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Show THE SALT LAKE TIMES FRIDAY, JUNE 20, 1975 Page Five Senator Moss Hears U.S. Attorney General On Insurance S. L. County Employees Settle For No-Fau- lt Senator Frank E. (Ted) Moss Chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Consumlt ers on Insurance legislation chaired a hearing this morning on this issue and took the testimony of U.S. Attorney General Edward Levi; Mr. Guido Calabresi, Professor of Law at Yale University; and representatives of the National Commitlt tee for Effective (an organization of insurance people, consumers, and retired persons). Lead-of- f witness was the U.S. Attorney General who expressed opposition to thep roposed bill l. out of concern that it is His prepared remarks only generalized on the question of constitutionality and Senator Moss asked for specifics. Senator Moss emphasized that this had been an eight-yea- r effort top rovide better consideration and service for the public on insurance claims. The bill establishes guidelines to be administered by the states to help assure that, consumers would receive better compensation in automobile insurance claims. Presently, Senator Moss noted, about 60 percent of every premium dollar goes for research and investigation to determine fault and state that the public must get better value. Each Senator represents the sovereignty of this state . . . and were not attempting to diminish that sovereignty through any kind of federalism including nofault insurance legislation. This legislation is meant to provide guidelines to be administered by each state to assure a better system of determining fault and compensation in the matter of insurance claims for the consumer. We are concerned with human values . . . what people are suffering because of the failure of the insurance system. Senator Moss said. He then asked Attorney General Levi to submit within one week specific language to the question of unconstitutionality. The Senators subcommittee will then attempt to incorporate the suggestions into the proposed bill. (D-Uta- h) No-Fau- Im very gratified that my 19.5, in 1980 the average goes bill amending the Consumer up to 20.5, and in 1985 the averProduct Safety Act to remove age goes up to 28 miles per galammunition from the jurisdic- - lon. tion of the Consumer Product Rep. Howe added, I think rebeen has Commission improving the fuel efficiency of Safety cars in this way is the best road to House full the the by ported to conserving gasoline, and I ConCommerce committee, gressman Allan T. Howe said think that this gasoline conservation measure is the route that today. There has been a great deal most Americans would like to of concern on the part of Utahns take. that the Consumer Product Safety Commission might ban I think the Bureau of Land hand gun ammunition as a haznaturardous substance, so Im Management needs to take a Commerce the that good, hard, second look at its ally pleased has taken prompt plan to reorganize and consolicommittee action on my bill preventing date the BLM offices in Utah,-- ' such a ban, Rep. Howe con- Congressman Allan T. Howe tinued. I think the House will said today following a meeting soon pass this bill, and, since the with BLM Congressional liason Senate has already pased a sim- representatives Tim Monroe and ilar bill, we seem to be well Charlie Houser, and Im very on our way to ending the threat hopeful they will take that second look. The BLM representaof an ammunition ban. I met with today promised Rep. Howe also noted, In tives me they will review the reorlight of the great interest in this plan and report back subject, I think it might be ganization to me near future. in the worthwhile to mention that the I met with BLM representabill reported to the House has ortives a different number than my today because Im frankly that the BLM has bill bill. disappointed My original iginal no remade bill was H. R. 6107 and the progress in reconsiderported by the Commerce com- ing their reorganization plan in mittee is H.R. 6844. This diff- Utah despite the fact that Ive erence in numbers results from been protesting this proposed the fact that the Commerce com- consolidation move for the five mittee combined my bill and months Ive been in Congress, several others dealing with the Rep. Howe continued. Consumer Product Safety Act Number Rep. Howe stated, one into package and gave this one, Im disappointed in the recomprehensive bill a new num- organization scheme they prober. pose because I feel it doesnt represent any cost savings, and yet their plan is justified by I am disappointed that the them on the basis that changing House of Representatives was personnel from one office to annot successful in overriding the other wil bring about more efficPresidents veto of the strip ient management and thus lower cost of running the BLM mining bill, Congressman Allan the ofices in Utah. I havent been T. Howe said today. I felt this was an important able to find from my study of it will increase piece of legislation, Rep. Howe the plan that went on, that would have pro- efficiency or save any money, tected the areas of Utah that and the two gentlemen I talked were very hard might be strip mined. We need with today to have a method by which they presed to answer my questions on this point. would be restored. Number two, Rep. Howe Hopefully there will be some other type of legislation passed went on, Im very disappointed in the future so that we will that the procedure by which the have something to protect our BLM has attempted to listen to State if strip mining becomes a the complaints of the people in by reality in Utah, Rep. Howe the communities affected not these proposed changes has concluded. realy given the people the opportunity to have a dialogue with the BLM ofifeers. For inCongressman Allan T. Howe stance, the administrative law lauded the automobile fuel efthat was employed by the ficiency amendment requiring judge BLM to run hearings in various car manufactures to meet mini- communities is a person who mum mileage standards that was runs for many differincluded in the House energy ent hearingsso there was no opagencies, bill yesterday, saying, "I was for the people at the pleased to support this provision portunity to discuss their conof the energy bill. Since the hearings someone who has a cerns fleet of cars produced by a direct with connection with the BLM. manufacturer must meet the Now, of course, the use of an milage requirements set forth administrative law judge to conin this amendments, or the manduct a hearing is