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Show Page Pour FRIDAY, THE SALT LAKE TIMES 11 Gty, Utah Si'uth West Temple Telephone Salt Lake Gtf, Utah 84101 364-84-64 GUiNN BJORNN. Publishes " This publication is aot owned or controlled by any party, elan, clique, faction or corporation " Number 34 Volume 54 Parkway Board Purchases Recreation Area Land The Provo-Jorda- n River Parkway Authority Board Monday okayed expenditure of $44,625 as its share of land acquisition in lower Provo Canyon for a recreational area for the handicapped. The Bureau of Outdoor Recreation will fund pay for half of the land adjacent to Vivian Park. Utah County and Provo County will each contribute of the costs to total w Railroads And Inflation one-four- th (Continued from page one) a year and the gap between available resources and needs In is about two thirds wider than int was a year ago. the final analysis, the accelerating rate of inflation that has plagued the United States, and continues to do so. is so destructive of the nations economic productivity and individual citizen security that its control would be worth almost any amount of inconvenience or even sacrifice. Anything that hinders railroad development is in itself inflationary since higher transportation costs are always reflected in final consumer prices. Capital for rail expansion including federal guarantees of loans for railroad equipment adequate fuel supply and a sufficient flow of steel and steel products into the rail system are an essential part of the fight against inflation. The U.S. rail system, as one of the victims of inflation, is dedicated to cooperate in any effective program to halt it. Achieving greater productivity is a primary national goal in the battle against inflation. Increasing levels of rail efficiency will continue to make major contributions to the achievement of this goal. Penchant For Coercion The nations physicians have imposed high stan- dards on themselves; and. with other medical professionals working under them, they have been instrumental in creating the high quality of health care now available to the majority of the American people. One of the major threats to future medical excellence in America is the tendency toward regimentation that has become so evident in state legislatures, as well as Congress. The president of the American Medical Association has pointed out, There are hills to make health services in general into a kind of public utility, health planning agencies rewith federally-appointe- d viewing health care configurations and costs within each state. And there are the various national health insurance proposals, some of which would impart virtually dictatorial health care powers to the federal government. For example, there is legislation pending in Congress that would require medical schools to make each area student serve two years in a medically-deprive- d after graduation. Schools unable to comply with this order would lose federal financial support. Individual freedom cannot survive if one group of people, in this case the nations doctors, are subjected to coercive measures forcing them to live and work where government authorities decree. The problem of doctor distribution is already being approached through such programs as the AMAs Project USA in which physicians are recruited to fill in for National Health Service Corps doctors in shortage areas. So far. there have been far more volunteers than vacancies. A sense of responsibility to society is deeply imbedded in those who work within the U.S. medical system. The practicing physician values not only his own independence, but also the freedom of choice which the patient has to choose his doctor and the type of facility or organiation in which he receives care. It would be a tragic mistake to allow the current penchant for regimentation to replace freedom with coercion. This would be the fastest way to kill the spirit of service and the drive for excellence and individuality of care that has been the most priceless characteristic of the U.S. medical svstem. THE SALT LAKE TIMES 29, 1974 Provo-Jorda- n Combined with The Salt Lake Mining & Legal News Published Every Friday at Salt Lake City, Utah Second Class Postage paid at Salt Lake NOVEMBER $178,500. It will be the first purchase in the area involving the Park- way Authority. The action, however, must be ratified by at least one board member, since the board met Monday one member short of a quorum. In other action. Director W. Vee Call reported the Authority has spent or obligated $1,950,000 in land purchase funds, not all of which have yet been received from the federal government. He noted the state got $1,093,-00- 0 in May adn had until Dec. 31 to spend or obligate an amount nearly twice that before the federal government would agree to reimburse the state for the second half of- the expenditure. The $1.9 million represents fulfillment of that requirement, he reported. The board has actually purchased $802,675 worth of land on the downstream section of the Jordan River (north of 21st South to the Davis County line) and has in some form or other purchases planned to