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Show Page Eight NOVEMBER FRIDAY, 1, THE SALT LAKE TIMES 1974 Traits Abound Utah "Oux UEA Prepares List for Approval Positive Presents Assn. Lung In The Nation, U.S. Chamber Head Says For $40 Million in Revenue Polluted Air Mobile Workshop The nations national its predeliction school science The Utah Education Association this past week unveiled its list for the legislative approval of some $40 million in revenue. The list calls for a one-mi- ll statewide property tax levy and increase for up to five mills in local district property tax levies. Dr. Daryl McCarty, UEA Executive Secretary, said in addition the list assumes the legislature will increase state income taxes to the revenue level which existed before returns were tied to the federal returns. The UEA is asking for an increase of 16.3 percent over the current level of school financing. The nearly $40 million is needed, Mr. McCarty said, to meet school inflation cost, upgrade retirement and authorize local taxing authority for rcduc-fre- e textbooks for high school students and bus students over hazardous school il teacher-publoads, provide ing routes. Utah Governor Calvin L. Rampton, who has repeatedly warned that 1975 will be perhaps the toughest state budgeting year since the 1930s, said the requested increases would be impossible to meet under existing tax structures. The 1974 legislative session gave Utah public schools an 11.5 percent boost. The $27 million raise was the largest ever granted. Mr. Rampton also said that the present estimates for revenue increases in the general so-call- fund and the uniform fund combined total only $43.1 million. The requests for the UEA for public schools and the University of Utah alone exceed that of no other function of state nt rates such as commercial paper, and the prime lending rate. Should these rate decreases continue or be maintained for some time, higher savings flows at insured savings and loan associations can be expected. Mr. Sumner aid. Utahs insured savings and loan associations are leaders in providing funds for home purchases in the state using savers deposits to finance the pur- The availability of mortgage credit may begin to improve slowly over the next several months, according to Scharf S. Sumner, president of Western Savings and Loan Company and president of the Utah League of Insured Savings Associations. Mr. Sumner said current economic conditions seem to suggest an improvement in the mortgage credit market. He said interest dropping short-terrates should improve the flow of funds to insured savings and loan associations and moderate the rate of inflation in building m chases. During September the associations loaned nearly S16 million to Utah home purchasers and financed 481 dwelling units. costs. Mr. Sumner said a report just released by the League shows Mass Transit In Utah Utahs insured savings and loan associations gained $3,676,245 in new savings during the month of September. The strong savings showing is attributed to interest payments to savings accounts and falling short-terinterest rates. Utah associations paid nearly 510,000.000 in interest in Utah savers in the month of September on more than 5667 million currently on deposit at the financial institutions. Mr. Sumner pointed out. Most interest payments of this type occur as credits to the individuals savings accounts thus increasing savings balances at Utah associations. He added that interest rates on market instruments, money prime competitors for the savings dollar, have recently fallen sharply. Three-mont- h treasury bill rates peaked during the week of August 30. and by October 2, rates had Needs Your Help! The Board of Governors of the Salt Lake Area Chamber of Commerce unanimously endorsed the VW sales tax increase and the low fare option to support a viable mass transit system along Utahs Wasatch Front. The Chamber Board of Governors believes that passage of sales tax increase will this enable the Utah Transit Authority to provide convenient routes and frequent schedules using clean, modern equipment. In the light of probable further energy crises and the certainty of increasingly higher gasoline and fuel costs, the Chamber urges you to encourage your employees to vote yes on November do v, insure a modern mass transit system nr Utahs future. m er i a Keep vour tires balance for afer. smoother ride. Prop,, balance improve steering rc-fallen 349? to under 'use and makes for more even lar rate decreases are beginning 6.59?. Simishort-ter- m Lyman F. Smart, president of the Utah Lung Association, presented Our Polluted Air, a mobile workshop for elementary schools to the Granite School District Media Center. Dr. Don Hess, Director of the Media Center and Ron Herman-soScience Supervisor for the district, accepted the Christmas Do About Air Pollution. Mr. Smart explained that more than 200 million tons of pollutants in the form of waste gases and particles will be dumped into the air to threaten humans and animals and damage vegetation and buildings. The Utah Lung Association is striving to prevent and control lung disease. Naturally, we are concerned with the effects of pollution upon the lungs. Chronic Pulmonary Disease has increased rapidly over a short period of time. Pollution of the air, through industrial waste, cigarette smoke and automobile exhaust add insult to the already-diseaselung and blacken the healthy lung, he added. The flannel board medium will enable teachers to actively involve their students in the learning process. It would be an ideal situation if the child could carry his personal involvement in air pollution to adulthood. A generation of concerned and active adults would insure cleaner air and Drevent future lung disease, Mr. Smart concluded. n, Seal gift. The flannel board lesson plan to be placed in the Media Center, were given as part of National Cleaner Air Week, said Mr. Smart. The Utah Lung Association stresses the importance of health education at an early age. This highly visual teaching aid, provided by Christmas Seal funds, should assist Granite School instructors in their ef- d forts to explain why dirty air is undesirable and what the students can do to protect their environment. Our Polluted Air contains a lesson plan which includes Causes of Air Pollution, The How Pollutants and Major They Enter the Air, Health Effects of Air Pollution and What To so-call- ed Availability' Of Mortgage Credit To Improve Savings & Loan Says to show up in other to speak out against whats wrong with America is probably the most outstanding trait among the many positive things that are right about the country, the president of the Chamber of of the United States, Commerce government and the other eight said. institutions of higher