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Show Xoinment Fairness, Not Church Will Decide ERA C; jy SEN. JAKE (JAHN V'!, joe Marion Callisler of the U.S., Court in Idaho will soon u irict H mce liis decision on whether the right to recind (heir. &ion of llie Ecl"al Rights; Ldmenl and whether Congress' of the ERA ratification Viodwasconstilulional. y l978 Congress extended the ERA t'Wicati'on deadline beyond the yiional seven-yea- r limit to June rf 1982 The issue has continued to Simulate much controversy because Wxlension, which did not recognize kerigM of rescission, raised serious ethical, legal and con- - Vedural, s ut tonal question. As t an example, e states of Idaho and Arizona tiled su, ui Judge Callister's court asking hat heir recissions be declared tons l .tul.onal and challenging I he legality of (he extension. Ot her problems surfaced when I lie Justice Department attempted lo disqualify Judge Callisler from hearing the Idaho-Arizon- a case in 1979 because of his membership in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Da- y Saints. The Church opposes both the ERA and the extension dale. The Justice Department made the outrageous claim that Callister's church affiliation "necessarily" rendered him personally biased, therefore, unsuiled to decide the case. The motion lo disqualify was rejected by Callisler himself, and rightfully so. The department action ignored legislative history which shows that authors of the con-stitutional statute upon which the department based its allegations did not intend lo suggest that a judge should be disqualified for views held by his church. Possibly more disconcerting is hat this action reflects llie general approach of many ex! reme ERA supporters which seems lo be lo ignore justice and fairness - Hie very principles Ihey claim lo value, - in their quest for ERA. Some ERA proponents allow their enthusiasm lo cause them lo renounce good sense, revoke the protect ions of the disqualification statute, and repeal article VI and Ihe Kirsl Amendment. Article VI provides that "no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification lo any office of public trust under the United Stales." The Kirsl Amendment stales in part that Congress shall make no law respecting the establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof." Aside from the fact that the ex-tension resolution did not recognize the right of slates to rescind ratification of a constitutional amendment, Congress failed lo pass Ihe extension by a two-third- s majority, which is required by the Constitution. At that lime, I proposed a which would have recognized Ihe slates' righl lo withdraw ratification up until Ihe lime Ihe necessary three-fourth- s had ralified. My amendment was rejected because ihe supporters of the ERA were not interested in fairness. Thev were only interested in forcing their . views on a substantive issue on the . public. That type of action contradicts reason, democracy, and even the Constutition. Judge Callister deserves to be commended for his courage to remain on this case when faced with such challenges lo his impartiality. If his decision supports the right of states to rescind their ERA ratification and determines the extension un- - , constitutional, it will be a fair decision based upon principles on constitutionality, and not a reflection of his church's Dosition on the issue. ' Thursday, December 17, 1981 - Page 3 1: - letters to the Editor " Si- "-- are factors, (hen the palron should lose his library priveledges. Sherman Greenwood American Fork ill Library Bucks a'ljar Editor: Each year the American Fork city imncil appropriates $4,000 for the J library which is specifically Earmarked for the purchase of new I'ooks. The intention, of course, is to leadi'ly increase the selection in both Liity and quality. however, this objective is not being plained. During the last year and a jlf about 650 books were checked out e- -f the library and not returned. At $10 book (average cost) this comp-letely wipes out this fund and leaves ')t library at a stand-stil- l in its Ejiiisitionofnew books. Tehave one of the finest small-cit- y Lanes in the state, but it won't flinlinue to be so if this practice is not flllopped. When a book is actually lost, Lpatron responsible should come in te& Pay the replacement cost. If Si Wessness or outright dishonesty Send Letters to P.O. Box 7, American Fork every age who are interested in a correspondance 'with someone in Flanders (Belgium) can write us in English, Dutch, German or French. Some of us eventually want to try to correspond in Spanish as well. Thanks A Loll Yours Faithfully, Maria Maes Poslbus 33 Boom ' Belgium Needs Penpal Dear Sirs, My name is Maria Maes and together with a group of young people, all between 14 and 25 years old, I am looking for Amrican pen-pals. That's because all of us want to know more about the USA, especially, Utah. Some of us have even visited Utah once. But as none of us knew how to find penpals over there, we decided to write town halls and ask for help. Perhaps you could help us by publishing our request in a local paper, or by giving it in a school or university, or