| Show Utah's Uh Civil Defense Begins Operating Under State Plan o of Operations Under Study to toKey Key Personnel Approved I Utah's civil defense program was rolling again Wednesday I under the new state council prescribed by hy the state legislature Holding bolding its first meeting at the capitol Tuesday afternoon the council approved its key personnel and took under under- advisement a state plan of operations and a proposed compact form for entering entering entering en en- into nto civil defense agreements with other states The new council is made up of five ex officio state officers and four citizens at large with Gus P P. P Backman as chairman and Karl S. S Little as vice chairman Brig Gen J. J Wallace Vallace West Vest state adjutant general will be director director director di di- rector of defense with Col Alvin I Sessions as deputy director and I executive officer D. D H. H Whitten- Whitten burg chairman of the state engineering engineering engineering engi engi- commission will be director director director di di- rector of civilian facilities Deputy d directors ire c tor s approved anew are Deputy Directors E. E G. G Johnson state highway department engineering H. H C C. C Shoemaker welfare commiss commission n chairman welfare and evacuation evacuation evacuation tion Joseph W. W Dudler superintendent superintendent superintendent of the state highway patrol patrol patrol pa pa- internal security Harlan W V Bement acting state aeronautics director aviation H. H Byron Mock U. U S. S Bureau of Land Management 1 director was named coordinator with federal I agencies and Verne B B. B Thorpe I state Red Cross director was named liaison officer between the council and his organization The new operations plan submitted submitted sub sub- by Mr 11 Backman are based upon the new civil defense law The chairman also submitted submitted submitted submit submit- ted the compact form which must be approved by both the council and the state legislature before being put to use Citizen Members l Citizen members of the new council besides Mr 1 Backman an and Mr Little are Preston D. D Richards Richards Rich Rich- ards Salt Lake attorney an and Mayor layor J. J N. N Stacy Richfield Serving ex officio are Governor Gover- Gover nor J. J Bracken Lee who presided over Tuesdays Tuesday's meeting Secretary Secretary Secretary Secre Secre- tary of State Heber Reber Bennion Jr Atty Gen Clinton D. D Vernon S Senate e en n a ate t e President J. J Francis Franci Fowles and House Speaker Clifton Clifton Clif- Clif ton G. G M. M Kerr |
