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Show Page 10, UINTAH BASIN STANDARD. March 18, 1987 Gerald Ford to talk i at BYU March 19 t Gerald R. Ford, 88th President of will discuss "Foreign and Domestic- Dilemmas We Face: A Presidential Perspe- the United States, ctive" at Brigham Young University Thursday (March 19) at 7:30 p.m. in the Wilkinson Center RS WEST REALTY Bob West, formerly of Century 21, recently opened up his estate business. The Roosevelt Rough Riders were on hand to show Bob is An open house is planned for March 26 from Safeway in Roosevelt. 1 own real he welcome to 3 p.m., at his business across from Ballroom. Since finishing his term in the White House, Ford has spoken out on major issues and shared his expertise in public and private sectors. In 1979, he published his autobiography, "A Time to Heal, which includes a description of his White House years. Inheriting the presidency during one of the most critical times in U.S. history, Ford worked to re BIA budget and new initiatives for '88 Assistant Secretary of the Interior fa- Indian Affairs, Ross Swimmer, said the President's fiscal year 1988 budget request of S985 million for the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) will enable the Bureau to carry out its responsibilities to the Indian people and still hold the line against increased spending. The FY 1988 budget request for the Operation of Indian Programs totals $910 million, about Sll million less than the 1987 estimate or about a one percent reduction. This one area is the main operating account of the BIA. With the budget request, the BIA has introduced a series of initiatives to provide incentives and opportunities for of both tribes and individual Indians, Swimmer said. All the initiatives will - nt strengthen the tribes, enhance and provide greater opportunity for preservation of the Indian culture. This will move the BIA away from the role of provider to the appropriate role of 'enabler.' The four major initiatives include: moving education away from BIA control to local communities, an economic program self-hel-p will reform which the general assistance grant program, increased assistance to small tribes through revenue sharing, and control of drug and alcohol abuse through motivation and rehabilitation. Swimmer said the education initiatives focus on the quality of education for Indian children and propose moving the management of BIA schools to the tribal or state school system. The Bureau has simply not been doing a good job of educating Indian children, Swimmer said. "Despite the fact that the Bureau spends more per student in its schools than public and private schools, test scores reveal that by by McGraw-Hil- l the time BIA students reach the twelfth grade, they are over three years below the national norm." The BIA operates or contracts for the operation of 181 schools in 23 states. Another initiative proposes implementation of an economic program self-hel- p that requires reci- able-bodi- pients of general assistance payments to work or enter job training programs to receive their grants. We anticipate that most of the jobs or training programs .would be in public service, building and repairing homes, laying water lines, sewers and other needed services on the reservation," Swimmer said. The programs would be similar to the Tribal Work Experience Programs currently used by some tribes. Swimmer said that the initiative would conbine the general assistance program ($66 million in 1987), employment assistance ($26 million) and housing improvement program (about $16 million). The basic mission of the three programs would not change, but would be redirected to encourage and enable by Indian individuals. Small tribes of from 150 to 1500 members would receive direct funding to operate their tribal governments under another initiative. The current small tribes program funded in 1987 at $2.8 million would be raised in 1988 to $6.8 million with expanded criteria of eligibility and purpose. Continued efforts will be made to reduce the use of drugs and alcohol by Indians with renewed emphasis on motivation and programs, especially through school counseling and construction or rehabilitation of emergency shelters. Nationally operated programs already proven effective against alcohol and drug abuse will be implemented on the reservations through joint efforts of the BIA and the Indian Health Service. store public confidence in government alter Watergate. His path to the presidency included working as minority leader in the House, from the Safety Training and Research Association. Active in scouting programs, he was also given the Boy Scouts of America "Silver Buffalo award for distinguished service to the United States and its youth. Ford serves on the boards of directors of several major American corporations, including A max, Inc., G.K. Technologies, Inc., Santa Fe International, ShearsonLeh-ma- n serving as a Republican convention chairman, and sitting 25 years as a Nebraska congressman. Fad was confirmed vice president in December of 1978 after the resignation of Spiro T. Agnew. He replaced Richard Nixon the following August Sane of Fads honors include honorary degrees from 25 universities, a Distinguished Congressional ' Service award from the American . Brothers and American Express. Receiving a bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan and a law degree from Yale University, Ford worked in a private law firm and served in the Navy before entering politics. Political Science Association, a George Washington award from the American Good Government Society and the Statesman Award Nelson says recent pay raise, outrageous The National Taxpayers Union commended Utah Congressman Howard Nielson today for being one of only 17 House Members who had the courage to call for a recorded vote on the controversial Congressional pay raise before Franklin E. Hardinger was recently commended for