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Show THE SALT LAKE TIMES FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1973 Page Eight Moss Sponsors Nursing Home Bill For Million of Nation's Elderly Four new bills designed to im-- 1 ity, should fill part of the gap prove the lot of Americas one I and perhaps encourage doctors nillion nursing home residents to visit more often, "It is a well known fact that lave been introduced by Utah Senator. Frank E. Moss. physicians are in very short sup The first measure would estab- - ply, and therefore many of them ish a grant program for Depart- - are greatly The colments of Geriatrics in some Paramedic Bill and the Physi cians Assistant Bill would both medicine. of eges The root problem were try- - help meet the problem. Para ing to get at is the simple fact medics are being used in some hat Geriatrics has not developed rural areas now, including my home state of Utah. Its a good as a specialty in this country. eviidea and can be expanded and "There is unimpeachable dence that the medical problems adapted to nursing homes to the of the elderly require separate benefit of all. A fourth bill introduced by and specialized education which is not readily available in the Senator Moss would require dis to the stats of all persons United States. The Senator said his nursing with any ownership in a nurs-hom- e research has shown physi- - ing home, The present law- requires that cians avoid them and do net view as the part of anyone with a 10 per cent or nursing homes medical continuum. greater interest in a skilled nurs- Dcpartment of Geriatrics will ing home or an intermediate care y change that, the Senator believes facilitly must disclose such Newly-electe- d officers of the Utah Press Association for the upcoming: year are, from right to left, making information on new terest. to treatment This provision has now been left: Miles Turnbull, bottom: Robert Finney, President; Glenn lljornn, Vice President; Top, right techniques for the eld- avoided by a host df techniques erly more readily available. director; Tuff Claybaugh, Secretary and Lew Kcfoed, Director. Two other pieces cf legislation such as allocating a nine percent Moss is sponsoring are designed interest in the name of family or help fill the vacuum left be- - friends or by disguising owner large number of children to be to educated in the state. Utah has cause of infrequent visits by d:c- -- ship through the use of mort-tor- s. The bills may also encou- gages and deeds of trust one cf the largest overall educa"This bill simply asserts the tional loads in the nation. The rage the physicians to visit the more often. homes public's right to know who is report observes that the stress nursing to would One the owner of the beneficial provide grants placed on education in Utah has to assist and universities er of long term care facilities, Utah ranks lt7h among the 50 man, woman and child residing forced state and local units to This in them programs establishing right grows out of the fact states in the proportion of per- n the state. This amount was place lower priorities on some assistants, that the taxpayer contributes sonal income going for state and below the Mountain States av- of the other governmental serv for training physician would Another more than two of every three grants provide local taxes. This fact was pointed erage of $743 per capita and the ices. For example, Utah allovetcertain for dollars of nursing home reve-eran- s military training out by Utah Foundation, the U.S. average of $753 per capita. cates a smaller proportion of the j with appropriate experi- nues, he said, private tax research organiza- Founadtion analysts note that total state and local spending ence as paramedical personnel tc tion in their latest comparison nearly 59 per cent of the expen- for such activities as health anc care facilities B r . Q of tax systems and expenditure ditures in Utah came from state hospitals, police protection, fire serve in long term DfOfllCTBSf one the! said Moss of Senator Tflycr patterns in Utah, the Mountain and local taxes. The remaining protection, sanitation, etc., than doctors reasons many states. funds were derived from federal do most other All MuSt Leam States and the nation. a Notes homes is sence from nursing state from and and fees and local Total aid, charges spending According to the Foundation from other miscellaneous in141 per cent between lack of trained personnel, which 0 Govern Themselves rose by state and local governanalysis, for more difficult work makes 1961 come. 1971. and By comparison ments in Utah collected $446 page 1) (Continued from a state devotes and local Utah propor1970-7expendtiures in the physician. larger 1 ' million in taxes during the and-o- r Providing paramedics fiscal year.. This sum was tion of its total state and local creased by 147 per cent in the assistants who could a nwn who doesnt feel he can to physicians most education Mountain States and than spending by eight 8 it alone. ' equal to 12.9 per cent of personal other states. This on 160 percent throughout the U.S. assume some of the responsibil- emphasis to the a sum identical The noted Governor also that income, the gathering is an opportunity Mountain States average, and education is a reflection of the in the ten ye ar period. for all who attend together in nearly 6 per cent above the U.S. 12.21 cent. of average per recognition of the importance of prayer. In comparing specific taxes inThis years prayer breakfast with other states, the study in honor of four United was held dicates that Utah appears to be moderate in the