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Show Page Four THE SALT LAKE TIMES UTAH'S FEARLESS INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER Combintd with Tbt Salt Lake Mining & Legal Haws tublisbrd Entry Friday nt Salt taka City, Ulnk Second Gass ltostage paid at Salt Lake City, Utah 711 South West Temple Telephone Salt Lake City, Utah 84101 364-846- 4 GLENN BJORNN, fthlafav "This publication it not owned or controllod by nny party, elm, cligma, faction Volume 53 THE SALT LAKE TIMES FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 1973 or carporaiaa." Number 2 Energy Demands Grow of the Free World crude oil reserves outside the U.S. and account of 90 per cent of the oil exports now moving in world markets. The drawbacks to this sitution are rather obvious since the security of the U.S. oil supply will depend on Middle East peace. Also, to get that oil we nations of will have to bid against the petroleum-sho- rt Western Europe as well as Japan. Due to growing oil and gas imports the U.S. could face a $20 to $30 billion deficit in its balance of trade by the early 1980s. What this boils down to is that we cannot afford to import oil from these countries unless we can sell goods to them in vastly, increased amounts. How to arrange the trade relationships of the world into a' workable balance will be one of the great problems to be faced between now and the mid 1980s. The National Petroleum Council states The federal government policies will have significant effects on trends in the U.S. energy supply situation and will be crucial deterimants of the long term energy position of the United States. Long range, coordinated and consistent energy policies must be established without delay. Among other things, the Council points out that these policies must include realistic environmental standards, encouragement of resource development on public lands, depricing and fiscal policies to encourage location and velopment of energy supplies, deregulation of natural gas price levels and, overall, federal government policies that establish and maintain an economic and political climate conductive to energy development by private enterprise. Meaning of Protein Shortage A meat industry publication points out that most Americans dont even understand what the term world protein shortage means. The observation is made that, Despite record breaking U.S. production of meat, demand here is for more at lower prices. In other parts of the world, shortage of protein of all types plant as well as animal is a matter of life and death, not price. In the United States, meat and other protein foods are available in any quantity desired. For the overwhelming majority of our people, the problem is not one of availability, but rather one of choosing which product to buy at what price. The essentiality of protein in the human diet is made starkly evident by Agencyfor International Development figures indicating that 30 per cent of developing countries children die before age five, largely due to inadequate levels of protein, calories. It is estimated that around two thirds of the survivors fail to reach full physical and mental growth. Irreversible damage can be done at a very early age since 90 percent of normal brain structure is accomplished by the age of three and protein is necessary for that development. Obviously, the food industry in the United States has made an immense contribution to human health, well-beinand enjoyment of life. We have little to complain about as regards the nations food supply. We might well expres gratitude to the industry responsible for the bounty we enjoy, but as the meat industry publication points out, it might be more helpful if we sought to use of agricultural knowhow and technological skill in food production in the most effective ways possible to help hundreds of millions of people in other nations who live on the edge of starvation and in the gray world of malnutrition throughout all the days of their foreshortened lives. g, American Farmers, Like Buyers Are Caught in Inflation Spiral Will food prices go higher? tribution, the spiralling costs of Yes, except for a few items farming, the strong demand for where production may exceed food that is pushing up prices, demand, says American Farmer and the futility of price ceilings. Magazine. Business is booming, wages are going up and consumers are buying vigorously. This means a strong demand for some time. Higher feed costs due to bad harvests, heavy feeding and expanding exports are expecetd to curtail production and boost the milk, meat and egg prices in the months ahead. Pork is the lone exception as farrowings are up and production is expected to increase sharply in the last half of 1973. Hogs will be short until mid year. Supplies of cattle are expected to increase 3 to 5 per cent this year but thats not enough to keep pace with demand. Dairymen are experiencing shortages and skyrocketing cost of feed grain, protein supplements and hay. Production could lag behind needs unless adequate prices are forthcoming. Retail prices are coming back after two years of disastrously low producer prices which had forced many poultrymen to go out of business and caused the others to cut back production. Farm prices for eggs dropped from 53c to January 1970 to 29c in January 1972. As production is reduced egg prices can be expected to snap back. What can you tell the housewife, the consumer? Tell her the truth about inflation, cost of processing and dis . Discuss reasons for the spread between what the farmer gets, and what she pays. Point out that the farmer gets only 40c of her food dollar and 60c goes to transportation, processing, and distribution. Stress that it costs money to perform these services and they cost more when wages go up, when transportation rates go up, when she buys ready to cook foods and when she steps up her purchase of out of season vegetables and higher quality prod- th-e- LEASED GRAPEVINE v--ii i Salt Lake County Zoning and Planning Commission have approved a zoning change on 50 acres of land in a gravel pit for construction of planned residen-dia- l development. The zoning change was from agricultural to residential. The gravel pit in question has been one which many persons wanted to see closed from any public use, and ucts. Remind her that production the change for residential was and prices received by farmers favored. for livestoewk ,eggs,milkan goot for livestock, eggs, milk and the The United States Air Force other farm products move up and said that it is cutting just over down in self correcting cycles. 