I d a l -h o g o)vernrimenlt ’5 (d u e ss a d c J u p ibig Editor's. Doto: This IsJ thetiu first In a sefles oa Idahiiaho Fees and (fues for memir n c m b ^ l p s In aU 139 re g io n aal l iand Uirough scholarlyrly andi practical cjcuminotlon,Ion (of problems asslstanls,s, bbelong has long bwn a contnontrovcrslal Issue. Lt. ^vcrnm enl's membershipships In voluntary hatiottai'.ancand naUonalVrganlzaUonstotkStot^ $184,844.64. a n d solutions. .G o v . Wlliialliiam Murphyi formerly’ Umlhe - administrative • regional associations. T h e S tate D ep a rtm enent t olof HealUi and W elfare belong:ings to Some molntafniFn bbffiee'staffs in Washington.'ton. D.C.. which assistant to Gov. Cccll Andnis, told Uie Tlmes-News Uie la rg e s t nu m b e r of regionalregl< and naUonal orgaplzatlcItlons. both lobby for propproposed laws and inform stirtc,lirtc government Andrus “wa‘was very concerned not onlyinly .ot the number of of money which w as ............. .. B y D A VIDID SM O R R IS SE Y - *■ p a y in g a y e a rly total of $12$12,700, fo r m e m b e rsh ip - andthe n d ' officials of pendingding legislation w hich m ay affccaffcct th e ir le g al U ^cs^agenccncles but at Uie amount of .n Tlm es-Ncs-News w riter’' benefits which members:ibershlp brings — In’33 separparote obligations, ■■ ' 7 ........................b e ln g siw h tc;ht on trav e l to and lr o m Uieirlir coconventions." - ^ iloyees '^to _be.more.:.. - BOISE - In i m I d ^ o0 governmentgo officials paid monnore orgahlzaUons. All Uiehe oior^lzaUons have dutiess ;and ' Others, are researchrese orlcinlcd organlzotloiotlons, the out-, Andrus5 aasked government employe th a n $1S4,000 in m e m te;rshlp rs h i dues and fees- to JoinI 13t139 , p u rp o se sre la te d to h e aialUi lU ii a n d w e lfa re acU viU cs. - growUi of 50 sstates ta t pooling, research monlnonle.s into one ,..dLscrcct.”.-’|’M urphy-said,—nnd "Cncou'ncouroged department regloaa) and national organlz{anlzatlons. But the largest expend»penditira for organizaUons-wi.wcre proJcctraUierUiaiiUioh funding 50 se p a ra te pro)jecls. jec t ■ pleads to) "“serioustyj consider” whcUieiicUicr membership In • ATlmes-Ncwysurveyofthof Uie Seven elccUid state officials by Uie Office of' Uie <G ovw rtor. E x p e n d itu re s total)tallng:— -M osLiif Uic, men:membecshlpjlucsj-rQ. paid, ihrpthrougli K^ecjflc Cfich'ornani]anlzatlon was'ncccssary. ’ ilfundrBut-Kome------- th e 19 de p a rfm e n ls in Uicc<nccutive cx( b'ranc^, U i^e^ativ<itlv e $57T47(rw Ere p a id foVWWehibcrshlFTduca en Bnd fccs inI UlUiree— legislative approprroprlatlone from the general fur esiilf.of ,the Ahdriis pressure,re, ^nie departments-------— les collected by . ,_and the judicial brwichcs.ol[S.of ^atc govei^ent showsi UnUie re ^ o n a lo 'rn a U p n e l drganlrganlzaUons. • d u e s co^Dc (romim \various user fees, monies i membership In regional and-rihd-natlonal organlza- ' ; In the departments from'rom'lndlvlduals who use speclfiiKllfic se rv ic e s of ' bulk of thc dues and feesfee wenl to. pay for annuamual Several departmentIt hejh e ad s In d ic a te d th e y w e re In irp h y sold. It. FrequenUy these are llcensc -— conycnUons,_Ecgular. jneetoeeUngs,. publlcaUons,. rescardarch ...proccss..Qf dlsconUnuIngiulng_membersh|p in^^some of Uie lh e d e p artm e n t. F; ‘'°SSs also sent qu e stlo n a lre s to eeach a c h department head, • • projects, salaries of Was!Washington lobbyists and stalsUiff organizations. _portli)n'of Uic eoneoll<}cted m o n ie s d e d ic a te d to jr ah‘itcMzatIon.'orinoncy spenspent on travel to an d .......... 1. assistants. Most of Uie organlzaUoIzaUons function at'least in podlart as’ dueslnaspcclflcoiflcorganlzation. irly conventions, Mun>hy added.Ided. T h e execuU ve b ran c h of gogc v e ri^ n en t, w hich co n tains s UiUic InformoUon clearing houses,hous fonmis through which(1 sstate ' In some easesases'. portlculoriy wIUi certc o rta ln J o I U.c seven elected state officials:ials and the 19 state govemmcnment government officials1 shashare experiences and Icam71 Ihow organizations to \w hich th.e D e p a rtm e n t; of HealUi ond More reccrecently, som e low m akei s inntheldahoLeglslcliire th e — 'departmentsr-belongs--to--l30-regional-and- to- nationsio n a l.....colleagues-In-oUicr-statettales.dcali wiUi-shnilar-problqbliyns__..Wcllatc helongs.ilgs.icdcraLmatchlngjnonics-pa, s.pay4iiirLof-lha^havo-qucfiti icfitlonod-w’h6Uior:-*ll-«xisUng- Ung-rocmbenihlps-anj— -------- organizaUons. Yearly duesues andi fees from these organlunlza- During Uie TUncs-Newi•News survey, Idaho .govemn•nment membership duedues. A' specific statc-ft^(.