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Show 1 i i i -- "periodical division 1 UlilVSSITY OF L7AH tCITY 12 AC I fl - ; M o ; SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1959 Utah Senate Begins Facing Probliems Of Fiscal Policy The Utah State Senate this week began facing up to its big-ge- nt problem fiscal policy. The senate, in other major ac-tion failed to override Gov. Geo. D. Clyde's veto of the Sunday closing law. The Senate was four votes shy of the necessary two-thir- ds needed to over-rid- e the veto. The governor vetoed the meas-ure because of "moral issues . . inequities . . . and practical ef-fects of the bill as applied to certain industries." The fiscal policy question was raised by veteran Democratic Sen. Alonzo F. Hopkin, chair-man of the building sub-committ- ee of the Joint Appropriations Committee. The senator said he believed the body should start crystaliz-in- g opinion on whether or "hold the line," bond, or look for tax revenues. He pointed out that the ses- - (Continued on page 4) r .,.-,- ; j Newlv elected oficers of the Utah State Press Association for 1953 are J. M. CornweU, secretary-treasure- r, Murray Eagle; J. Park Godfrey vice president, Midvale Sentinel, and Jack J. Warner, SpaiNsh Fork Press. Shown writing up the annual convention these -- ! men will represent the 53 members of USPA in what looks to be a i outstanding year ahead. Spanish Fork Man Heads Utah State Press Assn. ' The Sixty-fir- st annual conven-tion of the Utah State Press As-sociation, held Feb. 13, 14 and 15 at the Hotel Ncv.iiouse, is now; history, but will be remembered! by ail of the publishers and! families of Utah's weekly news-papers for many outstanding events. Top flight speakers andi interesting panels plus luncheons and dinner and cocktail parties1 offered a full week end for the convention delegates. After a business meeting Fri-day afternoon and a board of directors meeting the USPA pub-Ushe- rs and families were co-hos- ts with the Licensed Bever-r.ge- s Industries to all Salt Lake Advertiilnj agencies and friends of the at the associa-tion oyen house, i Saturday morning activities 'tart.d early with a breakfast sponsored by the University of Utah Medical C uter fund. Mar-ion C. Nelson, president of the Giliham Advcrtisng Agency, ad-dressed the group cn the value of the Center to all parts of the state and the intermountain area. After an official welcome by Gus P. Backman a panel on schools of journalism as related to the weekly press of Utah gave pub-(Continu- ed on page 8) S. L Girl Will Leave For "Voice" Contest Jay W. Wright, president of Utah Broadcasters Association, announced that lovely Chere Henriksen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Philo E. Henriksen, 2675 ; Easa 4850 South, a student at Olympus High School, will leave for Washington, D.C., Feb. 21, to participate in the national "Voice of Democracy" contest. Miss Henriksen is winner in Utah's "Voice of Democracy" contest held recently. The con-test is sponsored by the Utah Broadcasters Association. Just prior to leaving for the capitol, Miss Henriksen is to make guest appearances on sev-eral of the state's leading radio and television stations. She will be introduced at the Utah Broadcasters Convention, which will be held at the Hotel Utah Saturday, Feb. 21. After the convention she will board a plane for Washington, and the national contest to be held there the fourth week of February. Moss Introduces Legislation to Ease State Park Acquisition ? Legislation to remove a stum- -' bling block to the development i; of an adequate state park system A for Utah was introduced in the Senate by Senator Frank Moss (D-Utah- ). The bill would remove the 640 the transfer of ; acre limitation on : federal lands to the states for ' state park purposes, and would provide that such transfers be ' without cost to the states. The i Recreation law already allows lands for historic monuments to be conveyed without cost, Sen. Moss noted. Pointing out that the Bureau of Land Management is now ad-ministering over 17G million acres in 26 states and 298 million acres in Alaska, be stated that the federal government should make a small portion of thesij lands available to the states for recreational and scenic use. "Mr. President, the need for legislation such as I propose is highlighted by the situation in my own state. Utah, which is one of the largest states m the nation, has a total of 52,701,440 acres. Some 74 per cent of it is federally owned. Federal holding includes two National Parks, eight National Monuments and seven National. Forests. How-(Continu- ed on Page 8) I News Preview Vice President Nixon will! launch a series of cross coun-- 1 Ii try appearances to strengthen! the GOP . . . Discount re-- j ports that Postmaster General ! seeks to replace Chairman Al- - the Federal iSummerfield j to come in for 1 when new antij "hard money" j x policies are imposed this sum- - j mer. ! y TODAY'S " EDITORIAL ..SESS zd Guard jj Ta- Observe j Muster Day jj Units of the Utah National Guard in the state are busy mak- - irg reparations this month for participation in the annual na-tionally observed Muster Day activities which commemorate the traditional "swearing in" of the militia which date back to the birth of the' nation itself. Muster Day activities in Utah this year will stress the impor-tance of the modern National Guard to National Defense and j to the lif 2 of the communities in ' which Guard units are located said Maj. Gen. Maxwell E. Rich, Utah Adjutant General. ; Parades, open l ouse celebra-- ; i tions at the Guard's armories, j equirment disp?ay.i and public , demonstrations of the National Guard capabilities will be used to further demonstrate to the; people of Utah th3 Guard's eif i- - ciency and combat readiness. j During observance ceremonies ; : on Muster Day, National Guard I I units in the country will give ; their annual status report to the ' (Continued on Page 4) Our Freedom is Slipping Away While our attention is diverted to the threat from without, another serious threat has been developing from within. This new threat has been growing over the years and with our tacit approval. As Clinton Davidson notes in a recent article there has up in relatively recent times a fourth branch of the federal --cverprrsent that, although little known outside Washington, (Continued on Page Four) |