| Show The Herald INew ? 1986 against older workers is a matter of great concern to this nation because of the need to sustain and enhance our productive capacity and attain the goal of fairness in employment opportunity for all American workers “With the signing of this legislation we take another important step by ensuring that the many individuals 70 years of age and older who have will give tens of thousands of elderly Americans every year the opportunity to remain on the job “Abolishing age discrimination will offer new hope to older workers who are desperate to maintain their independence and dignity” said Rep 86 the oldest Claude Pepper congressman and chief sponsor of the valuable contributions to make will now have the opportunity to do so" Reagan signed the bill into law while in Anaheim home of Disneyland campaigning for Republican Senate candidate Rep Ed Zschau who is challenging Democratic Sen Alan Cranston The president also signed two other measures of interest to California: one authorizing a new salinity laboratory in Riverside and a bill extending the exclusion from the Federal Tax Act of wages paid to certain alien farmworkers The landmark civil rights legislation will take effect Jan 1 1987 and D-F- la measure Congress gave final approval to the bill Oct 17 after amending it to exempt for seven years college professors and state and local police officers firefighters end prison guards Current law says workers in the private sector can be forced to retire at 70 In 1978 Congress eliminated compulsory age retirement in most of the federal workforce The exceptions which would remain under the new legislation include air traffic controllers and CIA and FBI agents About half of workers face a mandatory age retirement The new legislation would amend the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 that initially prohibited people from being required to retire before age 65 That age was raised to 70 in 1978 Exempt from the new protection as they are in existing statues are employees of small companies with non-feder- al Women stand to make election gains WASHINGTON (UPI) -- “Year of the Woman” the first Women running for public office Democratic woman senator could make a political could be elected on her own and breakthrough Tuesday when the first Republican woman voters cast ballots in the largest governor could win office number of statewide races ever Women stand a good chance held with women candidates of more than doubling their Analysts say 1986 is a year of numbers as governors and inmany firsts for women can- creasing their numbers as didates who have spent a de- lieutenant governors cade working their way up the For the first time in history political ladder and finally are two women in Nebraska are seeing it pay off at the ballot running against each other for box governor — Democrat Helen In what has been called the Boosalis and Republican Kay Orr who has a slight edge in the Democrat wins polls For only the second time two women in Maryland are vying for a Senate seat — Democrat Barbara Mikulski and Re- publican Linda Chavez June Madeleine Kunin as governor In reponse to a request from Logan resident Norma Keane backed by petitions with over 200 signatures the Utah De- partment of Transportation is planning stop lights to "signalize” the intersection of 1400 North and 200 East Keane lives a few blocks from the intersection and gathered the signatures from people at residences and offices in the area and from shoppers in the Cache Valley Mall Last month she sent the petitions to UDOT’s District One office in Ogden since 1400 North is also known as Utah 239 meaning it is a state road The department responded by having the intersection surveyed The study showed traffic levels there meet the standards called warrants for signal lights according to a letter received by Keane this month signed by HH Richardson district one director The study was conducted by a “surveillance review team” which included representatives from Logan City Richardson’s letter says The letter states the department “will begin the process for traffic signal installation” at the intersection The letter gives no time frame legislation would add about 195000 employees to the nation's work force of 120 million by 1990 generating about $3 billion in revenue Pepper’s bill has been backed by labor and senior citizen groups but been opposed by some members of the business community particularly the US Chamber of Commerce Welling Coche County Council The Goo0 Logan District No 1 Promoted change in county government Believes in fair property tax (change from current method) County wide free library privileges Better decision making in county expenditures Mikulski who is favored to win would become the first Democratic woman elected to the Senate without succeeding her spouse Vermont could become the first state with two women holding the top two jobs if Zollinger said the intersection has been placed on a districtwide priority listing of areas needing signal lights The district basically covers the state from Ogden north Keane however says she will try to convince officials to put the signal lights in earlier “I’m S less than 20 workers and top corporate executives who receive annual pension benefits of more than $10000 Last year a congressional study estimated that if Pepper's measure was appprove labor participation rate by those more than 65 would increase by 5 percent A Labor Department study said the for VOTE FOR EXPERIENCE Founder and Owner Logan Business College Member Chamber of Commerce Aviation Committee Logan Stake Relief Society Board Member UDOT to install signal at intersection VOTE mim' SUN i f NOV 2 9PM 17 I CABLE CHANNEL still campaigning for the 752-9T3- 1 NOVEMBER 4 WELLING IS WILLING AND WORKING FOR YOU signals I think they can get them in before summer” Zollinger said cost is also a factor delaying installation of The signal lights district-wid- e 1400 North and 200 East inDistrict One Engineer Lynn tersection will need four “mast! Zollinger in an interview said it arm” poles holding two signals will likely be a year or longer each he said and next summer at the earliHardware and labor would est before "signalization” make for a total estimated price could occur tag of $70000 Zollinger said I Pd political od by Citiioni to Eloct Juno S Welling VOTE JOHN HOLMGREN UTAH SENATE Dist24 'J L FOR MAKING CACHE MORTGAGE A SUCCESS OVER THEPAST6V$YEARS rS if LtloL tidV has a proven record of dependable service to the people of his senate district and we support his efforts to gain your vote on Nov 4 John owing I Holmgren i $ 00CU‘ gat lli 5 law bans mandatory retirement based on age ANAHEIM Calif t L PI ) — President Reagan who at 75 is the oldest president in American history Saturday signed landmark civil rights legislation to ban mandatory retirement based on age In a statement announcing that he signed the bill into law Reagan said “Discrimination Journal Logan Utah Sunday November Cetov ft' '- 3 SI -i OH IS BOB Kenneth 07$orensen set III Paid for by the John Holmgren election committee HUGH HAMMOND - COIKILM SOUTHEAST DISTRICT |
