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Show T" Salt Lake County , Utah ROCKY MOVXTAiy REVIEW Page 2 Thursday , June II, 196-- t O When Uncle Sam Goes To Court, U.S. Attorney Is Man Who Argues The Case Motto 'The United States Wins Its Point w R ments secret service, postal BETTY CZACHOWSKI If you tangle with Uncle 1f- t- either Sam civil or sooner criminal litigation or later youll come In contact with the manwho conducts the Jiy :v governments Inspector, Internal revenue department and the securities and exchange commission. The United States Attorneys office operates directly under the justice department. Number of lawmen per state legal business In the State of Utah. Is based on population; New York ha.' four U. S. Attorneys, California, 2, Virginia 2. Mr. Thurman Is the only U.S. Attorney In Utah. Staffed 'n four assistant U. S Att .i neys plus five legal his department secretaries, 300 hanlle approximately cases Ir fls al year 1963. A breakdown shows 172 criminal and 138 ch 11 cases conducted during that period. A whopping $170,298.30 was collected on Judgements by the US Utorneys office-la- st year. What constitutes a Federal offense? Breaking any Federal The man with perhaps the legal Job Is William T. Thurman, United States Attorney for the District of Utah. He Is one of the countrys 93 United States Attorneys who carry the awesome' res? for representing ponslblllty the whole, vast complex of government activities ranging from federal crlmlnalprose-cutlo- n to researching and adcivil on abstract vising states most Interesting matters. When they go to court, he Is the man who pleads the case or presents the evidence for all federal agencies -- henever Justice Is Done I stature, which are numerous and cover a huge variety of - Includ- ing the FBI, treasury depart Citizens subjects. Examples of criminal cases which the department handles are taking a stolen auto across state lines, forging government checks, thefts on Indian reservations, kidnappings across state lines, Income tax evasion and mall fraud. A native Utahn, Mr. Thur man boasts an Impressive background' of legal experience and service to his coun,typ state and country. treasures He fond mem- ories of the late President Jofri F. Kennedy who, In fact, appointed him to his present post. to retrivlng money overpaid a serviceman duping his :our of duty. These would also include cases of the U S. being sued through error or negligence of Its employees. GREEN RIVER The U. S. and the State of Utah are presently Involved In a civil dispute over ownership of the Green River. The hassle came to a point wren the possibility of oil on the was If land "black gold" Is found, the pennies could mount up for the property owner... country or POW-WO- FIRST YLON state. The stature on the subject that If a river was for commercial navigable purposes when the state tT tered-thUnion ... it belongs to the State. If not, It reverts into the pocket of Uncle Sam. Since Utah entered the Union way back In January 1896, Intense research is presently underway by the U.S. Attorneys 'office to determine states In his office, located on the second floor of the old Post Office Building, proudly hang' an picture autographed of the late president. Also on the wall Is an autographed picture of his Immediate boss, Attorney General Rob- - e ownership. How does one discover If a river was a money-makin- g operation in 18969 o for 6.50x15 Weve been researching tubeless Including many out of the way libraries for information on that time period. A lot of information we have received from the old timers who lived through the period, Mr. Thurman remarked. He said hes hoping for an agreement soon with Utah on what parts were and werent navigable back then. OBJECTIVE; JUSTICE Mr. Thurmans shop has 60 days to file an. answer to complaints for and against the He goes over government. libraries, each typewritten complaint and either denies or admits each Charge. If he denies, then It goes to the courts. The U. S Is a powerful but the poorest opponent, citizen can and will receive Justice If the government Is proved to be the bad guyi For Instance, If an postal clerk Is In error and runs Into your car, causing ijamage and Injury ... youhave a good case against Uncle Sam. Usually the U. S. cant be sued, but under the Federal Tart Claims Act a citizen can bring action against the ty MEMORIES -- - William T. Thurman, United States Attorney for the District of Utah, views his autographed picture of the late President Kennedy. He was appointed to his present post by President Kennedy In April 1961 and visited with JFK on many occasions. FOND ert a LATEX PAINT for OUTSIDE! : M. Kennedy. Mr. Thurman attended the Kennedy Innaugural Ball In 1960 and visited with the slain president on several different occasions. He proudly wears the famous PT boat tie clasp and a PT boat paper weight rests on his desk. goes on faster easy as Wall painting1 , The U.S. and again For our cases we hae the best Investigation services president touredSalt Lake last summer. We discussed the people of Utah, in the world, the Utahn stated proudly. "We have the services of all government agen- - times In Washington when the Church and the Department, Mr. the Mormon Justice k with s I, Thurman said. I rode in the same car with hen he was Mr. Kennedy campaigning In Salt Lake In u September ACRYLIC LATEX HOUSE PAINT Federal civil cases runihe gammet from prosecuting defof enders for FHA or Small Business As' sociation loans, all the way Guaranteed in writing by Bennett's ... and Accepted by McCalls Laboratories in New York1 A totally new house paint, yours m 1,322 Colorized colors. Use-Teste- d i . HU To prove Its main concern for Justice, Mr. Thurman said the department would like to see Congress pass the Criminal Justice Act of 1963. (Continued on Page mmm m in golf equipment Hardware OPEN SUNDAYS 9 AM E. 1 Holladay with the finest KEITHS 2327 cles including the FBI, secret service, postal Inspector, Internal revenue and securities and exchange commission. Each agency Investigates the case which violates its V-funs--.. tlon, l.e., mail theft would be sleuthed by the postal Inspector. noivn peial-$2- ), Appliance 1960. I know He added sadly, what Its like to ride In the back seat. 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