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Show Page 14 - THE HERALD. Provo. Utah. SUNDAY. Aut 12. 1954 Steve Densley, Kem Gardner Claims usmess Chuclc Peterson Vie Advantage in Governor lace For Senate Seat J.J. He acts Lke it s something we haven t been doing and he forgets the Matheson record." Gardner says, noting 32.0OO jobs were created last ear in Utah JACKSON Herald Staff Writer By PATRICK CHRISTIAN Herald Staff Writer The Steve Densley versus Chuck Peterson race for state state senate district 16 pits two Republicans with business background against each other Both agree there are few differences shared by the two candidates over political issues, but they say age and experience may be the line where voters can look for differences. At least one of the candidates believe that the primary between the two Republicans is the key race. race that the They believed it would be a much harder-fough- t race against Democrat M. P. "Mike" Marchant Chuck Peterson C. E. "Chuck" Peterson, l.i .in :l .inmuimmiuiiijj, u. .mil.. Steve Densley. He's been there before when he campaigned and won a seat in the Utah House of Representatives in the 1950s. t ! Utahns want the best schools they can afford and that's where the legislature has to use wise judgement. The candidate says that he believes that Utah schools are among the best in the nation, but do face overcrowding problems. One possible solution he says could help overcrowding without raising taxes to build new schools is to use the schools more through progams such as d education that is being experimented with in the Provo School District. Another important issues he identifies is taxes. He says it always has and always will be an important issue with voters. "We have to weigh school and year-roun- other funding needs against taxes," Peterson says. He says that he opposes any move to raise property taxes. says Utah al- tax "well-balance- program that spreads the burden through income, property, sales taxes. Asked about severance taxing of Utah's natural resources, Peterson says it would have to be done with care to insure that injured industries such as Utah copper industries were not dealt a blow they couldn't contend with. "I'm not sure about the wisdom of adopting a severance tax at this time with the condition IV8Y MQM3AY, y en education as one of the chief issues of any campaign for the Utah Legislature. "Education takes 40 percent of the tax dollar," says Petersonso education affects everyone not just those who have children in schools, he says. He says since education is so important, voters need someone in the legislature who understands education. Peterson says his 12 years as a member of the Board of Regents gave him a deep understanding of the state's educational needs. "There's no question that The Republican ready has a Other ways to increase the state's revenues. Gardner says, would include increasing the severance from 2 percent and reworking the structure of the state's income tax. which currently is the same percentage for the higher income brackets instead of progressing higher. But, he says, with the economic he points to the recovery as it is surplus in the state's budget this the tax increases will year probably not be necessary. is 70, during this primary against identifies 'I talk about what I've uj.i not doing anything he hasn't done before as he campaigns Peterson said done." ' American Express iwith 1.2 JO jobs carne to Utah without help of an Industrial Revenue Bond or The difference between Kem Gardother government incentives. Gardner located the company on a ner's ability and the other Utah of land he purchased from, gubernatorial candidates' abilities And Gardner indicates he might spot to bring business to Utah is GardRepublican gubernacoincidently. ner s head start, the Democrat be able to carry on the Matheson torial opponent Norm Bangerter. than Marriott. better tradition said during a press conference at And, as chairman of the state s Gardner's current employment is the Excelsior in Provo. Airport Authority, Gardner helped involved with doing just that. bring Western Airlines to Utah. Gardner also indicates he isn't As a general partner in the That accounted for 2,000 new jobs. pleased when Republican hopeful Boyer Company, he has helped Dan Marriott talks of economic attract and expand such businesses "Dan Marriott, or Norm or development as if it were some- as American Express, IBM, Xerox, Wayne Owens) can talk about whit they'll do for jobs.'' Gardner thing new. Wang and Sperry. By Campaign 1984 A1' CAKSURETIOfi K Aor6r i 0 3T OFF Years Oi $feiafcxp fa THOSE SERVICES AH Tfpm of Atomow Acpaid BARBER BROS. AUTO I j r i n MP Li Z? 182 N, industrial Pork Drivt, Of em. Optft &6 225-25- 96 mum Chuck Peterson say at Kennecott Copper." It is important for the state to continue to develop its natural resources he says, but he says the once highly-toute- d synthetic fuels development is probably dead until the cost of existing us so sad loutfer the n i7C ms. V'orm astoe ter's uzbu fsniittp in ah nty fuels climb much higher than they are now. But he said that it is still for Utah to help the development of the synthetic technology along so when the time is right to develop this sector the technology will be ready. Utah's leaders must also push to court big industry, especially those in high-tecsays Peterimportant f " ' i , son. "When I was a mission president in Chicago I talked to a lot of former Utahns in various high-tec- h positions who said they would really like to work in Utah, but couldn't because there were not enough jobs in their fields." Peterson was a member of the 7 Utah House from and was House majority leader and speaker of the House. He was born in Ogden and owned and operated Chuck Peterson before retirement. He says Densley has e of his age, but made a Peterson