OCR Text |
Show v I- - f 000550 SPENCER MR IVEpR,SrON i4i REVIEWSALT PHONE NUME Office Vol.ll 487-740- No. LfcKE "E lM tTYUTAH 84101 FINAL EDITION 1 The Weekly Newspaper Serving The Salt Lake Community 3 5 September 15, 1966 v- NEWS BRIEFS Week In Review Local evaluations retained the position of the Utah Symphony Orchestra as one of the tops such organizations in the Rons... while a writer for the New York Times failed to agree. Jim Fitzpatrick, writing for The Salt Lake Tribune, heard a standing Ovation for Maurice Abravanel, Grant Johan-ness- en (former Utah pianist) and 81 first rate musicians. At fee same time and in the same columns, Harold C. Schonberg, New York Times, heard the standing ovation for Abramel, but not for an orchestra which while the Utah Symphony is an enthusiastic and organization, it has some weak spots... Intonation troubles.. .especially from the woodwinds, and the strings had a raw and shrill, rather than a sensuous quality, The New York Times writer made it clear he felt the Utah Symphony went in over its head when it elected to perSixth Symform the Vaughan-Williaphony in Carnegie Hall. na- -. well-drill- PUBLISHER'S STATEMENT C ollege C oppers ed ms Miich Comes First? The Salt Lake County taxpayer, who will pay the total load on the Salt Palace project were reminded this week that it will bear its taxpayer share of the $2,2Q0,QQfl, seat athletic plant for Utah State University, where plans and specifications for Phase One of a Physical Education Building have been approved by the Board of Trustees. Final plans are to be prepared by the architectural firm of Cannon, Mullen, Folsom and Hunt. The Board met at the Univer-si- ty of Utah, where proposed construction of a $9 -- million athletic plant pro- including a 15,000 seat basketball um have been placed in the shadow Corps Of Cops With Sheepkins For Our Valley The Salt Lake City Commission is expected Thursday to approve the names of five young men to membership in the first formalized Police Cadet Corps program of any police or law enforcement agency of the Intermountain Region. The names of five young men were to be presented by City Commissioner Jamfes L. Barker Jr, and Police Chief Dewey J. Fillis for approval by the Commission as a whole. The employment of the five youths would bring to culmination the work and imagination of the incumbent police administration, members of the CityCom-missi- on and City Attorneys office, the City Civil Service Commission, The University of Utah, and the Rocky Mountain Review.. The Review first interested Commissioner Barker in the possibility of such a program' After it had been rejected for many months by a previous police admin- istration. First Cadets enrolled under the gram, and all of them qualifying with grade and point score totals in excess of the 90 percentile, are Richard F. Grow, 4311 Spruce Cir.; Robert A. Din-iu- s, 2028 E. 7420 South; David W. Poore, 3120 Metropolitan Way; Keith W. String- fellow Jr., 836 Elm Ave., and Gregory A. James, 1855 Ramona Ave Police Chief Fillis said that he hopes that this nucleus of the Salt Lake City Police Cadet Corps will start Salt Lake of doubt. Citys police force toward a program of complete professionalism It! Grit, Grunt, Get It is a start, he said,, toward a proConsistent prodding and plugging and program in which Salt Lake City jected be gullging and berating of public ofcan require two years of college trainficials by mothers: and fathers whose ing as a minimum requirement for all children attend the Redwood Elementary candidates for appointment to the police School has paid off. force. Presently only a high school eduState and county officials nave agreed cation is required. to construct a ramp across Redwood The police chief said that two of the Rd. at 2650 South (now protected in new cadets will emphasize chemistry and heavy traffic by a yellow blinking semaother physical sciences in their univerphore). The state will pay half the sity training to prepare them as the costs of the ramp. Salt Like County nucleus of a professionally trained poland Granite School District will split ice laboratory staff. the other half of costs. The cost is Those two will be assigned at the ouestimated at up to $50,000. tset of die program to the present police Identification division. Two others of the Prosecution? Or Persecution? cadets will begin training in Records County Attorney Grover A. Giles has Division and assignment of the fifth has filed complaints charging violations of yet to be determined. the state liquor control statutes...com-(Contlnu- ed Chief Fillis said he will ask a special on page (Continued' co page 2) a Robert A. Dtaive K. W. strlagf allow t fi jUj hLaa-.- v (i TpTfritwidaririrr Richard Poore ForTheReview: 30 A Voice Is Stilled In April of 1964 we launched a dream. Sadly we must report that the dream cannot be carried to fruition. This is the last edition of the Rocky Mountain Review. We began the Review because we sensed an appetite in the communitys diet of news reporting for a fresh, courage- ous approach. With a talented staff we set about to create a weekly newspaper that would stimulate, outrage, excite, entertain and perhaps amuse. We tried to help involve our readers in the challenges of this growing community. In many respects we lave succeeded in this effort. And yet such success is not enough. A newspaper is a business and businesses need a profit to survive. We underestimated the power of the combination of the daily newspapers. Their coverage made It difficult to convince the volume advertisers we needed that advertising in the Review would accomplish more than duplicating their present circulation. is nothing . There are those who fed that a newspaper more than a media for