outstanding performance from October 1 to January 31 . He is the son of Frank and Barbara Hardinger and his wife is the former Pam Stanley. He has served 2 years of a 4 year stint. In last weeks STANDARD, we said that the cost of a golf cart rental at Roosevelt City Golf Course was $6 for 9 holes and $12 for all day. The exact cost is $6 for 9 holes and $12 for 18 hides. If you want to play more holes, you will have to pay for the cart rental ARCADIA 7. Pine beetle spraying coming soon Union. "Its too bad that the Congress devised this system to avoid accountability and then took an early recess on what many thought was the last day to stop the pay raise., Nielson said, the parliamentary jockeying that has gone on with this pay raise is outrageous. I cosponsored all of the bills opposing the raise and I was the only Member of the Utah Delegation to testify against the raise before the Ad Hoc Committee. That whole committee hearing was a joke and an obvious attempt by the Leadership to look like they were willing to listen. All the Members of the Committee adamatly supported the raise .and openly harrassed members who testified against it. Sw.nr- i i m :'mr Congressman Nielson said that the fight to stop the pay raise was not over yet. A Mountain Pine Beetle control project is scheduled for this spring in high valued developed sites on and Duchesne Ranger Districts. The project will consist of spraying approximately 9100 Lodgepole and Ponderosa Pine trees with the pesticide Sevi-mo- l IV or Sevimol XLR (Carbaryl) to prevent attack by the beetle and loss of the trees. Sites to be treated on the Roosevelt District indude all developed recreation and administrative sites in Uinta, Yellowstone, and Lake Fork drainages that have Lodge-pol- e or Ponderosa Pine in them, Hie proposed campground areas in Lake Fork, resort areas, some "The National Taxpayers has filed a lawsuit in District Court challenging the Union law which allows congressional Ida Horrocks pay to be increased without a Sites to be treated on the Many people and their families were in attendance at Sacrament meeting Sunday March 8, to hear Elder Shane Neilsen give his report He recently returned from serving in the London England Mission. Speakers were: Bette Crosier, Colleen Prentice and a duet by Kristi Lyn Fitzgerald and Michell Neilsen. Speaker, Elder Shane Neilsen. A family get together and dinner was enjoyed at the home of Lois Stansfield. Counselors in the Stake Presidency, Dennis Ercanbrack and Ferron Peterson were also in attendance at Sacrament meeting, e March 8, Bishop Weight presented Lai Freston, Julie Weight and LaRita Pitt with a Young Womanhood award. Duchesne District indude all developed campgrounds and administrative sites with Lodgepole or Ponderosa Pine, the Rock Creek trailhead, and the area proposed for addition to the Yellowpine campground. The total cost for the project is estimated at about $40,000 and the project will protect developed values estimated to be near 7 million dollars. Work is planned to commence in May and should be completed by the end of June. , The project is tiered to an environmental analysis conducted in 1983 for the Vernal Ranger District Copies of this analysis and additional information can be obtained at either the Roosevelt or Duchesne Ranger Districts. Anyone wishing to comment on this proposal may do so by contacting either Bill Sims at Roo- sevelt or Allen Henningson at Duchesne. Comments must be received by March 25, far eon sideration in our scoping process. - . roadside areas, and the Uinta Canyon summer home area. NEWS ssional action to stop the pay raise. Opponents of the pay raise quickly called for a vote requiring file House to stay in session long enough to take a vote on the pay raise. That vote went sailing down to defeat 221-1Congressman Nielson was one of only a few members who had the courage to stand up and vote against the pay raise instead of just talking about it, said David Keating, Executive Vice President of the National Taxpayers the raise automatically went into effect last week. The Democrat House Leader-- . ship called for early adjournment in an effort to let pass a February 3, midnight deadline on congre- - the Roosevelt Correction , congressional vote, Nielson said. "And we dont' know yet whether the President will sign the Homeless Bill, the bill to which the House attached the and gather dust. I dont think members should spoid any of that money yet, Nielson said, since hopefully the raise will be rescinded. If none of these attempts can stop the pay raise, I for one will not accept the money personally. What I will do is donate the difference between my current salary and the increased salary to universities and charities." ATTENTION! 1" Mini Blinds PERSONS WITH. ALLERGIES AND ASTHMA Duettel Pleated Shades 30 David P. Burkley, M.D. Off See our full line of Custom Draperies. Fern's Draperies and Shades 345 N. 6 722-203- 4 E. Roosevelt Soloonds April 30, 1987 From Intermountain Allergy & Asthma Clinic Comes to Roosevelt on a regular basis for the diagnosis & treatment of asthma & allergic diseases. He sees patients at the Roosevelt Clinic. Appointments can be made by calling Salt Lake City at If congre- ssional disapproval. That vote came a day after the pay raise went into effect, thereby allowing lawmakers to claim the vote came too late. "If the President does sign the Homeless bill Nielson said, the National Taxpayers Union will argue in their case that the disapproval vote came within the time limit before automatic enactment of the raise." "Alep, even though the Senate had earlier disapproved the pay raise, they passed another bill to rescind the raise the same day the House allegedly disapproved it That bill has been referred to the House where the House Leadership will predictably let it sit 9M-IM- 5 , you have questionsTn to viriiether you need to see ipectolist, please consult your own physician. a |