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Show National GOP Chairman Sets Utah Speech The new Republican National Nat-ional Chairman, Maryland Congressman Rogers C. B. Morton, will be the featured speaker at a dinner honoring honor-ing Rep. Laurence J. Burton, Bur-ton, R-Utah, Saturday, May 17, at Ogden. Rep. Morton was elected to the 88th Congress, as was Rep. Burton. "In these last six years, I've served with Larry Burton on the House Interior Committee, the Select Se-lect Committee on Small Business, and the Public Land Law Review Commission," Commis-sion," Morton said. "It's a real pleasure watching a man work so hard for his constituents, as Larry does. The Republican Party owes Larry a real debt for his hard work, and my speaking in Ogden this month on Lar--ry's behalf is just a small ""token of appreciation from his party." This is the second time Morton has traveled to Utah in behalf of Congressman Burton. "Rog Morton was well received when he was in Utah in 1963," Burton added. add-ed. "But I think this speech on May 17 will be one of the political highlights in Utah the entire year. As National Committee Chairman. Roq Morton is privy to what happens hap-pens behind the scenes at the White House. He'll be able to give us all a personal person-al insight into President Nixon's views on stich subjects sub-jects as tax reforms, the ABM, and what Mr. Nixon olans to do about crime control." con-trol." Morton, who actively supported sup-ported Richard M. Nixon at the Miami GOP Convention last August, was appointed by Nixon as National Chairman Chair-man on April 14. Both Mor-ton Mor-ton and Burton served as Nixon floor leaders at Miami. Mi-ami. "The Republican Parly is proud of the job Larry is doing, and we only wish wo had more men like hini in the House," Morton said. The May 17 meeting at O-den O-den is open to the public. |