Show Opposed To Tax Increase By REP LAURENCE BURTON Residents of Utah's 1st Congressional Congressional Con Con- gressional District are overwhelmingly overwhelmingly overwhelmingly over over- against the income tax Increase proposed by President President President dent Johnson according to Rep Laurence J J. J Burtons Burton's sixth annual an annual annual an- an nual poll results of which were revealed this week Seventy- Seventy nine per cent of the poll participants participants participants pants said they do not favor the tax Increase with only 11 supporting supporting supporting sup sup- porting It The remaining ten per cent Is either undecided or has no opinion on the subject QUESTIONNAIRES AIRES were mailed by Rep Burton In January January January Jan Jan- uary to every household In the district Over responses have been received and ed Tabulation was done mechanically mechanically mechanically me me- by IBM t. t On the Vietnam war 71 of the respondents said they do not approve of the Presidents President's conduct conduct con con- duct of It and 79 7 favor an increase In Increase Increase In- In crease In air attacks against North Vietnam Responses to the questionnaire were received before Pre President side n t Johnsons Johnson's latest peace efforts SIXTEEN per cent Indicated approval of the way the war ef effort effort effort ef- ef fort is being carried out A bombing halt is favored by only 6 with another 9 In favor of maintaining the bombing level at present levels The United States should not continue trading with nations that aid North Vietnam accordIng according according accord accord- ing to 85 of those polled Only 6 favor lavor s such ch trade ON THE DOMESTIC front 70 of the respondents believe that spending on domestic programs programs programs pro pro- grams should be reduced Nineteen Nineteen Nineteen Nine Nine- teen per cent took the opposite view with the remainder undecided undecided undecided unde unde- or of ot no opinion The poll also shows that in the 1st District favor by varying percentages a federal ted fed eral tax sharing plan with state and local governments 56 for 30 against import quotas to protect American for 13 against and stricter handling of rioters and demonstrators demonstrators demonstrators demon demon- 84 in favor tavor A PROPOSAL to ban all mall mail order sales of firearms is op opposed opposed opposed op- op posed by an approximate 2 1 ratio As far as daylight saving time is concerned the poll shows evenly divided on the subject Fifty per cent of those responding favor Utah's participation In daylight saving time one Forty-one per cent do not favor It A complete breakdown of the poll results follows 1 Do you approve of the Presidents President's Presidents President's Presidents President's Pres Pres- ident's conduct of the Vietnam war Yes 1648 No Undecided No Response In North Vietnam do you favor lavor A intensified US U.S. air attacks B a bombing halt or C maintaining air attacks at atthe atthe atthe the present level A I B I C No Response 3 Should the United States continue to trade with nations that are aiding North Vietnam Yes No Undecided No Response 4 Do you believe the American American American Ameri Ameri- can people are receiving sufficient sufficient clent information from the government government government gov gov- on vital foreign and do domestic domestic do- do Issues to allow them to vote intelligently Yes 1083 No Undecided No 5 Do you support the administrations administration's administrations administration's admin admin- proposed Increase in taxes Yes 1787 No Undecided No Response 6 Do you believe that federal spending on domestic programs should be reduced Yes No 1936 Undecided No Response 7 Should industries which install In Install Install In- In stall equipment to reduce air and water pollution be granted tax credits by the federal government government government gov gov- to offset oset part of the expense involved Yes No Undecided No Response 8 Do you favor returning a percentage of the tax money collected col- col col collected by the federal government government government govern govern- ment to state and local governments governments governments govern govern- ments to be used as they see fit Yes No Undecided No Response 9 Should limited Import quotas quotas quotas quo quo- tas be established on foreign goods to protect American cattle cattle cattle cat cat- tle sheep fur breeding dairy mining steel and other Industries industries industries indus indus- tries Yes No 1258 Undecided No Response 10 Should the federal government government government govern govern- ment enact legislation to ban all mall mail order sales of firearms Yes 2878 No Undecided No Response |