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Show Constitutional Amendment Study State And Local Revenue Sharing A state constitutional amendment allowing state and local government to share their revenues was studied this week by Utahns for Effective Government. Brigham Young University professor LeRoy Harlow outlined the amendment at a meeting of the members of the committee. Mr. Harolw said the proposed amendment is designed to remedy the troublesome financial dispute between county and city governments within individual counties. Using the Duchesne County for an example Prof. Harlow said that the enormous natural gas and oil developments are located in the unincorporated areas of the county and provide most of Duchesne property tax revenue. But in the rapidly expanding cities such as Roosevelt and Duchesne the tax basis is far lower. Mr. Harlow continued that the I proposed amendment would allow the county to help support the cities and the state to share with the county. The amendment also provided for redistribution of sales tax and the formation of a bond bank to help small towns without the skill or credit necessary to obtain borrowing power. UTEGO will study the proposed amendment on the basis of its impact and effectiveness for local governments. The group will study the recently passed state law allowing reorganization of municipal governments including the mayor council form. A study for this type of amendment is long over due. We must look into the future and forget the boundaries of cities verse counties on services basis and pull for the common bonds of working for a successful State Medical Aid Rises From $6 To $31 Million In Six Years The cost of medical assistance care. As of June 1975 there were for Utah welfare recipients has 3.800 individuals whose care was increased from $6 million to $31 being paid for in nursing homes at a cost of $1.9 million, commillion in the last six years. This report was giyen at a pared with 1,027 persons at meeting of the Legislatures in- $192,979 in June 1969. The most dramatic increase in terim Welfare Subcommittee at both the State Capitol. nursing home patients and Data presented to the commit- dollar costs occurred between June 1971 and June 1972 when tee at the State Capitol. 19 (Medical) program Data presented to the commit- the Title effect in Utah. This tee. chaired by Rep. Richard P. went into the relative responsichanged Lindsay, also showed that while bility aspect of the program to te per capita income in Utah has for total increased, 94 percent since June provide care. subsidized of 1969, welfare expenditures Lindsay said the people closhave increased 177 percent in est to the Medicaid program the same period. should provide some recomLindsay and two other com- mendations as to how Utah can mittee members present, Rep. control Medicaid costs. Lloyd Frandsen, Kirkham said while Utah may and Rep. Willis L. Hansen, be City, said they present- costs experiencing skyrocketing for Medicaid, it has done ly dont have all the information that they need to explain the considerably more than many other states to control expendicosts. tures for such care. Eut tey said they will seek He said a medical managemore information and answers ment information system has to the problems at their next in operation since July meeting in November from been 1975. of Reports coming from the Frank Dix, director, Office Medical Services, and officials system will be extremely helprom the Utah Division of Health ful in helping the state to get a handle not only on costs, but and other agencies. of clients Information supplied to the on fraudulent activity added. he and physicians, committee by Stewart E. Smith, Utah Moine completely pays for the research analyst, and El cost of Medicaid for welfare reKirkham, administrative assistant, Utah Department of Social cipients, but attempts to collect Services, indicated that the big- partial payment from persons gest cost in medical assistance is who are on medical assistance in the area of nursing home only. state-feder- ' I ' f ; , i al Salt Lake County Municipalities Get Ready For Elections Salt Lake City Welcomes U. S. And Soviet Spacemen Five Salt Lake County municipalities which didnt hold fall primaries report 29 candidates filed for the November election. Candidates in South Salt Lake Riverton, South Jordan and Alta have filed to vie for a total of 1 1 city r town council seats. The fifth municipality, Sandy City, was slated for its first primary election this year, but fell cne candidate short. The largest field of choice will be in Riverton, where eight candidates will battle for three council posts. The three incumMrs. Maurine Nichols, bents Robert Cowdell and Jack Silcox have announced they will not Salt Lake City was please to and Soviet space crews visit our area this week. The completing of the national space race programs between the two countries came to a close following the successful landing on the moon by the United States, thus ending the lunar projects and the race into know how to land on Mars but lack the funds to do so. Each country will continue to develop its own technology in the field of space, he added. Zeroing in on the all encompassing term detente Commander Leonov said difficulties the two countries are created by people and it will be space. ;hrough continued efforts of proCommander Stafford along grams such as the Apollo-Soyu- z with Apollo crew members hat detente will be fostered. He Vance Brand, Donald Slayton said the feeling of detente must and Soyuz crew Alexei Leonov e born out in the news media and Valeri Kubasov join Utah he people and diplomats or else Senators Frank E. Moss in Salt the relationship will deteriorate. Lake City in conjunction with By flying on the mission we their National Tour. proved to the rest of the world The space group said at a con- that a good relationship can exist ference held in their honor that between Soviet Russia and with the conclusion of the lunar United States, he added. Commander Stafford said anmissions we now have a major other on joint space venutre is possgoal perhaps the landing in ible the distant future. HowMars, which will be an internanoted the ongoing coever he tional effort. operation between the two Commander Stafford noted world powers through data colthat the United States technolog- lection an dinter planetary exical forces have provided the ploration of unmanned crafts. yvc the United States run. Riverton candidates include three from the Progressive Party and five who filed individually. Party candidates are Floyd G. Bills, Robert G. Coy and Frank B. Withers. Other candidates include: i Continued r paee S U. To Seek $50 Million be-;we- . From 76 Legislature TODAYS Legislature as part of a projected $90.9 million budget for EDITORIAL The University of Utah will seek $50 million from the 1976 the 1976-7- 7 school year. This was disclosed as university president Dr. David P. Gardner reviewed the revised budget at a meeting of the schools Institutional Council The budget now gets to the State Board of Regents where it likely will be further revised. The council also approved in principle. a financing plan for a student research group to be known as Utah Public Interest Research Group, popularly callU-PIR- G. The council voted unqualified support for an addition to the U. of U. Law Building, particularly more library facilities. The message is to be forwarded to the State Board of Regents which is compiling a statewide capital facilities priority for submission to the Legislature. The proposed $90.9 budget shows an increase of $12.6 million, or 16.2 percent, over the current year's budget of $78.3 million. It would call for an appropriation of $50.9 million, an increase of $9.4 million, or 22 9 percent over the 1975 appropriation of $41.4 million. Gardner says the budget calls for an 11 percent increase in faculty salaries; a 12.5 percent increase in staff salaries; 10 to 12 percent increases in retirement costs; a 40 percent increase in fuel and power bills, and a nine percent increase in cquip-- I ment costs. 1 V Newspapers . ed en Spirit Of Freedom From Thomas Paine's rousing pamphlets which fired up the revolutionary spirit to the country newspaper which today is keeping the record straight, the American press has been both the promoter and the protector of individual freedom in our nation. Over 200 years ago. the very ideas of individual liberties were first brought forth in the press. These ideas were circulated through the press and brought to realization through the advocaev of the press. Our nation was barely formed when the press fought the restriction on liberty in the Alien and Sedition Act. Our country was approaching its 200th birthday when the press fought the subversion of our constitution which was called Watergate. All through the history of this nation the growth of freedom and the increase of human liberties has followed a pattern. Leaders and visionaries see a great need. Thev w rite and talk about it. Their ideas get circulated because then is a free press and free speech. Their ideas convince more and more people until thev become reality. Facin advance in human betterment in our nation has followe d this pattern. Of course, through the years much of the press was (Continued on page O r 1 |