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Show s, W ilkins on Mos s Tangle Tuesday Night -- Double Feature: Book Return Bout, Details On Page One Mackay-Larso- n Southeast Salt Lake's Community 2265 East 4800 South Vol. IX No. 42 10c October 22, 1964 eekl) Newspaper Candidates Near End Of Hot, Hard Contest We sent Emily down to the Salt Lake Ad Club Wednesday to cover the second of their famous political straw votes. She was properly equipped with note pad, pencil, open-toe- d shoes to help her count the tally and decollete ad men stimulate her juices. Shes a naughty, naughty girl! Now, under the best of circumstances, Interpreting ad club polls Is complex. If youll remember several weeks ago, we related that the admen's survey has proven remarkably accurate. . .only In reverse. Their political barometer Is upside down, simply switch results and you have the true Feud Moves To Cottonwood Mall , Final Shots Due In Furious Race Wilkinson-Mos- s gown--wealt- hy es picture. At least, thats what the losers claimed last time and later Independent surveys Oeemed to confirm their Ernest Wilkinson led In the tally with 48 votes agalns 36 for Senator Frank Moss. -- This time the ratio stayed Just about the same, GOP Wilkinson captured 52 votes to 42 for Moss. In the gubernatorial race, the change was dramatic. Last time, Mellch walked away with 53 votes against Ramptons 33. Tuesday they tied with 47 votes apiece. Emily reports this was one On September U. S. Senate Hopefuls Exchange Taunts. & m . . ed f. At Last, Were Banned! 16, '4 Employees at the Utah State Capital will have to get copies of the Rocky Mountain Review elsewhere, or wait a few weeks. Mr. Toronto said, I am a Republican! I suggest you come back after the change of administration he said, evidentally anticipating the worst on November 3. News racks located at the State Capital require the Secretary of States approval. Normally permission Is routine and most other area newspapers are distributed In Secretary of State Lamont F, Toronto banned the newspaper from State Capital grounds. His reason, he told a Review representative, was disapproval of the front page and editorial treatment of the book None Dare Call It Treason by John Stormer. (Continued on Page Eight) O reverbrate in one of Utahs Charges and counter-chargmost ferocious election campaigns in recent history. Ernest L, Wilkinsons conservative GOP views grant against lncumbant Senator Frank E. Moss endorsement of Democratic administration policy. Despite surveys which show a strong lead for Mr. Moss, neither candidate Is convinced the election Is In the bag. Both are driving hard for victory on November 3. Both, of course, say theyll benefit Utah the most. Just one week before voters will be asked to decide at the polls, the emotion-chargcampaign will move to Cottonwood racks. Mr. Toronto Is a candidate for state school board. Mall auditorium and the electorate will have a final chance e. to compare the men V In the final of Rocky Mountain sponsored candidates meeting, Senator Moss and Mr. Wilkinson will confrontation exchange views lnperhaps their last side-by-sld- Revlew-KCPX-T- face-to-fa- ce of the campaign. Starting at 7:30 P.M., the program will follow the familiar format of previous meetings. Candidates will square off with newsmen will Interopening statements. Then Revlew-KCP- X view the men briefly before turning the session over for questions from the audience. Mackay Larson To Lock Homs -- A last minute double feature has been scheduled for next Tuesday nights candidates meeting at Cottonwood Mall auditorium. Answering an aggressive attack by Republican candidates for Salt Lake County Commission, W. G. Bill Larson shot of a dare to his opponent, J. Rex Mackay, to answer Issues In public debate. Their tussle, to begin about 8:45 P.M., will follow a debate between U. S. Senate candidates set to start at 7: 30 P. M. , Tuesday, October 27. and outright misrepresenCharging distortion, half-truseeking the two-ye- ar tation, Democratic candidate Larson afternoon commission term challenged Republican yesterday on the cruclals Issues of past, Mackay to meet present and future administrations of Salt Lake County. Dhrlng the past week, Mr. Mackay has been hitting events before and leading to the last county commissioner election and attacking Democratic spending policies. At the same time, " th face-to-fa- ce (Continued on Page Three) Challenge Match: Double Feature Scheduled -- Si Board Flip - Flops , Teachers Gain & Granite Grants Sabbaticals, New Employee Policy Package Wins Okay Artful Dodgers ? GEA Mad If the Granite School Dinewly adopted Rules Regulations and Policies for was Certificated Personnel Intended to promote a harmonious relationship with teachers, Its off to a poor start. Officials of the Granite Education Association are miffed, protest Is not other tlon Is being considered. stricts It comes In a light green cover with some 38 mlmeo-grappages and, with deceptive casualness, It was passed as the final piece of business at last Tuesday nights meeting of the Granied te School Board. Its title Is also unassuming but the newly adopted Rules, Regulations and Policies for Certificated Personnel Is a milestone In school relations been hailed as a phenomenon for this employer-employ- Its ee mid-centu- ry state. The result of over 12 months effort by board members, administrative staffers and teacher representatives, the document Is the first formal statement of personnel policy from the Granite School District since 1955. It grew from a 14 point list of working condition requests submitted to the board by teachers In August, 1963. Sandwiched between the pale green cover are at least two major concessions for Granite District teachers: 1.) Long resisted but a favorite goal of teachers, an Impressive flip-flby pro op tical leave until Tuesday