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Show U'BkARlt , PERIODICAL DIVI3ICM pro ,)IQcq ' SdES'MML UOTESITY OF tTAH CITY 12 AC ' SALT LAKE CITY UTAH-FRID- AY, FEFBUARY 6, 1959 Utah's Dave King 'At Horn' In Nation's Capital Election to Congress has been a homecoming for David S. King. Although his place in Congress is his first elective political of-fice, Mr. King has known Wash-ington intimately for years. He is a son of the late Sen. William H. King and Vera Sjo-da- hl King. His father was United States senator from Utah for 24 years 1917 to 1941 and earlier served one term as a Utah con-gressman. David S. King, born June 20, 1917 in Salt Lake City, wasi reared in the nation's capital. He graduated from Western High School in the District of Colum-bia. After attending Georgetown University for a year, he re-turned to Salt Lake City to com-plete his Bachelor of Arts de-gree at the University of Utah, where he graduated with high honors in 1937. He was the presi-dent of the university's senior class. He was elected to the mem-berships of Phi Beta Kappa and Phi Kappa Phi. himself principally in youth j work. In 1949 he was appointed a member of the general super-intenden- cy of the Mutual Im-provement Association, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y Saints. He was second assistant to the general superintendent. In nine years in that position, he traveled more than 100,000 miles working with Church youth. In the same capacity he wrote frequently for the Church. His writings included articles for Improvement Era magazine and contributions to lesson manuals and other Church publications. In 1955 he spoke on the NBC nationwide weekly program, the Church of the Air. Earlier, he presented a series of 10 broad-casts on religious and moral topics on KSL, the CBS station in Salt Lake City. The broad-casts, made for the weekly pro-gram Sunday Evening on Temple Square, were published by the LDS Church. Mr. King holds the highest From 1937 to 1939 Mr. King filled a mission to England for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y Saints (Mormon). Upon his return from Europe he entered the Georgetown Uni-versity Law School, which awarded him the Bachelor of Laws degree in 1942. At George-town he won the coveted Law Club Award in a contest which annually decides the school's champion of moot court argu-ment. For a year Mr. King was law clerk to Judge Harold M. Steph-ens of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. After two years as an attorney for the Utah State Tax Commis-sion, he began private practice in Salt Lake City. He served as reference attorney to the State Senate in the 1947 session of the Utah Legislature. He is a vice president of a Utah finance com-pany and a director in other business organizations. Before his election to Con-gress, Mr. King distinguished I honor of the Mutual Improve-ment Association the Master M-M- an Award. I Mr. King has filled important I assignments in Scouting. He served approximately seven years on the Executive Council of Region 12, Boy Scouts of America. He also was a member of the Executive Committee of the Scouts' Great Salt Lake Council. He has been a member of the board of directors of the Salt Lake City Junior Chamber of Commerce. For nine years he taught Com-mercial Law at Stevens Henager College in Salt Lake City. He also taught courses for five years in the South High School Semi-nary, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y Saints. He married the former Rosalie Lehner of Logan, Utah. They have six children; two are adopted. The children are Jose-phine, David S., Jr., Elliot W., Franklin Lawrence, Stephen Ed-ward and Matthew Thomas. "fnlti Potatoes" tu Memu .i corner market. Some nominations for hottest potato went to Equal Rights Leg-islation, some to a proposed milk bill, and the bill proposing to dispense with the services of the time honored D.A. promised an Interesting display of legal fire-works. Under this bill County Attorneys would get the green light while District Attorneys would get the gate, and it was anybody's guess which side will succeed in pulling the fanciest bits of legal tape from the hat. Each district and county had its own special fish to fry in the form of legislation specifically needed in that particular area. Weber wants a four year We-ber College; Agricultural areas want beneficial legislation for the farmer; scenic and moun-tainous districts want legislation which will draw tourists and tourist money; heavily populat-ed areas' want help in building schools and means of increasing income." " " " ; For the modest sum of $500 a compartively small group of men and women have agreed to under-take the solution of all the prob-lems above. They may not please everybody and they know their mistakes will be long remem-bered, but this is a peculiarity of Government by the People. There'll never be a day when a law has to be drafted forcing people to serve in this capacity. Utah lawmakers eyed with misgivings the "hot potatoes" steaming in wait for legislative action. Fate of some of the state's most controversial issues hung in the balance as the House and Senate alike reluctantly