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Show I -- V; ll i. ;i rniun THE SALT LAKE TIMES Combined with Tkt Salt Lake Mining & Legal Telephone Gty, , nuwuw . w, Although Federal and rtate death taxes onginaUy were ikmed Mure aa a tax against the walthy, they 4 duced the ltate-- T THE SALT LAKE TIMES th- eLEASED of Modest Means Newt 364-846- i i i : Death Taxes Hurt Families Published Every Friday at Salt Lake City, Utah Second Qua Postage Pud at Salt Lake City, Utah 711 South West Temple Salt Lake i : n , AlthouSh the bill Utah 84101 GRAPEVINE GLENN BJORNN, Publisher "This jmbHeatiM it not owned or controlled by any party, dan, ctique, faction Number 17 Volume 56 ! Qualified Pat On Back . (continued from page 1) In the first placey both sides want this contigent there. Hanoi did not join Saigon in the invitation to U.S.Marines to hit the beaches south of Danang in 1965. Nor did the Palestine Liberation Organization or its extremist satellites join Cairo and Jerusalem in bidding Yanks to come to the Middle East. So. of course, there are hazards and somebody may get hurt. But risks must be taken if the cauldron of hatred between Arab and Jew is to cool and not boil over into a fifth war. The President and the Secretary of State must level with Congress and the country. We are entitled to full assurances that nothing was written in invisible ink. It is sad that the technicians cant go in under the flag of the United Nations and the world needs to know why that is not considered practicable either. UN forces have done a valient and on the whole effective job of policing boundaries in the Middle East. But assuming there are no tricks entailed in the American presence, Congress, I think, should approve the pacakge Kissinger has brought home. The most significant reason for his qualified success beyond his own indefatigable energy is that the U. S. is the only major power both Israel and Egypt feel they can trust. This enhances our position in 'the ara at the expense of the Soviet Union, which was quick in its ngry denunciation of the agreement. This is no time to taunt Moscow but it is a time to test the validity of detente, and hold the Russians to account for provocations, if any, against the peace. The utmost in diplomatic skill is now required to move even in the shadow things ahead in the Middle East of terrorist threats. But when Senator Edward a Kennedy visited the Persian Gulf States last May he found unexpected goodwill trip which I covered for the United States and disenchantment with the Soviet Union. If we deal with the Middle East piece by piece but with pieces that fit into a whole we may get somewhere. The pieces might even eventually spell peace. the family business, the farm, or the family homestead in order to pay the estate tax. These were some of the observa tions presented by Utah Found.- tion, the private tax research or- ganization, in their latest analysis of Federal and state death taxes. Governor for fiscal reasons after the session had adjourned. According to the Foundation re: Governor Calvin L. Hampton said this week that regional rog&niza-tion- s which adopt a policy that may would port, the vetoed tegtaUgni be contrary to a governors policy have replaced may be dangerous. Hamptons comestate tax with adeath tax ment was made following a trip to the maximum credit aUowed for- Colorado to review various regional . Federal estate tax purposes, reaand determine if they organizations credit According to end tax laws provhfe i be should abolished combined, when the present $60,000 Federal or due the Federal estate tax continued. estate tax exemption was first for all or a portion of the established in 1942, it excluded all tax paid under state but a handful of very large estates Uwg The credit allowed . from the tax. Over the past 34 fa basic Federal of the go to The Senate decisively defeated 1926. If the years, however. mfUtion abng in effect tax in of , 1976 revision had been an attempt this week by Senator with a rising standard living have combined to greatly increase to become law, the change Frank E. Moss to delay for a year the dollar value of most assets, would the combined "nondegradation rules in a pending : melons of ordinary exposing Jam- Federal and state death tax on.an Clean Air Act. By a vote of 1 flies to the steeply graduated Utah to that now imposed the Senate refused to substitute a tax The market value ofthe famfly b the Federal Government alone, study for regulations which would residence alone has put millions vetoin the 1976 inheritance bar degradation of air quality which of the the range people within biUt the Governor exceeds present federal standards. Ta estate tax. emphasized, I am not vetoing this Particularly vulnerable to the hill because of the concept. I estate tax are those who own a assured the principal sponsor of the David Monson, State Auditor,-wantsmall business or farm. The report 5 that I approved of the Utah Prison officials to stop that many wage earners who pr0ach, and tht I believed the materials and own a home and accumulated sav- - enactment of the bill might eventu-ing- s using state-owne- d and other assets over a ally actually increase the Utah tax facilities for employe socials. Monson said because