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Show avail" ' "WE HAVE to concentrate on vocational education. We have to attract business. They don't think we have the right kind of people," he said further, referring to what's perceived as too many college-educated college-educated engineers vs. more two-year two-year degree "high-technology" trained personnel holding two year degrees. "We need to build a pool of such people," as economy changes here to a service-oriented emphasis, or else college-graduates will be "hard-pressed" in coming years to find employment, he said, referring to the first exodus of college graduates gradu-ates this past year outweighing those who found work here in many years. AMONG BILLS under consideration, consider-ation, currently, in Congress, is one that could see a massive cut in Utah's federal highway reconstruction recon-struction funding, from $31 million to $17, due to proposed changes away from mileage and distance figures fi-gures that favor the less-populated West. In addition, his response to a question about the F-16 aircraft and the recent accident indicated he's awaiting Air Force investigation investiga-tion results and will await that report re-port before "making up his mind" about future action. The battle's also continuing to remove the coal-cleaning scrubbe' requirement that must be used on low-sulfur Utah coal, making it ab out 10 percent more expensive and less competitive with Eastern coal, he said, emphasizing desires to tap the overseas market. THE FEDERAL budget deficit, and how to reduce it by at least $50 million, are also occupying his and other congresspeoples' time, Mr. Marriott said, noting the federal government borrowed about half the $500-billion plus, last year. The prime rate, for example, should be around seven percent, counting inflation, in-flation, but is higher because of uncertainty un-certainty over federal fiscal policy. "The federal government has a tremendous impact on the marketplace," market-place," he said, adding, "We have to cut it to get the interest rate down." so 'f ' By TOM BUSSELBERG eac f, North County Editor leP;LAYTON - More tourists and fanspUsiness relocations into Utah ould make for a bigger state revenue re-venue pie while helping curb any ne .Substantial" tax increases. icatiov ly out THAT FORMULA came from ;veosijasoneci Congressman lately also-n also-n "Irned political candidate Dan l0Ul Marriott, as he addressed the ayton business community dur-. abouilg their monthy chamber of com-rograerce com-rograerce meetjng ast Week. id aSJ'Speaking via a telephone hookup lal pjijjm Washington, D.C., he cited a Jdewigh-pitched scene, there, currently current-ly 8''. as Congress rushes to finish lost of its business by June 30 ex-. ex-. ;pt for a "budget wrapup" that btould take place in September. Pres-THE FOUR-term District 2 (Salt t fiC'V" County) congressman. lPUI' do's tossed his ring into the Re-d Re-d f'blican Governor's race, called lts .'t a "much stronger" economic joara velopment program enabling :s . :iah to keep in the league with lnin)me other states who are now ieyc fare more aggressive." such as 'dsy-ennsylvania and Missouri, rned nphasizing "we can't just be an worK'olated state or others will surpass '""We must double our tourism dustry." he said further, indicat-g indicat-g about half of it currently comes om Utahns seeing their own ;l'e. The average stay for visitors j ust be increased from 1 .6-1 .9 dav Uerage. "We need to keep them ire longer, and get them to spend ore- ' he said of a long-standinc 'ncern to state officials. ASKED HIS plan for education. J r- Marriott quickly termed it a Pessary top priority for any gov-nr, gov-nr, indicating "much more use ur facilities and more volunteer Bgrams" must be implemented phedn 0 make the cost ratio more effec-:capswe." effec-:capswe." Adding that he's studying r0fessi'veral "year-round" school pos-5ll'hes. pos-5ll'hes. he said further that ways "st be foun(j t0 jncrease teacher they' es while ridding the schools spee Por instructors. t-Teac i fha"d with that, though, he cal-angeV cal-angeV ,lnCreased discipline, start-cause start-cause ln . norne, of youngsters, and 1ti ':8.oing competency tests vs. lS lUl"8 until near high school ace. vail3--HP with that- ReP- Marriott a Va schools should get "back to 1 j no!'S'CS ' and free colleges of having over |