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Agnew demontrates support for Hibbard at Great Falls rally Complied by the Montana Kalmln security, Agnew praised Nixon for Great Falls past grain deals with the Soviet Union. Speaking at a Republican rally last night, Vice President Spiro Agnew “ President Nixon has taken a strongly backed the Nixon ad­ personal part in unlocking new ministration for its stand on the en­ foreign markets for U.S. farm vironment and agriculture. The products,” Agnew said. “ In 1971 he Vice President also supported removed shipping restrictions and Republican Henry S. "Hank” Hib­ set in motion the negotiations that bard for the senatorial seat now led, in November 1971, to the sale occupied by Democrat Lee Met­ of three million tons of grain to the calf. Soviet Union, a cash sale of $150 million. "Hibbard’s campaign is one of the five biggest in the country,” Agnew “Then came the grain trade said. “ For the House and Senate to negotiations in Moscow in A p ril... go Republican, Metcalf is one of and the President’s historic sum­ the key men to go." Metcalf, seek­ mit meeting in May 1972. There en­ ing his third senate term, has been sued a new three-year agreement a frequent critic of the Nixon ad­ whereby the Soviet Union agreed ‘Big’ Ed Smith says state needs ministration. to buy a minimum of $750 million worth of feed grain. So far they Speaking to a crowd of about 5,000 have actually purchased $1 billion tight hold on bureaucratic reins persons, a majority of them in their worth of grain. twenties or younger, Agnew praised Nixon's role in pollution- “That is the biggest peacetime transaction of its kind in world his­ By Don Larson control efforts and blamed He also rejected the possibility of increased personal tory,” Agnew said. Montana Kaimin News Editor taxes. Congress for failing to pass several environment-oriented bills. He said the grain deals would If Republican gubernatorial candidate ‘Big’ Ed Smith Smith said he thought revenue-sharing funds should result in: gets in the saddle this November he plans to pullback be used for water treatment and sewage disposal “Nixon inherited a very poor en­ hard on the reins of state government. facilities, police and fire protection. vironment,” Agnew said. “ It was • An improved balance of Smith, a rancher from Dagmar, a small farming com­ He said one of his top priorities, if elected, would be to disorganized, -underfinanced, payments deficit, roughly $1 munity in the northeast corner of Montana, more than reorganize property taxation laws in Montana. An undermanaged and lacked en­ billion in the coming year. 500 miles from Missoula, called yesterday for tighter interest apparently fostered by his farm-community forcement machinery.” • A savings of about $200 million rein on state spending and bureaucracy in an background, Smith said he felt property should be interview with the Montana Kaimin. Agnew said that since Nixon was to the American taxpayers. taxed according to its production value and said inaugurated, the $685 million then Smith said he thought the six-unit University System counties with federal wilderness areas within their spent for pollution control and • Creation of 25,000 to35,.000 new could economize as well as other state institutions. boundaries should receive compensation from the abatement has tripled to $2.4 jobs. federal government for the loss in taxes. billion. • Reduced wheat export sub­ “When the President took office, sidies. “I say the taxpayers enforcement of pollution control “The American farmer will be laws was sporadic and largely have been taxed competing advantageously in a ineffective,” he said. “This ad- free market,” Agnew said. to the limit” m in istration was the f i rst to use the Refuse Act of 1899 for civil in­ • Reduced tension with the Soviet junctions against polluters ... br­ Union. “ I’m not saying we're going to cut costs," Smith said. inging an overall six-fold increase “ Practically every department asked for an increase in in enforcement activities.” “Trade accommodations will funds last year.” supercede the blind suspicions of Ringed by tight Secret Service the past,” he said. Smith said he preferred to see money stay in the state rather than leave and later come back from Washington as federal aid. However, he said he would not favor diversion of surplus highway funds— presently a cash balance of nearly $38 m illion—for state government. He said he would prefer to see the anti-diversion amendment go to the people for a vote. “I’m not saying we’re going to cut costs” Under the new constitution the legislature by a three- fifths vote may divert unused highway funds for other government programs. Under the present constitution, diversion of funds is not possible, and this provision in the new document written last spring Republican gubernatorial candidate, “Big” Ed Smith fomented considerable opposition to its passage. Of the new constitution Smith said it allowed the Governor virtual dictatorial powers, though he “ I feel taxpayers have been taxed to the limit and are conceded it could lead to more responsive going to start pointing their fingers at government government when combined with Executive spenders," he said, referring to the University System. Reorganization. Smith emphasized he would conduct Smith said creation of two boards of education under an open-door policy to gather the views of Montanans the' new constitution—one for secondary education and would enact a policy of regularly visiting the cities and one for higher education—could pose some and universities throughout the state to gather gras­ money problems, but he promised he would appoint sroots opinions. "qualified persons" to administrate and fund the two When asked about legalized abortion and marijuana boards. He stated further he did not feel he would Smith said he was opposed to both, and said the is­ prefer one school board over the other when ap­ sues should go to the legislature and the people for portioning money and said he has no plans for alter­ consideration. When asked if he “approved of the ing or consolidating units in the University System. political, social and economic views of the Montana As in many past interviews and campaign speeches, Power Co. and if he “was in any way beholding to Smith again rapped the increased cost of state them,” Smith answered with an emphatic “no” to both government. He cited a $60 million increase in the last parts of the question. decade and said the remedy was tighter management. He did not point to any specific state department guilty of overspending, but preferred to generalize. When asked if Executive Reorganization, the 1970act “In no ways which consolidated 188 state agencies into 20, would beholding to the decrease government spending, he said "no." Montana Power Co.” Smith said there was little cutback in the number of state employees—now more than 2,500—as a result of the act and $100,000 was requested for its im­ He safd he did not agree with all the programs of any plementation. special interest group. He said he felt Montana Power Later, however. Smith noted if implemented carefully should have stayed within the guidelines of the by the Governor, Executive Reorganization could federal proposed price increases. These guidelines yield savings in the cost of government. are suggested price increases by the Nixon Ad­ He cited federal revenue-sharing as a means to ease ministration designed to curb inflation. the taxpayers’ burden. Revenue sharing is'a system of In spite of his disapproval of the Montana Power rate AN EMPLOYE of 4-G and Lembke Plumbing and Heating, works on an federal aid whereby the federal government matches increase—an increase in power and gas rates of more extension of the University of Montana water line system on East state funds available for a project. than 20 per cent—Smith said he would not favor ex­ Beckwith Avenue. J. “Ted" Parker, director of the UM Physical Plant, said He said he did not think an increase of state taxes on panded rural power cooperatives. the Montana Power Company water main will probably be completed industry was the answer, and said he believes it would “Rural power boundaries are fixed and would have to and the street reopened next week. (Montana Kaimin photo by Randy ruin incentive to industrial development in Montana. be changed by the legislature," he said. Rasmussen.) I FREEDOM OF TRASH opinions “The government will take over radio and television in the next few years unless Congress takes decisive action to halt it, Eugene C. Pulliam, publisher of the Arizona Republic, says. Got dem ol’ Missoula broadcast blues.... Apparently, Pulliam thinks we should be worried. .... or, Strike back at your radio and television He splashed this bit of opinion in his newspaper Saturday in the form of a front-page editorial, warning his readers-and maybe each station, including all By Conrad Yunker interest; stations are licensed and the nation-that this would not only be detrimental; it would result pertinent data about the station, its Montana Kaimin Editor licenses are subject to renewal in one national radio and television system, operated, every few years.