Show injunction Sought to Block Slated Special Session of legislature BY C. C SHARP Federal Court action to halt meeting of the special session of the State Legislature Legislature Legis Legis- lature May 16 Is sought In Ina Ina Ina a suit filed last week Gov Calvin L L. L Rampton Hampton must appear before the US U.S. District Court May 13 to tell the court why th the session session ses ses- sion should meet to consider consid consid- er state government The plaintiffs want to postpone action on the Hoover Commission reorganization reorganization proposals until next year when the Legislature Legislature Legisla Legisla- ture will be elected In conformity conformity con con- with a U. U S. S Supreme Supreme Su Suo Su- Su preme Court decision Rep Ray M. M Harding R R- Salt Lake and former Moab attorney A A. A Reed Reynolds are attorneys for citizen n plaintiffs in the action Rep Harding was one of the signers of the minority report report re reo re- re port disagreeing with por par portions of the main Hoover r report The 1966 Legislature will willbe willbe willbe be elected in conformity with the one man one vote decision of the U U. S. S Supreme Supreme Su SUo Su- Su p preme eme Court Utah's Constitution Constitution Constitution specifies that the Senate may be elected on grounds o other her than population population population tion just as U. U S. S senators are elected on a geographic basis Presuming that the federal federal fed fed- eral court will not halt the special session It Is Increasingly increasingly In in- evident that Gov Coy Rampton will not win his objectives of streamlining the executive branch of state government without vigorous opposition The task force studying the Hoover Report will not make unanimous to the Legislature Sen Vernon L L. L Holman D Panguitch chairman of the task force aided by Senate President Oscar W. W McConkie McConkle Jr Salt D-Salt Lake and Speaker of the House K Allen Murray D-Murray have encountered outspoken op op- position Sen W. W Hughes Brockbank Brockbank Brock Brock- bank Salt R-Salt Lake and Rep Franklin W. W Gunnell R R- Logan have spearheaded the opposition A Democratic woman legislator legislator legislator leg leg- has expressed belief beliet that tha t no Increased powers I for the governor governor should be voted until after measures are passed to strengthen the power of the Legislature Sen Zen Holmans Holman's committee last week declined to approve approve ap ap- prove a recommendation for combining the health welfare welfare wel wel- fare corrections and employment employment employment em em- security departments departments depart depart- ments as desired by Gov Rampton Hampton All of ot which Increases the determination of Gov Coy Rampton Hampton to streamline state government He wants power to appoint appoint ap ap- ap point 11 coordinators to tn supervise the states state's departments and ions Opponents claim this ac act action action ac- ac t tion on would open the way for increased state expense rather rather ra ra- ra ther than reducing it It But Gov Rampton Hampton believes he can do the job by appointing appointing ap ap- pointing existing state officials officials of of- to carry the coordination coordination atlon duties r Controversial scissor shaped shap shap- ed on and off ramps have been approved by the Salt Lake City Commission for fora a parking terrace for an expanded J J. J C C. Penney Co store at the city's busy 2nd South and Main St St. corner The ramps will bridge the sidewalk allowing cars to enter leave the I or parking ramp parallel with the stream of traffic with no right turn required I |