carrying advertising. We still maintain that it must be more. The rights guaranteed by freedom of the press also imply a responsibility. " --The public grants an inherent franchise to a newspaper; with that franchise goes the obligation to report tnd comment with courage, integrity and a constant goal of helping the community. Implicit in the obligation is the duty to criticise; whether it be the elected official, the vested interest, or all others who would seek to mold society to their own selfish ends. A newspaper's first obligation is not to the power La-mo- structure but to the people. Financial success might have been possible as a limited community newspaper - as a gossip sheet. But to accomplish the goals we sought, to obtain the stature we thought necessary required great cost. The cost has become too high, and under the competitive situation, wherein the dailies secure advertising with the advantage of a combined rate, sufficient advertising revenue could not be obtained to meet it. . There are many to whom we. are grateful. To the wide circle of readers who cheered us on; to the advertisers who saw in the Review a fresh way to reach new customers, and to the tireless loyal staff in all departments who worked late into many long nights to produce 127 issues of the Review. During publication we lost substantial advertising revenue because we refused to alter our position or our policies; but many advertisers stayed with us because they respected our, willingness to enter into controversy. We will retain our press, printing facilities and a basic crew. If the competitive and economic conditions in the valley should change, the opportunity might arise to bring this voice back to the community. Ironically from the beginning we used the New York Herald Tribune as a source of ideas and inspiration. The Herald Tribune is now gone, and in its last issue John Hay Whitney issued a statement, which, with some paraphrasing, expresses our own thoughts: We launched the Rocky Mountain Review because we believe deeply in the value of articulate, intelligent discussion of our community. We wanted it to be a lively companion to a wide circle of newspaper friends. We did not start it to make ourselves wealthy or famous or powerful. The Rocky Mountain Review is not a child. It is not a toy or whim of one man. If the principles of forthright journalism are to survive in this community their future must be predicated on successful business principles where competition is possible. coal-rakin- , ' i ,v In this last issue of The Review, we would recall in this small corner that the efforts of the Review and its staff rereceived a share of plaidits and recognition from the trade, others in the news industry. In 1964 The Review almost swept the field of awards for Group IUNewspapers in the Utah State Press Association. On the office wall hang certificates for 1964 The Review as having proclaiming earned: First Place: Illustrative Material. First Place: Excellence in Typography First Place: Best Editors Column First Place: Community Service First Place: General Excellence Third Place: Best Editorial The awards removed the Review from competition in 1965. Additionally, however, there have been numerous monthly awards for pictures, stories and editorials. In 1964, The Review received from Utah State University its award for Community Service. In the Review earned the 5, Merit Award for Newspapers from the Utah State Bar for a series of articles on juvenile problems in Salt Lake County. And, in the current year for 1965-19the Review was awarded the first award and trophy of the State Bar for a series of features on The Citizen and 1964-196- 66, The Law. by Norman Rosenblatt words in headlines, came out cm July 16, After all, how many weekly newspapers 1964 with are there that have: City Sweats Soaring Hall Of 1. Been banned from a state capitol? Justice Tab. The story began a long and often raucous joust with everyone 2. Been featured in the press secassociated with the building we later tion of Time Magazine? came to call the Taj Mahal of Jus3. Blasted a $17 million civic prothe bond tice. three after issue years ject Not all the Reviews causes were passed and the ink was drying on the winners..maybe they should have been plans? but they werent. The first losing cause 4. Gained the undying disaffection of took its spot 4n-- . the ring on July 23. an entire states teaching association? 12 Month School Schedule? Parents 5. Started a lead story with the last two paragraphs three weeks before final Howl, Budgets Smile. The idea was an ingenous plan to use school facilities publication? 12 months but of the year by a stagOnly cme... and all within two and one-ha- lf gered quarter system. The proposal years. was met with a unanimous ugh from This is the last issue of the Rocky , educators all over. The cause, with the Mountain Review. Its free swinging, hard Review as its only major supporter will hitting journalism will, for now anyway, pass into memory. Many wtil mourn; a presumably no longer be a worry to educators. few wUl cry; a few will cheer. The Review became deeply engrossed in politics - sponsoring a series of Spearheading the Review's editorial meetings where candidates met face to policy over its 127 issues were two face at the Cottonwood Mall. For the veteran journalists. Both were rotund first meeting, for state house candidates, people - large enough so they didnt six voters came. By the time Calvin know how to walk on tiptoe. John Lunsford (from AprU 1964 through August Rampton met Mitchell Mellch hundreds were there.and when the lights went 1965) and Jim Baldwin (from November , 1965 to the present).., vastly dif- - out,' the candidates armed in the dark., -' On the front page Of