Show V i i M wiewaittWMtt '” ' t By Peter GODIas SALT LAKE CITY (UPI) County commissions or town councils could not call for a fluoridation election unless they were petitioned to do so The Health Department wants to require fluoridation to prevent tooth decay But the - ConserntTve politicel groups have flexed their muscles this Utahns to take stands on three jwjnjjforced week’s election — fluoride recall end government spending Votera will also decide if they want to change the Utah State Constitution to conform with voter age and residency requirements now mandated by the federal constitution Three ad hoc citizens groups collected thousands of signatures on petitions to force elections on a trio of propositions They used an initiative procedure that allows citizens to place new laws directly on the ballot rather than going through the legislature — Proposition A is the Freedom from Compulsory Fluoridation and Medication Act It was drafted after the Utah Board of Health ordered w i Miller a lobbyist National ' Health Food Association and coordinator of the initiative — Proposition B is a public officials recall law refected by the 1978 Utah Legislature It provides for a recall vote for elected and appointed state officials and judges on the demand of 10 per cent of thei registered voters In county races 12 per cent would have to demand a new election and in city races 15 to begin local communities however since terms for federal officials are set by the US Constitution The Concerned Citizens for Recall claim the measure will make public officials more ac- countable “We have felt the frustration of electing a person to office to represent us only to later find we were mislead by empty campaign promises” said Lloyd Selleneit an organizer is of the Concerened Citizens “Recall simply a step to restore the political power back to the people by making our public the people” servants more responsive to Opponents of the measure argue that the specific law on the ballot is unconstitutional unnecessary and would subject officials to harrassment by small but highly organized fluoridating drinking supplies The proposed law would prohibit the health board from adding “fluorides and other to public majority vote load communities could decide to add the itooth hardener to their water but only if proposed through a citizen initiative minorities " vo The law also provides for advisory recall elections for congressmen and federal judges The advisory elections would have no effect jt - ' dubious constitutional legality and should be defeated" Farnswrrth said — Proposition C is the budgetary Procedures Act Ceiling — a proposed budget limitation law that has been advocated by right-winpolitical groups and tax for organizations across the United Sta several years It would freeze state budget for five years at $9153 million — the level ofzpending approved It would by the legislature for fiscal 1975-7-7 also require the state to phase out the use of revenue sharing and other federal funds over the next five years Supporters say the proposition wouldTtop the growth of state government end federi interference in state affairs and result in lower taxes “Every housewife knows she must balance her expenses against her Income to feed and clothe her family" said State Rep Edward Lake spokesman for the Brown “People's Coalition" make up for estimated $300 million to $500 million in federal funding that would be lost They also say freezing the budget in an In flationary period would I wreck the state public school system and force drastic cutbacks in Sf “However government : dif- operates : ferently Whenever the government wants more money — bleed the taxpayers" he said Opponents however say the bill would actually lead to higher state taxes increases to i'" “This Iniative proposal is lllconceived poorly drafted lacking in definition absurd in content and will In no way accomplish the stated goals of its originators" says Sen Karl Snow RrProvo Every major political candidate the state’s largest newspapers the business community educators civic organizations and the Utah have c Taxpayers Associa proposal saying it chaios for the state — A constitulonal amendment changing voter age and residency requirements was adopted by the legislature but must be ratified by the voters The amendment would lower the voting age to 18 years reduce residency requirements to 30 days before the election and remove requirements that voters own property The change would have no effect on current voting practices It would simply eliminate obsolete sections of the State Constitution and make it conform with the UJS Constitution icies are Covering Bridgerland - Northern Utah And Southern Idaho VOL LOGAN UTAH SUNDAY OCTOBER 24 1976 67 NO 255 s vw r t'H i TWENTY-FIV- E CENTS By Charles R UPI Senior Editor Shanghai as saying that