education I doubt if there ever was or receive no increase at all, ever will be a people who spend Hampton said. The governor went on to say more time agonizing over the that this year is a very bad year search for perfect life, liberty for the legislature to consider and happiness for all, Arch Booth said at the annual meeting any tax increases. r)f the Salt Lake Area Chamber Home of the major points of of Commerce. the UEA request are a mandaMr. came at tory increase in statewide prop- the mid-poi-Booths speech of his two-da- y erty tax so the state could pay Voice of Business Dialogue 100 percent of the cost of transexarea with business meetings portation of students. Authorize ecutives. civic leaders and publocal board of education to levy lic officials. The Salt Lake City up to three mills local property visit is the seventh in a schedtax to decrease teacher-pup- il ratio. Authorize local board to ule of meetings he is undertaking across the country to hear levy up to one mill in property how the National Chamber can taxes to provide free textbooks assist and augment efforts by for grades nine through 12. meetA 14 percent increase in the local business leaders in community and regional general level of school financing ing needs. to meet inflation, a 12 percent The Chamber executive termincrease in categorical programs such as community ed the nations periodic attempts school and teacher leadership. as social experimentations as healthy, citing three reasons Two new categorical programs t an estimated cost of $250,000 why this is true: for gifted and bilingual stu(1) Such trials are indicative dents. A state guaranteed voted of a tolerant society one where leeway so that no matter how the waters of tradition and beroor a district is it could raise lief run so deep people dont suhsl antially as much as a rich feel threatened by an occasional tax ripple; district by voting a one-mi- ll increase. (2) Experiments which fail of their own inherent defects bring reassurance of the wisdom as to the course the nation is follow- ed con-slm- con- "' : tread wear. ing, and (3) If such experiments demonstrate a better course than the one the nation is pursuing, we wouldnt want to miss it. Only Contracts Are Acceptable For City County Dept Services Assistant City Attorney O. Wallace has ruled that contracts. not consolidation, can be used to merge three Salt Lake City and County departments. Public Safety Commissioner Glen Greener sought a ruling from the city attorneys office several weeks ago when he suggested a possible merger of the fire department, planning and zoning department and paramedics programs. The ruling was needed to determine if any action for the suit would be needed from the upcoming Utah State Legislature. Mr. Greener said, however, that the attorneys opinion will not be filed until after March 5 election which will give city residents a chance to consolidate all governmental functions. Mr. Earl said that the Utah Code does not provide for the consolidations of any department for function under study. He said a contract could be used but it could not exceed a period of 50 years. An other alternative for the interlocal cooperation agreement often used by the city and county could be used to take care of the joint operations. But those agreements must also be by the attorney general. We havent talked about the consolidation of the three operations and probably will not until after March. Mr. Greener said. If the consolidation ballot fan then the city will probably discuss individual ap-orov- ed Utah Lung Assn. Encourages Ail Utahns: Know Your Candidates Many Utahns will be going to the polls next month. The Utah Lung Association, on behalf of the public interest, encourages all Utahns to become informed on how each of the election candidates stands regarding issues on environmental quality. One vitally important environmental issue is the air we breathe, according to Lyman Smort, ULA President: Is the candidate of your choice informed on the relationship of clean air to human health? What is his or her opinion on the Clean Air Act of 1970? Smart emphasized the most important thing to find out about each candidate is whether he or she will give lip service only, or follow through on promises made to voters. There are those candidates who want to identify with the public interest, but in reality do little when action is required. he stated. There are j also those who seek to divert or put aside goals for cleaner air and better human health, he added. Smart emphasized that the Utah Lung Association is not endorsing any candidates. We do suggest the public know' the candidates and turn out in numbers at the polls to elect those officials who will carry out the programs which will give citizens their fundamental right to breathe air that contributes to health and quality of life. Candidates and voters who want to become better informed on air quality issues are invited to take advantage of several pamphlets and booklets available from the ULA at 1616 South 11th East, Salt Lake City, teleThis literature phone is free, as a Christmas Seal Service, and will assist the public as well as legilator and candidate in obtaining more information about relationships between air quality and human health. 484-445- 6. Seeking Public Comment On Assessing Range Conditions BLM Public comment is being solicited by the U.S. Department of the Interiors Bureau of Land Management to assist the bureau in assessing range conditions on national resource lands in Utah. According to Paul L. Howard, BLM state director for Utah, the information will be used in a report the bureau is preparing at the request of the Senate Appropriations Committee. Comments from interested persons must be received by the BLM Utah state office before November 1. he added. Mr. Howard said BLMs primary concern is to obtain a good evaluation of range conditions and recommendations for improvements. The bureau is concerned with the present situation and what may be projected for the future, rather than in BLM-administer- ed past conflicts. Among topics suggested consideration, Mr. Howard said, are the following: 1. What is your assessment of range conditions on BLM managed lands in Utah? 2. What are the consequences of these present conditions to your interests (wildlife, conservation, grazing, concerned citizen, 3. etc.)? Please identify specific ranges on which you feel conditions should be improved. 4. What are your recommendations for improvement in line with multiple-us- e considerations? 5. n your opinion, what mulli-pleus- e priorities should we sider in our range-manageme- con- nt program? 6. If your recommendations could be implemented, what benefits will accrue to your group or interests? The interests for of the citizens of Utah? |