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Show FRIDAY, Page Eight Shoplifting In Utah Costs More Than $1 5 Million Each Year cerned low's: A brochure is being printed for general distribution, explain- Anti-Shoplifti- ng Merchants may now question suspected shoplifters without becoming civilly or criminally liable for false arrest c slander. Merchants may also requc customer to keep al unpaid-fo- r any merchandise in full view, again without incuring liab-tvMerchants may sue shoplifters in civil court for the full retail value of the merchandise stolen, plus court costs and attorneys fees, plus exemplary damages. Parents are responsible for the actions of their children who are caught shoplifting, and may be sued in the same way shoplifters are. Parents have a responsibility to make a reasonable effort to restrain their children and to report any shoplifting to the store or to the police as soon as they learn of it. Criminal penalties remain unchanged. Said Hansen: Shoplifting is stealing, which can result in a jail sentence plus a criminal fine. And this is in addition to the lawsuit the merchant may new bring against the shoplifter. According to Hansen, a con . Capitol Hill Commission Designed Beyond 75 Legislature The capitol Hill Commissioner was designed to beyond the 1975 legislature, that was the opinion from the Utah Attorney Generals office this week. In an opinion by George Mecham of the attorney generals office the commission was also designed as one in which its members arc chosen by position in the House and Senate. The Legislature envisioned that the commision should serve in an advisory capacity beyond 1975 its function being to advise not only in the formulation but alo in the implementation of the plan, Meehan said. The act contemplated that a change in elected or appointed officials effects a change in the individual membership of the commission. The opinion was sought tiy Rep Vee Carlisle of Salt Lake who has aplied for a vacancy on the commission. What I asked was when the commission should discontinue its study after the 1975 Legislature because the law had been v'ery vague, Rep. Carlisle said. The rulings means that Sen. Warren Pugh may leave the commision since he was appointed to the co post when he was Senate President in 1973. Sen. Ernest H. Dean of American Fork is now Senate President. effort is being made throughout the State to acquaint Utahns with the provisions of Shoplifting in Utah is costing more than $15 milion a year. With the new law, plus the information campaign were starting today, we hope to control or eliminate this costly crime. So said Robert Hansen, Assistant Utah Attorney General, at a meeting of the Utah Council of Retailers and Wholesalers in Salt Lake City recently. Hansens spech was given at the kickoff of a masive statewide publicity campaign. Purpose of the campaign is to make Utahns more aware of the seriousness of shoplifting and to inform them of the provisions of Law passthe Utah the Legised this year by lature. Hansen explained provisions of the new law as fol- ne law A public services campaign is being launched in all communications media, to include rado, television and newspaper avertising and rublicilv. as well as use of outdoor billboards, bus signs and store posters. In addition, high schools, junior high schools an civic organizations throughout the State are being invited to hold assemblies and meetings on the subject. A movie, Shoplifting, Its a Steal. will be available to interested schools, along with public speakers either from the community or from the State Attorney Gen- erals office. ing the provisions of the new Law. Later in o year a school poster contest will be initiated. Anti-shoplifti- ng 1 Hinckley Institute Of Politics To Get New Director 'Continued from page experience. It also has sponsored a variety of national and local leaders as politicians in speakers and to expose students residence to varying political philosophies. The new institute director Dr. Snow, received an internship in 1962 from the National Center for Education in Politics which enabled him to work in the office of the governor of Connecticut. He wdl continue to serve as an assistant to the president. State Pay Raise Plan Adopted While a hearing test will not prevent nor alleviate a he aring loss, such a test usually is the first step a hearing impaired individual takes in obtaining help fer his candicap. j TTIhi 8 it decision the Utah Supreme Court agreed this week with Senate President Ernest H. Deans contention that a littering bill should become law despite lack of Deans signature. The bil a relatively minor measure was ruled by the Utah Attorney Generals office to top invalid because it had not been signed by Dean within the consttutiona limit cf five days. Dean who produced records tos how he signed the bill or thought he did joined with House Speaker Ronald Rencher in a suit to test the Were about ready to print the new telephone directory. If you need to make any changes in your listing White pages or Yellow call our business office. But please hurry. The deadline issoon.. Mountain Bell 3-- SALT LAKE TIMES ?? Court Petition To Ban High Tar Cigarettes From Interstate Trade Senator Frank E. (Ted) Moss hailed the decision from Judge Marvin Gasch of the U.S. District Court, District of Columbia, holding that the Consumer Product Safety Commission has the authority to consider a tpn on high tar cigarettes in interstate commerce. Senator Moss a plaintiff in the petition filed in January 1974, claimed that the Consumer Product Safety Commission has the authority to classify cigarettes containing over 21 mili-graof tar as a hazardous substance under the Federal Hazardous Substance Act. I have always felt that the Consumer Product Safety Com-- ! mission should have regulatory authority under the Federal Hazardous Substance Act. Ex-- 1 tensive documentation shows the hazards of respiratory diseases as a consequence of ingesting the smoke of cigarettes with high tar and nicotine content, Senator Moss said. Todays decision enables CPS to consider banning of 27 brands which account for about 16 percent of American cigarette sales. All cigarettes are hazardous, he said and this should not be construed as clearance of cigarettes which have tar levels below 21 miligrams . . . but this action is directed at the most dangerous ones. The issue tjefore the Courl was not whether high tar cigarettes should be banned in interstate commerce but whether Product Safety Commision has jurisdiction to consider and promulgate such a rule. Im pleased for this decision and feel it will be another vehcle in our endeavors to protect the public health, he (D-Uta- h) er ms said. i I Judge Gasch held that the Consumer Product Safety Commission is the regulatory agency on this matter and that . (CSPC) may consider whether among the many cigarettes sold in the United States there uncertain ones . . . those with tar . . . which are so hazardous . : to health that no cautionary If you Ii.i vi worked on :i farm. in it private household as a paid worker, for a state or local government, or in some other job not eovered by regular unemployment insurance benefits, and you are now unemployed or if you should become unemployed you may he eligible for special un- employment assistance under a new law. Contact vour local Kmplovment Securityi office today. Take your Social Security curd, names of employers for idiom you worked in the past r weeks, other information about your emnings. 2 PROPERTY SEARCHES National company in business since 1959 serving attorneys and lending institutions in 27 states now has an office in Utah. Fast, accurate, and inexpensive insured property reports and other services available. Call Record Data of Utah at 533-042- 0. (5-- 9 5-1- 6) . label wil sufficiently protect the public so that those cigarettes should be banned from interstate commerce. ARE YOU OUT OF WORK? The State Board of Examiners formally adopted the new state employees pay plan as enacted last March by the Utah Legisla- The board had delayed action several weeks to study impacts on various department budgets and to se if the legislature had granted agencies enough money to cover the 8 and 10 percent pay raises. Classified employees will receive 8 percent raises, then will receive additional increments, averaging 1.75 percent, to boost them to next highest steps in the grade plan (since the plan would be a shambles if salaries were boosted 8 percent and left to hover between the specific steps). Employees on the wage and craft plan wil get 10 percent cost of living increases and there will tb no increment adjustments since their pay plan is in 5 percent steps and pay raises wil put them all at two level steps higher, explained State Personnel Director Edward T. Himstreet. In a to press " MAY 9, 1975 He turned into the perfect martini. Old Mr. Boston Deluxe Dry Gin and dry vermouth were made for each other. T ry this great tasting gin and see what you can stir up. Available in Fifths and Pints Let Me Boston be your bartender He makes more fine liquor products than anyone else in the world. Whiskies.Vodka.Gin.Rum.Scotch.Brandy.Cordials.CocktaHs. 80 Proof. 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