tlw jturge of Madame Mao or Chlang Ch and Chang Chunchao Wang Hung-we- n China Yao Wen-yua- n HONG KONG (UPI)“has removed this time bomb and liquidated a Mg bane inside Saturday announced a major rally for Sunday in Peking’s Gate of Heavenly ' our party” Peace Square at which Hua Kuo-fenSeveral other NONA dispatches and new chairman of the Communist many Peking Radio broadcasts cited Party was expected to outline China’s the liquidation of the radical elements era But it was not dear whether the use of policy for the post-Ma- o Diplomatic sources in Peking also the term “liquidated’’ meant the four said China’s new leadership lineup was had been!killed or not expected to be announced at the mass Diplomatic analysts and intelligence demonstration sources said the best available inMassive demonstrations throughout formation indicated the four still were the country in support of Hua’s apdive pointment and the purge of party s radicals headed by Mao widow of paved the way for the climactic rally diplomats said was set le people for Sunday in Tien An Men Diplomatic analysts said tills could The Chinese Communist Party be interpreted in many ways just as newspaper devoted much of its the term “liquidated" was open to Saturday edition to rallies held in the many interpretations nation’s three largest cities— "It is not so important whether the Shanghai Peking anaTlentsin— in four have been executed or not" one support of Hua aid the purge of the diplomatic analyst based in Peking said “What is most important Is that 'gang of four” hai the four radical traders have been onstrators in fi ‘described Madam Mho and bar Clehnlyand" radical cohorts as “something filthy like mid contemptible dog’s dung" The four have been accused of a wide according to a report by the official range of ‘‘crimes’’ but there have been New China News Agency Saturday few specific charges in Chinese i NCNA quoted demonstrators in reports ' k (i - Carter sticks by it though - Ford attacks Carter’s war statement g v By Ira R Allen United Press International President Ford charged Jimmy Carter Saturday with inviting the Soviet Union to invade saying the Georgian’s statements “jeopardize the peace of the world" Carter however stood by Ms statement in his final debate with Ford that he wouldn’t go to war should a Soviet invasion follow tiie death of Marshal 1110 It was tin second time he had publicly expressed that view Asked about negative reaction in some quarters to Ms statement Carter replied: “I think ft was the iS'' ' rtaht wav fto sneak out)" in the Fridaynight debate Carter said: “I would never go to war become militarily involved in the our own internal affairs of another Idont believe security were directly threatened threatened If the that our security would b If Soviet Union went into Yi On Saturday Ford’s press secretary Ron Nessen gave reporters a “fact sheet” rebutting several of Carter’s debate statements R focused heavily on Carter’s comments on Yugoslavia which has remained relatively independent from Moscow under Tito’s leadership v “Carter’s comments on Yugoslavia are naive" the statement said ‘’The timehonored practice of American diplomacy is that the president of the UMted States never tips Ms hand in advance to odr adversaries To do otherwise — to teD the Russians precisely what we will do or will not do — only invites them to take actions which can jeopardize the peace Of the world “By his statement Mr Carter is explicitly telling the Soviet Union that it can have a completely free hand in Yugoslavia” it said According to various polls Ford was perceived the winner of the first debate Carter the winner of the second Saturday a Time magazine poll by Yankelovlch Skeily and White said S3 percent of those questioned Friday night thought Carter was more effective in the final Foril did better and 41 per cent said it was a hi other polls the New York Daily News Straw Poll accurate in every presidential election 1932 said Carter leads Ford 53 per cent to 44 per i in New York with Eugene McCarthy getting 3 per cent Two other straw polls will be taken by the newspaper before Election Day : The Raleigh News and Observer sakl Carter is leading Ford by less than one percentage point in tbe race for North Carolina’s 13 electoral votes a TSe-tung’- : sssr - THIS IS HOW they looked Saturday as the final campaign push intensified President Ford ( right) rode an opea limoolne with ion 8teve at the North Carter had one of his poorest turnouts of the an old campaign at a rally in North Bergen N J chanting slogans such as “Democrats-- : Republicans WeiDon’t Can We Want Jobs Not Hot Air” Two person were arrested following a scuffle in the audience strata? But Carter drew a more Impressive turnout of about 12000 in Alexandria Va where Ford lived for iv 25years The President while campaigning in Richmond