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Show Page Four THE SALT LAKE TIMES FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1972 THE SALT LAKE TIMES Combined with The Salt Lake Mining 6 Lagal Nows Published Eoary Friday at Salt Laht City, Utah Second Class Postage paid at Salt Lake City, Utah Statewide Survey Reveals Drug Trends in Utah School System . 711 South West Temple 4 Telephone Salt Lake City, Utah 84101 GLENN BJO&NN, Pnhliah "Tbu publication it mat owned or controlled by any party, clan, clique, faction or corporation." Volume 52 564-846- Number 36 A Gift to Grow On (Continued from Page 1) into productive adults. Linked with CAKE self-hel- p and medical aid the fod gifts develop future self sufficiency in 34 countries from Latin America to Africa, Asia and the Middle East. Because host governments share operating costs and the U.S. donates farm abundance, our dollars are multiplied. For example: $5 gives 1500 yoimgsters a protein rich bowl of porridge; $10 serves a full lunch to 900 cliildren; $25 helps feed 25 pupils for 3 months. From India a school boy wrote: To the American People Our soul thanks you. His words will echo in the hearts of millions of children, ir you send your contribution to: CARE Food Crusade Fund, 660 First Avenue, New York, New York 10016. No-Fau- lt Insurance The latest example of the many benefits gained by lt a auto insurance system comes from Florida, which changed from the old litigation racket system to lt almost a year ago. The change produced a policy cost reduction within months. Rates are now to go down for the second time. Florida Insurance Commissioner Tom OMalley recently told seventy-fiv- e firms selling auto insurance in the state to lower rates a further 11 per cent by January 31. The greatest blessing of lt auto insurance is that it tends the gravy train of lawyers feeding on accident suits, who often get half or a third of jury verdicts under this system. Naturally, such a system tempts too many lawyers to look for suits. It ties up courts in endless, unnecessary and painful litgation forcing victims to undergo long periods of anxiety and to pay enormous sums to lawyers, often the least highly motivated lawyers in the community. lt bypasses all this, lowers the cost of insurance to everyone, and avoids long delays and painful no-fau- no-fau- no-fau- No-fau- experiences for millions. Power Makes Revolutions Revolutions in productive enterprise, like revolutions within nations, depend on the use of power of one kind or ainother. But industrial revolutions, happily, are bloodless and beneficial. This has been true of the agricultural revolution a revolution which has quietly gained tremendously in force during the last 15 years, and the form of power responsible is horsepower. A statewide survey conducted in Utahs junior and senior high schools has revealed the nature and extent of drug usage among Utahs young people. The drug assessment, directed by the General Education Division of the Utah State Board of Education, involved survey re- population taking part in the survey reported using stimulating drugs such as amphetamine. Seven percent reported the use of hallucineogenic drugs like LSD and 13 percent claimed a ustage to some extent of depressants such as sleeping pills while 9 per cent said they had sniffed solvents like glue or gas. The survey indicates that the critical age for initial use or experimentation with drugs is in the 7 through 10 grades. Initial use of drugs occurring after the sophomore year of high school is th-e- LEASED CRflPEVINE v f Former Representative from the State of Utah, Laurence Bursponses from some 30,000 Utah ton has lost his job as director youngsters in grades 7 through 12. The survey was funded by of the Office of Congressional 1971-72 Relation ihe for the Department of Utah Drug Education Project, a federally sponTransportation. Mr. Burton has served in the Nixon Administrasored program. tion for the past four years, and Purpose of the survey was to lost his job in the wake of the update the educators and others relatively infrequent. mass call for resignations from working with students and drug Curiosity is far and away the related problems. most often reported reason for the President. The students answered the trying drugs. Seeking a new or kick and thrill adexpecting a anonymous questionnaire Salt Lake City Fireman Union ministered bw local schools dur- pleasure are other frequently President Jim Fisher lost again ing the latter part of the 1971-7- 2 reported reasons for trying the in his battle to regain his job school year. The assessment drugs. with the city. Mr. Fisher took covered three phases of the drug Most students felt that regular his case to the Appeals Court, scene: drug usage, attitudes to- use of drugs in any of the seven with Aldon Anderson preJudge ward drugs and drug knowledge. categories is dangerous to a perJudge Anderson handed The first phase on usage has now sons emotional and social well- siding. down his decision, saying that been compiled, while the phases being. In fact, 94 percent felt the points of argument brought on attitudes and knowledge will that the regular use of hard nar- out Mr. Fisher had been by be released at a later date. cotics was dangerous while 62 ruled on by the lower court and to the usage phase per cent felt that