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Show Cancer Society Meets Volunteer leaders of Utah units of The American Cancer Society concluded a two-day leadership conference here today, to-day, imbued with the zeal of modern-day Crusaders as they girded for the annual April Cancer Crusade. Highlight of the conference for the 150 volunteers was the personal appearance and keynote address by Gregory Peck, National' Na-tional' Chairman of the Cancer Crusade. Mr. Peck and his wife participated par-ticipated in various sessions of the conference Tuesday at Hotel Utah and they were honored ho-nored Tuesday evening at a reception and' banquet. Earlier in the day they paid a visit to President and Mrs. David O. McKay. Ralph J. Hill, Utah Crusade Chairman, and Walter M. Jones, President of the American Can-cer Can-cer Society, Utah Division, mei the distinguished visitors upon their arrival Tuesday morning at the Salt Lake municipal airport. At noon Mr. Peck addressed a group of 125 Utah business leaders stressing the importance of the . life-saving fight against cancer to the economy of the nation. Business, he asserted, has a great stake in cancer control efforts because of the tragic toll the disease takes of executives and workers alike. Working sessions for the Utah volunteers attending the conference included instruction on orgainizing and publicising a Cancer Crusade at the community com-munity level. Emphasis was given to the life-saving public education aspects of the drive. With the theme, "Gn With the Show", the conference pointed to the hopeful side, with the spotlight on some 1, 40Q000 Americans now living liv-ing who have been cured of cancer. The slogan adopted for the April Cursade is "To cure more, give more. " The familiar admonition will also be used, "Fight cancer with a checkup check-up and a check. |