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Show Managerial Level In eluded Park Resort Cuts Work Force cent over last years figures, compared to an anticipated 15 percent increase. According to DaleZabris-kie DaleZabris-kie "in order to offset the unforeseen losses we (Greater Park City Co.) have instigated series of cutbacks which should ultimately save the company several hundred thousand a year." The layoffs were a phase of the new money-saving plan. by Max Jarman Suffering the effects of a poor ski season and a national na-tional recession, Greater Park City Co. announced a ten percent cut back of their work force, effective last Friday. According to GPCC spokesman Dale Zabriskie, 64 employes, representing approximately 10 percent of their current workforce have been laid off. Those who received a blue slip on Friday represented full time as well as part -time employes. em-ployes. Mr. Zabriskie did however how-ever comment, 'The majority major-ity of those employes terminated term-inated were seasonal, part-time part-time help whose jobs would have ended at the end of the season ajiy way." According Accord-ing to Zabriskie, 49 part time employes and 15 full timers were terminated. The cut backs have hit all departments in the GPCC operation. Mr. Zabriskie See Related Story an Restaurant Closings an Page Three was unaware if any particular partic-ular departments were hit harder than others. Quieting rumors that cut backs occurred even at the vice president level, Mr. Zabriskie commented, 'There have been no terminations term-inations of any vice presidents, pres-idents, we did however lay served us in a managerial capacity." The cut backs were necessitated nec-essitated by a poor ski season sea-son coupled by a national recession. Zabriskie stated, "The level of visitor traffic at the resort continues to be lower than expected." He continues, "part of the decline de-cline in traffic is due to a normal drop-off which occurs oc-curs following the Presidents Pres-idents Day holiday." Another factor involved is the fact that a considerable amount of the resort's visitors visit-ors come from the midwest which has been especially -hard hit by the current recession. re-cession. According to Mr. Zabriskie, Zabris-kie, overall business for ttie 74-75 season is off 12 per- |