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Show SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH - FRIDAY, JUNE 11. 1978 Judg6S Propose Relief To McCarty Seeks Lucybeth Rampton to Keynote Election as Utahs County Democratic Convention Loads Mounting Case Committeeman The Salt Lake County Third District Court judges who funds for hiring possibly two new are losing ground gradually against judges and additional social workan incresing number of civil and ers. criminal cases, may propose establishment of a Family Relations Court as part of the Juvenile Court system. Such a proposal may be submitted to the next Legislature to help relieve the districts civil caseload. Judge John Farr Larson, Second District Juvenile Court said the system may be the worlds best court information retrieval system. The mechanics for establishing a Family Court already exist in that district and juvenile court judges can, upon invitation, sit for each other. To help judges handle incrasing caseloads, this procedure is used more and more frequently. Statistics from the office of the state court administrtor show that and 10 judges handled 9,800-civcriminal cases in 1969, an average of 980 cases per judge per year. The caseload by 1975 had increased to 15,500 cases for the 10 judges. In 1969 civil filings numbered 7,680. The number increased il to 12,695 by 1975. Creation of a Family Relations Court would require additional The action would require approval of the Legislature in making the new court a statutory part of the Juvenile Court system, but would not necessitate constitutional changes. Creation of the Family Relations Court would free district judges, especially in Third District, to spend more time on civil matters. Family relations matters often involve the time of more than one judge in divorce, adoption and custody questions. One judge is assigned full time to domestic relations. Information related to domestic relations, divorce, adoption, custody, modification of divorce decrees, child neglect, matters of support and juvenile problems could be fitted into the computer, backers of the new court said. Supporters of the new court proposal say that the Family Relations Court within the framework of the Juvenile Court would provide a better controlled system and could have an impact on reducing the growing number of divorces in Utah. Utah State Democratic Convention June 9 18-1- State, David L. Duncan and Harvard R. Hinton. Attorney General, D. Gilbert Athay, Felshaw King, Galen Ross and David E, Yocom. Auditor, A. John Al Olson, Robert H. Swan and Warren L. White. Treasurer, Linn Baker and Grant Bud Pendleton. Delegates will also be voting for State Senators, State Representatives, .Democratic National and Committeeman, Four Presidential Electors and delegates and alternates to send to the National Democratic Convention. Com-mitteewom- an All State Delegates selected at the recent Democratic County Conventions are requested to report to the Salt Palace at 4:00 p.m., June 18, 1976 to register and receive credentials. for National Delegates Justin C. Stewart must be made with the Convention 6:00 p.m. on FriThe Nominating convention of Secretary from and on Saturday a.m. 9:30 at the Demoratic Party of the State of day 19. Utah will be held Friday and June Filing for Presidential Elector Saturday, June 18 and 19, 1976, at must be made with the Convention the Salt Palace Assembly Hall, Salt from 6:00 p.m., June 18 Secretary Lake City. and 19, by 9:30 a.m. The purpose of the convention is to nominate candidates to be voted All amendments or additions to the State Democratic Platform upon at both the primary and must be submitted in writing to general elections. Delegates at the convention will Chairperson Pamela Taggart, 340 be voting for U.S. Senator, Frank East 4th South, Salt Lake City, Utah 84111 or Democratic State E. Moss, U. S. Representative, Governor, Desmond L. Anderson, Committee, 363 East 2nd South, John P. Creer, A. Stephen Dirks, Salt Jake City, Utah 84111 by 5:00 John H. Klas, and Scott M. Mathe-son- . p.m;, June 16, in order to be of considered at the State Convention. Lt. Governor-Secretar- y Filing Dem- - at the Terrace Ballroom June Daryl McCarty Daryl J. McCarty, executive secretary of the Utah Education Asso-ciatiowill be a candidate for Democratic national committeeman, he announced this week. McCarty, 46, said he has been active in the party for 25 years, serving on the Democratic State Central Committee, state platform committee and state candidate committee. He has also been a delegate to state and county conventions for 20 years, a member of the Jefferson-Jackso- n Day Committee, and has chaired two legislative districts, three voting districts and the Salt Lake County credentials commitn, The program for the 1976 convention has been announced by Phyllis Frankel, County Chairperson. Key Note Speaker at the Convention will be Mrs. Lucybeth Rampton. Taking part on program will be Phyllis Frankel, Call to Order; Mrs. Leah Bullock, Pledge of Allegiance; Jed Wasden, National Anthem; The Reverend Dr. Horace McMullen will give the Invocation. Adriana Sampson, County Secretary, Convention Cadi; Greetings and Introduction of Temporary Officers by Phyllis Frankel and Ron Swenson; Recognition of Candidates, Jack Lunt; Special Greetings from Senator Frank Moss and Congressman Allan Howe; Recognition of Old and New Legislative Chairman will be given by Jack Lunt. Donald Holbrook will introduce the Keynote Speaker, Mrs. Lucy- beth Rampton. Democratic Post - Convention Party and FtW Raiser wiU be held TiSO PM., at the Terrace tee. McCarty, a candidate for Congress in 1974, has worked in political campaigns for the U.S. Senate, Congress and Utah Legisla- ture. He is Utah commissioner for the of the Education Commission national The committeeman States. and committeewoman will be chosen in the Democratic State Convention June 18-1- 9. L)OUDl6 Taxation Still T Tnrlpriflpfl ( The specter of 240,000 unincor- - KbkupSrthefr ices is still undecided after a Utah Supreme Court decision May 28, f Salt Latecfty residents11011 The countys legal strategy this week still remains the same as it Supreme June city-coun- ty 17, irtfoTa" reheXby and then ask that a 1973 double taxation law suit' Soeukment. Dlstnct The fact that the court failed to take that action has prompted some county legal officials to complain that the county has been denied due process. But Assistant County stated'flatly thJt theuity hwo grounds to appeal the Supreme Court judgment to federal court. 12. , Phyllis Frankel County Chairperson Ballroom. Everyone is invited to spend a pleasant evening.. The cost for the party is $5.00 per person, (free to those on Social Security). a rprv'rv X UUA j r jp - O EDITORIAL CIA, FBI Reform Needed The question is whether we can intelligently restructure our intelligence services out .of the g cinders of their own Congressional hearings have clearly shown the excesses to which these agencies went with their dirty notably the FBI and the CIA tricks, not even excluding assassination plots against foreign leaders deemed to be tilting toward the Communist camp or mimical" to our national security m other ways. The evidence has involved and embarrassed Democratic as well as Republican presi- dents. So the White House disgracefully abetted the intelligence communitys arrogant violation of its legal authority, its non accountability to the public which the wake of Watergate, caused it to as its terrible tyranny became known, And at this point we dont even have on the record the performance of the various military intelligence branches rooted in the Pentagon or the supersecret National Security Agency, H But enoughis known to make lt plain that reforms are called for. Not long ago, Congressman Michael J. Harrington. Massachusetts Democrat, put some of his . self-destructi- still-glowin- law-breaki- on. ng 6. -- self-destru- ct (continued On D3ee 21 ' |