earlier in the day emphasized Ms ties to the state known as “the mother of presidents" noting that his Alexandria home was the White House for a brief time after he took office - v ‘My administration has been open candid and forthright" he raid in Richmond “Give me your and God helping me I mandate for four years won’t let you down” Ford said “not a ringia American boy is fighting on foreign soil and I intend to keep it that way” the the media advertising in the last 10 days in a “saturation" campaign in the largest i cm J r- half-ho- five-minu- Ford began his last 11 days of campaigning with a swing through the Carolinas and Carter spoke in industrial New Jersey and suburban northern Virginia home of many of the federal workers be has promised to reorganize Each was hitting the states the other was given a good shot at winning Ford’s campaign schedule will keep him on the road until Election Day Nov 2 with many of the‘ steps to be determined by Ms organisation's polls major part of Ms eleventh hour drive will be a mtitinn television and radio advertising campaign ur te ) ' WASHINGTON (UPI) Russia has became so linked with the West through business ventures initiated under Leonid Brezhnev that a return to Soviet economic and political isolationism appears unlikely report said Saturday - ' The Joint Economic Committee’s collection of studies by intelligence analysts and other emerta said continuing the trend toward new trade agreements joint ventures and other commercial deals will make Moscow even more dependent on the ' ' West “Az of now the USSR may still be able to extract itself without too much trouble (from its Western ties)" the report said “But it is clear that if the present trend continues the cost of severing ties with the West will mount rapidly” ' Among the points matte in the 38 different studies: — Foreign trade is the fastest growing sector of an otherwise sluggish' Soviet economy Trade turnover (exports plus imports) has been growing at an average annual the higher levels ’ - The proposition if approved by voters Nov 2 would freeze state spending at the 1178-7- 7 level for five years ndgrahially igtase out federal grants to Utah during period “Loss of revenue to the university resulting from tbe act’s passage would be nearly $13 miiifaw by the end of the period” Taggart said “That would mean turnons would have to be more than few times what they are now" “Increasing tuition dentes education to those who are least able to pay for it This to contrary to the very purpose of pubhc education whldi is to bring Mgha education T- - MS && and comeconomy would be said “a preliminary estimate plex" Taggart by our Economics Department suggests that the decline in university enrollment and expenditures would result in an over-al- l decline of 15 to 20 per cent in income and employment in Cache County alone’ within the reach of all who can benefit from: ' it" V- - 'i' “The effect of the action would be disastrous to the goals and ideals of not only our national heritage but also to the cultural heritage of our state” Taggart said The university pitsddentadded that federal programs now provide annual student financial aid amounting to $27 million — mostly to the Iowa income and the handicapped ‘This class of students would be eliminated from higher essentially -'- 'education" Taggart said loss of federal funding by the scbool yeer would cost USU $38 million He said that figure ia based on the of $14J million in federal ! - 1982-8- A total of 7073 students are single and 2040 are married — this is a substantial increase in married students ova last yea The largest of the eight academic colleges at USU is the College of Humanities Arts and Social Sciences with 2107 students enrolled sud( orants have been increasing in recent years? Such federal funds provide about oca third of Utah State's educational and general et yearly And about three fourths of the k substantial research program to funded with federal monies ' “White tee total effect on tee state’s - T v- improve packaging 'v - Western '£' I I v $ f v quality and’:' f i are often coupled : with Western numerical controls while Soviet aircraft ran be equipped with Western radars and other electronic systems Inside today S' f Classified Ads Comics Crossword Editorials Horoscope Dr Lamb Obtiasries a a Sports Theatres Utah a a a a’a a 8 38 31 39 38 38 28 38 8 8 a- a 38 a 3 Weather 4 It’s not going to freeze anyone to death through Monday Nor will it scorch Clouds will increase however Highs will be nea 50 overnight lows near freezing V1 ' ' ?C ' - i '! 