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Show Page Four THE SALT LAKE TIMES FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 1973 Moss Asks for Uinta Wilderness Area to Include Wasatch, Ashley New and "Clean" Fuels (Continued from Pige 1) control. The organized show of strength by the producing nations has irrevocably changed the world oil market. Oil supply and price are sensitive to world politics. Tiie U. S. is no longer self sufficient. Even by 1980 we may be importing 80 per cent of residual and 40 percent of crude requirements. Lost-co- st uranium reserves appear adequate to meet projected demand for nuclear power well- - beyond the next 15 years. Thereafter, the economic growth of nuclear power hinges crucially on the sucessful and continuing introduction, of the breeder. We now have a growing the production of supply of synthetic nuclear fuel nearly 200 grams of plutonium by each megawatt year s, the of light water reactor operation. By the accumulated inventory of plutonium will be about 188 metric tons; the anual production rate about 28 metric tons, sufficient to fuel seven. 1,000 megawatt breeders each year. Thus the overall prospect for increasing dependence for increasing dependence on oil and gas imports may well be offset by successful conversion of coal to clean' liquids and gases, and the successful evolution of breeder reactors. Hopefully, these offsets to dependence on the foreign as and oil will strengthening our bargaining position m the world fuel markets. But our main energy sources are then likely to be, more and more, uranium and coal as all uranium, even todays tailings, is made usable; as coal is made dean. Another fascinating synthetic fuel prospect is the possible use of nudear nergy m the production of hydrogen and oxygen either by electrolysis, or by using nuclear heat directly in the diemical decomposition of water. mid-eightie- It Really Works! derness from the Secretary of Agriculture in 1968. Studies have been made by the Secretary of the Interior to determine the relationship of the Uinta River drainage to plan ning for the ultimate phase of the Central Utah Project. It is essential, said Senator that this provision be Moss, honored, since Utah is dependent upon the full development of all of its available water re sources if we are to continue to grow and prosper. We cannot afford to impair any area which has a potential of helping supply main. water to meet our expanding The area proposed for wilder- needs. ness in this bill is slightly larger The lengthy wait, almost three than the present Uinta primitive years, for water research, was area.' It is based on careful, re- worth it, said the Senator. view of the area that began with The time has come when we a report recommending estab- can move with assurance to lishment of the High Uintas Wil establish this wilderness area. A bill to designate a High Uin-ta- s Wilderness Area is being introduced in the Senate by Senator Frank E. Moss of Utah. It would include 319,538 acres of land encompassing portions of both the Wasatch National Forest and the Ashley National Forest. The High Uintas area meets the criteria sot forth in the Wilderness Act, said Senator Moss, as an area where the earth and its community life are untrammeled by man, where man himself is a visitor who does not re. multitude of activities from mark information systems to legal aid for the needy. Call it public relations or what you will, businesses and industry have no choice but to try to please the consumer. That is how they stay alive, and they Know it. If consumers are smart, they will realize that this is a virtue of American enterprise and our economic system that cannot be taken lightly. It is the secret of our abundance and our wellbeing. consumer criticism covers How's Your Work Ethic? Everyone insists on the highest quality of service and workmanship, everyone wants safety, everyone wants to get as much as they can for their money in the marketplace. All of this is fine. But how many exert themselves to do the extra bit that means their own efforts are producing quality either in service or product for the other fellow? The fault with many products, the defects in our homes and a good share of the hazards we encounter are attributable to laziness and lack of interest in doing a job right. Who cares about the fact that lack of skilled troubleshooting in everything from autos to vacuum cleaners threatens to make a shambles of technological marvels? Most of the troubles of today are traceable to a massive rejection of the work ethic or whatever you wish to call it. Most people expect the other fellow to be the expert, the producer and the fall guy when something goes wrong. We forget that when the work ethic dies the experts and the workers of a more energetic age gradually disappear, leaving the nonworkers to stew in their owii juice and a maze of meaningless health, safety and consumer protection laws. Our competitive business system lias a major virtue for which it is seldom given credit. By its nature, it has no choice but to comply to the best of its ability with consumer demands and wishes. The company meeting these demands and wishes most successfully is, as a rule, assured a bright future. It is the way the marketplace works. The wave of criticism that corporations have received for allegedly paying too little attention to the needs of consumers in recent years is getting results far beyond oOo those that could be attained by simply writing laws. A More than 1,000 business firms operate jet aircraft. 445-pareport on some of the most significant steps taken by various firms to meet consumer complaints is By 1980, according to one estimate, there will be 11.000 revealing. In the field of product safety, attention lias executive jet planes in the U.S. been given to food containers by a number of companies. Has developed a vacuum button that safeguards the seal on baby-foo- d pars. Another has introduced a can lid , lids on d that partially eliminates the hazard of cans. It is working to eliminate the hazard completely. On environmental protection, the report tells how a large metal concern has 500 collection points around the U.S. that accepts aluminum scrap for The company pays 10 cents a pound for cans or other clean house hold scrap items. A paper company grows seeds and dis Where thousands tributes them to independent tree farmers. A soap finr commits 2 cents from the sale of each of its 10 leading of listeners enjoy detergents sold in the State of Wisconsin to the Univerconcert music and sity of Wisconsin extension program for study of news every day! controls. The list of things industry is doing in response to ge raw-edge- re-cycli- ng. water-pollutio- n the LEASED GRAPEVINE Traffic volume at 75 studied locations in the state of Utah have shown an increase of 8.4 per cent during 1972. The report showed that traffic volume during December increased by 5.6 percent. The ever present decrease in the number of farms throughout the nation and Utah again show a decline. Utah, which had a current estimate of farms at 12,600, now has about 400 less. U. s! Department of Agriculture officials said that the farm count in the state has declined almost every year since a peak of 0 farms in 1936. 30,-80- Salt Lake City officials said that they will return to the U.S. Department of Labor $1,316.60 of unspent money from the citys cooperative assistance manpower planning program. The grant involved unspent funds for the citys previous contracts running from Oct. 1, 1971 to Oct. 15, 1972. The State Highway Engineer said that a bill passed in the House of Representatives concerning over-widt- h trucks can cost the state about $54 million in federal, road construction funds. The bill was passed and will permit an exera 25 percent hike in truck weight limits for hauling bulk agricultural ucts on the roadways. prod- . Jordan School District voters have approved a record bond election in the amount of $43 million for the financing of construction of new buildings. The bond election passed with a wide margin of voters, with about 20 per cent of the registered voters voting. Results showed 5,750 voitng in favor and 543 against. Salt Lake County Commission has agreed unanimously to end an eight year consulting contract and turned over flood control and special projects to the county surveyor. Caldwell, Richards and Sorensen, Inc., consulting engineers, have been paid $800 a month base fee for special charges since 1964. Several months ago the firm told the county it was raising its fee to $1200 a month, but the county refused to recognize the price hike because a new agreement had not been signed. Reservations for the Gover nors Ball reached 900 confirmed, with an expected total of 2000 persons attending the affair to be held January 26 at the Salt Palace. This years Governors Ball will feature three orchestras and a choice of continental cuisine. Air Force Sgt. Micky Erickson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Erickson, 138 Beryl Ave., has arrived for duty in Italy. Sgt. Erickson, a radio repairman, serves with a unit of the Air Force Communications Serves which pyovides global communications and air traffic control for the USAF. He had previously been assigned to a unit n Greece. |