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Show David 5. King Seeks Democrat Nomination For Congress Posf He has been a practicing attorney attor-ney for 11 years. He formerly served two years as attorney for the Utah State Tax Commission and one year as law clerk to the late Justice Harold M. Stephens, chief justice of the U. S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. For the past nine years Mr. King has been a member of the general superintendency of the Mutual Improvement Association of the Church of Jesus Chjist of Latter-day Saints. He has been active in political and civic affairs af-fairs in the Salt Lake area. Mr. King said that if elected he would "support and advance policies to preserve this country's coun-try's internal strength and its external prestige. "The Russian threat is a real one," the candidate said in his announcement. He listed among his special interests the development of Utah's economy and reduction in governmental costs . through the avoidance of duplication and waste. Mr. King is vice president of a Utah finance company and served seven years on the executive ex-ecutive board of the Great Salt Lake Council and Region XII of the Boy Scouts of America. He is a member of the Phi Beta Kappa, honorary scholastic fraternity fra-ternity and has gained firsthand knowledge of European affairs through first hand observation. DAVID S. KING Davis S. King, a Salt Lake attorney, this week became the first candidate to announce for representative in Congress from the Second Utah District. Mr. King, son of the late Sen. William H. King, is seeking nomination and election on the Democratic ticket. If nominated Mr. King would face Republican incumbent Rep. William A. Dawson, who is expected ex-pected to seek renomination. The candidate is a graduate of the University of Utah and Georgetown University of Law. |