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Show I "1 1 mill .W 1 nil $ ONE OF WINDOW DISPLAY WINNEKS. This window display at Cardon's Shoes was by the Blazer B B Scouts of Troop 374 sponsored by the Cedar 14th Ward. It was judged third place, according to Max Miller, window display chairman. The display by Cub Scout I'nit 3371 sponsored by the 11th Ward and placed at Steven's Company was the first place winner in the competition. Second place honors w ent to the Blazer B Scouts of Troop 340 sponsored by the 4th Ward. It was placed in the Indian House. WASHINGTON REPORT Toward a Balanced Budget The House of Representatives has already approved the debt ceiling increase by a vote of 248 to 170. My vote was among the 170 against. I voted against the increase not because I want to see the government grind to a halt but because I felt I had to protest this country's ballooning debt. I wasn't in Congress to vote against the overspending that made the increased debt ceiling necessary, but my vote against raising the debt ceiling was my way of indicating that I don't approve of irresponsible spending. spen-ding. At this moment, America faces a crisis. We are experiencing recession and rapid inflation simultaneously. President Ford believes that recession is the more serious of these two ills, and he believes the nearly $52 billion deficit his proposed budget would produce is necessary to make money available to fight recession. He may well be right, and it may be that until our economy returns to a healthy condition the President will have to ask for more deficit spending. Or bills requiring deficit spending may originate in Congress. And Congress may have to approve some future deficit spending because of our peculiar economic situation. But neither the President nor Congress should loose sight of goal of a balanced budget. A balanced budget is my goal and I intend to use my vote in the House to move toward it as rapidly as our economic situation permits. Specificly I will work to reduce unnecessary spending wherever its found-in domestic programs, foreign aid, defense spending or direct federal subsidies. I also think Congress could save taxpayers tax-payers significant amounts of money through meaningful welfare reforrri.' lt almost goes without saying' that Congress .must set the example of prudent spending, and I will vote against any salary increase for Members of Congress in this session. America provides much for her people, and we all enjoy that generosity. But we must be wise and prudent in our spending. Whenever I have a chance to vote against wasteful spending of any kind Fll do it. Eliminating spending is the first step toward a balanced budget. By Congressman Allan T. Howe Congress is being asked to approve a budget that will spend nearly $52 billion more than the government will collect in revenue. If Congress OKs this proposed overspending it will mean that every week America will go $1 billion farther into debt. As frightening as this prospect is, it's possible, if the Federal government stays on its present course of ever increasing overspending, that Congress may be asked in future years to approve budget deficits of over $100 billion. If we reach that stage we'll be going deeper into debt by nearly $2 billion each week. Obviously this situation cannot continue. We must work toward balancing the Federal budget-and budget-and that's not just my opinion. Many Utahns who have written me letters, many Members of , Congress and President Ford, ' all have expressed their belief that the Federal government must become more responsible in its spending. Moving the government toward a balanced budget won't be easy. For one thing past budget deficits have built up to the point where Congress is being asked to raise the national debt ceiling from its present level of $495 billion to $531 billion. The increase is necessary because the Federal government has to borrow money to pay off debts already incurred. Without the increase the government would virtually come to a halt because it would be out of operating money. |