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Show THE SALT LAKE TIMES FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 1974 Page Four THE SALT LAKE TIMES UTAH'S FEARLESS INDEPENDENT Combined with The Salt Lake Mining & Legal Newt Published Every Friday at Salt Lake City, Utah Second Class Postage paid at Salt Lake Gty, Utah "11 South West Temple Salt Lake NEWSPAPER Gtf, Telephone Utah 84101 364-846- 4 GLLNN BJORNN, Publisher controlled by any party, clan, clique, faction This publication is not owned or or corporation Number 48 Voulme 53 Increasing Land Values (Continued from page one) points out that if you put tlie worlds entire population of some 3.7 billion people within the borders of the U.S. the resulting density would not be much greater than that of England today. Particularly considering the birthrate decline in the U.S. and other developed countries, it appears we will not soon be standing on top of each others heads. Apparently the population pressure aainst the' hind is really not as bad as it hau often been painted. About all that can Ire caid is that land prices have increased more rapidly than anything else in most countries, including the U.S. They have contributed to the inflationary spiral, and it is possible that land prices will not keep on rising forever. Any public policy designed to slow the land boom should be gradual in nature since land values are a major portion of the assets owned by individual citizens. No matter how you slice it, and admitting that conditions may chance, it still looks like land is a pretty good bet. If you own any, dont give it away. It will probably be worth more next year, and who knows it still might be nice to have a row of potatoes. ' . . Girl Scout Week Retirement Planning Seminar Offered to Utah Employers A new eight session retirement planning seminar designed to assist employers in providing helpful retirement preparation information to employees has been developed by Action for Independent Maturity (AIM), a division of the 6 million member American Association of Retired Persons. Covering such subjects as financial planning, legal affairs, housing, health and attitudes and role adjustments and meaningful use of time, the seminar includes a complete package of needed resource materials. Included are for each special sessionbooks use seminar topic for by partician visual audio materials, pants, administrators manual, and a discussion leader guide providing detailed guidance on conducting the seminars. AIM Director Cliff Fichtner said the program was developed m xoisnonse to requests from busines, la in. and government employers for assistant m helping employees prepare for e on, tive retirement. There is a growing awareness among major employers that corporate responsibility toward employees extends beyond the actual working years. Helping the workers prepare for satisfactory retirement can be one of the best morale boosting yet inexpensive fringe benefits provided by the company. The new AIM seminar program is designed for presentation in eight two hour sessions under the direction of a discussion leader, assisted by a knowledgeable resourree authority on the topic. All seminar materials and million strong and come from formats have been refined with ethnic, racial, economic and cultural group in the nation. pilot tests in both business and They are nearly 4 They work together and help make the United States a better place to live. They are the Girl Scouts of the USA, an organization which proudly commemorates its this (12nd anniversary Girl Scout Week, March year. Since its inception in 1912, Girl Scouting has instilled in its membership the highest ideals of character, service and patriotism. Whether it be through programs of conservation, drug abuse prevention or a hundred others, the Girl Scouts are always in the forefront, offering a positive and creative outlet for the energies of modern youth. The 1974 Girl Scout Week theme is, Wanted Girl Scout Leaders, which is a concise reminder that Scouting can be brought within reach of all eligible girls only of mire adults step forward to help the young leaders of tomorrow. As the organization urges, He a Girl Scout leader; it means so much to our youth, and so much to all 10-1- 0, government settings. On the basis of these tests, we believe the program should be presented for a group of no more than 20 employees and their spouses, to insure involvement by the LEASED A company which establishes the seminar program and purchases the basic presentation kit which includes the leadership guides and audio visual components, can then schedule a seminar.. on a regular basis for employees approaching retirement. Employees participating in the seminar program will receive a one year membership in AIM, which provides a wide range of benefits and services to members aged 50 and over. Included are low cost high quality health and life insurance programs, world wide travel programs, mail order pharmacy service and the monthly magazine Dynamic Maturity, edited especially for the men and women in the 5 age bracket. Membership dues in AIM are $3 per year or $8 for three years. Both AIM and AARP are nonprofit non partisan organizations serving older Americans. Employers desiring information may write AIM, 1909 K St., Washington, DC 20006. 