‘fedt-Tal m onies necessorj".r>‘. Som e le g is la to rs . hav'C e cic iia rg c d Uie m ain UonsU}UU$ia4,634.G4. o fficials w ere a d am ami n t In Insisting knowledge of nnoiinoUicr breakdown forr all of Uie regional and nationitlonal organlza- purpose of cxlstcncei fo r som e of Uiee regregional and notional The Idaho Legislaturerc belongsb lo two organlzatiom:ions. ' Btatc’s p roblem s helpsps IdiIdaho deal wlUi sim ilar problcb le m s. tio n s to w hich DHWDHV belongs could no t bc obtali■btalned. only thc organlzatloatlons Is to hold a yearly•ly cconvention, which Y early dues and fees totala l$ $2 20,000. M ost.also tnslsted Uilsthis tshared knowledge saves IdIdaho flnol tolly of_ total_organlzatlon afflllifflllatlons and bccomcsa'sa “ free vacation” for govemm;I'm m cnt w w k e rs se n t to ~ ' ^ The Idaho Supreme CourtCoui has a Tnembcj^ijp forr UiUie— moaeiN^requeoUyrrowtllUWWKlTThe c o s t of m e m b e rsh ippdues, d' menibcrehlpdues.lu e s ............................. - ■■" thatconveniventlon. sand Moslofthec^anizaUonaUons also have regular publlcatlatlons, • Thc numberr of regional and nallonal. organlznUorg; ons In e n tire s ta te Ju d ic ia ry In one organiiaC IffftrY early du e s an 0 C o nitinucdonpageAS t i n u | fees to ta l $2,250. J, ^ "designed to help Uie} smtsmooUi functioning of governn■nmcnt which Idatio elccl:!cctcd otficlai.s, executive licalicads and staff. “ to lw st' Co 3322 S. 3rJ l - t l n S i hrrra W i w a .................................................. ~71 7 3 r d y e d r T^ tulnFa/isv /dadaho -------- Tuescisday, December.:i r 2 6 a 9 2 & _________“I s r ' Thesstar M e d i ci c a r e p) l l a n s r ofwc)onder k e e p• i i n g i n £s t e p may) returni COLUMBIA,IA, MMo. ( U P I ) - A s ta r as ■ luminous nss UiUie mystical SUir of DcUilehem , maym ay unveil Its brilliance ag ain in 1982.52. a(according to a college w i t h i n f l a t i co n ■ ■ professor. Except for Biblical references, WASHINGTON (UPI)>D —- Millions of out-of-pockettel poymenlI will go to $1G0 M 1' istronomers ' e lltlle elderly Americans will/ill h1 av e to pay a n d Uie d ally costc will go to $40 for Uic evidence to explainexpli Uie a p p e a ra n c e of I more out of pocltet foror hospitalh care third monUioth o f Uie sta y . Uie S ta r Uiatt ledle d Uie Uircb W ise M en to under M edicare boglnnlhgmihgJan.i. ParUclpantjants also will have to pay B ethlehem . M e d ica re “ P a r t B "• supplemenUrySUI jso a day' forfoi a limited number of , Dr. Charlesles FPeterson, astronomer • Insurance — a voluntarnUiry plan that “reserve dayjla y s" a fte r th e 90th d a y of a ^ H s ond assistantnl piprofessor of physics at ■ hclpscoverddctorblllsarIs and outpatient stay. ThatI figurefl] is currcnUy $72 a the Universityilly oof Mlssouri-Columbio, ID by 50 c e n ts a d a y . services — will go up bj --------- points out iwo Uieorles as the most. j monUito$8.70monUilybc1 beginning next j,K,lcnrere “Part" A" currenUy pays I plausible. j J u l y ! . - ly fo r Uie firs t 20 d a y s In a One Uicory,iry, he said, Is lhat all ' The Department of He. rslng home. The paUent now major planetsnets in the solar system / tion and Welfare satdK-ils: U S So r Uie next 80 d a y s of a stay, w ere lin ed up liIn conjunction wlUi Uie ■. 'i N- will bc aulomaUc based figure will go to $20 dally on sun. m c n ts in la w th a t M cdicasr,ssE £ “ ■■■ "This phenohenomenon Is nol uncom- ; V tlon be kept In tunein e wlUi risin g mon In astiastronomical history,” re “Part B" supplemental inflaUon and Social Securecurlly benefits. Medicare ' Peterson said. “It's plausible Uiat CurrenUy, persons oveo v e r 65 a n d th e in su ra n c e! coveno lat^e chunks of 2,000 y e a rsB ego a sim ilar conjuncUon JIs and.