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Show a Mojrwrrgpii3Haj ' te u.1 FBI puts the stamp on postal czar long as the charges were confined to our column. But when a congressional com- mittee confirmed ite JfiCK HflDERSOn - our charges, the board could no longer ignore them. Klas&en resigned two days after meeting with the hoard Here are the facts that brought him down We revealed that Wassen, not once but twice, had helped the Martin E. Segal Co. with postal contracts When our associate Jack Cloherty questioned him, Wassen denied any knowledge of the second contract Now sw'om congressional testimony contradicts this. The FBI investigation has also confirmed our story completely. We reported that Charles Burnaford, a close friend of SpV WASHINGTON Post- master General Ted Wassen announced his resignation last week just as the FBI was closing in on him. The FBI confirmed our charge, according to sources close to the investigation, that Wassen accepted a $22,917 fee from the Martin E. Segal Co. after helping the firm get postal business This allegedly violates two ior.flict of inteiost .statutes. The FBI. therefore, will present ns findings to the Justice Department for prosecution. For nearly a year, the craggy Klassen has held out in his postal penthouse, denying reports of wrongdoing and deploring his c nbcs. His abrupt departure from tire Postal St iv ice, he said, had nothing to do with the criticism of his conduct. had picked up m postal contracts without submitting a bid. The blustery postmaster general feigned amazement over this He said he was appalled. But sworn testimony now reveals that he gave Burnaford s business card to a postal ejbordmate and suggested that Burnaford could do a good job We charged Wassen wuh padding the payroll with his fnends, wasting money on fancy offices and abusing the contracting system. Wassen the allegations. But a House subcommittee, headed by Pep Charles WilWassens, $321,000 pooh-poohe- d son, that found circumvention of regulations, favoritism, inefficiency and waste have existed m recent years in (postal) contracting and procurement sen had lavished the taxmoney on his office complex. The General Accounting Office confirmed our report down to the exact figure he laid out. Under the contract the enterprising Klassen wangled from hhe hoard, he can continue to collect $30,000 from the Postal Service for another years simply for Vmak'ng himself available as a consultant. Then he will tie able to retire on a $12,000 annual government pension, although he worked only five years for the government. Footnote: Astonishingly, the Board of Governors appointed Ben Bailar, Kiassens deputy, as the new postmaster general. Bailar worked with Wassen both at the American Can Co. and later payers to by Brickmen 60fcLgal&FttO 1H& oi)l M oa& iQ Wco-o- i! C V BARGAINS FOR CONGRESSMENMembers cf Congress are constantly dis- covering new w ays to skin the taxpayers. The latest; Last year, they slipped through a bill which permits defeated congressmen to purchase their office furnishings for bargain-basemeprices. Former Rep. Dan Kuykenhauled off a dall, load of chairs and typewriters, for example, that had cost the government Yet he paid only $2,366 39. $1,016.89. Ben Blackburn, Ga , bought for $251.95 four electric typewriters, a bookcase and a metal office table that originally cost the government $635. He intends to use the furniture, he told us, to open a law office Ex-Re- R -- Noms William R.-N.- t, and Edward have inGurney, quired about getting some of the bargain fuimture. But at, this writing, they had made no purchase. Inquiries also have been received from 53 departing f&ALLY 1- R.-Fl- a. - congressmen, including Moft.rton Ste ft repeat Wavne Owens, Im -- And $100 Trade-I- n Bonus. 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Buy or lease a new 75 Duster or Swinger make uiur best deal with the dealer, and then Chrysler Corporation will send you a check for 5200 on top of that! - 1 some of Eassens questionable dealings, although Bailar had no part in the alleged violation of law. ., 16 Ocbftf mumm mmm warranty The deals are fantastic here at Chrysler Corporations Car Clearance Carnival. But folks, theres one deal thats fantastic all year round: Chrysler Corporations new 12 month Unlimited Mileage Warranty on all their 75 cars. Go ahead, read it for yourself. Thats right, folks, no matter how many miles ou drive in the first ear, youre covered anclthat includes parts and labor. All you have to take care of is normal maintenance like changing filters and wiper blades. So make pl.ms to come to Chrysler Corporations Car Clearance Carnival going on at your Dodge and Chrysler Plv mouth dealers. Its a carnival of values! Iw ihv MnejC uH u, u V. okl UWalisut mw UN is 2 2b ) o purchase neuswrv lull it'd o Ike nod rimers lHjc 1 hi ont per cu-- t Hikr Retail ciwiyik rsnnl, tr HudSdiKkun, kU. dcUila nubk dtjuurLkxlkt jndUvy&nt P.moutlitk SvVtt h Ltv ,"vt uxiur 21 UEu . irsandor CHRYSLER CORPORATION 13. 1975 JANUARY MONDAY, DCStRETNEWS, We A4 have published evidence that Bailar was implicated in Three Cohen, -- 'Wi our feeders m the Postal Service We described how Klas- the small society On the contrary, postal hourehs say the sworn evident e finally cnuiht up with him The Board of Governors t.ick hv him. thw n letters from !k tc ,Lblied Facts in theater closing that date As Dec. 27 approached, Mr and Mrs. Green were advised that tne building d.d not pass inspection and they could not To the editor: I have read several letters to the editor and have received numerous telephone calls concerning the City of West Jordan shutting down a threater on Jan. 1, Most ol these letters have not given the complete facts and the people who have called to complain are obviously misinformed about the reasons for closing the threatre to the public. Because West Jordan has adopted Utah's uniform building code, it is