50-6- Special Art Exhibit At U of U March 12 A unique presentation, for one day only, of old master, modern master, and contemporary prints will take place, Tuesday, March 12, 1974 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. in room 104 AAC Utah Museum of Fine Art at the University of Utah. The public is invited to view this fine collection of graphics from the Lakeside Studio of Lakeside, Michigan and to meet their director, Mr. John Wilson. All works displayed are available for purchase and range in price from $10.00 to $4,500.00 The work to be exhibited here (valued at over $100,000) contains prints by such artists as Durer, Callot, Rouault, Picasso, Baskin, Antreasian, Tobey, Peter di, Hayter, and many others including Andrew Rush and James McCormick. GRAPEVINE v v April 1 has been set as the hearing date in a federal court suit seeking to halt the Central Utah Project. U.S. Chief District Judge Willis Ritter will preside at the hearing which was filed by affiliates of the Sierra Club and the Environmental Defense Fund. The group seeks a temporary restraining order and a temporary injunction against the massive water project. Bid openings for the proposed $2.8 million downtown Main Street beautification project will be delayed until March 21. This was the decision from the Salt Lake City Commission this past week. The project involves the widening of sidewalks, narrowing the roadway and landscaping and beautifying all of Main Street between South Temple and 3rd South. The projects main deiajr-ibecause of objections of nearly half of ih. property owners. o The Salt Lake City Commis- sion this past week voted to authorize the City Attorney to prepare legislation for the next state legislature which would give the city the power to regulate narcotics without respect to age. At present the city power to regulate narcotics is limited strictly to persons under 21 years of age. Salt Lake City Police Chief J. Earl Jones said this week that many out of state students are abusing the courtesy ticket policy. The city has a policy whereby care with out of town license plates are issued courtesy citations instead of tickets which are subject to fines. The city policy aimed at tourists ments, The new law gives the smaller merchants an was specifically the In recent weeks visiting city. incentive to cooperate with the courts because they now out of state license plates on cars have every opportunity to recover court costs and dam- have been receiving tickets and are complaining, ages. The educational campaign which has been mount- the owners should have only saying they ed in conjunction with imposition of Nevadas shoplifting received a courtesy ticket, when la w is far ranging and aimed at young people. It includes in fact many are students attendand billboard advertising, ing Utah schools. radio, television, newspaper plus distribution of pamphlets to schools and posters to stores. The campaign slogan, Shoplifting in Nevada is a Handful of Trouble Dont Risk It, is featured in of us. store display ads and on shopping bags. Shoplifting costs consumers hundreds of millions of dollars even year as one of the costs of merchandising that must be passed on to consumers. The movement that lias started in Nevada to curb shoplifting is a consumer effecmost of benefits the of one the Nevada enjoys protection effort of the first order. tive consumer protection measures of any state in the union a new gel tough shoplifting law. The law is reinforced by a .statewide! education program, by the Nevada Retail Association and the State Attorney Generals Office. The new law law provides that shoplifters pay ail legal fees as well as civil fines of Shoplifing Protection red anywhere between $100 and $250 to the merchant who tiles a complaint. Parents of minors found guilty of shoplifting must assume payment of all fees and tines. These stern penalties are Nevadas way of recognizing that shoplifting is a major criin , not only against merchants, but against consumers. Hy placing the burden of costs on the guilty, legal action against shoplifters is encouraged. Heretofore, small merehauis were reluctant to prosecute shoplifters because time spmt testifying in court is costly and expectations for reemery were minimal. The manager of a Penney store in Nevada eoin- - the Where thousands of listeners enjoy concert music and news every day! Public Safety Commissioner Glen Greener said that before the city entered into a long term agreement with a private ambulance service officials should study alternate ambulance systems. Commissioner Greener said he would rather not enter into a long term agreement until his department has had the chance to study the alternatives. The Salt Lake Jaycees plan to develop a mini park this summer at a city location which will some day become a part of the Jordan River Parkway. Clint Harden, Jaycees president, said that the group had made a 10 year commitment to parkway-relate- d projects and hopes to lated develop a larger park with "icnic area and other facilities. The Salt Lake County Commission has agreed to provide land for the mini park and to maintain the area when it is completed . The Office of Management and Budget has blocked efforts to use military helicopters as ambulances for civilian accidents. |