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Show EWS & ADS Circulation 278-28- 66 278-28- 60 Vol. X 2265 East 4800 South Southeast Salt Lake's Community eekU cwaHr January, 1963 j-- XsXss s :X'JS s, 4. S Racial Conflict? Attorney General Mayor J. hrack.cn before theyre i Utahns deny that racial discrimination exists In their state ... and others say the problem is of no serious proportion. But the man wholl have to deal directly with racial conflict should it emerge is the states new Attorney General Phil L. Hansen. This week he" expressed firm views on the . subject. e The first shadow of flashed briefly last Tuesday morning when Mr. Hansen announced his staff appointments for the coming things-to-com- 1 years. He emphasized that the appointees represent wide geographic, racial and religious elements of the state -- - a rather ordinary fare fiscal jitters. political statement until he proceeded to prove his point 'by introducing his newJ,'associates, The new crew comes from every section of the state and varied backgrounds. Most significant was the naming of Henry L. Adams, the first NegrQ In anybody's memory to win C" post at arjy level In Utah. Covering -- tfte"crellglous spectrum, a Japanese Buddlst, Kenneth M. Hlsatake, took one of the attorney general office positions. Mr. Hlsatake Is a native of Hawal1 and a University of Utah law school RIGHTS IN UTAH ? Tuesday afternoon, Mr. Hansen elaborated on Ms con experise for a job offering less Income than already v enjoys? Pride Anight be the ansVer or a sense of responsibility. Maybe loyalty to his home state and his race would motivate such a gesture. Whatever the force, Its present first In Henry L. A dams--th- e Negro ever to win an appointment in Utah state govAfter leaving four ernment. and a half years ago to pursue opportunity, hes on his way bark to Salt Lake City to Join the staff of Attorney General Phil L. Hansen. Although the appointment is a spectacular honor for any young attorney -- - there's also considerable 'sacrifice invol- ved. Mr. Adams told the Rocky ountaln Review yesterday from his Washington, D, C, home that the decision to take the new Job hasnt been a hasty M V 2,000 to $2,500 Income Is Involved. Sine the post pays up to $8,200 per year, the salary loss Is a a And level where It hurts. personal considerations such A rut as schooling for his four children, socall advantages and future opportunities could not tie easily overlooked. His final decision was partly based on a very human desire. He and his wife wanted to Come home after the . nearly five years In the chief counsels office of the Internal c Revenue Service. However, there was a deeper reason for the move -- - one which might Jolt those who claim Utah has no racial Carriers and an Incentive less easy for Mr. Adams todlscuss with a stranger on the phone. He hesitantly admitted that a month ago he barely considered the offer. How do you explain such a thing?" he said. Pride was part of it but also i o rvc olt fa o o rvcv ious civil rights problem. There are some of the (Continued on Pag 4) Barrier Is Crushed , Attorney Comes Home one. County Bonanza Why? Mr Hansen refutes the Impression that Utah has no ser- A would a man move family, home and possessions some 2,000 miles at his own . City Could HaXt with Information victions gained at a legal seminar he attended in New York City, December 3 to 5, shortly after he had been elected He said he attended the practicing Law Institute the theme Community and Racial Crisis -- - at the suggestion of. Salt Lake County Attorney Grover A Giles. No other person from Utah was present at the important review of federal civil rights legislation as It affects state and county levels of government. NEW IRA IN UTAH Why $ s . Many t JenHon and tkadv may Its Herp 4 hashed." County (awnmieeionem a Says lc. "Umt count your rggn an obligation to accept the recognition In behalf of his race. Refuse and who knows when another Negro would ha the same chance. Ironically, If he had felt such an opportunity existed In Utah, he would have neJCr left lft the first place. A situ on illustrating one of the bitter quirks of the human rights problem. A barrier Is crashed -- - but a Negro must still sacrifice one way or the other simply because he cant make his decision on the Same basts as others .. his obligation transcends strictly personal considerations. But despite the drawbacks, the University of Utah graduate Is enthusiastically looking forward to his challenge. Behind it all Is a sincere regard