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Show THE SALT LAKE TIMES FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1974 Bell System Astronomy Class At Hansen Planetarium Corporate Structure Provides Worlds Finest Service Mountain Bell Public Rela- higher market levels, thereby tions Manager Kenneth O. Hill increasing the cost to provide said this week the Bel Systems telephone service. corporate structure is responsCommenting on the anti-tru- st ible for providiing it Utah customers with the worlds finest telephone service at reasonable prices. Hill said if the Justice Depart- ments suit is successful in breaking up AT&T, highanti-tru- st er telephone rates and poorer service will result. He said telephone customers have received cost savings because of the close relationship between the mancfacturing, research and operating units of the Bell System. A three-minutcoast to coast phone call, which cost $22.20 in 1915 now costs only 70 cents on weekends if you dial yourself. And, while the Consumer Price Index has risen over 73 percent since 1958, residence telephone rates in Utah have increased less than three percent over the same period. At issue in the suit is AT&Ts single ownership of Western Electric Manufacturing Company, the Long Lines company which handles interstate long distance calls, and 23 operating companies such as Mountain Bell. The Justice Department suit seeks to have AT&T divest itself of Western Electric and to separate some or all of Long Lines Co., from some or all of the operating companies. Hill referred to an independent study conducted by the Touche-Ros- s Accounting firm at the request of the Federal Communications Commission, which showed that Western Electric prices are only 72 percent of the average lowest prices of outside suppliers. Thats 28 percent lower than other telephone equipment manufacturers. He said if Western Electric is separated from AT&T, telephone equipment prices would seek e, 16-ye- ar suit, the Wall Street Journal wrote: AT&T is indeed a monopoly. But it is a heavily regulated monopoly, pretty much as Congress intended it to be when it wrote the Communications Act of 1934. The combination of regulation and astute management at AT&T has given the nation a telecommunications system with no parallel in the world for scope and few parallels for efficiency. Out of all this we arrive at one question: Where is the problem that justifies risking possible damage to the efficiency of a vital part of the U.S. infrastructure; damage to the invest- ments of innumerable small investors and pension fund beneficiaries; possible damage to an important research and development enterprise. If there is a problem that justifies all this we cant fiind it. Hill also pointed out that divesting Long Lines from the Bell System would mean the loss of long distance revenues that are presently used to subsidize local phone rates. For years, local phone rates have been kept low by long distance revenues so as to make it possible for everyone to afford a telephone. In Japan, telephone customers pay $300 to have a phone installed; the British pay between $60 and $84 for a residence phone installation, and in France 400,000 people are waiting for phone service. To appreciate the U.S. system, one would have to experience telephone service in another country, under a different system. The difference is glaring both in quality of service and price if you can afford to have one at all. Veteran Marketing Consultant Agent Industrial Division U of U Carl A. Ruscetta, veteran marketing and corporate consultant, has been appointed Eastern Utah agent of the Industrial Services Division at the University of Utah. In his position, Mr. Ruscetta will provide management and technical assistance to small business organizations in seven Eatern Utah counties Daggett, Uintah, Duchesne, Carbon, Emery, Grand and San Juan. Funded primarily by an Economic Development Administration (EDA) grant, the Industrial Services Division operates at no charge to the client. Our goal is to increase the number of jobs available to people in the areas we serve, He Mr. Ruscetta explained. to boost employment by hopes helping to expand existing business and form new businesses in area. the even-counbusiness Any individual, or organizafirm, community tion may apply to us fer assistance, he says. Mr. Ruscetta then draws on resources at the University to provide organization analysis, financial counseling, work How analysis and plant layout, guidance on environmental protection procedures, cost control systems, cash flow projects, and production methods and procedures. Mr. Ruscetta spends half of ty ern Utah counties, working directly with businesses which proluce a wide range of goods from arsenic to hunting bows. He has previously been employed as research engineer for Monsanto Chemical Company and senior liaison engineer for General Electric Company. More recently he has served as director of marketing and corporate development for the Alpa corporation in Salt Lake City, and senior vice president and director of research for Bio-TWestern, Inc. el 70ERUUL? Get Outgro for fast relief Why suffer the agony of ingrown toenail pain when Outgro can give you fast, temporary relief? Outgro toughens irritated skin, eases inflammation, reduces swelling without affecting the shape, growth or position of the nail. Outgro gives you fast pain relief, and makes it easier to cut out the nail.. .cut out the pain caused by ingrown toenail. Stop nail pain fast with Outgro. City Commissioner Favors Tickets Rather Than Giving Summons Salt Lake City Commissioner of