The Ogden Standard-Examiner from Ogden, Utah • 12

a 12A Ogden Standard-Examiner Sunday July 13 1S75 inificant influence influencer Rep Stephen as a fresh-jered powerful Observers say the first beard in the legisla-mioi ture since 1896 could become a force to be reckoned with in Holbrook D-lman in the 1975 regular session IHolbrock a smooth-talking for bad Lake at age 33 had a sig-jbut generally was not consid- mer street activist who wears legislature remains part-time group key lawmakers have spent more and more time between sessions in committee and study work AH 104 legislators now are on between-sessions committees used to be come down pass a few bills go on a few junkets and go Frodsham remembers MORE EAGER He says legislators in the early days usually had to be drafted to run much interest Now we see many more people eager to hold seats They come better he says The operating budget in 1965 was $301622 In 1975 the appropriation was $16 million more than a five-fold increase in a decade but only three-tenths of one per cent of the total state budget Most of the new expenditure has been for its beefed-up staff and its operations The salary for lawmakers themselves $25 a day plus $15 a day for expenses while in session has not changed for several years legislators lack Lobbyists often sit in the chambers during debate coaching members of the legislature Dozens of lobbyists regularly testify on the floor during of the especially in the Senate SALES TAX Urban government officials had greater clout in recent legislatures this year pushing through a local-option sales tax increase Rural lawmakers recently have been unsuccessful with such things as getting their share of the benefits of state sales taxes retaining an oleomargarine tax to keep butter prices competitive and halting an onslaught of industrial and real estate development from encroaching on farmland The growing complexity of life is responsible for an upward swing in the number of bills This year more than 800 measures were introduced in the regular session which lasted 60 calendar days (45 working days) At least a third did not receive even a cursory consideration The size and complexity of the workload has attracted more educated and resourceful individuals to the legislative! ranks observers say While coming years He led a successful fight against legislation sought by utility companies this year He sat on the influential Higher Education Appropriations subcommittee and while he gain many points as a representative of a university community he forced more discussion on such as breaks for minorities and women than the subcommittee has seen in many years WATERED DOWN Young members from both parties have introduced an increasingly large amount of liberal or social legislation but in general these items get stuck in committees watered down or defeated outright For example such has been the fate of farm labor reforms environmental controls legislative reforms and welfare and poverty legislation in the past two or three sessions In 1963 there were 32 legislators from business labor and industry 10 from education 18 from farms or ranches 10 attorneys 7 retired 4 from advertising or the mass media 3 bankers 2 doctors 2 scientists and 1 recreationalist By 1975 the shift from farmer to educator had become obvious This year there are 34 from the broad business and labor category 26 from education 9 farmers 14 attorneys 5 bankers 7 retirees 2 from the media 3 in medicine 1 scientist 1 housewife 1 secretary and 1 bookkeeper The farm lobby although diminished is still strong especially when farm interests both within and outside of the legislature get organized as they did this year on the issue of predator control MIGRANT LABOR Three years ago a package of migrant labor legislation sponsored by a freshman urban By GARRY MOE5 Associated Press Writer SALT LAKE CITY (AP) When the Utah Legislature convened in special session two weeks ago several dozen lawmakers sported open collars and the latest summer fashion fad the The more casual fashion is not the only change observers detect in the Utah Legislature There also is more professional staffing a shift away from rural dominance and more work being accomplished The legislature is regarded by some as a more representative body than it once vas But in other ways the Utah Legislature is not undergoing the transformation being experienced in some states toward changes advocated by reformers SOCIAL REFORM mostly middle-aged and masculine legislature re mains largely hostile to social reform legislation introduced by younger members is unpenetrated in its membership by minorities and is receptive to special interest Education has become the strongest lobby with rural influence declining due to court ordered reapportionment An estimated 70 per cent of the state senators and representatives belong to the Mormon church making religion the largest common denominator and a strong influence in legislative action A national study by The Associated Press found much change in state legislatures over the past decade from better staffing higher pay and more frequent sessions to greater hospitality to minorities less dependence on old-style money lobbies and significant internal power shifts that have broken up the long rural predominance almost everywhere Despite keeping pace in some of these areas legislature has lagged in others With the exception of a few Jews in the past no members of racial or ethnic minorities have been elected to legislature This is despite a considerable Mexican-American elegance on canva PARK RANGER Hayward Barnett explains prehistoric dinosaur bones to visitors at Dinosaur National Monument Utah The fossils are located on the side of a hill inside the visitors center Barnett is a school teacher from Springfield Mo who doubles as a part-time ranger in the summer On Dean's List LAYTON US Air Force Academy Cadet Gerald Evans son cf retired Tech Sgt and Mrs Gerald Evans of 899 Hill has been named to the list He is a graduate of Layton High School Saffenj Two thru Sat 1-5 pm 5523 So 1903 Ho Geothermal Power Unit In Idaho? LAVA HOT SPRINGS Idaho UIOVC1 ua UJU5t An Arizona geothermal- determined pit owners are not complaints are lodged-in areas mmnanv catr it ic rUormina the eastern side of the county complying with the ordinance it that have faithfully heeded the Comply With Codes on Gravel Pits Or Else Davis Warns Operators ARMINGTON Davis i planning department and a operation is continued it woulc County Planning Department