to anyone who's in-terested. We would be very grateful if you would be willing to help us. People in lo as much as I do. If you would run an ad for me, could it read something like this: Prisoner without family, alone and very lonely after six years in prison. I need a friend to write to. I am thirty-fiv- e years old have two years college. I ask for no more than I am willing to give, and all I ask for is your friend-ship. Please send a letter lo me: Richard Lee Owen, II Post Office Box Michigan City, Indiana 46360 Lonely Inmate Dear Editor: I have been in prison for six years and during that time I have lost my friends and family. Need I tell you that I am lonely. I have no money to pay to have an ad run in your newspaper, but if you can find it in your heart to run an ad for me, words alone could never thank you enough. 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Junior High School soccer team. Though their season was short, it was very successful. We were very favorably impressed with the ' excellent coaching from Coach Krommenhoek and others, and the fine support from Principal Keach. We have been told the A.F. High School does not sponsor a soccer team. Can this be true? Soccer is a superior team game requiring no extensive uniforms and equipment such as football does; nor does it require players of unique proportion such as basketball does. In-ternationally, it is the number one favorite, since it is fun lo watch and fun to play. Surely a high school the size of American Fork can include soccer. We'd like to know what we can do to J promote a high school soccer league. I '"' Thank you,' Richard S. and Jeannine Bowers Highland iUtah Youth Ballet Plams 'Nutcracker' work involved in making the hand-finishe- d costumes..;. The''' expertise and''cobrdrnallon required for I he difficult dance routines looked easy as performed by talented Ulah Youth Ballet per formers. Helping with the symposium were Kaihy Small, Beverly Marl in, June Chipman and Marilyn Robinson. "The Nutcracker" is a Christmas gift for ihe entire family. Tickets for ' this event are now on sale at Sabine's Dancewear, 19 East Main, American Fork. Ticket information can be obtained by calling flf Utah Youth Ballet Symposium ed by the Utah Pageant of the. 1)1) ;Guild-wa- s held:Saturda'y-aVthe'- " or Citizens Center in American Iflf! t The Nutcracker" will be ;( senled on December 26, 28, 29 and Hthe American Fork High School ater. !lah Youth Ballet, resident ballel npany of the Ulah pageant of the s, will perform this delightful j; ristmas fantasy under the direc-- . k ot artistic director, Jacqueline 01 fee Colledge. .. jwe Chipman, representing the '01 iM committee, introduced Mrs. Nge, who told of the work in-- I Nin Ihe production and praised ! B cast members who have Wso many hours lo make I heir in "The Nutcracker" a feional and praiseworthy effort. Colledge expressed her j JJilude to the volunteer workers have donated many hours of Sm and moral support lo make the Miction successful. explained that the dancers C oul one pair of point shoes a ' k and the ballel slippers cost , M $28 per pair. "The Pageant of P wis donated over 40 pairs of point jj jjws and many parents stand the ff w ine shoes and cooperate in any plney can lo help oul with the Pclion. One lady has donated ,1 wiess hours just sewing hooks and ' Pn costumes." fs- Colledge thanked Utah ff ,l of 'he Arts directors Bill rWrick and Dave Brockbank for t Plngand painting the sets and War ''The Nutcracker." U 11 unli' you see the sets," ' smiled, "All the scenery and . redesigned to complement and r'e with the dancers and costumes. Only artists like Bill and Dave' could come up with these t: beautiful sets and staging." " Cast members auditioned for their parts, many dancers coming from all over the state. There are 16 company members in the cast. All others auditioned for iheir roles. Cindy Chipman, a former ballerina with Ulah Youth Ballet, narrated Ihe story of "The Nutcracker" while several dance sequences were presented lo the audience ai the symposium. Cindy explained that "The is the most popular story ballet in Ihe world today. Like Santa Claus and Mistletoe, this enchanting story of a little nutcracker doll which comes lo life and transforms into a handsome prince has become a staple of Christmas in America. II will be the largest performing arls production ever presented by the Utah Pageant of Ihe Arts. The Ulah Youth Ballet will tell the mystery and magic hat the great Tchaikovsky wove into his popular ballet so many Christmas Eves ago. They'll all be there: Marie and the Nutcracker Prince, the Mouse King and the Toy Soldiers, the growing Christmas Tree, the Dancing Doll and Bear, Snowflakes, Waltzing Flowers and Ihe Sugar Plum Fairy. Music will be furnished by Ihe Provo High School Symphony. Those present at he symposium got an eyeful of the elegant costumes designed and sewn especially for the 1981 production by Sarah Price, former costume mistress at Ballet West. Mrs. Price explained how im-port ant design and const ruct ion are to Ihe costumes. She said thai zippers could not be used successfully and old of the many hours of exacting |