the regular was not justification for the According of the survey involving more use of alcohol was dangerous. court appeal. than 10,000 students, drug usage The assessment revealed that has increased among students most drugs are easily obtained. since a similar survey was taken Almost half the students placed The Salt Lake City officials, in 1969. While the two surveys marijuana and depressants in the through Mayor Jake Gam, are not similar in every respect, no difficulty obtaining cate- promised to help the Utah Transit Authority all they can when general conclusions can be made gory. inFor concerning drug usage. A large percentage of students the Authority goes to the Utah stance, it appears that in 1969, however Legislature for monies. The did not know how or Transit 12.2 per cent of older students Authority said, We feel where to obtain drugs. Sixty per best the (mostly senior high) in public cent, for instance, answered I our own way is for us to have schools were involved in the use sources of so the regarding avail- Authority can do income of marijuana. The 1972 survey dont know its planning of hard narcotics. and budgeting on a proper basis. reports that 18.4 per cent of the ability overwhelm- If we can obtain junior and senior high school Students surveyed legislature supthe legalization of port in the proposed method of students have now used mari- ingly rejected juana one or more times, an in- marijuana and 75 per cent felt financing we can build the bus that the laws controlling the use line and reduce the fare. crease of 6.2 per cent. of marijuana should be either The use of speed (uppers), however, has only increased 0.7 kept as they are (19) or made The State of Utah said that per cent during the same period. more strict (56 per cent). when the official 1973 Utah The use of solvents such as glue Twenty percent of the stu2.1 cent since dents highway increased alcohol has map arrives next Febsurveyed felt that, per it will contain informa1969 while the use of hallucino- should be made legal for those ruary tion about the state that no pregens (LSD) for example shows 18 and over. vious map had contained. The a similar 2 pe rcent increase. map will feature new color picThe drug assessment question U. S. Force Air Clifford Sgt. tures and contain 104 changes students about their experience son Mr. Mrs. of and J. Worsley, from last year's model, which of with seven different types L. 2800 Robert South Worsley, include a quick survey of trafdrugs. Students reported alcohol 11th has for arrived East, duty fic routes and laws, safety rules to be the most widely used drug. at Sembach AFB, Germany. and state park fees and procetwo percent of those quesSixty to is a He unit of the dures. tioned had used alcohol one or assigned Air Force Communication Servmore times while 24 percent having used it more than ice which provides global comUtahs revenue sharing money munications and air traffic con10 times. arrived this week in the mail When it comes to hard nar- trol for the USAF. He previously and was contained in one check cotics such as heroin only 3.2 served at Eglin AFB, Fla., and in the amount of $5,047,673. The percent of all student questioned has served a tour of duty in governor quickly endorsed the claimed to have used them at Vietnam. check and turned it over to the a He is East of all. graduate High state treasurer for the investEleven percent of the student School. ment. The treasurer said that the monies would be put into of Deposit for 90 tion to a truck and a car. This is the reason why today Certificates thus in interest days, with a working forcewhich was 2,500,000 people smaller about $20,000netting on the investment. re-pore- td chan in 1940 could raise food for a population that has what oil tell an A magazine published by company In the midst of budget planincreased by about 40,000,000. has happened. American farmers now use $27 billion ning and the trying of holding expenses down, requests still worth of farm machinery, which is six times the whole come in from all operating deinvestment in plant, propertly and equipment needed to partments for more monies. Fire make autos. Some of the newest machines come close tr Chief Lton DcKaurver asked the Salt Lake City Commission A mechanical automation. harvester, for instance, actually for a $15 uniform allowance for delivers celery from the fields packed in cartons. All all firemen and allowances for are enormous labor savers in harvesting potatoes, oik two women clerk typists. In the machine does the work of 18 men; in green beans. 50. past, men have done the typist work and with the hiring of the and cotton, 70. two women they will be expectThe tractor, of course, is the solid backbone of toed to wear a uniform as their Where thousands counterparts are. days mechanized agriculture. Farfmers now have over of listeners enjoy live million tractors. This is twice a many as thev had A Maryland man has proposed as recently as 1916, and the newer machines arc far suto build a $11 million 200 unit concert music and in their to predecessors condominium near the mouth of every respect. perior news Little Cottonwood Canyon. The the of every day! What this means is that the family size farm company, Alta Via, has been enpresent has at least $20,000 worth of machinery, in addi- dorsed by the Sierra Club. 860 |