watched action time draw near. "There are always issues which are unpleasant to handle," said one spokesman. "These contro-- V versial problems must have at-tention and as elected represen-tatives we have no choice but to make a stand on one side or the other. It woudl be handy to be able to avoid them, but we can not, of course." The issues? Apparently first in the mind of every solon is the touchy prob-lem of finding the necessary fi-nances with which to carry on an expanding and troubled pro-gram in the schools. It's a case of being damned if you do and , " damned if you don't. Parents and educators see vital need for more school facilities; but tax-payers in general are fearful of additional burdens. The legisla-tors are in the middle, most of them being in both categories in addition to being saddled with the responsibility of finding the answer. By popular acclaim, the item facing both houses , which may start the most fireworks, is the attempt to repal the "Right to Work" bill. Ask any House member how he stands and you'll first get a j wry grin, no matter how he in-- i tends to vote. Not only because I most people feel strongly on the issues involved in the bill itself I but because, to quote House Ma--j jority Leader Ernest Dean CD-Uta- h) "There are three different I ways action could be taken even after some accord has been met. j 1. the bill could be repealed out-- ( right; 2. an amendment could be written supporting what is known as an "Agency Shop," in which case an employee would not have to be an actual union member, but would be required to pay dues to help support the activities of the organization holding a contract with the firm in question, and 3. the whole matter might bepresented in any form of a resolution to the voters at the next election." Running a close second to the "Right to Work" legislation, pos-sibilities for a first class cat fight seemed ripe in the proposed "Sunday Closing Law." No one, it seems, resents the right of the individual to gain-fully spend his own Sunday, but many resent the Sunday working hours required by employers who maintain businesses active seven days a week. On the other hand, human nature being what it is, who wants to come right out and make a stand in favor of (a) violating the Sabbath; br (b) locking up that convenient House Speaker Takes Stand On Hearings it vit i REP. SHELDON R. BREWSTER "The greater number of our taxpayers ought not be required to be familiar with parliamen-tary law," Sheldon R. Brewster, (D-Sa- lt Lake) Speaker of the Utah House of Representatives told- - legislators during a discus-sion of parliamentary procedure relative to the matter of public hearings. The matter came up when it was learned that an unexpected number of citizens were interest-ed in a bill before the House. The bill had been considered by the assigned standing committee but without a public hearing since there had been no indication of widespread public concern. However, as word spread con-cerning the proposed legislation, many citizens visited the capitol and from this a request for a public hearing was made. Al-though the request for a public hearing should have been made before the bill was returned to the House for action, Speaker Brewster ordered the public hearing held. "This legislation is for the benefit of those people we serve. The citizens and taxpayers. We must recognize that not every-one is familiar with parliamen-tary law. When citizens show their interest in our activity, it becomes the duty of this House to show them the courtesy of in-viting them to attend a hearing at which time they may have an opportunity to express them-selves concerning the matter at hand." I P TODAY'S EDITORIAL Sen. Moss Predicts FCC Might Okeh Television Boosters The possibility that the Fed-eral Communications Commis-sion might reverse itself, and al-low VHF TV booster stations on a permanent basis, was seen in Washington this week by Sen. Frank E. "Ted" Moss (D-Utah- ). The FCC has announced June 30 as the new deadline of its order of December 31, and has agreed to review "the legal and technical aspects of the prob-lem." The studies will include possible new legislation to amend the Communications Act. The commission's action came after introduction of a Senate concurrent resolution by a group of Western senators including Mr. Moss. The resolution ex-pressed the sense of Congress as supporting authorization of the boosters, and urged modification of the FCC policy. "I feel that this latest order means that boosters will be ap-proved for permanent use, at least in most areas," said Senator Moss. "I will continue to work with my Western colleagues and with the commission to assure television reception at reasonable cost to all areas of Utah," he said. i A Loo At Our Foreign Policy The Democratic Advisory Council this week issued the second in a series yf ten pamphlets on "Foreign and Military Policy for Peace and Security." The pamphlet is entitled "Why We Need Allies anjl They Need Us to Preserve the Free World." The pamphlet was prepared for the council by its 30 mem-ber advisory committee on foreign policy. Dean Acheson .s Continued on Page 2) ' l |