The employment picture continues to look favorable in Utah better than the national picture. Nationally, unemployment declined slightly to 6.9 per cent in September but reflected no progress in total joblessness in six months. Here in Utah, a two-year decline in unemployemnt continued for the month – and the number of jobs went up. The Department of Employment Security reported the seasonally – adjusted unemployment rate fo; Utah was 5.2 percent for the month, lowest since the 5.1 per cent of November 1969. The number of jobs increased 3.7 percent from the same month last year with 531,300 people working. September, of course, traditionally is the peak employment period because of agricultural harvesting and the rush to complete construction projects before winter. Returning vacationers also added to the work force. The number of people unemployed in the month – 23,900, dropped seasonally by more than 28 per cent from August and was nearly 10 per cent below September of 1976. Last month there were an estimated 493,500 non-agricultural jobs in Utah, up by 17,600 from last year. All major areas showed job increases, with construction producing the largest gain of 7.3 percent over a year ago. Withal, the picture seems healthy, something Utahns should feel good about. So They Soy “Geneva clearly can have another dimension than that of a big international conference. It must be the first occasion when the whole principle of modern middle-Eastern politics is honestly challenged. There must be recognition of the fact that citizens with rights land not movable anonymous populations) are the moral norm.” -Edward W. Said, professor at Columbiua University