for his home, state. I would like to help assure the future of Utah," he said. Minorities have left the state 5 (Continued on Page 4) Salt Lake Countys dream of converting their old feneral hospital Into gobs and with Its demise would of cash could collapse within the next week or two come a cool $1.3 million dent In this years county budget. County commissioners are due a painful lesson In the dangers of counting their golden eggs before theyre hatched, predicted Salt Lake City Vyor J. Bracken Lee yesterday. The Mayor thinks county plans to eddle the dilapidated property as a shopping center site will fall. bid apparently overlooked facts could combine to Jolt Two diabolical county budget calculations completely out of focus !.) The Salt Lake County General Hospital Is located inside city limits at 21st South and State Street -- - thus rests within the domain of the city planning commission. a narrow strip facing on State Only a small portion of the property Is now toned for commercial use. With county commissioners counting on proceeds of the hospital site to balance their 19t5 budget, its horrible to contemplate repercussions If the but thats exactly what city withholds permission to retone the property 2.) Street ... be suitable in an area already plagued with heavy traffic; the propsed center would compete with existing Sugar House shopping facilities; and a park la actually needed In the area. HALT IN PLANS to sell the projierty to the highest commercial bidder create a severe case of fiscal Jitters for county officials. Theyd figured to plug $1.3 million of 1965 expenditures with the sale of the county hospital when it Is abandoned. The budget is already adopted based on anticipated revenue and the tax rate Is set officially. Yesterday, for example, commissioners okayed an almost blanket 5 percent pay Increase A would for county employees. If the sale Is fumbled, county Commissioners spending plans will drop through the huge hole thats left . . . or taxes will rise. County Auditor David Jones said If anile Ipa led revenue lagged a mid-y-ea miscalcuadjustment la the mill levy would be required. A $1 million-pl- us lation could cause the mill levy to climb from the present 15.05 to nearly 18 llls. i may happen. SELL LIBERTY PARK? Review that the city planning What would happen If we sold Liberty Park to build a shopping center?" commission Intends to recommend resisting the plan to convert the location Into a Mayor Lee asked. "Why, the people would hit the celling! Into a shopping centbr and he believed city commissioner'! - This Is the same thing. There's an Influx back to the city. We need parks would be Inclined to listen to the recommendation. Planners have decided, the Mayor said, that a shopping center would not (Continued on Page 2) MAYOR LEE TOLD the Rocky Mountain sub-regio- Antelope Island Park: Moss To Try Again By BEN FORGEY WASHINGTON, D.C. Demo- cratic Senator Frank Moss intends to resubmit early this yerr a bill making part of Antelop Island a national mon- ument. Senator Moss said this wfek he plans to make only minor changes" In the bill he sponsored during the 88th This bill, which for various reasons never got off the ground In the Senate, provided for establishing a Great Salt Lake National Monument en- -r compassing about 17,000 acres of land and 4,500 acres of on the western and water northern parts of the Island. The monument would be created and administered by the Secretary of the Interior suitable and might lnrlup facilities for public bathing and boating" In the lake and a causeway or causeways connecting the Island with (he mainland. The Democratic S enator said he anticipates a rather good reception" for the bill both In the Senate and the House, where he expects Congressman David King will be most happy to work on the bill. Another reason for optim ism, the Senator declared the change In state administration will ease the way to cooperation on a bill designed to protect both the state and federal points of view." The bill received a favorable report from the Interior Department lnl3when It was originally submitted, and the Senator said he expects the continued support" of the department. He said he did not pcuh for hearings on the bill during the 88th Congress at the request of the Great Salt Lae Authority, a state agency created Iwo years ago. The national monument bill Is tn a sense a substitution for M plans to establish a Great Salt Lake National Park which would have Included all of both An- ed (Continued on Page 2) r V i |