rd the board and receive of their annual salary for the year the leave Is granted. Insurance and other one-thi- night. Teachers with six or more years service can apply to restrictions. The person receiving Leave Plan Most Generous The world may never know the reason but Granite School Board members, reversing objections of many months standing, last Tuesday night Included sabbatical leave provisions as part of a policy package for certificated personnel. It was a major victory for teachers. Sabbatical leave has long been a favorite dream. Granite School Board came full circle benefits would remain In effect. The manual however, cites In not only okaying the plan but making It the most generous In the state. The plan will grant leave with one-thi-rd annual pay to any teacher who has completed at least six years continuous service in Granite School District. With approval of the board of education leaves will be granted (Continued on Page Three) sab- batical leave must return to Granite School District for at least two years or reimburse the total amount received during the leave. The number of leaves granted each th year is limited to of one percent of the staff. 2.) A precedent was set In the manual by granting teachers organizations a voice In school policy. In two sections, the board one-ten- formally recognizes the right of a teachers association to intercede in his behalf. One section states teachers grievances can be handled through school officials or If he desires, his professional association. The last paragraph allows for annual review and revision by a committee which May consist of representatives of the board of education, the administration and the Granite Education Association. The section orlglna-(Continued on Page Five) Not A Speck Of Mud: 41 Candidates Seek 13 Assorted School Board Seats a First, GEA officers say fte Granite School Board has reneged on a prior agreement by adopting teacher contract provisions before the GEA membership had the opportunity to review Its terms. We havent seen a copy of the present contract, said a and were the GEA officer, most Interested of anyone. And, providing Its not entirely what you do but how you do It, the GEA complained of lack of Common professional courtesy on the part of the board in its manner of Long - winded speeches, heated debates, mud slinging are main Ingredients of a political campaign. Yet, 21 Utah candidates, who will vie for votes November3, never mention political party, make few speeches and throw no mud. Its an Important job theyre the new handbook of school employer - employee procedures. Although It was placed as the first Item of business on last Tuesday nights school board agenda, theguestlonwas held until just before the meeting enede. The vote followed a private executive session from which GEA representatives were excluded after a lore than two hour wait. Jumping back Into public session, GEA people were called back Into the room, (Continued on Page Three) a job that directs seeking and guides Utahs greatest naits children. tural resource These cool, calm 41 men and women are competing for 13 seats on three school boards of education. Seventeen candidates are vying for election to the State Board of Education; nine are seeking jobs on the Granite Board; and 15 are tyring for the Salt Lake school board. Two slots are up for grabs er on the Granite board. Doctor Jay O. Brlnton is seeking reelectlon to the board, while present chairman O. Thayne Accord is excusing himself from the table. One member will be elected from Precinct 4 and one from Precinct 5 this year. Precinct 4 candidates are, lncumbant Doctor Brlnton, Doctor Odean L. Hess, Lynn Packard, Dick Bezzant. Doctor Brlnton has served on the Granite Board for four years, Including president and an nine-memb- o f viding sabbatical leaves; the most generous program lnthe state. Board members were not believed to favor sabba I vice president. He Is presently on the staff of Valley West Hospital and previously served at St. Marks Hospital. A graduate of Duke University Doctor Brlnton taught secondary school for four years. He Is director, Utah School Boards Association, and director of the Magna Chamber of Commerce. The Brlntons live at 2711 South 8500 West Magna. Doctor Hess has been a professor In the Department of Education, University of Utah for the past 16 years. He Is a graduate of Brigham Young University and the University of Utah, and received hlsPh.d from Ohio State University. He and wife, Louise, and their two children, live at 3873 South 4400 West, Granger. Lynn Packer Is a graducat of the California Institute of Engineering. A member of the board of the Bank of Commerce In Magna, Mr. Packer is employed by Galazle Realty He and his wife, Jean, and their two sons live at 2480 West 3500 South. Dick Bezzant Is a general facilities supervisor and licensed building contractor. He worked as maintenance supervisor and Industrial engineer at Kennecott for seven years. A graduate of the University of Utah, Mr. Bezzant, his wife, Joyce, and three children, live at 3266 South 8240 West. Precinct 5 candidates are: Richard R. Kennedy, Richard Powell Lindsay, Blaine A. Wilcox, William G. Petuskey, Richard W. Winder. Richard R. Kennedy Is a teacher - geologist at West High School and also teaches classes at the BYU Center. A graduate of BYU and the University of Arizona, Mr. Kennedy taught at the University of Missouri for four years He and his wife, Anita, and their two daughters live at 3272 West 4630 South, Granger Richard P. Lindsays business experience Includes five years In sales, personnel management with a national food concern, four years as Insurance claims adjuster and five years manager of Utah State Public Employees Association. A graduate of the (Continued on Page Seven) DR. ODEAN L. HESS DR. JAY O. BRINTON RICHARD P. LINDSAY |