responsible for enforcing the terms of this code. Utah has gone to great lengths to draft standards for buildings which will be used by the public to ensure that patrons will be as safe as possible. Mr. and Mrs. John Green appeared before the West Jordan City Council in early December asking for a business license to open them live theater on Dec. 27. They were advised that they could have their license provided a final inspection be passed before We resent the implications that we are not letting them picking on little children by our duty as city perform. We feel uiai it is officials to protect these little children by not that allowing them to perform in buildings are potentially hazardous to their safety and well-bein- Glade Briggs West Jordan Building Inspector on city payrolls' To the editor: Utahs elected state officials think their So, some of To the editor my citizen of this city who has ever frequented City Hal! or any government offices in Salt Lake City has not come to the conclusion that they are overstaffed and that there is personnel of little value tc the city sitting around without sufficient work One only has to take a walk through the City and County Building and look at the snack bar and observe the conferences and the loitering in the halls to determine for himself that there are just too many employes. A illustation of this point took place tne other aay when Says miscalls ruin Star game To the edit ' I had some business at the Salt Lake City Shops I walked in the budding and there were four men binding in the corner having a boil session and smoking. I ap- proached the group and they asked me what I wanted. I replied and was directed to another door. I entered to find three more men having another bull session Again they asked me my business, and again I wa directed through another door whee I found two men m conversation, and two more men sitting at their desks who appeared to be attending to city business The gentlemen at the desk took care of mv busmens and as I turned to leave, three more men entered the office and just stood around As I left, After the flagrant miscalls hard-workin- thought to benefit from taking a close look at the City and County Building, the C'ty Shoos, and other city offices, and cleaning out the personnel who are not needed No wonder they dont have an audience! R. K. Christensen Ralph H Steenblik 204 Orange Street Bountiful Ea-- t 1 myself, am I paying for all of their wages? The City Fathers are too busy shouting about losmg employes to see that they are poorly managed Perhaps eich commissioner would by the referees in the Stars game Jan. 6, game, it would be a distinct favor to these g Stais if Collier were to take them to Calitor-m-a where they could play under fair conditions Ruth Medley 7277 S. 2825 had not passed final inspection, and they were operating on a temporary power permit which does not allow occupancy of a building. Too many loafers She resents salary hikes wages should be raised to keep up with other states' standards How about setting our own standards and making them higher? How about showing other states what can be done by leaders who have the welfare ot those they How about lead in mu-improving the economy? How about making do wuu their 1973 or '74 cars, furniture, clothes, etc.? How about seeing that those with subsistence wages have enough to eat, keep clean and warm without outside help It seems to me I, read a statement of our governor to the effect that percentile raises were unfair since those needing the most get the least Those families gating $6,(X)0 to $10,000 work jut as hard or harder to earn their wages and do just as essential worK as anyone else, yet only get enough to live on by accepting charity or scrimping, conniving, doing without, using the affluents castoffs, or very careful planning If we cant give raises fairly and equitably, maybe we should make news by keeping them where they are open As a master of fact, there are 11 violations of lb fire code and 15 violations of the to building code Mr. and Mrs. Green opted and ignore the anyway theater their open fact that they were not licensed, the building Single men are useful, too editorial published Jan 2, 1975, concludes that singleness causes crime and leads to physical and moral degeneration. Gilder uses statistics that include people who have been institutionalized and so have had no opportunity to marry, people who have chrome illness, and so are less likely to marry, and criminals, who are very likely to be divorced and become single while in prison. Your editorial does not consider the possibility that these problems cause singleness, rather than singleness causing the problems There are m Utah single lawyers, coal miners, doctors, teachers and bus driv-ei- s who are suigle for many different reasons, but they To the editor. There needs to be a second look at the conclusions of Geoige Gilders article about unmarried men in the November 1974 issue of Commentary. This article, which formed the basis of your Complete Seieeiion "A FUN PLACE TO SHOP" KETCHUIS sai v la:e ikrs soon family and Church leaders reinforce these feelings and make it increasingly difficult for them to develop mean-mgtrelationships that lead to marriage. M any of the readers of your newspaper sing hymns every Sunday that were written by a man who never married, Evan Stephens As director of the Mormon Tabernacie Choir, Stephens helped publicize Utah by giving concerts nation wide Many of Utah's early scholars were prepared for their studies m tne East by a single man, John Park, who served for 23 years as president of the University of Utah You have proven that it is a lot easier to point fingers and throw stones tnan it is to show love and understands and STS3 satins one thing in Well meaning inadequacy. CHRYSLER TIMS develop common, the la k of seif confidence. 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