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Show MSERET 2g : NEWS, Fridoy, Moy 2, 196? WgI "0!T1G Planned City Planners Seek Beautif icatiosi Funds Wincing at an estimated 75 pei cent cost rise, Salt Lake City business leaders and downtown committee workers Friday sought new funds to revitalize the business dis' trict. A price-ou- for improve- t ments indicates an increase from $200 to $350 Salt Lake businessmen learned Thursday. The For Agnew fountains headed suggestions. Others included patterned repaving of streets, individualistic unified but store architecture and restoring Indian head lamp posts. 10 FEET EAST An innovation suggested was offsetting Main Street 10 feel east, then west on two of the four blocks in the proposed downtown improvement project is to be unaneed by assessment against business property owners. lighted Dow ntown Development Committee members presented beautification sugges tions to Main Street and Broadway merchants to consider. Part of these were embodies previously in the citys Second Century Plan. Trees, wider sidewalks and district. Barton-Aschma- from came Associates, ideas The n Local Officials Push Inc. representatives A. James Bales, Charles W. Mosher ar.d Avrum Regt.nstreif, architec- For Sales Tax Increase tural planners. Continued from Page the problem B-- l at any single high school. The local government finance issue is only one of several listed by Gov. Calvin L. Hampton on the special session agenda. The governor also has asked the Legislature to consider about 15 other matters. These include bills to: Raising the interest rate which the state, its agencies 'or on political subdivisions may pay on bond issues. A . cities and counties to set up area redevelopment districts. Authorize establishment of transit districts within the uthorize state. Expand the use of computers in city government. I Change the effective date of the Industrial Lending Act, HB201, passed by the regular session. ; Legislation affecting retirement rights and privileges of employes of the state and its political subdivisions who are engaged in hazardous duty. Vice President Spiro T. in arrives Utah Agnew to make two Wednesday speeches, raise some money for local Republicans and look at a railroad possibly museum. Utah Republicans plan a big welcome for the Vice President, who is appearing in Utah for the first time since his nomination and election. Y. SPEECH Agnew is slated for a Thursday speech at Brigham Young University at 10 a.m. and will address a state GOP fund raising event at 7 p.m. at the Salt Palace Exhibition Hall. TRAFFIC In between, tentative plans rail for Agnew to fly by helicopter to visit the Golden Spike Museum in Brigham PROBLEMS Overshadowing the suggestions are clusters of street and traffic problems which the Chicago planners asked local leaders to solve first. Preliminary recommendations include: d of Reduction by Amend the Uniform Consumer Credit Code, HB200, passed by the regular session. Amend the Labor Codification Act, SE30, passed by the regular session. Make Utah a member of the Interstate Nuclear Com- City. Since he leaves Utah Friday morning, the Vice President will not be able to take part in any of the official events of the Golden Spike Centennial. Douglas G. Bischoff, chairman of the Salt Lake airport reception committee, said a big welcome is planned for Agnew Wednesday night ar- one-thir- traffic along Main Street. (Planners contemplate rerout- the 800 cars-an-ho- volume pact. Senate confirmation of appointments to executive offices, commissions and other bodies. Legislation affecting collection of sales tax, particularly reenactment of HB71 and HB228 which were vetoed because of technical problems. to Measures empower technical colleges to issue revenue bonds for campus improvements, reenacting the of SB110, which substance was vetoed for technicalities. to regulate Legislation on the Capitol parking grounds. Measures to establish a research park at the of Utah. Senate Bill 249, which carried out this purpose, was vetoed because of conflict with the master highway bill. Univ-erssi- favoring ing through-traffislioppers and tourist motorists whose destinations are in the downtown district.) ELIMINATE MEDUN Elimination of the third northbound lane and four-foo- t median of Main Street and traffic providing two lanes north and south, replacing the present total of five c, PA. FORGE, L. Arch Madsen, (UPI) Salt Lake City, president of Intemalicma B o n n e v ille the nations urged Corp,, broadcasters Thursday to dedicate their resources to the serious issues facing the American people and all mankind. VALLEY 1 Madsen spoke at ceremonies at the Freedoms Foundation here honoring John Peter t Zenger, who in 1734 won of the press in the Un ;ed the States and saluting nations broadcasters for their loyalty to the ideals of a free press, radio and television. Madsen, acting on behalf of the foundation, accepted a stained glass window in memory of Zenger from Vincent T. Wasilewski, president of the National Association of Broad- casters. A companion window was dedicated to the American way of life based on the credo of Freedoms Foundation. Madsen said May 1 uas chosen for the presentation in the Faith of Our Fathers Chapel study room because it is observed as Law Day, reaffirming rights and dignities of the individual in hts gifts of freedom. God-give- n He noted that small group on this day a of men and blessed women abundantly with the fruits of freedom, representing the most powet-fu- l communications system ever developed, meet here to honor and memorialize those courage whose intelligence, and personal sacrifice have made and continue to make such blessings possible." Zenger, a New Yotk printer, was arrested in 1734 on charges cf libel for criticizing William Cosby, the new governor of the Royal Province of New York, although Zenger's stcries were true. With Andrew Hamilton, famous Philadelphia lawyer, defending him, Zenger was freeacquitted, establishing dom of communication in the New World 40 years before the Declaration of Independence was signed. Madsen said Zengers greatness lies not so much in what he said as in what he did and what happened through him. n Latter-da- y al budgpt should be determined by the court and the Legislature rather than by a states finance department and the Legislature, District Judge Bryant G. Crcft made this report Thurs-da- y to fellow judges of his district after attending the annual conference of the National Conference of State Trial Judges held at Incline Village at Lake Tahoe last weekend. tri-sta- The judiciary is a separate government." Judge Crcft said. "As such it should submit its own budget to the Legislature and not be under control of the executive branch. branch of May 11th Once-a-yeu- Albert Smith Field-hous- e and Agnew will lunch at the university. TENTATIV ETR1P The tentative trip to Brigham City is slated for afternoon. Also tentatively scheduled is a visit to President David O. McKay of The Church of Jesus Christ of angle parking to parallel stalls allowing for wdier curb relocation planter bands along sidewalks. C o mmitteemi-proposed downtown parking malls to take up parking eliminated by a switch to parallel stalls on the streets. Stanford P. Dar-geRetail Merchants Assn., said businessmen would resist the parallel parking idea. District court judges ip th United States now generally favor the idea that their annu- MOTHERS DAY r George lanes. Judiciary Budget Idea Just in Time for rival. The Vice Presidents Thursday schedule calls for arrival at the Provo airport at 9:30 a.m., with an airport reception planned. The BYU speech will he at 10 a.m. in the Converting ty Utahn Salutes Exemplar In Freedom Of The Press special purchase lamo Saints. 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