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Show VISITING CELEBRITIES One of the spots visitors in Utah desire to see is Bingham Bing-ham Canyon and the world famous Utah Copper company mine. On rare occasions a celebrity is jfiven the recognition of a police escort from Salt Lake City and return. It is even more infrequent that these sightseers elect to break the speed limit in passing through Bingham. Edward J. Flynn, national Democratic chairman, was in Bingham Tuesday afternoon. The automobile transporting the Flynn party and the police escort sped through Bingham with sirens wide open, at a speed reported as between 40 and 50 miles an hour. In the interest of public safety the speed limit of Bingham Bing-ham Canyon is set at 15 miles per hour. On any wide Main street of a Utah town a howling escort and a speed of 50 miles an hour would be thought proper on occasions of emergency. On the congested, narrow and crooked street of Bingham Canyon such a speed amounts to an unpardonable performance. perf-ormance. The city attorney advises that there is nothing to prevent pre-vent arrest of such flagrant violation of the speed limits. In the experience of the chief of police one such arrest has been made and the party fined in city court. Bingham Canyon is honored by many visitors and is pleased to have them come. The city officials would regret an action that would leave doubt of our hospitality for any distinguished person. When important figures tour Utah they are often on short time. However, if they cannot take the few minutes necessary to drive up Bingham's hazardous Main street at a sane speed it might be best that they miss the trip to this city. The loss of a life would leave a very unpleasant memory for any party of sightseers. The suggestion has been widely offered that city offic-? ials contact state and county law enforcement agencies and discourage the practice of allowing speeding escorts in Bingham Bing-ham Canyon in the future. |