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Show THE SALT LAKE TIMES FRIDAY, APRIL 6, 1973 Page Eight . Wildlife Resources Criticizes Film, Released to Schools State Spending Will Increase Over $84 Million Next Year State spending in Utah will rise by $84 million next year, with more than 60 per cent of this increase going for education. This was reported by Utah Foundation, the private tax research organiztaion, in the fiscal analysis of the 1973 legislative session, which adjourned last month. According to the report, total state spending authorized for 1973-7- 4 will approach $650 million. This is nearly $10 million more than the amount recommended by the Governor in his official budget and is nearly 15 per cent greater than the estimated 1972-7- 3 state expenditure total of $566 million. Outlays for education in Utah will rise by more than $51 milThis will be an lion in 1973-719 increase of percent over what will be spent this year for educational purposes. A substantial portion ($18 million) of this increase, however, represents added amounts for capital outlay 4. programs. The report notes that state aid to local schools will increase by more than $28 million next year. This will include $21 million in added state support under the new school finance program, plus an additional $7 million in state aid for local school buildings. Local school funds will also rise by $1.6 million next year, making the total increase for local school purposes nearly $30 million in 1973-7In order to provide for this huge increase in state aid to local schools, a transfer of $40 million was authorized from the general fund to the uniform school fund. According to the Foundation, this' is the largest general fund transfer ever authorized to the school fund. Expenditures of more than $45 million were authorized for state building, local school buildings and other one time acquisition and development costs. This unusually large commitment for capital items represents an attempt to use state surpluses for one time kinds of expenditures, rather than on going programs. Foundation analysts point out, however that completion of some of the buildings, parks and the other developments undoubtedly will necessitate some continuing . . 4. increase in costs of administration, operation and maintenance. In addition to the substantial appropriation increase made for next year the 1973 Utah Legislature still was able to provide for a general tax reduction. The total tax reducaion in bills passed this year is estimated at $15-1- 6 million. There is a question, as to whether all of this reduction will actually be realized, since two of the measures were passed after the 60 day deadline for the session and were not submitted to the Governor for approval. One of the tax reduction measures that did not become law was a 3 mill reduction in the state property tax levy for the schools. This matter, however, can be handled administratively when the Tax Commission sets the state school levy in August. The other measure that will not become law involved a one time $6.00 per person food tax credit against the state income tax. In order for this tax reduction (totaling nearly $6.5 million) to become effective next year, the legislation will have to at a special session be later this year or at the budget session early next year. One of the most important items enacted this year, according to the Foundation report, is a measure to simplify the preparation and filing of state income tax returns in Utah. Overall, the new state income tax act will result in a tax saving of nearly $1.5 million per year for Utah taxpayers. The law, however, will have a varying effect on different persons, depending on the type and amount of their incomes, exemptions and deductions. Foundation analysts point out that the budget adopted by the Legislature employed tax revenue estimates that were $14 million higher than those contained in the Governors budget. The Legislature had an additional quarter of tax collection experience available to them upon which to base the higher estimates. However, if these higher estimates should fail to materialize, the projected ending surplus would be correspondingly reduced or . . re-enac- ted non-proper- ty The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources has learned that a documentary film on declining wildlife, Say Goodbye, is currently being released to schools and televisoin stations. The film, produced by Wolper Productions, distorts the truth of conservation and the management of wildlife populations. First presented on television two years ago, Say Goodbye came under fire from organized conservation organizations, such as the International Association of Game, Fish and Conservation Commissioners; U. S. Bureau of Sport, Fisheries and Wildlife; and the National Wildlife Federation for its cleverly, intercut film sequences gathered from several sources. More than one sequence in the film was staged or phony (including one of a small doe successfully fighting off a cougar) but the one that aroused the ire of conservation organizations depicted an alleged polar bear hunt on the sea ice off Alaska. It shows a hunter in a helicopter shooting a female polar bear that has two cubs in tow. The narrator does not explain that both the shooting of a bear from an aircraft and the killing of the mother is illegal. There is one close up of the older bear, supposedly in her death throes, on the ice while her youngsters are looking on. This scene is totally fraudu-den- t. The film footage was acquired in part from Alaska wild life authorities and has been cut and patched to fit the film. In reality, the female is being shot with a harmless drug (not a bullet) from a gas operated gun as part of a bear research program in which the animals are immobilized, weighed, measured and tagged. They recover with no harmful effects. This mother and her cubs wandered off unharmed a little later while the biologists watched. The narrator did not mention that. The data from such tagging projects will, in fact, betetr help man in providing the polar bear with a hopeful future. World's