total $1.9 millino, Mr. Call reported. CARE Feeding the LEASED GRHPEVINt Bangladesh Victims Moving to offset developing famine in Bangladesh, CARE authorized the purchase of 1,000 tons of wheat to be used in immediate feeding programs in mother-chil- d feeding centers. The international feeding and development agency said that an additional 3,700 tons of rolled oats were being programmed through CARE by UNICEF for immediate use in emergency programs. "Starvation in Bangladesh the hour, Miss Moldeepens by ly Farmin, Western Regional Director of CARE, said. As always in such cases, the very old and the very young are dying in large numbers. Unless immediate action is taken, an enormous tragedy is in the making. Miss Farmin said that the 1,000 tons of wheat were valued at S300.000 and their purchase would place a heavy strain on CARES resources in view of the growing need for similar emergency programs in other parts Greyhound Bus Lines in the Salt Lake District were running on schedule this week after company and union officials reached a tentative agreement ending the strike. The tentative agreement between the bus line and the Union was announced from Phoenir. About 140 district employes walked off the iob last week as part of a nationwide strike affecting some 16,000 employes. Salt Lake City Polie Chief Dewey Fillis said this week that more police ears are patroling the streets than most think. During a meeting with the Public Safetv Commission Chief Fillis said that he would like to see the cars naint-e- d to the traditional black and whie coW which he sad would benefit the city to have those care more consDicuous. Mr. Fillis said that a conspicuous police car is a deterrent to crime. The of the world. commissioner said that ho would must save every single conduct a study to see what the We human being that we can in cost of painting the cars Bangladesh. Miss Farmin said. would be. CARE, as always, must do everything that contributions Salt Lake County Auditor permit. Our staff in Bangladesh Gerald Hansen said this past has had long experience in feed- week that a $586 000 ashpan ing millions. asohalt batch mixing plant CARE has had programs in should never have been ordered Bangladesh since 1961. Contri- hv Sa1 LaVp County. The audibutions may be sent to: Bangla- tor said, The order should be desh Famine Fund, CARE, 690 canceled. We never should have Market Street, San Francisco. let t out for bid. We dont have California 94104. any money in the budget for it. Suppliers bid on the plant and hid ranged from a low of $394,000 to $735,000. County legal advisor said on the basis of the specifications whieh highWhat a temptation it is .sometimes to shirk our rer way department officials acwere it tailored for looks if knowledged sponsibilities or pull a fast one occasionally the department the bid should like we can get away with it. An editorial in the Craig be awarded to the supplier for Newly apDointed - A Modern Moral Colorado, Press shows the folly of such thinking. The story is told of a rich man who came to a carpenter with these instructions: I would like vou to build a house for me to give to a friend of mine. Use the finest materials; the cost is no problem. ... During the months of building, the carpenter decided to build a cheaper house, charging the same price, lie skimped, using inferior materials and workmanship. Finally, he called the rich man to him and presented the bill and the key. The rich mail, looking through the house, seemed pleased and returned the key to the car penter witli these words, Its your house. I wanted to build it for you in return for all you have done for me. ... $586,000. A resolution prepared by a labor organization asking the Utah State Legislature to study a public employe collective bargaining statute was armroved by the Salt Lake City Commission this week after a change in warding. The original wording asked the City Commission to support a document reauesting the Legislature to adopt a col-- i motive bargaining statute. The City Commission changed the word adopt to the word consider" and then passed the resolution on a 1 vote. Mayor E. J. Garn voted against the pro3-- The moral of this story is plain. We are building posal. today the type of life we will live tomorrow. Can you imagine the carpenters feeling of shock and regret when Ten new UTA buses heading he heard the words. Its your house. Lets not have the for Salt Lake City were delayed when the drivers of the buses were unable to get to Davenport. Towa, on the scheduled time. A UTA spokesman said everything was fine and the drivers just got late start from the factory. The ten new buses are the first 'f a fleet of 54 new buses ordered from American Motors Corp. at a cost of some $48,000 aeh. All 54 bodies have been built and are now in the factory where they are being given final same experience. Where thousands of listeners enjoy concert music and news every day! assembly. Treating car infections with mproper, self prescribed medication can lead to a hearing loss, varn Hearing Conservation officials. A medical doctor should be consulted when such infections are encountered. |