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Show i 1 1 i r 1 1 1 r af ic?.:Fi:ai:;G CCRP. 2303 BOX CITY 72 3-- 71 81101 I I SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH Attorney Holbrook Testifies At Senate Gasoline Hearings S.L. FRIDAY, MARCH 30, 1973 Reva Beck Bosone S.L. County Commission Gains Susan Young Gates Award In Utah this week to receive he first annual Susan Young Gates Award is Reva Beck Bowho now lives with her effort to destroy and weaken sone, daughter in Kansas City, Kan. independent competitors and to The award is given by the raise consumer prices. Utah Womens Political Caucus Moss said legislative remedies and the local National Organizashould insure that the competi- tion for Women, for work to tive ability of independent gaso- "elevate the status of women in line marketers remain intact. Utah. Attorney Donald Holbrook of Mrs. Bosone was elected the Salt Lake City said he did not first woman leader of the Utah favor direct government regu- House of Representatives in lation of the oil industry in the 1935. She served as a Salt Lake manner of public utility regu- City municipal judge for 12 lation. Congress-womawas Utahs But I do believe in the free years, and was only by Holbrook President Kennedyappointed enterprise system, to serve as said, calling for legislation to judicial officer of the U. S. Post prevent the big companies from Office Department. stifling competition by small opMrs. Bosone said that she has erators and dealers. done whatever she wanted to Holbrook said major oil com- do and has no reservations that panies have manufactured the the men of today would live betpresent gsaoline and fuel short- ter lives if the Equal Rights age to bolster their own position amendment had been passed. in the market and force the govI had to be converternment to allow projects such ed Frankly, to the Equal Rights Amendas the controvesial pipeline from ment. From my background, Alaska. why should I say woman dont Lawyer Daniel L. Berman, have what they want. representing the Intermountain Mrs. Bosone went on to say Oil Jobbers association, the Utah that it was while she was servAssociation of Petroleum Rethe postal department that tailers and a number of inde- ing she learned about discrimination pendent marketers, claimed ma- against women. I had to learn jor oil firms would cut off the about discrimination, and now branded jobbers and increase I am convinced. their yields through their retail Men would have a far better distribution of gasoline. life under the equal rights There is a strong probability amendment. that the last remnants of competition in the sale and distribution County Flood Control of refined petroleum, and parGains Stay ticularly gasoline, are going to Attorney be eliminated by the major oil In Commission Firing companies under the guise of James McIntosh, who has been the industrys self proclaimed serving as special counsel to the energy crisis, Berman said. County Flood Department and who was fired by Commissioners McClure and Kutulas, has gaincc a stay of firing. The stay from firing is based on the determination of whether Mr. McIntosh is covered by the Salt Lake County Merit System. The code permits the death County- Attorney Carl Nemel-k- a first in murder said at the firing that his ofpenalty degree a recommenunanimous fice will hire special counsel by jury dation. If this is not forthcom- when special skills are needed. Personnel ' Director Douglas ing then the punishment is life imprisonment. There would be Thomsen is the one who brought two separate trials, one to deter- forth the commissioners attenmine guilt and the other to de- tion that Mr. McIntosh is covered termine punishment. by the merit system and could The new criminal code provi- be fired only after a statement sion is a reversal of the current of charges is filed and a departlaw which requires the death mental hearing is conducted. penalty unless the jury recomAgain Mr. Nemelka disputed mends leniency. Many judges in the coverage of the merit system the state feel that the present is and contended that it was imno good in light of the recent possible for an attorney to be United States Supreme Courts part of the flood control staff. He also asked why if Mr. McIntosh ruling. The Governor and the Attor- is merit system covered that he ney General also agree that not was not forced to take a leave only this section but others such of absence for 120 days when he as those pertaining to abortion ran for the county attorney job in 1870 against Mr. Nemelka. (Continued on page 8) Pete Grundfossen to Top Post Moss said independent retailers have charged major oil companies are making a systematic June of this n, ' Donald Holbrook Major oil companies were accused of trying to smother small gasoline retailers out of business and fleece the motoring public with skyrocketing prices Saturday at a U.S. Senate subcommittee hearing. The hearing was conducted by Senator Frank E. Moss, who was the only member of the Senate Consumer Moss was joined at the hearing table by fellow Utah Democrat, Rep. Wayne Owens. The hearing was called to study gasoline price increases. Today we are seeing a diminished supply of gasoline, for independent retailers, Senator Moss said in his opening statement, and the impact of this fact upon consumer choice and price will soon be substantial. sub-committ- f i ) I 1 ; ee. Criminal Code Signed Into Law With Constitution Reservations A new criminal code was signed into law this week by Governor Calvin Rampton, but with some reservation concerning the constitutionality of four provisions. The new code was signed by the governor with a memorandum in his hand from the State Attorney General saying that the Attorney Generals office felt that although the code leaves some legal doubts with the constitutional overtones, advised the signing of the new criminal code and letting the courts decide the matters if asked to do so. The new criminal code does not go into effect until July 1. The State Attorney Generals office said that the state could defend the new proposed capital punishment provision. - Names Pete Gundfossen Model Cities Director Pete Grundfossen has been named to the top post of the Salt Lake County Modernization Commission. Mr. Grundfossens job will be to coordinate the study for the modernization of the county form of government which was voted on by the electors in the past general election. The original field of applicants totaled some 27, and from that the list was narrowed down to seven candidates. His annual salary will be $15,000, down from the $17,500 he receives as director of the Model Cities agency. The head of the Model Cities operation since early 1972 resigned that post last month, but agreed to help the agency until year when the agency goes into its final year of operation because of the Nixon administrtaion cut back in federal funding of projects. Also at the meeting which named the new director of the Modernization Commission, the mayors from surrounding towns made themselves heard with conflicting views of the job of county government. Mayors from three smaller towns called for. a system of government that would let them contract with the county for needed services but keep identities and governments they feel are close to the people. West Jordan Mayor Bruce Egbert said that he felt the present system was outdated and outCombine your utilimoded. services and but not your ties political entities. He suggested an expanded commission, maybe five or seven members, up from the present three. All would be elected from districts instead of county wide. Each to have an office in the district where he would spend several days a week, and where the people can come into contact with the local government officials. We feel we can run county more efficiently government when were closer to the TODAYS EDITORIAL v 4 Ultraviolet Radiation Examined delicate balance between the beneficial and detrimental effects of sunlight. The implications for human health and ecological systems of an increase in solar ultraviolet (UV) radiation reaching the earths surface are examined in a report recently released by the National Academy of Sciences. Life on earth is partially shielded from biologically harmful UV radiation by a thin layer of ozone in the upper atmosphere. The panel found that if jet engine exhausts from high altitude flights should lessen the amount of ozone in the stratosphere and thereby increase the amount of solar ultraviolet radiation reaching the surface of the earth, there would be a high probability of significant harm to humans and to other life systems. Sufficient knowledge is at hand to warrant utmost concern over the possible detrimental effects on our environment by the operation of large numbers of supersonic (Continued on page 4) Life is u i yam ii tt" 4 |