Show From Sanpete Says I Detention Homes Stir Discussion The Senate ground to a stalemate on the question of Juvenile Detention Homes last week but failed to cast a vote The issue is a special order of business for Tuesday afternoon of this week too toolate toolate toolate late to get a comment in this column Detention facilities are a critical need in Salt II I Lake and Weber Counties but many have grave gravel need of supported state-supported l reservations about the homes throughout the state There are currently 1 4 three plans being proposed 1 A complete state program with homes built maintained and staffed 4 S. S by the state probably to be financed by the liquor S I profits now going to the cities 2 a program offering offeringS matching state funds to any county which will go 1 I S I j ahead ahead with a detention facility 3 a plan to with- with counties until they get an Senator s C box x hold liquor profits from j II I I i I adequate detent detentS detention i on h home ome forthe forthe for forthe lived in the Capitol S hundreds have literally the Women by them favoring the first proposal suggested week most of the past sponsoring Senate Bill 21 above Senators Lloyd Ashton and I are which provides for plan number two A WELCOME IE ADDITION Franklin Gunnell of oC Cache During the week Representative Frank Frankis appropriations on subcommittee added by my County was and personal friend who is sure is minority leader in the House a contribution to our efforts substantial to make a committee finds we have some to jell my As the picture starts the Governor against some 32 million suggested by 30 n million u suggested by the Coordinating Council of Higher Education against 39 million requested by bythe byI bythe I the colleges and universities The four of us will try to cut this 30 million pie which ismore ismore is ismore more tha nany of us will vill ever handle in private life and satisfy satisfy satisfy satis satis- fy the state institutions Current Current- ly only one school thinks it can survive on what we have suggested suggested suggested sug sug- but we dont don't agree I hope hopewe we can restore part of the drastic drastic dras dras- tic tie cut the Governor handed Snow College OTHER SCHOOL NEEDS While my specific assignment on the appropriations committee ideals deals with higher education I Iam Iam Iam am aware of the problem in other educational units In his budget Governor Clyde offered not one dime to the emergency building i i I program which had a 4 million I appropriation last session Nor did he allow for any increase inthe in inthe inthe the classroom support level al although although although al- al though urging us to bolster education education education edu edu- cation and up-grade up it in every way possible While r T do not think the Legislature Legislature Legislature Legis Legis- lature will even consider the per classroom level I do think we are obligated to offer a of living increase from the level It is also my opinion that we must offer some funds in the form of emergency aid to toI I Continued on page four SEN COX SAYS Continued from page one those districts with the tremendous tremendous tremendous dous growth problems the they cannot cannot cannot can can- not solve themselves I am writing this on Monday morning and would like to predict predict predict pre pre- dict that within a week or ten days the Governor will relent on his stand in these fields and md callus call callus callus us together for a supplemental budget message VISITORS AND LETTERS During the week it was my privilege to have Eugene Over Over- felt and daughters Meredith and Marcia of Gunnison and Mr and Mrs 1 Lee R. R Thompson and son of Ephraim as visitors in the Sen Sen- ate Juvenile Judge Merrill Hermansen Hermansen Her Her- during during during dur dur- mansen was a Capitol visitor ing the debates on detention homes I hope none of you will visit the Capitol without calling on me I have also received much mail mai from Sanpete during the past ten days I am a bit behind on my answers but invite your opinions at any time OUR MANY l PROBLEMS During the last session of the Legislature it seem seemed cd most o othe of the real controversial bills started started start start- ed cd in the House of Representatives tives but we have them in the Senate this time Bills to abolish trading stamps repeal the Right to Work Vork law increase sales tax remove sales tax from services double the severance tax in increase increase increase in- in crease hunting and fishing license li license li- li cense fees offer liquor by the drink county option reapportion reapportion re tion lion the Legislature and many others are arc in the Senate hopper MY l COLLEAGUES Clyde Miller l of Salt Lake City is majority whip in the Senate and has earned the nickname of I IGo Go Go Miller because of his energy and bounce Senator Miller Miller Mil Mil- ler owns a laundry which he is expanding at the present time He formerly served in the House and is completing his firm term in the Senate Marvin J J. J Ashton of Salt Lake County is completing his first term tenn in the Senate A Republican can he seldom has much to say on the Senate floor but utters some words of worth when he does take the floor Marv is a counselor in the MIA IIA Presidency of the church and the son of i Marvin O. O Ashton former counselor counselor coun coun- in the Presiding Bishopric Alonzo F. F Hopkin Democrat representing Rich Summit and md Morgan Counties is the dean denn of the Senate with almost 30 years of service in the Legislature Lon ClLon is chairman of the ap appropriations appropriations appropriations ap- ap committee which takes most of his time including time from the regular session He Ire says this is his last term inthe in inthe inthe the Senate but dont don't bet on it |