Show Jack Jacl Anderson Visit Dear Editor JACK STRAWS column of February quotes columnist Jack Anderson at atthe atthe atthe the Utah Press Association Convention as saying That visit to Vernal cost for an attorney Quoting further An aspiring young attorney a member member mem memo ber of the John Birch Society to file a defamation suit against him which was thrown out of court when it was presented Attorney Mark E E. E Anderson of Salt Lake City responded to the Vernal Express Express Express Ex Ex- press commentary as follows 1 The libel suit was thrown out T by bythe bythe y the court because the officer serving the summons failed to include his official title when he signed his name to the Summons An extremely minor t l 2 The suit was filed flied to seek damages for deliberate falsification or private falsification of private papers unlawfully obtained for invasion of oC privacy In connection with Drew Pearsons Pearson's and Jack Andersons Anderson's new column entitled HOW TIlE TIE WOO MORMONS MORMONS MOR Mon MONS printed In October 3 3 The papers referred to In the article as confidential files of the John Birch Hirch Society containing evidence of a bold plot to infiltrate and subvert the Mormon Church were received by Jack Anderson Anders n from Crom a briefcase stolen from Mark Anderson at the June 1966 Republican Convention In Salt Lake City and were In no way connected with the John Birch Society 4 4 At least eight specific misrepresent appeared in the Jack Anderson article which were damaging to to the character and reputation of Mark Anderson An derson Berson the John Birch Society Robert Welch The Church Church President President dent David 0 O. O McKay Ezra Taft Benson Benson Ben Ben- son whose manuscript for a priesthood manual was stolen and misrepresented and Idaho Senator Len Jordan 5 5 The identity of the thief who stole the briefcase and delivered it contents to Jack Anderson was never revealed nor were the misrepresentations ever corrected by Jack Anderson The complete text of the 1966 news article Mark Andersons Anderson's reply and the court summons is available to The Vernal Vernal Ver Ver- nal Express and its it's readers We are earnestly anticipating a day when the talents of such men as Ja Jack k kAnderson Anderson Will be directed toward fight fight- ing the fire rIre instead of oC fighting rIghting the fire fighters When we can come to the realization that contending among ourselves ourselves our our- selves is the design of conspiratorial realization that contending among ourselves ourselves our our- selves is the design of conspiratorial forces working to destroy our republic from within GARTH NUTTALL |