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Show UNIVr.?.3AL MICROFILMING BOX 2303 cm SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH Treasurer Jennings Philips Jr. Enters Race for Commission Seat Salt Lak eCity Treasurer Jennings Philips Jr. declared his candidacy for a seat on the City Commission, citing experience in municipal finance. Mr. Philips, 58, residing at 1525 Westmoreland, launched his campaign at a University Club reception. A former newspaperman, he established his own public relations firm in 1954 and was retained by the city to coordinate a 1961 capital improvement program. He was appointed treasurer two years later. We cannot afford to entrust the citys money matters to the inexperienced or uninformed. During my eight years as treasurer I havent only gained an intimate knowledge of the city fiscal affairs, but have increased the earnings from city investments from $80,000 in 1963 to more than $1 million last year. The taxpayer has been the one with whom the direct benefits have affected in services for them which would not have been available without the earnings from the investment programs. If elected, Mr. Philips said he would ask to be assigned to the Department of Public Affairs and Finance, which is now head- - V re-electi- on. Candidates Announce for Posts Of Mayor and City Commissioner JOHN WILLIAMS P John O. Williams, former announced youth leader, his candidacy for the job of Salt Lake City Mayor, in the hope of bringing about some change for the real minorities of this city. Mr. Williams, 27, resides at 860 Washington and is former president of the Salt Lake City youth chapter of the NAACP, where he was active from 1964 to 1969. He then served in the United States Navy, where he was released this year. He attended Westminster College for three years, studying political NA-AC- science. John Williams believes he is the first Negro candidate to run for the office of mayor. The city commissoncrs who are candidates for mayor arent responsive to the needs of all people. They're concerned with downtown beautification while central city and the west side become rundown and dilapidated. He said he would abolish city operations of street department and have work carried out by private enterprise and would abolish parking meters around the city and county building because they discriminate against poor people having to do city business. Verd-A-Ra- 3-- 71 81101 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1971 Coy. Rampton Plans Hollywood Visit Calvin L. Rampton, Governor of the state of Utah, accompanied by various Utah officials, will visit industrial executives in the Los Angeles area Monday, September 27th. The group will conclude its days activities with a reception and dinner for movie executives. The reception is scheduled for the Maisonette Room at the Beverly Hills Hotel. The purpose of the Rampton Raiders tour is to acquaint the motion picture and TV executives in the Los Angeles area with the potential and advantages the state of Utah offers the industry. During the presentation at the Beverly Hills Hotel, Governor Rampton is expected to be joined by Producer Stanley Kramer, Director Sidney Pollack, and actor Robert Redford. They will emphasize Utah sites for movie locations. The Governor will further explain the economic adJennings Phillips, Jr. vantages and state assistance for ed by Mayor J. Bracken Lee. The movie and television production mayor has said that he does not in Utah. wish to sek Concerning consolidation of city and county government, Mr. Justice W. O. Douglas Philips said he favored passage Addresses Utah CLU in 1972 of the constitutional United States Supreme Court amendment that would permit voters to chose various forms of Justice William O. Douglas will speak to the Utah Civil Liberties government. Union, Friday, Oct. 1, in the University of Utah Union Ballroom. Justice Douglas will speak of the important topic confronting the people of today, International Dissent. He will address the students MEREDITH M. POULSON and anyone wishing to purchase Meredith M. Poulson, 39 year tickets for the address only or old businessman, announced his those wishing to purchase tickets candidacy for a seat on the Salt for a dinner to be given also. Lake City Commission. Tickets are available from the Stating Law and order is of University of Utah Student course a very important item in Health Center, Zions Bookstore a city of our size. We are con- and at the door. Price for address tinually hearing of the many and dinner is $6.00 per person crimes that are taking place. and for the address only $2.00 This necessarily isnt the prob- per person. lem of our police department but I think of the attitude of many different segments of our civili- Salt Lake County zation in these days. And I be- Officials Honored lieve that much should be done Two Salt Lake County offito correct this apathy that we as cials were honored this week and citizens take concerning law order and the other problems during a County Commission that are around us. meeting. The Valley Sports AsMeredith Poulson is division sociation presented awards to Commission Chairman William y manager for the William E. Dunn and Recreation Lighting Division of the North American Phillips Corp. He has Dept. Supt. Gary C. Swensen. been a candidate for the Utah The two were presented plaques conHouse of Representatives and commending them for their last year sought a post on the tinued support of the countys Salt Lake City School Board. growing softball porgram. I realize that in the coming The awards were presented by finanbe there will great years Valley Sports Associations vice cial problems facing our city. Lou Gehring, who told We have read recently of the be- president the counginning of these problems in the the commisioners that fiscal budgeting part of our city tys softball complex located at finances. I truly believe that 4400 South 1300 East was one of economy must be practiced in the best in the country. Over 2000 athletes make up the VSA. our government. Gr CCRP. Planning Coordinator Bruhn Says Government Not Kept Pace structure has not kept pace with the rapid growth of technology. In the early days of Utah, the local courthouse was within horse and buggy reach of any citizen. In an attempt to bring the government closer once again to the people, multi county organizations have been formed throughout the state. Today access to the Capitol is no more than a days drive for any citizen. So stated Mr. William G. Bruhn. Acting State Planning Coordinator and Executive Director of the State Department of Community Affairs, in his speech before the International Association of Personnel & Employment Service at the Fort Douglas County Club. Mr. Bruhn spoke on Manpower in Relation y to Planning, during the dinner held between 7:30 and 9 p.m. The Interlocal Cooperation Act of 1965 first enabled counties to band together for coordination of services and contract-ig- , Mr. Bruhn commented. The regions were eight multi-count- y established in July of 1970, bound together by articles of asLocal government Multi-Count- William G. Bruhn vide a vehicle for decision making process to take place between local units of government in the state. The regional organizations can be a valuable instrument for coordinating and planning vari-ou- r Manpower activities that are handled by state and federal agencies in the counties. As a subcommittee of the regional organizations, Manpower agencies can avoid having to deal with each county on an individual basis. Better coordination and cooperation result with the regional organizations as well as with sociation. the individual counties. These multi-count- y organizaThe formatoin of these multitions were formed as an effec- county districts is a step in the tive tool to return to local gov- right direction toward humanizernment decision making powers ing governmental workings and to elected officials and to pro- - programs. TODAYS v EDITORIAL V -- -4 Cataract, Glaucoma: Blindness Need Not Result blindness caused by cataract and from the eye disease glaucoma in many cases need never occur. Yet these are the leading causes of vision loss among American adults. According to the Utah Society for the Prevention of lllindness, it is basic lack of knowledge of the facts surrounding cataract and glaucoma which is to a large extent responsible for the high incidence of blindness from both causes. For this reason they are the targets of an intensive educational campaign constantly waged by the Society throughout the state. Preventing blindness from cataract is frequently complicated by the fact that many cataract sufferers are older persons who accept failing eyesight as one of the consequences of aging, and thus do not seek treatment. Another factor is fear of the treatment method itself, a surgical procedure which is actually very safe. (Continued on page four) i 72 |