Show I- I Amazing Case of the Missing Liquor Calls for Grand Jury Investigation The amazing circumstances surrounding surround surround- ing ng the case of the missing liquor at the Brigham Street pharmacy pac package age agency cry ry for a grand JUry jury tion The case came to public attention with a report that burglars had broken into the store and made off with an Undetermined undetermined undetermined un un- determined quantity of liquor It was wasat wasat wasat at first estimated that the loss Joss was to cases valued at between and After the thc robbery an audit by the liquor commission showed a shortage shortage shortage short short- age of more than cases cacs valued at Just how this quantity of liquor could have disappeared from the agency is a mystery People live in quarters above the pharmacy Taxi drivers stop constantly at a e. stand right alongside theIS the IS store tore Have the police any explanation as to how burglars co could ld loot loet the store of such sucha a quantity of liquor without detection in view yiew of these circumstances Have they any theory t to offer as to how the liquor disappeared Another significant point is the revelation revelation reve reve- lation after the burglary was reported that the Brigham Street agency had an unnaturally large inventory According to 19 the liquor commission stock m hi m the thc agency was waz supposed to to amount to cost value This is more than three times the inventory at two other Salt Lake City package agencies which do about the same amount of business Vh What t is the explanation for this unusual un unusual un- un usual inventory situation Furthermore after the burglary it was revealed that commission policy in regard to periodic audits had not been followed There had been no physical audit at the agency since October 25 although al although although al al- though liquor commission policy is to ro have an audit every three months Why was there no audit made during the month of January as would have been beca the case if regular commission practice practice tic tice in this regard were followed Especially Especially Espe Espe- daily why was there no audit in view of the unnaturally large inventory To date there has not been satisfactory satisfactory satisfactory tory progress in investigating the strange circumstances in this case Someone even indicated there ther was no hurry about com corn comPleting completing the investigation because no one was going to leave the country This matter should not be permitted to drift along The mass of amazing circumstances circumstances cir cir- cir cir- connected with the operation of of the agency and which were revealed subsequent to the report of the burglary require a thorough investigation by such an impartial body as a grand jury It is the obligation of every public official concerned to ask that such a grand jury probe be ordered |