19 11 4 WT - to ' nr V':w services — The Russians are establishing ' netwaks of local dealerships to help in selling and servicing automobiles and tractors in Canada the United States France England and Scandinavia — Soviet producers have been willing to taila products to fit Western specifications Soviet machine todls 7 non-reside- t'i- vulnaable fluctuations ' — Soviet export aganizations have experienced difficulties in marketing in the West because of shoddy goods and insufficient follow-u- p services ' Now Russian officials are trying to About Cache Jack Anderson suo-Rob- - policies i 5 Where does it all go? 4 and how? i 'X methods — The Soviet Union’s growing trade links have also made Soviet pridng : a T Wwdedi thiz fall Others include Education with 1357 Business 1150 Natural Resources 10(8 Enrollment same Engineering 971 Science 840 Agriculture 591 and Family Life 480 The remainda are other programs in general registration have of students the same number Exactly enrolled at Utah State University for fall Earlia the Institutional Council announced of 1978 as in fall of 1975 Taggart told the appointment of Dr Richard L Smith as dean'of tee USU College of Business P Collia who has He reported that 9113 students had enrolled ceeding Dr the close of registration Oct 18 resigned by : Of tee total 7824 are undergraduate Smith is chairman of tee Department of students and 1289 are in advanced degree Policy and Environment at Northwestern School - of University's ' Graduate 3 5362 of the total and Management He Is also academic director at female 3751 Utah residents account fa 5924 Northwestern's Institute of Management -slid 3189 ' The new dean is a graduate of tee USU Registrar G Kark Lambert comUniversity of Utah Northwestern and Harmented on the coincidence of the exact same vard He was director of Brigham Young nranba of students enrolling in the two years University’s masters degree program in “It probably wouldn’t happen that way again ThirfnwM Administration from 1947 to 1958 in 100 years” he said (Continued on page 2) rrter rate of 18 percent reaching slightly more than $70 billion in 1975 — The Soviet export drive — roughly 10 yeas old has resulted in distinct changes in Soviet government as well as planning organization reopeny tax time is here a 3 -- - i SPANISH FORK Utah (UPI)— Utah State University President Glen Taggart Saturday said passage of the Budget Procedures Act Ceiling initiative would cause a dramatic decrease in the university’s enrollment and hurt Cache Valley's economy ' In an address to the USU Institutional Council Taggart said if the Initiative passes in the Nov general election the university and the state will see a “virtual elimination of all by the affluent from public education" at a! more saysnewlLS report' - 821-pag- e The race is very close” he said "I think it is decided in the last weekend the last four ' the campaign ’ said there would be at least five statewide television programs beginning in California onlSunday to be followed by programs in Carter used his standard lines about reorganizing Illinois PennsyK Ohio New Yoik and possibly the bureaucracy and making it more efficient a Texas plus eight radio specials'between r philosophy of more than passing concern among now and Nov 2 GOP vice presidential candidate Robert Dole also Washington area voters He also said Ford is a "decent man" but “He's continuing the same was in the Smith Friday campaigning in Florida and policies here (in Washington) that failed when predicting he and Fad would win the state “by a Herbert Hoover was president and he’s following the An estimated 1000 persons mostly Cubans heard same policies that failed here when Richard Nixon at a shopping mall in Hialeah He said Carter him was president" v Ford addressed about 2£00 persons on the state year as saying - he favored Cuba house steps in Richmond and then went to the state in January of the following year be thnfcrf fair in Raleigh NC a football game between South Carolina and Notre Dame and the staL capital in saying that and a month or so lata rame here and said he does not favor recognition’’ Dole said Columbia SC before heading to California ‘ statistical tie ' Carolina State Fair Carter addressed a rally ia a Washington suburb then left for Plains Ga (UPI ‘ Telephoto) if V 3 V r( $ ' I'lfcf other services g - a Rep Lee Farnsworth professor of government at Brigham Young University says the State Constitution seta terms for various offices which cannot be overridden by the recall law unless it is rephrased as a constitutional amendment He also argues that elected officials accused of Wrongdoing can already be removed from office through impeachment proceedings “It is an unfair law poorly written and of percents - - ropositions exing “People of Utah Recalling Enforced Fluoridation" claim the chemical is unsafe and expensive to add to the water supply Sponsors of the proposition admit mat the issue is being presented in a clumsy fashion since it requires thom bpoeliOuorlde to vote yes and those treatment to vote no “It’s difficult to get people to understand i - |