Finance said this past week, We want to be able to write tickets fo rzoning, building code, health and other similar violations." This was the just of a topic missioners and Salt Lake City that the Salt Lake County d like to present to the upcoming legislature for their consideration. Power to issue tickets for misdemeanor violations instead of getting court issued complaints. Under the existing Jaw enforcement officials must go through court which often fails to solve the problem Mr. Phillips said. Salt Lake City Attorney RogCommissioner er Cutler said that the proposal would allow the officer to issue Jennings Phillips, Jr. a ticket. If the person wanted to plead guilty he would handle has to pay when summons are it the same as a traffic ticket. delivered. If the proposals are accepted If he wanted to enter an innocent plea the regular court pro- persons cited would have a minicess of complaint, summons and mum of five days to appear before the nearest magistrate. trial would be followed. Public Safety Commissioner Nffer two weeks they would be Glen Greener said Im for the subject to arrest he said. new law, it should help cut the It would speed up the court court back and log speed up system and cut costs. And it will home. justice. of AMATEUR ASTRONOMY is Mr. Cutler said that the pro- still guarantee due process designed to increase your enjoychanges would also help somebody feel he is innocent," ment in skywatching. This posed the cities save constable fees it said Mr. Cutler. course is especially recommended for those who follow the stars with small telescope, binoculars, and cameras, and those thinking of purchasing telescopes. All too often, telescopes are not used to fullest advantage, and the observer is disappointed. AMARail passenger service for sen said, That was a Chicago TEUR will provide instruction Idaho lomay bypass Utah, accord- train and didnt go through Utah. in adjusting your telescope, to In addition, we expected in cating the objects in the sky; ing the chairman of the Idaho projects that you can do will be Amlrak Advisory Committee.resi- the hearings to find toa lot of go to Dwight Jensen said that people who wanted suggested. Large and small Hana at Idaho But dents Utah. series of pubFalls, most sen Planetarium telescopes will attending a be used to demonstrate proce- lic hearings showed clear pref- testified they wanted to go to dures. Much time will be devoted erence for routes to places other Boise. At Soda Springs they wanted Boise and Denver and to questions and experimentation than Utah. memat said stuJensen committee Pocatello, they wanted Denver with the instruments. Each dent will receive a star chart, bers had felt that people in the instead of Utah, he said. Jensen said the committee is star atlas, moon map, and an southern part of the state would to now service sepport passenger paying more attention to observing notebook. east-wethe route, but would Each course will consist of Utah. a a second route to EXhas The received still sessions. governor support three evening of from said that would Utah. He the include HEAletter THE PLORATION OF Department old in said include the Butte, Mont.; steps VENS will run from 6:00 to Transportation that 7:00 p.m. on Thurday, January City of Portland train is beinjg Pocatello; Salt Lake City; Las Jen- - Vegas, Nev., and Los Angeles. 16, 23, and 30. AMATEUR AS- evaluated for reactivation, to 7:30 TRONOMY will run from 9:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 14, 21, and 28. Tuition, including all materials, is $4.00 for EXPLORATION OF THE HEAVENS and $5.00 for AMATEUR ASTRONOMY. Persons wishing to take these classes should contact the Hanen Planetarium at to receive additional The Greek historian Herodotus and the Hebrew historian and registration information Josephus both mention a race of men in Libya who had no forms. You must register in adheads. They did, however, sport faces on their chests! vance. Contact: John Mosley Staff Astronomer Com-woul- Idaho Residents Present Views To Amtrak Officials On Routes st his time traveling in the East- rams IliM Can you recognize bright stars and constellations? Do you know why the planets sometimes seem to move backwards, why comets seem to appear and then disappear, and why there is not an eclipse each month? Do you have a new telescope that you have not yet figured out how to use, or an old one that is gathering dust because you arent sure of what to look at? If so, the Hansen Planetarium would like to invite you to register for two introductory astronomy classes that begin in January. EXPLORATION OF THE HEAVENS will enable you to identify the bright stars and constellations and to locate the planets and understand their motions. The course contains nearly all the information Boy Scouts need to know for their Astronomy merit badge. All classes will be taught in the Star Chamber of the Planetarium utilizing the star projector to recreate the night sky as it would appear from Salt Lake City or anywhere on earth at any time in the past, present, or future. In addition, each student will receive a star chart and a rotating star finder and will learn how to use them so he can continue to learn the constellations at Poge Five 364-36- 11 When a child acts startled if someone enters his line of vision and apparently did not hear thr individual approaching, he may be displaying a symptom of a hearing loss. (Local Business Opportunity) WOMAN Part MAN Time - Full Time Own & operate family type vending route. Light pleasant work. Age or experience not important. 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