Utah Education Association and public records debate
The Utah Education Association weighing legislative changes to limit public disclosure of school expenditures and salaries. The writer argues against keeping financial details from public print, defending citizens’ right to review how tax funds are spent and criticizing limited publication as a dangerous precedent. Murray Englo notes the need for accessible government accounting.
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Utah Education Association
Utah
John Q
Murray Englo
Vast Mormon ventures pay federal taxes on profits
The Wall Street Journal notes the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints operates a broad set of businesses including bank, insurance, department store, sugar, coal, ranches, and more. Unlike many religious groups, it pays federal taxes on profits from its enterprises, insisting on full taxation.
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Mormon Church
Wall Street
Ind. News
Liquor Bottles Versus Soft Drinks On Road Cleanup Tale
In a roadside cleanup, 90 percent of litter was beer cans, 8 percent whisky bottles, and 3 percent soft drink bottles. The author argues liquor bottles dominate roadside trash and urges liquor makers to package beverages in better containers.
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Constalberamithia
Hflon Betenes Monitor
Farm program clash tests Congress and Eisenhower
The new Congress signals opposition to the current farm program while President Eisenhower and Agriculture Secretary Ezra Taft Benson seek to preserve authority. The five year plan aims to raise farm income, cut surpluses, and expand research, exports subsidies, and rural development with measures extending to 1960 and beyond.
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Congress
Washington
Eisenhower
Agriculture
Ezra Taft Bengon
Six Months Duty Tour Affects Utah National Guard
Major General Max Rich Utah adjutant general announced a six month active duty training tour for new guardsmen in Utah. Enlistees joining after April 1 must complete a half year Selning course, while those already in or enlisting before April 1 are not affected. Returning draftees have 69 days to affiliate with a guard unit before transfer to an Army Reserve unit. Limited vacancies exist. interested individuals should contact local armories.
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Ung Lorig
Utah
National Guard
Eners
Maxwell E. Rich
Sop
National Guard Bureau
Rich
Army Reserve
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Sie
Utah National Guard
Tme
Readable Fragments Hint Larger American Family Trend
A fragment suggests a columnist notes more three and four generation families in America today than a generation ago, linking this to business continuity and legacy. The passage is incomplete but points to demographic shifts affecting family structure and enterprise succession.
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America
Patton
Hopkins Substitutes as Acting Speaker in Legislature
Rep Hopkins, longtime House majority leader, was autonomously chosen acting speaker after Speaker Jaren L Jones left for Washington for President Eisenhower's inauguration. Hopkins led the House Friday through Tuesday, opposing Jones in the selection and receiving Jones's backing for the speaker role.
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Chait Ri Hopkins
R-Vernal
House of Representatives
Jaren L. Jones
Salt Lake’war
Washington, D. C
Eisenhower
Jones
House
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