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Show Robert Hansen Candidate For Utah Attorney Generri it Robert Hansen, deputy Utah Ut-ah Attorney General for the past eight years, announced his candidacy for Utah State Attorney General Tuesday. Hansen, a key organizer of legislation aimed at reducing the shoplifting rate in Utah, made the announcement in the State Capitol rotunda. A Republican who has , served his party in Utah in various posts for more than 20 years, Hansen pledged a "vigorous continuation" of anti-crime programs being carried out under Attorney General Vernon Romney. Considering his experience these eight years serving second in authority directly under the Attorney G, Hansen made a three ' . Pledge as a part C campaign platform:-. tinue the improvement -ti services performed bv m. if office of the Attorney nn ' P -to undertake a "ly ! ' and unyielding" driv i reduce the incidence of 'r-in 'r-in Utah;-to utilize all I ' able input by other loj enforcement agencies and Z f L citizenry in general ''It is absolutely im that criminals be apprehemb and punished relative to iL J i acts they have committed -'l Hansen stated. "Our , tf enforcement and prisons . be fair and humane, but at same time our people will r, stand for mollycoddling Jjj ! ineffective programs which drive up our taxes while 1 ' B accomplishing nothing." J A graduate of Hastings C, School in San Francisco, and holding an engineering degree ' '' from the University of Nt i! Mexico, Hansen has resided in Utah since 1950. He practiced r ' as a private attorney in Salt '- Lake City for 18 years before becoming deputy Attorney General eight years ago. I f" " i ." ,-'"' .0 i r..vi .v VV' I ? f 8, Robert Hansen "T"" it |