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Show Jantary 20, I9S6 THE UTAH STATESMAN Page 2 THE UTAH STATESMAN Weekly Newspaper Devoted to Good Government" Harry B. Miller, Publisher Gail Feltch, Editor Phone EM 421 Church Street Entered as 2nd Class matter at the Post Office at Salt Lake City, Utah, under the act of March 3, 1879. Single copy 10c Subscription $3.00 per year. Published weekly at 421 Church Street, Salt Lake City, Utah. A 49 By Sen. Wallace F. Bennett Few people realize the amount of work that precedes the introduction of a bill in Congress. This was brought forcibly to January 20, 1956 my mind this week as I held meetings almost daily with representatives of the sugar producers, the Department of Agricul- Vol. 9; No. 52 tain states and the Midwest, for 4 example, and (in less densely populated areas our recuperative and retaliatory powers are greatly Increased. And this in itself may serve as a deterrent to war. hearted support to the bill. We have finally reached' that point, after months of negotia-ion- , and the bill is now scheduled for consideration immediately following debate on the natural gas bill. This week I also had the opis bill that portunity of representing Utah In contrast with at sevthe Banking and Currency another which I submitted ture, the Department of State, eral Committee's Defirst consideration days ago, requiring the and the staff of the Finance to Defense to consider of the bill repeal the Silver Committee to work out technical partment of Act. Purchase in of he dispersion principle problems involved in getting our ilanning location of new dethe Two' members of that commitsugar bill passed. This bill is just in This bill, which is so important fense plants. and Senatee, t le early stages of the legislative tor SenatorareDouglas ;o sugar beet growers in Utah, foes of the bitter Bush, irocess, and many reports from silver s an important part of the Presprogram which, during le government agencies conidents farm program, and I am cerned has given a measure past years, will be received before of to get it sure we able will be stability to our western minROAD NEEDS AND PENALTIES GROW DURING the bill is ready for final considCongress early in the eration. through ing industry, and are trying to PERIOD OF INACTION. session. get the act repealed. But there have been many is This problem of dispersion Since Congress began deliberation last session on a Fed- complications, many highly tech- one which is of vital concern to I am confident, however, that he able to defeat this ateral highway program which ended in a stalemate the road nical problems which have had all Americans. tempt; prbbably in committee. to be solved before all interestneeds have climbed steadily. strateour find we that Today ed parties conld give their wholeThe coming weeks will see acOur population has increased 2.8 million. gic industries are so concentrated Motor vehide registrations have increased 2.7 million. in the "industrial heartland" run- tion on a number of controversining from Chicago to New York, al but important bills natural Traffic on the highways has increased 5.5 per cent and around a few seaport cities, gas, the farm program. Upper Inadequate roads have cost the motoring public an estimated that we are extremely vulner- Colorado, and many others. Con$5.3 billion in atidents, loss of time and operation costs. This able to attack by hydrogen sideration of such bills in an cost penalty rises almost $200 million a year as traffic increases. bombs. Almost one-haof the total cost of road inadequades $2.6 election year should make the (Continued from Page 1) billion is due to lack of improvement of the Interstate System. industries are next few weeks very interesting olutions was adopted the one If vital new Last year 36,000 people lost their lives in traffic aeddents. A placed farther inland the moun ones, indeed. calling for more money. million and a quarter people were injured, of whom more than The Governor skirted questions concerning his plans for 100,000 suffered permanent disabilities. It has been estimated that modernization of die Interstate the 1956 gubernatorial race. KNOW YOUR CABINET Asked who he would support if System, alone, would save one life annually for each ten miles he did not r run, he answered of the System. Thus some 4,000 lives could be saved every year broadly that there are "a lot of if these 40,000 miles of important roads were brought up to good men in Utah." Sscretary of State He denied having aspirations present day standards. a national office, declared for The indedsion of Congress also has led the state and dties to defer planning and programming of local highway improve--merit- that he "liked (Senator William A.)' Knowland, as a ' Active Member NATIONAL EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION, 1956 Editorial Delay Means Death we-wi- ll Governor Urges 'People's Govt' lf s. ' " presidential candidate possibility and did not A survey by the American Mundpal Association shows say whether he would or would that in 85 dties representing 38 states and the District of Colum- not support President Dwight D. bia, 129 projects, which would total an estimated $5.5 billion, Eisenhower if he runs in 1956. are or will be adversely affected because an expanded Federal highway program was not enacted last session. The statement from Mayor Joseph E. Dillon of St. Paul, LEE'S BODY & Minnesota is typical of ones being made by public offidals all PAINT SHOP over the country. Mayor Dillon says, . . . it is essential that additional federal funds be made available at once so that . . . LEE MfiitMk? -- projeds may be planned and rights-of-wa- y acquired in advance of construction so as to forestall skyrocketing costs once routes are established. The longer action on new federal legislation, with higher percentages of federal aid, is delayed the more impossible will be the problem of meeting traffic needs within a reasonable time. W. 0YLER A m Successful OF MANY TALENTS lawyer, senator, FISHERMAN, TREE SURGEON, SMMMER.FIRE TENDER DOODLER.AND WHITTIER. CRMUKTED FROM PRmCEVDN AUTO AND TRUCK PAINTING WAGE fiO, miOWSHlpAT SORBOHNE IN Expert Metal Work Hod PARS, highest marks a ' U. 530 SOUTH 2nd WEST Phone EM GOOD GOVERNMENT IS EVERYBODY'S JOB! Subscribe bow to THE UTAH STATESMAN "A weekly newspaper devoted to good government" and keep pace with local state and national government news. SUBSCRIBE NOW! I year $3.00 CIRCULATION OFFICE 421 Cburcb Street - Salt Lake City, Utah NAME Remittance In his efforts Ihe 4-3- 66 1 Goodrich Products Recapping H0GGAN Phone EM 4-2- Ed & Nellie's BALFOUR'S REST HOME Bottle House 705 East 27th South Phone HU 603 W. No. Temple Phone EL 5-Q9- Ed 53 Body & Amhutory Patients and Nellie Aures . 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