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Show M. Blaine Peterson Will Seek 1st District Demo Congress Bid I " Georgetown University in Washington, Wash-ington, D.C. He then returned to Utah and served as law clerk to Justice Eugene E. Pratt of the Utah Supreme Court. Mr. Peterson was secretary-treasurer secretary-treasurer of Weber College for two years. He also served in the Utah Legislature and was a member of the Legislative Council Coun-cil and chairman of the Health and Welfare committee. From 1942 to 1950 he served as Weber County chairman. He has also been a member of the Democratic state central committee com-mittee and the party's executive committee. In announcing his candidacy Mr. Peterson said he would oppose op-pose a national sales tax now being advocated by some interests inter-ests and he would oppose extension exten-sion of the local sales tax. "I feel that such a tax inflicts an unfair burden on the lower income brackets. I do think, however, that loopholes in our present "federal income tax laws should be tightened to insure there are no favored groups." "I object to the continued outpouring out-pouring of our tax money into M. BLAINE PETERSON Another attorney, M. Blaine Peterson, this week announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for Congress from the First District. Mr. Peterson was the party's candidate in 1958 and ran well against incumbent Rep, Henry A. Dixon. At that time the Ogdenite, who also has practiced law in Monti-cello, Monti-cello, carried his own county and made a good showing in the district. dis-trict. The candidate was educated in Ogden city schools and was graduated from Weber College in 1927. In 1931 he received his bachelor of arts degree from the University of Utah and in 1938 obtained his law degree from foreign governments with little or no active return while our own defense apparently are not keeping up with those of Russia and we face the possibility of becoming a second rate nation." Mr. Peterson has long been active ac-tive in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He is married to the former Lucile Parry and they have two sons and two daughters. |