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Show If''- Harrison Conover, newspaper publisher and former member mem-ber of the state legislature, who has filed for position of representative, District 5. first term and was chairman of the city and county affairs committee . during his second term. He has always been active in civic affairs in Springville, having hav-ing been president of the local Chamber of Commerce and the Kiwanis Club and affiliated with other organizations, including in-cluding the Utah Manufacturers Manufactur-ers Association of which he has been vice president and a director. Harrison Conover files for post in legislature Harrison Conover of this city, newspaper publisher and former legislator, filed Tuesday Tues-day as a candidate on the Republican Re-publican Ticket for the position of state representative from District 5. The district comprises com-prises Springville, Mapleton, and part of Spanish Fork. Mr. Conover served in the legislature in 1953 and 1955 gaining knowledge and experience exper-ience in the operation of this governing body. He believes that the lives of individuals have become too complicated and regimented by department laws and rulings as seen in recent legislation effecting ef-fecting boat owners and in many other instances. He would like to see fewer laws and simplification sim-plification of the laws and powers pow-ers of the state departments; He believes that departments should adhere more closely to those things prescribed in the state constitution and state statutes. Publisher of the Springville Herald for 27 years, he more recently took over the publication publi-cation of two other weekly newspapers, the Mt. Pleasant Pyramid and the Eureka Reporter. Re-porter. While serving in the legislature legisla-ture he was chairman of the public health committee his |