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Show Women's Council hears county candidates talk Mrs. Russell Blackett of this city, president of the Utah County Women's Legislative Council, announces a meeting of the Council Oct. 29, when candidates for the US Senate and House of Representatives, candidates for governor, secretary secre-tary of state, auditor, treasurer and attorney general, will speak. The meeting will be held at the Women's Clubhouse in Pro-vo, Pro-vo, beginning at 9:30 a.m. and it is open to the general public It will be a fine opportunity t( see and hear the candidates Mrs. Blackett noted. At the meeting last Thurs day, candidates for Utah Coun ty elective offices were speak ers. Mrs. Lamar Andrus, chair man of the Judicial Committee gave introductory remarks anc said that the Legislative Coun, cil is a nomsocial, non-partisar group which meets to considei and to study both sides of civic civ-ic subjects, for the purpose oi influencing and bringing tc fruition beneficial legislation ir the state of Utah. She introduced the following candidates: Two-year count y commission, Sterling Jones Republican of Spanish Fork incumbent, who asked the council members for support and cooperation in improving Utah County's safety record, and in keeping more of the tax dollar in the county, and Melvin R. Hanks of Salem, Democrat, who said he believes in paying bills promptly and taking advantage of cash discounts dis-counts and in thrift. He said he desires to serve honestly and give his full time to the people of Utah County. Other candidates The four-year commission candidates included G. Marion Hinckley of Provo, Democrat and incumbent, who is in favor fa-vor of the Freeport Amendment. Amend-ment. He said it will cost the people of the county something in the beginning, but will eventually even-tually bring benefits. He is also al-so in favor of the Central Utah project and outlined the benefits bene-fits it will bring to the county. B. Manning Jolley of Orem, Republican, said he also supports sup-ports the Freeport Amendment and the Central Utah project and stressed the need for bringing new industry into the area, and of helping the local young people find employment. The Fourth District Attorney Attor-ney candidates, Allen B. Soren-son Soren-son of Provo, Democrat, incumbent, in-cumbent, and Ford R. Paulson, Provo, Republican, also spoke. Brief remarks were made by the following candidates for the Utah State Legislature: Dean Prior, Lehi, Democrat and F. Haws Durfey of Amer ican Fork, Republican, First District; Alfred J. Madsen, Lakeview, Democrat, Third District; J. Robert Bullock of Provo, Republican, incumbent, Fourth District; Boyd H. McAfee Mc-Afee of Provo, Demo'crat, Fifth District; Ernest Dean, Democrat, Demo-crat, speaking for Marvin Warren War-ren of Springville, Sixth District; Dis-trict; Francis F. Lundell of Benjamin, Democrat, and Claudius Clau-dius E. "Steve" Stevenson, Republican, Re-publican, Payson, Seventh District. |