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Show WESTERN Independent Dedicated To The Constitution, Liberty, Morality, and Volume 3 Another Utah city has low- ered the axe on the federally-funde- d birth control program called Planned Parenthood At a packed meeting held in the Clearfield council chambers Feb. 8, Mayor Gayle Stark, City Manager Clarence Stoker, and the citys councilmen heard the proponents and opponents argue whether or not the city should continue the license of the Planned Parenthood Association of Davis County. The Planned Parenthood Association had been granted a Clearfield license about two weeks before the hearing. The hearing was called after city officials had received several complaints from Clearfield citizens against literature Planned Parenthood was making available to unwed minors. Claiming they had been subjected to extreme emotional-isat public meetings held two weeks prior in Bountiful, the Planned Parenthood officials prior to the meeting announced m lit ' He eehive st it Truth 250 Salt Lake City, Utah 84106 Number 6 MM February 18, 1972 rtfhood , &their statr&cutive di-- through rector, Mr$vjfay Eaton, that they wgqJcPhot be in attendance at the Clearfield meeting. Mayor Stark, referring to letters received from Fred Sylvester and Mrs. Eaton, said the Planned Parenthood Association representatives refused to attend the hearing. Mayor Stark said: I disagreed violently with them to the point that I made phone calls to them. They said to me that they were doing this because their legal counsel advised them not to (attend), that they were not under any legal obligation to appear before any hearing at any time because what they were doing was approved it was by the state of Utah approved by the federal government. At the instruction of the Mayor, clerk Barbara Anderson read the two letters. The letter signed by Mr. Sylvester stated in part, We do not Continued On Page 4 The Planned Parenthood Ascoeiation had its license revoked Feb. 8 at this standing -room -only meeting in Clearfield. U.S. Congress Tax Cases Delayed Anderson John F. Grismore and Loran D. Herbert, both involved in lawsuits brought by the Internal Revenue Service, appeared separately Feb. 8 before Judge n J. Anderson in Ogden. The Grismore case was continued until Feb. 29 and the Herbert case was taken under advisement. In the Grismore case, the prosecution and the defense had each submitted a supplemental memorandum since the previous court appearance, so Judge Anderson said he needed time to study the memorandums. Grismore has motioned that the Is House Candidate Al-do- grand jury indictment be quashed and he be granted his right to the preliminary hearing that he was originally entitled ta In the Herbert case, the government introduced two witnesses, IRS employees, who brought documents that were introduced. Herbert then said that so far as he could tell, the government had just proved the existence of ABC Fencing and Welding, a company he told them about the previous time he was in court. Herbert then made some oral arguments to dismiss the charges and he also submitted some written arguments. Judge Anderson took the case under advisement. Conservative Republican Mark E. Anderson, former LDS mission president, has announced that he will seek Rep. Sherman P. Lloyd's seat in Congress. LEGISLATURE See pages VOTING 6 & 7 Mark E. Anderson, former Finnish Mission President for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da-y Saints, has announced his candidacy for Congress. He is a Republican and will run against incumbent Sherman P. Lloyd in the second congressional district. When asked why he is running against an incumbent in his own party, Anderson said: I think Mr. Lloyd should have to give an accounting. He has not represented the people in Utah. Anderson went on to explain that Rep. Lloyd voted in favor of the Omnibus Crime Bill, which required federal registration of handguns and ammunition. Congressmen should not, says Mr. Anderson, be immune from opposition in their own party. He says it is not right that representatives Lloyd and McKay receive automatic party support just because they are in offee. Mr. Anderson is an insurance ' salesman with Sun Life of Canada and also represents Beneficial Life. He is a member of the Million Dollar Round Table and has been active in real estate investment and development. He is a member of the Utah State Bar, although he has not practiced law for several years. He is also a columnist for the Utah Independent. Claiming that Rep. Lloyd votes whatever way the Nixon administration tells him to vote, and even reverses himself at times, Mark Anderson explains his own political philosophy as I am in favor of conservative. less government and more individual responsibility, he says. Our whole trend today is toward more government. I am in favor of getting the federal government out of all areas not specifically authorized by the Constitution. To begin his campaign, candidate Mark Anderson released the following statements to explain his stand on various issues: Utah needs a voice in Washington. Our present congressman has been only an echo of the administration. I will work for you in Utah to keep your right to keep and bear arms, including handguns, without federal registration and infringement. The main cause of inflation is deficit spending spending more than we take in. 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