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Show UNIVERSAL MICROFILMING BOX CITY CORP. 2608 3-- 69 84101 ' . SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH Rep. Wilbur Mills Will Receive 2nd Arthur Watkins Award FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1969 Sheriff Larson Gives Assignments to Eight New Officers Eight new men have been given assignments by Salt Lake County Sheriff Delmar L. Larson. Twelve other department members have been given transfers in the department. Sheriff Larson said additional moves would be made within the month as soon as new rookies are graduated from the police training school at Weber State College. Some 24 are enrolled, the sheriff said, Eight men assigned to the patrol division include Dave M. Kelly, Bernard Anjewierden, James Courtright, Elray J. Dow, C. Donald Harmon, Loni F. David A. Paul and John R. Terry. Five men transferred from the patrol to the detective division include William Oefinger, Garth Beckstead, Leonard D. Carr, Joe Miller, John.T. Fife. .. Moving from detective division to patrol are Tom World, Roy Rettalick and Charles R. Hebden. The sheriff said Deputy Jack Heckert is moving from patrol to criminal identification and that Pete Niksich, Weldon Conger and Gary Mortensen are being switched from patrol to trafy De-Lan- Rep. Wilbur D. Mills, chair- V. Watkins Distinguished Conman of the Ways and Means gressional Service Award. This Committee of the United States award, named for the former ReHouse of Representatives,' .will publican Senator from Utah who be guest speaker at the 119th chaired a select committee that anniversary of the founding of recommended censure of. the late Senator Joseph R. McCarthe University of Utah. The anniversary of this found- thy, is sponosred by the Hinckand by friends of ing will be celebrated Thursday ley Institute Watkins in Washington, Sen. evening, Feb. 27, with a reception and dinner in the University D.C., New York and Utah. Senator Watkins will make the Union Building. Announcement of this occasion was made by presentation of the award. Member of the Alumni RelaDr. Burtis R. Evans, president of the University of Utah Alum- tions Committee of the Alumni ni Association, and Dr. J. D. Association are in charge of the Williams, director of the Hinck- Founders Day Program. Mrs. ley Institute of Practical Poli- Stephen B. (June) Nebeker is tics. chairman, with Mrs. Donald A. Dr. Evans said four Distin- (Margery) Mackey, Harold L. guished Alumni Awards and one Woolley,her.and Gayl Baddley asHarold Boyer and Honorary Alumnus Award will sisting of the Alumni Awards members be presented during the program Committee are determining at and Congressman Mills will re- the present time who the Alumni ceive the second annual Arthur Award winners will be. d, fic. File Addresed Form IRS Asks Taxpayers William T. Thurman Resigns As U.S. District Attorney William T. Thurman, United States Attorney for the District of Utah for the past eight years, will leave that position on February 28, 1969, in order to return to the private practice of law in Salt Lake with the firm of McKay and Burton. In making the announcement, Mr. Thurman disclosed that he has already submitted his resignation to the President. Mr. Thurman was first appointed to his present position term by President for a four-yea- r Kennedy in May, 1961 and later for a second term of four years by President Johnson. During his term in office, Mr. Thurman has served in the Department of Justice with four Attorneys General, the last Robert F. Kennedy, Nicholas deB. Katzenbach, Ramsey Clark and John N. Mitchell, the present head of that Department. Among the important litigation matters successfully concluded under Mr. Thurmans direction were those involving title to land in the bed of the Green River, prosecution and conviction of several prominent Las William T. Thurman Vegas residents of violating federal interstate gambling laws and conviction of officers of the defunct Guaranty Trust Deed Corporation of violations of federal mail and securities fraud statutes resulting in Utah investors losing over $3,000,000. TOD AYS - EDITORIAL v Taxpayers who received a 1968 Form 1040A or a Form 1040 with a preaddressed label on it are urged to file that form if it fits their needs and they arc eligible to use it. Roland V. Wise, District Director of Internal Revenue for Utah, said today that substantial Following mans imminent personal exploration of savings will be realized if the form provided is used because the moon, the next major objective of our future space fewer operations are efforts shoudl be directed to the goal of better underto necessary process the return. It also helps us utilize the full standing, better predictng and better conservation of our capabilities for which the Auto- atmospheric and oceanic environment, says Walter Orr matic Data Processing system Roberts, president, University Corporation for Atmoswas designed," he said. If your name or address has pheric Research in Science Magazine. Calling on President Nixon to make a commitment changed, make the necessary corrections and strike through to this inspiring objective, Dr. Roberts says in making lightly the preprinted informa- such a commitment the President will have still another tion. If you have a refund due, this will help insure delivery of challenging opportunity.. By aiming the skills of space the check to the correct address. Taxpayers should also verify toward earth oriented and peaceful uses, not only can that their correct social security number is entered on the return he serve the tangible interests of people in every corner of the globe but he can call for the attainment of this they file. 1963 for The filing deadline goal through a world cooperative research and engineertax return is April 15, 1969. effort in which nations in of Next Objective in Space key-punc- h Commission Says No Increase This Year in Property Tax The raising of revenue by inJoining Mr. Harrison, in painttaxes has been ing a potentially drab financial creasing property Salt Lake City picture for the city and its deoverworked, Commissioner Conrad B. Harri- partments were Public Safety son explained this week after the Commissioner James L. Barker, commission agreed it would not Jr., Mayor J. Bracken Lee, Com. raise property taxes this year, missioner George B. Catmull and even if the half cent raise in Water Commissioner E. J. Gam. sales taxes fails to pass in the Mayor Lee said it would be the legislatures fault if the Legislature. We must obtain a wider base city has to cut personnel and any and the sales tax is the only way services. we can go, he said. If the half cent sales tax is No one wants to annex into not granted then the legislature the city if the property tax con- will have to assume the respontinues to increase. He said that sibility because the city has done while this commission will not all it can," said Mayor Lee. We increase the property tax we would like to get rid of some of know there will be an increase our obnoxious taxes (among in these taxes because of the them the sewer tax) and pay schools." more to our employees. ing many stages development can participate. By this step he will greatly advance inOver twenty pedestrians lost ternational understanding. Everyone will benefit if the their lives on Utah streets dur- Soviets, Americans and others conduct peaceful space ing the past year. Many of them research in concert, with joint planning and joint execuwere killed during periods of tion. It is a' rare chance for initiative. poor visibility when failed to see them. drivers (Continued on page 4) |