500 workers from the Hill Air Often a price increase is criti- Force Base operations under a cized when it is just a recovery nationwide cutback of defense from a disastrouly low price. manpower. The Air Force said You could, to quote an old farm- no one at the base will1 be laid er back east, be measuring the off, with the reductions to be height of the barn from a hole in carried out by normal attrition the ground. through retirement and deparShe can help by 1) insisting tures. that inflation be controlled; 2) resisting wage settlements that Dr. Arthur Wiscombe, former exceed increases in productivity; of the Salt Lake 3) refuse to support food boy- superintendent school City public sysetm, has cotts; 4) encouraging quick setthe post of school sutlement of transportation tie ups accepted perintendent of two school disand 5) avoiding the imposition tricts in Illinois. The two new of unworkable price ceilings on school districts for Dr. Wisfarm products. combe include 13 elementary Its a hard row to hoe but schools two junior high schools, there is a way out. and two senior high schools. . HEW Forms New Unit Called Salt Lake County Attorney Carl Nemelka has been hospitalized this past week from chest pains, which became very severe over the past week end. He was to Cottonwood Hospital. tion; the Administration on Ag- taken Mr. Nemelka complained of the ing and the Office of Child De- chest a difficulty in and pain velopment. Also to be carried out by the breathing. Office of Human Development Thes Utah Agriculture Departwill be additional regional activities appropriate to the rec- ment said that the difference beommendations of the President's tween this year and last in farmCommittee on Mental Retarda- ing conditions have increased tion, the Presidents Committee greatly. The report from the deon Physical Fitness and Sports, partment for the first two weeks and Indian activities that have of April said that planting of been administered by the Office most crops was half done by this time last year but that most fruit of Economic Opoprtunity. was killed by a late frost and a revocational Thompson, habilitation specialist and career that drought prevailed over civil servant, has been assistant much of the state. regional director for welfare reform planning in Region VIII Salt Lake County has finally for nearly three years. Imme- found its missing check. The diately prior to that assignment check was worth $1.5 million. It he served four years as director was Salt Lake Countys share of of the Department of Rehabili- the federal revenue protation for the state of California, gram for the currentsharing It quarter. and four years as director of the turned up on the county auditors Colorado Department of Rehab- desk after apparently being ilitation. shuffled around in the mail system because of an incorrect address used by the federal government. The county estimated that the lost time, of the check n the mails cost Salt Lake County close to $2,000 through its reinvestment program, which nets the county close to $250.00 (Continued from page 1) per day. means that some deductions are made on a percentage basis and The Commission will others from a table prepared by begin Utah Taxsome 92 odd aphearing the Tax Commission. within three weeks regardpeals Paul Holt, chief auditor of the ing once exempt from property Tax Commission, said that the taxes but the tax biggest number of Utah employ- rolls this placed upon Asers use the 16 per cent method, sessor Earl year by CountyComBaker. The Tax while the others use the tables. mission ruled does have jurisThe largest problem is a tax- diction to hearitthe appeals from payer itemizing the state tax Baker's ruling by charitable, redeductions which throw the state and fraternal ligious tax picture out of focus. Office of Human Development A new organization has been established within the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare that will consolidate current and related HEW social service activities and also will include several functions that have been carried out by other federal entities. HEW Region VIII Director Ru-lo- n R. Garfield, Denver, describes creation of the Office of Human Development as necessary to increase federal responHe siveness to human needs. HEW quoted Secretary Caspar W. Weinberger who said that the organization will carry out the adminstrations dedication to the betterment of all people by focusing on those areas in greatest need, and coordinating efforts to meet those needs. Stanley B. Thomas, former deputy assistant secretary for HEWs Office of Community and Field Services, has been named Acting Assistant Secretary for Human Development. In Region VIII, comprising the states of Utah, Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming, Dr. Garfield has appointed Warren Thompson as the acting assistant regional director for human development. Thompson, 52, recently was named assistant director of Region VIII for health and scientific affairs. He will fill both posts until a permanent assistant regional director for human development is named. The regional director said that among the functions of the new organization will be current JIEW programs for Youth and Student Affairs; Youth Development and Delinquency Preven . Constitutionality Of New Taxes |