property tax and esd?nt j0n F: Ken' Utah Army National Guard, Stes D Eisenhower nedy Dwight most of the other major taxes, Office of Emergency from 1) Tuff (Continued of the d Lynd0n B' page Box Elder Claybaugh Services' andthe CivU but somewhat high in the indiNews Journal, Secretary. Elect- trol will vidual income tax, especially for "The reporter should not be cooperate in a simu ed as directors were Miles Turn-bu- ll lated For middle income taxpayers. able to cop out on a libel suit by emergency preparedness of Monticello and Lew Ko-foexample, Utah ranks first among saying the source of his inforFeb. test 24, according to Major of Tremonton. the eight Mountain States in the mation or of the allegedly libel-ou- r General Maurice L. Watts, Utah state income tax burden for statement wished to remain Adjutant General. families at the $10,000 and $15, anonymous. Politics is a jungle torn beCode named "Orbit Red VI" 000 gross income levels, second As a conclusion to the Gove- tween doing the right thing and the cooperative effort, is a bi in the burden at the $5,000 level rnors remarks, he said, A restaying in office. John F. Ken- annual training event. This de-- 1 were in an unemployment and third in the tax burden at is his no better than nedy. exercise is designed to test surance claims status as a result the $20,000 gross income level. porter source of information. Unless he our relationship with this exer- - of being unemployed for one or Except for gambling taxes. has a privilege to withhold the cise and the present world situ- - more weeks rose to a winter Utah levies all of the major taxes identity of his source, he will CONSOLE SPINET PIANO. ation," stated Gen. Watts. season high of 14,935 during the imposed by other states. The be the victim of governmental Will sacrifice to from week "Representative plays ending January 20. responsible Foundation concludes that this intrigue or aggression. His The jobless figure a week ago in this area. Cash or terms, National Guard units in more broad type tax coverage requires source will dry up and the effort party state was 20 in locations the than 13,875 and for the same also ELEC. ORGAN nearly everyone to participate in to enlighten the public will be AUTOMATIC RHYTHM. WITH are involved in the exercise. in 1972 it was 14,276. The week Write the financing of governments ended." or phone collect Credit Mgr., The term Representative play- peak in continued claims last services without placing a pen Since the time the Governor Tallman Piano-Orga- n ers refers to the fact that only year was 15,776 and occurred in alty burden on any one group gave his support to the protec Stores, Inc., Salem, Ore- a small portion of the total Utah the week ending Feb. 12. segment of the economy, or tax tion bill, the House of Represen- gon, 97308. It is not surprising that UI Ntaional Guard will participate. source. Utah approximates the tatives has passed the measure comare (2-- 9 usually activity is running ahead of a Participants Mountain States average in the and sent it to the Senate for manders and senior year ago when it is remembered proportion of its total state and their approval by a vote margin unit! from officers sioned each that nearly 25,000 more Utahns local tax load coming from each of indiheld number the of Limiting jobs during 1972 compared ef the three main sources proOther events at the winter to Home to Fruit Dryer viduals in the exercise helps the previous year. The con-lim- it duction, wealth and consump- convention included the formcost of the test opera- - struction industry, for example, the tion. ing of Utahs own Ilall of Fame With our plans and instructions, tion to a minimum. which is generating about 1300 1971 total 1961 and Between for the newsmen in the Utah you can make your own fruit dryer Commore claims over a year ago, had Orbit Red VI is called a state and local tax collections in area. Portraits and biographical using salvage parts and inexpensive mand Post Exercise (CPX) be- - an average of nearly 4,000 more materials. Only ordinary tools are Utah rose by 120. This increase, information of the recipients incorna decision at cause workers on its rolls during the making and however, was not as great as the cluding historical information required. Dried peaches, pears, mand level is emphasized for main part of the building apples surpass any candy for being rise for the U.S. as a whole of will be included. that might be expect- - son. purely delicious. This unit has a 136 per cent or the growth in new officers Election of the In the meantime the number ed in case of a natural or civil large capacity and will cost just a the Mountain States of 139 per for the upcoming year were also few dollars to build. disaster. Field operations, which of first claims dropped notably Complete cent during the ten year period. held, with Robert Finney, Sun plans and instructions are just would necessitate large numbers to 1,437 from 2,480 a week ago In 1970-7- 1 state and local ex- Advocate, Price, as president; $3.00. THRIFTWAY, P. O. Box of troops and be more expen- - indicating the rate of accclera-sivwill not be part of the ex- - ton in the volume of continued 914, Provo, Utah 84601. penditures in Utah werefor equal Glenn Bjornn of the Salt Lake and as each or Vice Times million $709 President, to $758 claims should slow down. ercise. over-worke- d. - cl-su- rc - . in-b- Utah Ranks 17th in Burden for On State and Local Taxpayers . own-colleg- es i I . Governor Calvin Rampton Says He Favors Newsman 'Shield Bill' I -- ed in-fen- se 503-363-57- 07, 2-1- 6) non-comm- is- 43-3- 0. sea-problem- s e, |