Most Important People Remain Strictly Anonymous Aboard a west coast commuter jet, two men seated side by side introduced themselves. Im in plastics, said one, what business are you in? Im a seedshis answered man, neighbor. So came the inevitable question of Whats a' seedsman? This recurring situation has been a perpetual bane to what is possible the worlds most important industry, the seed business. Without it, the production of .food, natural fiber and the beauty of our landscaped metropolitan areas would come to a complete halt. In itself, seed is the number one life support system for the entire world population. While everyone, upon being queried, will readily agree that seed is the most essential substance in the world, few give any thought to the consequences. The growing world population is an acute problem, yet its an age old story of everyone talking about it with little or nothing being done to improve the situation. Seedsmen have been continually working on the problem of how to keep us fed. Plant breeders and geneticists have accomplished wonders. In order to safeguard all of the desirable types of seed from passing out of existence the National Seed Storage Laboratory in cooperation with the U.S. Department of agriculture constantly maintains 52,000 seed samples under ideal temperature and humidity coinditions. In case of a national disaster this seed source would insure a fresh start for seed supplies of proven performance. Most people believe the legendary Johnny Applested to be a fictional character. He was John Chapman, who for almost fifty years carried seeds from the cider presses of Pennslyvania to the pioneer wilderness of Ohio and Indiana. Today, John Chapmans coun A 90 day freeze on all retail THE ARMY Congress by Utah Senator Frank opportunity to help prepare an Action Plan for the State Highway Department. This plan will insure that there is adequate consideration of economic, social and environmental effects of highway projects, and that decisions are made in the best overall public interest. Since public involvement is an important aspect of this plan, your ideas, suggestions and comments regarding how this involvement can be obtained will be very helpful. Please come to one of the two meetings which has been scheduled in Salt Lake City at the Highway Department District Two Headquarters, 2410 West 2100 South, on April 12 at 1:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., and share your ideas with us. 11EL1 WANTED $100.00 weekly possible ad- dressing mail for firms - Full and part time at home. Send envelope stamped to HOME WORK OPPORTUNITIES, Box 566, Ruidoso Downs, New Mexico 88346. self-address- ed (3-3- 0 4-- 6) . CONSOLE SPINET PIANO. Will sacrifice to responsible party in this area. Cash or terms. Also ELEC. ORGAN with Automatic Rhythm. Write or phone collect Tail-ma- n Credit Mgr., Piano-Orga- n Stores, Inc., Salem, Oregon, 97308. 503-363-570- 7, (3-3- 0 4-- 6) s, Grooves between the treads funnel water out from under tires in wet weather. Bald tires, those with less than the safe minimum of inch of tread between the grooves, have a tendency to hydroplane and skid. To prevent possible accidents, check your tires for safe tread depth. l-1- 6th cognized AERONAUTICS WOULD OCCUPY A YTAL ROLE A MAJOR CONFLICTS AS EARLY AS 7HECIVIL WAR E. Moss. A series of public meetings are scheduled to give you the Since Thomas Jefferson stated, th greatest service .which can be rendered to any country is to add a useful plant to its culture. Men and companies through the years, researched, developed and placed in the hands of the U.S. farmer the actual seeds of this nation's high standard of living hybrid corn and improved alfalfa varieties that put weight and quality into the beef and dairy industries livestock, better cotton varieties that produce the worlds greatest lint, disease free beans, earlier large ear sweet corn, mosaic resistant cucum-ercompact celeries, satutreless cantalopes, green beans for the freezer and much more. However prosaic these developments sound, modern supermarkets can not be very super without them. Few industries in American commerce have reaped so little profit from their own progress. Seedsmen spend years and thousands of dollars to create and market their new varieties. Yet, until very recently, when the Plant Variety Protection act was established, these men would have a short term proprietary interest. After a few years, the variety became the property of everyone, without royalty. Longevity seems to be a basic ingredient of seedsmanship as there are only 600 or so seed companies in the nation, and while many are well into their 60th or 70th year, it is not uncommon to find those that have passed the 100 mark. to Our Time food prices is being asked of PUBLIC INVITATION terparts are equally unknown. C IVTIGramr FhMvi Senator Moss Seeks Food Price Freeze Says Senator Moss, It may be true, as President Nixon predicts, that increases in supply will bring a stop to the rise in fod prices, but we cannot afford to sit back until the market just works its magic.' There are several compelling reasons why we need a freeze in prices until the shortage in supply has been corrected. In a statement introducing his amendment, Moss said, In the next several months union contracts covering more than four million workers will be up for negotiations. If food prices continue to climb, these increases will be reflected in the new wage agreements, which in turn will drive prices even further into the stratosphere. Sen. Moss said the short term freeze would cause no serious squeeze on retailers or farmers. He acknowledged that it could lead to some product shortages, but added, I believe that most consumers would prefer restrictions of variety of food available to continuing spiraling prices. . UNION AND CONFEDERATE ARMES EOT EMPLOYED BALLOONS FOR RECONNAISSANCE. GAS-FILLE- D f? NEltCOPTER mors ARE TRAINED N TODAY'S army from select high SCHOOL AND rV fNEY RECEIVE SILVER WINGS AND A UC e COLLEGE RANKS, WARRANT OFFICER APPOINTMENT ON GRADUATION . 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