENMANN Proportionate to the degree your life is unselfish, you share more emotoins. Via TV we witness sufferings which are heartbreaking, inhumanity by man to man. Wanton destruction of civilizations built by centuries of sacrifice. Religions which preach peace caught in strife. We have, via satellite, almost instant rely around the world. At least twice daily, the papers delivered to your door spew miles of words, detailing every event augmented with pictorial recaps. There are radio stations which specialize in news 24 hours around the clock. A variety of commentators recant the news, large and small. Other radio and TV stations have news in depth on the hour and nut shell news on the half hour and they pride themselves on "alert news bulletins whenever the items war- rant it. What does all this say? We can be the best informed civilization ever. As you listen, you rejoice in the good news, and wallow in the seemingly unsurmountablc problems! Pity has never been of any value, except to the person who gave it it always makes them feel very holy! We have the sacred right to be heard on issues concerning our welfare and we have the moral obligation to help others! The only antidote I have found which works without failing time after time is gratitude for what I have. Everyone has things they appreciate, love, and are thankful for. They differ with each of us, but for beginners here are some of my favorites: Im thankful for a good husband, honorable parents, the freedom of competition in America, the opportunity to read, my health, friends. A variety of seasons. There are more superficial things which hold great value: the privilege to travel, the opportunity to work, flowers, humming birds in the spring, my dogs and many more. The only way to have strength to serve is to have a happy heart. That is achieved with gratitude. Some days it is necessary to "rerun the list more times than others! Gratitude opens the humbles the soul, and heart, lightens the load. Half a century before Christ, Cicero said, "Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others. THE SALT LAKE TIMES Arizona Pledges Completion Of 29 Miles of Interstate 1 5 Utah Highway officials met with Arizona Highway officials in St. George this week to discuss the completion of Interstate 15 from St. George through Arizona to the Arizona -- Nevada state line. According to William N. Price, Arizona State Highway Engineer Arizona will have all of their Interstate 15 open to traffic by late spring or early summer of 1973. Two paving contracts remain for completion of the section which crosses the northwest corner o fArizona. The first contract to pave from Littlefield to Cedar Pocket will be advertised this month. Another contract, which will finish the paving from Cedar Picket to the Utah State line, will be advertised this summer. Two separate contracts for interchanges at Littlefield and Cedar Pocket will be advertised be entirely but probably the when highway is completed use. to opened public A portion of the paving involves a recently constructed, 3.8 mile section of through the monstrous Virgin River Gorge. This $15,000,000 section of road, constructed by Peter Kiewitt, is 29-mi- w-on- le t 1-- 15 probably one of the most expensive pieces of interstate in the nation on a cost per mile basis. Utah has almsot $11,000,000 invested from St. George to the Arizona line, including projects now under contract. According to State Engineer Blaine J. Kay, "the Arizona Highway Officials greatly appreciate how vital the is to the states of portion of Utah and Nevada. Because of this, they have agreed to do all possible to expedite completion. The Federal Highway Adminis-trtio- n Division Engineer for Arizona has given us their assurance that they will do everything possible to assist Arizona for speedy completion. Mr. Kay said, "In Nevada all that remains between Las Vegas and the Arizona state line is a small section near Mesquite. We understand this will also be advertised to contract very shortly. As a result of the meeting the highway officials of Arizona and Utah are confident that by the late spring or early summer of 1973 Interstate highway 15 will be complete from Las Vegas to Nevada to Paragonah, Utah. 1-- 15 Safety Triangle Reduces Highway Hazard High-Visabili- ty Firearms Accidents Among the Lowest believe that firearms mishaps arc a major cause of accidental death. This is a misapprehension, according to an accident study recently issued by the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. The study revealed that the rate of fatal firearms accidents is among the lowest of all accident rates. In fact the company report indicated that firearms cause fewer accidental deaths among men than all the other sources listed. While the firearms accident rate for men per 100,-00- 0 was put at 2.1, fire ran twice as high at 4.4. Drowning was listed at 5.1, falls at 9.5, and motor vehicles once again topped the list at 47.2. Firearms accidents were not even listed by the Metropolitan as a cause of accidental death for women, although listings were given for poisonings, falls, fires and drowning. Many c. Designed to meet or exceed ex- isting and proposed state and federal motor vehicle safety regulations, the recently patented c Safety Triangle represents a significant advancement in disabled vehicle warning deTri-Ve- most quickly identified by the human eye. Taillight, flares, etc., do not convey an internationally recognized warning signal for disabled vehicles as does the Tri- Vec Safety Triangle. vices. Best foot forward doesnt apTests by an independent test- ply to tires any more. Newer ing lab and the U.S. Army show tires shoudl be placed on the c to be significantly the more effective than previously used devices. A permanent reflective coating provides high visability, day or night. Made of high impact molded plastic, the unit has passed wind stability tests of 40 mph, yet it is light weight and sets up or knocks down quickly for easy storage. A study sponsored by the Foundation Automotive Safety revealed that of all basic geometric shapes, the triange is the Tri-Ve- rear, says Tire Industry Safety Council. Extensive studies show vehicles in accidents more often have worn tires in the rear. PIANO FOR SALE. Small 40 high Console Piano. Will sacrifice to responsible party in this area. Cash or terms. Also ORGAN with Automatic rhythm. 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