another social is lifetime of work are also being receipts. . . .The veto is based for Saturday, he believes by the tax. ly upon the revenue effects of the planned. Foundation analysts point out bill as applied to the 1976-7- 7 fiscal this practice should be discontinued now. He said some prison shifts that there is growing recognition of year. the problem, and a number of Since February, when the veto have been assigned to cook for the proposals have been made in recent was made, state revenue collections socials while others transported the months to reform the estate tax. in Utah have improved markedly. materials on state time using state More than 200 bills to accomplish Actual general fund and uniform vehicles. this purpose have been introduced school fund revenues for the 1975-i- n Congress, and the matter now is 76 fiscal year are $11 miliinn under consideration by the House greater than the estimates used by A seven percent salary schedule the 1976 Legislature nd about Ways and Means Committee. While Congress is considering $14 million more than the estimates increase was formally adopted this reform of the Federal estate tax, a that were used by the Governor at week by the Granite Board of number of states have taken steps the time of the veto. Education. An increase of six perto reduce the burden of their death The Governor, in vetoing the bill, cent plus five cents an hour was tax laws. Thus far in 1976, at least maintained that the proposed law also ratified for classified employes ten states (Delaware, Idaho, In- would have reduced general fund in the district and a seven percent diana, Kentucky, Minnesota, Ne- revenues by $2 to 27i million in the increase for the Granite Association braska, South Dakota, Vermont, 1976-7- 7 fiscal year. Proponents of of Educational Secretaries was West Virginia, and Wisconsin) have the approved. Increased inlegislation, on the other hand, reductions inhenm their approved contended that the revision would surance coverage for employes will tance taxes. be implemented at the start of have had a minimal effect " school. Division of the American Cancer is jL ... 63-3- ap-not- sole-affect- ed . Society still further evidence public support of efforts in Utah. The Cancer Society prepared 5,000 of the attractice red, white and blue signs reminding, Thank You For Not Smoking in This Public Place. Its a Utah Law. The public has been so interested in the campaign that the initial supply was quickly depleted. These signs are being put to good use by many businessmen and restaurant owners who are concerned about the comfort of their customers. In general, Utah businessmen deserve a pat on the back for the voluntary job they are' doing in of the new Indoor Clean Air Act. The evidence is clear it is apparent that Utahns, s like people across the nation, support A recent survey by the National Clearinghouse for efforts to restrict smoking m public places. Smoking and Health showed that a growing number of Law enforcement and health officials should realize people believe there should be more restrictions on the of public support and make sure the new depth law places where people are allowed to smoke. is being implemented as widely as in Utah. possible This conclusion backs up the efforts made by healthconscious Utahns which led to passage of the Indoor Clean Air Act by the 1976 Utah Legislature. The National Clearinghouse study showed that 70 percent of those surveyed agree the statement, The smoking of cigarettes should be allowed in fewer places than it is now. Even more striking was the fact that 51 percent of those currently smoking agreed with increased restrictions against smoking in public Where thousands places. The statistics should come as no surprise to Utahns. of listeners enjoy A 1975 Salt Lake Tribune poll showed that 77 percent concert music and of Utah residents favor restrictions against smoking in news every day! public places. The popularity of signs prepared by the Utah More Restrictions Needed s es anti-smoki- ng The U.S. Public Health Service announced this week that Utah had 1,976 cases of measles reported in the period ending May the 15, highest number of cases in the state in 16 years. A year earlier, Utah had only 15 cases of the childhood disease. More than half the cases involved elementary school children, with eight-yeaolds the most susceptible. 12-mon- th r- -- self-enforceme- health-consciou- - dial nt The Salt Lake Cart Center has named Mrs. Jane K. Hearn as will acting director. Mrs. Hearn direc- , serve until a new permanent tor is selected. The position was vacated recently by Wayne Gled-hilMrs. Hearn, wife of Ira K. Hearn, has been a volunteer at the center for nine years. She is a native of Brooklyn l. The Salt Lake City Boaid of Education will interview candidates for the Precinct Four at the board s memAug. 17 meeting and a new ber selected. The Precinct Four 20 due position became vacant July Bauman. to the resignation of Jon His unexpired term of office extends to Dec. 31, 1978. Candidates for the position are asked to submit letters to Prf51 dent John Crawford, 440 East First South, Salt Lake City, Utah, 84 candidates must live within tne boundaries of the precinct and oe qualified electors. 111-Th- e . . . |