Pan sow how the land will constitute a misdemeanor officials are taking steps t0 be physically rehabilitated when no Avnrtttrttirtw 1 a nvAii I the Droblems associated I me prooiems associaiea wun company says it is planning ex- withiliberal was severely gutted and mnctiv cimttiaH then mostly skuttled Efforts to tighten controls on use of pesticides in orchards were easily beaten in a recent year Education got nearly thing it wanted this year- eluding by far the largest portion of the state budget half of the largest state bonding bill in history larger salaries and retirement benefits for teach- ers free textbooks for all students through grade 12 large increases in funding for school transportation and more 1 Most observers believe however that the special interest INTERMOUNTAIN CONCRETE SPECIALTIES IN OGDEN--' Opened June 16th with a full line of product Form Ties Accessories Power Trowels Vibrators Coiotubes Round column and Compactors forms Cement Finishing Tools Nox Crete Form Coating Concrete Patching Materials Curing Compounds Numerous other products Sealers and Hardeners and services CONCRETE FORM RENTAL CONCRETE PATCHING "For the contractor and do-it-yourselfer" ploratory drilling with the in- Wasatch Mountains wjn be shut downHe said if county regulations tention of eventually building a have been a major natural geothermal power plant near resource in the county for here several years and But a conflict between has residential development on the King foothills and the excavation drilling' areas is causing problems tract in! SENT LETTER would1 Joe Moore county planning director has sent letters to all Judicial District Judge Ray after listening to arguments begin before winter a and Indian population Blacks make up about one per cent of: Utah's population I Power BLACK DOORKEEPER The House hired a black doorkeeper for the first time 'Caribou County seven this year thought it was a north of here Drilling Western Geothermal Corp of Scottsdale closed a lease with the Grazing Assn for on a 8000-acre company geologist says businesses operating gravel pits (Durtschi has ordered the from Bruce fC4 the county informing trsi Fhpptip'! spodignt is aimmmg it ever uni fn geothermaT re-that pr0Visi0nS the ihJ JO-Robinson and deputy attor-sM bright enough to be clearly attorney spotlight is dimming if ever visible fme gesture a very fine said a long-time legislative employe The number of women has in-6uuwuU1 creased graduaHy to a high ofsources in Idaho The Shoshone County eight this year all in theenergv Research and Develop- House There have been fcurjment Administration has been! 00e sa1 female senators in the history conducting exploratory drilling operators have compiled Mr Moore said most of the Creech of with first degree ney general Lynn Thomas Oregon is charged Robinson in a surprise move murder in thejasked the judge to keep the county has received sjaying 0f two men near i trial in Boise because of securi- Donnelly Idaho last Novem- ty' available in Ada County and also is a suspect in Oregon The county has received recent complaints in at least areas and legal action over East Layton operation is pending the expense of a trial in North Idaho interest has always been a -strong factor in says an observer During debate on a lobbyist control bill this year there were many words of prabe for lobbyists and many lawmakers readily acknowledge their dependence on lobbyists for technical data which they as MTERMOUHTAItt CONCRETE SPECIALTIES 2660 Pennsylvania Avenue Ogden Utah Ph 731-5730 7 iwo one Mr Moore said he wants to Western States determine whether the basis for the complaints is error in enforcing the or general complaints on having a gravel pit operation at all Among the ordinance provisions are a performance bond in the name of the county for $10000 a requirement that documents including the legal description of the land to be Misuse of PROVO Former Orem Harvey bound over to Court to stand complaint Thomas said Twin Falls in southwestern Idaho is the I preferred site But Durtschi said that pretrial publicity in southern Idaho made a trial in any area of southern Idaho impossible only feasible venue change would be to Shoshone County in the town of Wallace No trial date has been set Funds Utah (UPI) building inspector Pace has been Fourth District trial on a felony of the state with the most recent taking office in 1951 In 1965 there were five women in the House good to see the ladies coming up says House Minute Clerk George Frodsham who has watched legislatures come and go for 30 years very consistent in their voting and give the House better Rep Georgia Peterson R-Salt Lake has risen to lead- i positions currently serving as the assistant Republican whip Rep Beverly White Tooele is the only woman currently holding a committee chairmanship Two other women held committee vice chair mans hips AVERAGE AGE The only complete records on age of legislators are in person-aF tax information not open for inspection Observers say the average age of about 40 is only power can be produced for a slightly lower than that of a (fraction of a cent per kilowatt decade ago I whereas fossil-fueled electric The 1975 legislature has an power costs about 20 cents per charging him with excavated and the time limit for five counts of misuse of public excavation be on file with the funds FANTASTIC PRICES MISTY kilowatt Freeman said the exploratory wells to be drilled near Lava will be in the same geothermal zone as Raft River If the resources are promising enough he said a total cf 11 wells would be drilled on the tract 10 of which would be producing steam age span of 27-70 And in 1975 seven members of the legislature had retired from their regular occupations Despite the slight influx of younger members elders ap- pear to remain in firm control youthful members appear most-4 Iv to play a role of catalyst and FLOeSiHlEliy S35S00 4500 BOBBIN ioTcttr Summer Fun by Building This Attractive ij OUTDOOR BARBECUE VALUES TO $3935 With to WEATHERPROOF FIREPROOF LIGHTWEIGHT LOW COST DYCURL You need poured concrete footings and heavy masonry Put it together quickly with plywood framing and famous Z-BrieSc going fast But still time to while the se good Remember the Big Semi-Annual Clearance Selected shoes from regular -values to $3995 Now selling for $1990 to $241901 Not ail sizes in each style but a good selection from which to choose Staceys SALON of BEAUTY I 2802 400 NORTH GQDEN UTAH 782-5718 LACES 394-1 71 7 VL-J BREEZY 1 97 Vcst giverdolo Road.