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Show Boys State Selections Made Here bv Lea ion Six high school junior boys will represent Moab at the 1973 session of Utah American Legion Boys State, Commander Fred R. Beyeler of Grand County Post No. 54 announced today. Selected to participate in this annual civics workshop sponsored by the Utah American Legion Le-gion are: Stan Baker, Kevin Denny, Kevin Mc-Farland, Mc-Farland, John Oliver, Gene F.oberts and Mike Walterscheid. Alternates Alter-nates are Mitch Kelling, Mike Holyoak and Robert Marsing. Australian exchange ex-change student, Peter Walsh will also attend. The 1973 session of Utah American Legion Boys State will be in session from June 10th to 16th at Utah State University, Logan, Utah, Commander Beyeler said. There will be 50 separate sep-arate Boys States 'conducted 'con-ducted this summer for youths who have just completed their junior year of high school to study the organization, operation "and political processes of state. county, coun-ty, and municipal government. gov-ernment. The boys from Moab will participate in the organization of political parties. campaigns, elections, and enactment and enforcement of their own laws within a mythical myth-ical 51st state. From each Boys State, two outstanding young men will be chosen to attend the 28th annual American Ameri-can Legion Boys .Nation, July 19-26. in Washington. Washing-ton. D.C. "At Boys State." Commander Com-mander Beyeler explained, ex-plained, "the boys from 1 Moab will have the op -portunity to learn more about the functions of government. Also, they will get a better idea of the importance of each good citizen in discharging discharg-ing basic citizenship responsibilities. re-sponsibilities. They will soon discover how the quality of government is related directly to the active interest and participation par-ticipation of each citizen." cit-izen." On behalf of Post No. 54. Commander Beyeler expressed appreciation to the following firms, clubs, and organizations for assistance in the sponsorship of local youths to the 1973 Utah American Legion Boys State: Texas Gulf, Inc., Miller's Supermarket, Gaither Pontiac, Moab Rotary Club, Moab FJks Lodge, First Security Bank and First Western National Bank. |