says he is younger than Ronald Reagan and has gained years of experience. He also says since he is retired, he can spend more hours serving as a Utah legislator than Densley, who still must run his business. He is married to Harriet Robi-so- n , f ; - . v t y' i iV.,; : 1951-195- m-s- s r-h- ; sub-issu- -- nirnnrnrMiTiTTrf aa Mnn irnn . inlS Bangerter isn't a typical politician. He's not a fiery speaker or a great Instead, he believes the best way to succeed in politics is to succeed in governing; that when government leaders do the right thing and do it well, people will notice. back-slappe- r. Peterson. In Utah County, Norm Bangerter has reflected his background of accomplishment and action. Take his work on the flooding at Utah Lake, for example. Flooding around the lake has been a problem for over 100 years. Damages and lost productivity, just in the last two years, have cost millions of dollars. People near the lake have been upset with the water users in Salt Lake, and vice versa. There've been lawsuits, arguments, even sabotage to get the lake drained. But no action. Then Norm Bangerter got involved. As Speaker of the Utah House, he sat down with the Utah County Commission and the Salt Steve Densley inBut he says a short-terin the personal income tax may be needed. "We must avoid raising taxes where we can and make sure to protect our elderly on fixed incomes. He says other steps he would pursue would be to work to reduce waste in government and to pursue those who cheat on their taxes. The Republican says Utah's leaders need to court high-tecindustries to the state or have their children who go into the fields have to popular high-tecleave Utah to find employment. The candidate says since he is presently running "his own business and has children in every level of public education, he has both an interest and experience with the needs of educaton and small business. He says his opponent Peterson talks about experience, but Densley says that experience with government is in the past and that today's needs should be met by someone who understands today's problems. Densley. who was born and raised in Utah, owns an insulation company had has served as vice president of Utah Valley Home Builders Association and as vice president of the Third Congressional District for the Republican Party and as a state delegate. He and his wife Colleen have six children living at home. .y- .S4ifc.L Norm He agrees that one of the problems with education is the need savings plans and teach them how to manage money and responsibility and also let them repay victims," he says. Densley says he is against tax increases and hoped to expand the states funds by working to court business and industry to the state as well as trying to get more tourist dollars into Utah. Omik,. itwm Human race. dustries. "Let's put them to work and teach them job skills and set up Afe iS TITCM'?, C0?ID!TI0imC DAY. Qwfwr-MKhon- k Senate District 16 Steve Densley believes more money is needed to support education, but he says there are other sources of money available without having take it from the citizens' pockets. "It's probably the number one issue of this and most other races," says the Republican candidate now engaged in a Primary nine-mont- Br, 15 k llfiAY 1 Actions, according to Bangerter, speak louder than words. h AO Alt BRING YOUR CAR IN AND RECEIVE V Steve Densley for more funding to reduce overcrowding, and says he supports increasing master teachers salaries in basic subjects to encourage excellence. But he says, "We must strive not to increase taxes but develop a broad economic development plan to increase the tax base." To expand the tax base he sug gests that Utah's leaders promote tax breaks and a strong business climate to encourage high-tecindustries to locate to Utah. Densley says he is pleased the Provo School District is working with a pilot year-roun- d program. The candidate says this educational concept that uses school buildings more efficiently than a h educational program may reduce the demand for funds for new buildings. He also suggests innovative architecture and the use of modular class rooms may help reduce overcrowding. He also spoke about overcrowding in Utah's prison system. "We haven't done a good job at putting prisoners to work," he says suggesting that at least some of the funding for the state's prison system could come by establishing prison factories and in- Wf PfllSPAY J"- - - - - r r: Lake County Commission to work out a solution. When the commissions agreed that the Jordan River needed to be dredged, Bangerter formed a legislative coalition and got preliminary funding. He petitioned the governor for assistance, and will lead the Legislature in implementing further action next month. H Headlines and promises didn't do much to solve the problem. We needed action, and once Norm Bangerter got involved, that's exactly what we got. 3 9 Paul Taylor, president of the Utah Lake Landowners Association. Now, the Utah Lake Landowners Association has endorsed Norm Bangerter for governor. They think the way he's worked on the lake is a good sign of how he'll work as governor. They like the way he produces action instead of headlines. crease Members of the Landowners Association and other prominent citizens in Utah County, listed below, think we need a governor like that. Phil Edwards J. Rulon Gammon Stanley Lewis Herschel dinger Naomi Edwards Sterling Jones Bert Hansen Merwin Lewis Randy Edwards Paul Hansen . Nellie Edwards Jerry Wilkinson Morris Erkanbrach Glen N. Horton Willis Hill Ernest Partridge Carl Marcusen Raymond H. Stewart Neil Christensen Thomas K. Hinckley Vaughn Brockbank B. A. Brockbank Paul H. Taylor Ted A. Halladay I. Dale Alma L. Earl Kenneth D. Olsen Despain D. Ray Chipman Kim Shinkosky Hal J. Scott Donald N. 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