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Show Meets President, Gen. Dozier Visits U.S. Sanate By GARY R. BLODGETT WOODS CROSS Woods Cross High senior Annette Bay got a little more than she bargained for when invited to spend a week visiting the U.S. Senate in Washington, D.C., recently. ANNETTE, 17, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elvon Bay, 2988 S. 625 W., Bountiful, was one of only two high school students stu-dents from the entire state chosen for the week-long trip, all expenses paid. The other delegate was James Brown from Richfield High. The two were selected to represent Utah at the William Randolph Hearst Foundation-sponsored Foundation-sponsored Senate Youth Program Prog-ram which was established about ab-out 20 years ago to give high school students anopportunity to see the U.S. Senate in action. ac-tion. Since then, the program has expanded, and this year's excursion was one of the best ever. "WE HAD a few more opportunities to see things and hear dignitiaries that were not planned on the agenda," said a happy Annette after returning home recently. She said that besides meeting meet-ing President Reagan in the State Dining Room of the White House, the 100 or so student stu-dent delegates two from each state also met General Dozier and his wife the first day they returned to the U.S. after he was released from terrorist ter-rorist captors in Italy. SECRETARY of State Alexander Alex-ander Haig was also an unscheduled un-scheduled speaker, and Annette had an opportunity to sit next to and discuss world affairs with Thab Nafa, who represents Saudi Arabia in many military affairs. Some of the "regularly scheduled" speakers included President of the Senate Howard Ho-ward Baker (R-Tenn.); Sen. Alan Cranston (D-Calif), Senate Sen-ate minority leader; and of course meetings with Utah Senators Orrin Hatch and Jake Garn.' "OUR SENATORS have a lot of influence and power in the Senate," remarked Annette. Annet-te. "Both head a couple of very powerful committees in addition to their senority and experience in the Senate." The unexpected visit and 30-minute 30-minute speech from Gen.. Dozier came during a regulary scheduled briefing with the Department of Defense. "WE WERE in the briefing when all of a sudden the door to the conference room opened and in walked a bunch of dignitaries digni-taries including Gen. Dozier and his wife," she said. "He said he was grateful to be alive and praised his wife for the endurance en-durance she maintained during his long capture in Italy. He told the students to place their priorities high and be proud of being an American." R!: . ' '?iiSIIlf: I ' - i - f ' f -. A. 'A V' : a j :-; ' 1, V AA A A" - AA 'l-V A . P : . fiiiis ANNETTE BAY She said her two briefings with the State Department were "off-the-record" and she could not discuss what was said. However, she said, the subjects discussed related to terrorism and U.S. relations with the Soviet Union. SECURITY around the White House and Senate was especially tight for the first few days of the visit, she noted. Vice President George Bush had just encountered a "missile "mis-sile throwing" incident and security was extremely tight for a while. The weeklong visit included a tour of the Washington, D.C., area historical sites as well as visits and briefings from several governmental agencies. Noted speakers addressed the group at every meal breakfast, luncheon and dinner, she said. VIP TOURS of the White House and visits with Utah's two senators were a highlight of the two local delegates. "I especially enjoyed meeting meet-ing with the senators and then comparing governmental views with government officials offi-cials and common workers at a luncheon in the Department of Commerce Cafeteria," she said. THE GROUP was given the "royal treatment" throughout the weeklong visit. Mrs. Hearst was with the student delegates the entire time making mak-ing certain that all went as scheduled, Annette explained. Annette is a high honor student, stu-dent, National Merit Scholar finalist and school senator on the student council. She is also a Presidential Scholar candidate, candi-date, an English Sterling Scholar, Scho-lar, editor of the Literary Magazine, historian of the National Na-tional Honor Scoiety , and Drama Dra-ma and Speech Participant. |