something that ufacture must pay a $50 civil is provided for by law, but I penalty on each car not meeting frankly feel that it would have the standards, times the number been much better for the BLM of miles per gallon by which the officers to have a public meeting cars exceed the standards, there at which they could have a diareally are some teeth to enforce logue with the people. this gasoline saving measure, Rep. Howe concluded, I comand I believe that only in this municated my concerns about way can we get the automobile the reorganization plan, and my manufacturers to make their concerns about how this plan cars more energy efficient. has been presented to the people, In Rep. Howe noted that, model year 1978 each manu- in my meeting with the BLM today, and, hopefacturers fleet of cars will have representatives now have some posito average 18.5 miles per gallon, fully, well in 1979 the average goes up to tive response from the BLM. j j No-Fau- uncon-stitutina- Planning For CUPs 9.75 Percent Pay Increase ployees in Utah Salt Lake County firemen and law enforcea statewide basis. ment officials were making 3.3-4.- 1 Comparing their salaried to percent above anybody else, those of other public safety em he said. CONTINUED PROM PAGE 1 Oral History Workshop At Columbus Westminster College Special Ed Center The Utah State Historical So- Held Spring Clean-u- p ciety will conduct its third an4-- H nual Oral History Workshop at Westminster College Friday and Saturday, June 27 and 28, 1975, according to Jay M. Haymond, Coordinator of Collections and Preservation, Utah State Historical Society. Participants will hear experts in the field discuss research preparation, interviewing, processing, documenting family history, and documenting community history through oral history. The two-da- y seminar opens the Student in Friday evening Union Building with registration and dinner. Gary L. Shum-waProfessor of History a I California State University, Fullerton. will be the speaker. Saturdays sessions in the Ma-loHall will be conducted by Dr. Haymond; Dr. Richard Sadler, Professor of History, Weber State College; John Bluth, Director Oral History Program, Redd Center Brigham Young University; William Hartley, Director, Oral History Program. LDS Church Historical Department; and Craig Fuller, Field Coordinator, Kellogg Foundation and Utah State University. Object of the workshop is to help those interested in Utahs history get at its primary sources using interview techniques. y, uf Biologist- Sees - Compatibility Between Energy, Environment A biologiost who directs a wildlife rehabilitation center in is Massachusetts conducting long-terexperiments to determine how waterfowl endangered in their natural habitat can be safely transplanted into a new environment. Phil Stanton, an assistant pro-fesof biology at Framingham Colege, says in the current issue of Petroleum Today magazine that he believes energy resources and ocean life are compatible if we honor the sea and its life systems. Stanton is currently experimenting with eider ducklings, the magazine reports, to find out if they can adjust to living off the Massachusetts coast on Pen-ikes- e Island which is 150 miles south of their normal habitat. He explains that the transm or Jensen Unit Protects Wildlife, Says Sowards Planning for the Central Utah Projects Jensen Unit adequately protects wildlife, according to a Utah state representative. Rep. Glade Sowards, spoke in favor of the unit in testimony prepared for hearing on the units environmental impact statement. According to the statement, wild and agricultural lands at the site of thep roposed Tyzack Reservoir would be inundated. But about 100 additional acres of marshland would be developed at the Stewart Lake Water-foManagement Area. Lyn S. Ludlow, manager of the Central Utah Water Conservancy District, said there is a growing need for water from the project, with the development of energy resources in the Vernal area. And L. Y. Siddo-wamanager of the Uintah Water District, Conservancy added that the report is a comprehensive statement, covering all environmental aspects of area Main features of the unit are a dam to hold 22,600 acre-feof water, eight miles northeast of Vernal; an aqueduct and two pumping plants. wl y, et Dora Mae Hennard Mrs. Wanda Hennard at Columbus Special Education Center, 2530 South 5th East, held its spring clean-u- p and beautification program over a period of three weeks. It started in May with 160 young people seeing the Pitch In film and picking up trash around the grounds. This was followed with shrubs and flowers being planted members there, by the 45 leader Beverly Brinton, has been helping with the planting of flowers and encouragement of the members in beautification. Mrs. Wanda Hennard, crocheting leader, and daughter, Dora Mae, accepted the pine tree donated to them by the U.S. Forest Service. With natures help and the labor of the youth and leaders Columbus their school is doing its share to make our community a more lovely place to live. They are cooperating with Governor Hamptons goal to plant a million trees in Utah this centennial year. Columbus youth enjoyed a family picnic Monday evening, 4-- H 4-- H 4-- H 4-- H 4-- H 4-- H July 16, at Fairmont Park where over 45 participated in a pot luck supper and fun games. Other recreational activities are planned throughout the summer, says Bertha Daniels, USU Staff Assistant, who has been working with the program for special education youth in Salt Lake City. plantation experiments are part of his strategy for saving a breeding nucleus of any species The proposes use of sterlizing that might face extinction from chemicals to control pigeon popd disasters. ulation at the State Capitol natural or Stanton, who sees his work Building would probably have as a bridge betwen the natural little effect on other area birds, environment changed by man, except possible starlings. Thomplans to eventually set up a as Little, executive director young-bir- d rearing station on Utah Humane Society said this week that smaller birds would Penikese Island. not be included to eat treated Million Grant $2 corn which would sharply cut pigeon numbers. Mr. Little comFor Youth Jobs mended Lt. Gov. Clyde L. Miller Utah will receive $2,211,114 his approach to eliminating in allocations for summer youth for jobs, it was announced today by pigeons. the U.S. Department of Labor. More than $458 million will .. . Indian to organbe given states, izations and U.S. territories in 364-846-4 the youth program. 4-- H 4-- H man-cause- if its printing dial |