the October 15. ferent personalities - but both ap1964 issue a Review headline declared proached a story with an almost lecherous gusto, and an honestythat at one Paperback Charges Not True. In 4 time or another enraged nLiost every long pages the Review took a swipe at a book called "None Dare Call It Trea- buildpublic official in the son. The following week the Review ing or at the state house. publisher made a routine request for a Early in its career the Review became news rack on the grounds of the state famous for its typos, the uncomplint capitol building'. Secretary of State mentary trade term for typographical Toronto quietly and quickly said no. errors. Readers really never knew He didnt like the way we handled that whether the errors were typographical or due to the inability of the staff to paperback. We had been banned. As the matter spell. The first issue hinted at what was to gained statewide notice Mr. Toronto refused to budge. The Review took Mr. come. Duplexes or Four Plexes? ZonToronto to court, making a federal case ing Blunder Revealed," read a headline out of it By the time the case reached in massive black type. Not only Salt court it was election eve. The judge told Lakers surprised to see such a blunt Mr. Toronto to put the rack up, and headline - they had rarely seen such a scolded the Review for bringing the is sue black one. to court cm the day before an elec tie. The Review was still mostly a Holla-da- y Salt Lakers, not accustomed to see paper - and in its second issue started to tell Holladay what was wrong support for political candidates in the editorial pages of a newspaper, were a with itself. A few trees were then planted. A clue about the Reviews political bit surpised to see the Review support a Republican and a Democrat. views appeared in the issue of April 23, The Countys flood program was al- - . when a front page article chided a Salt g. Lake druggist for wanting to squelch ways a favorite subject for Review the model U. N. The article ended up deStarting on December 17, 1964 with a headline How Do You Like Your fining a vice president as a man who or COD? Concrete-Line- d Floods, Pre-Pa- id goes to work in the morning and finds or Natural? The Review explored a mole hill on his desk. He has until 5 and denounced the mishandling of conP.M. to make a mountain out of it." stant stop-ga- p attempts to control rush(Time quoted that onpl The conservatives all retd that article ing waters. Sometimes the Review helped posh the and Immediately pegged the Review as a tide of progress. In pointing out disraring liberal newspaper. tinct problems in the sale of the countys Four issues later the Review sided with Governor Clyde in his battle with hospital, and suggesting use of it for Utahs teachers. The liberals all read county offices, the Review helped Bill that article and immediately pegged the Larson save you $1.5 million. Review columnists continued to Review as an arch conservative news- In the 1965, Pat brighten pages. January, paper. The Review became slightly famous as Cummings, author of the Button Box a hole filler. Gaping Hole In Ground introduced readers to the Salt Lake Raid To Be Public Hazard, Mothers Coloring Book". ..from it Now We have a problem for your scissors. See the Keep Watch To Warn Kids, readablar-in- g headline. Next week the hole was pretty auditorium on one side of the filled. Thereafter any southeast resident page and the picture of Salt Lake City on the other? Cut out the auditorium who found a big hole called the Review first Public work crews were kept busy very carefully and glue it somewhere on the city. tagging after Review holes. In a February 1, 1965 story headlined Colunists became a key part of the Third Man, A Thistle In County ParReview, virtually all ofthemirreverant-lacludin- g adise the lead paragraph read Com- Will Lucas, and Pierre Picmission chairman Marvin Jenson took ayune, a pseudonym for editor Lunsford. Other features in the Review at an exception Wednesday morning to reports that the selection of a man to fill the a included date sports page, neighearly third seat cm the county's governing borhood columns, a Washington column board will be punctuated with dissenand editorials. In every issue appeared at least one editorial on a local issue -- sion. On March 18, 1965 the Review's bigand in many Issues an editorial cartoon to further stress the point. gest story to date appeared in a front The Review had projects too - one page headline NoReportForTwoYears, U. S. Tax Report on Attorney General. being the exposition of phony commerWhile the story was embarrasing to cial schemes, revealing as much as posPhil Hansen it didn t seem to cause a long sible without risking a libel suit. That run dip in his popularity curve - whattrend started with a July, 1964 headever that might have been. line reading Legal But Not Fair -In early July Robert Kennedy visited Hit For Big Dough With Sharpies our town. The Review did a story on it Schemes." The Review, never prone to mince (Continued on page 2) City-Coun- ty And Others Thought Of Us This Way.... f' Gregory James People Were OurHope In Brief Attempt To Mould Fine Community Editor Makes A KWIC Move Tom Ivory, general manager, Radio Statico KWIC, has announced that Jim Baldwin, assistant managing editor of the will join Mountain Review, Rocky the KWIC staff on Saturday, September to head a greatly expanded news 17 department. Mr. Ivory emphasized that Mr. Baldwins experience in the community life of Salt Lake Valley will be utilized to continue to bring to Valley residents "community news in depth and from the fresh viewpoint. Jim Baldwins KWIC editorial comments to which listeners have become accustomed, Mr. Ivory said, will continue to be heard. |