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Show Former Police Chief W. Cleon Skousen To Run for Governor W. Cleon Skousen, educator, lawyer, author and public administrator, ad-ministrator, declared his candidacy candi-dacy for the Republican nomination nomina-tion for governor at the state organization convention. In an expanded statement of candidacy subsequent to his short announcement at the convention, con-vention, Mr. Skousen said: "I believe there is a great new spirit of enthusiasm and growth blossoming in Utah. In recent weeks many groups from all over the state have asked me to become a candidate for governor so that a strong team could be built to lead out during this period of expansion. "As events have developed it became tremendously impressive to see the ground swell of pressure pres-sure for such a program. Some of the finest people in the state, professionals in many different fields, have stepped forward to offer their assistance and support sup-port if I would lead out. That is what finally persuaded me to enter my name as a candidate for governor. |