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Show Nuck 30. 19SS Uf Sevei THE UTAH STATESMAN Even Milton Likes Ike Senator Arthur V. Watkins (R., Utah) today pointed out that Utah's medical role in are playing an cooperation with the Federal Public Health Service the nation's battle to lessen the toll from some of mankind's worst maladies. n "During the last three fiscal years" Senator Watldns said, grants have exceeded a dollars annually in Federal support to aid Utah's university, college, and hospital researchers fight some of our most dread afflictions. "Study of these projects reveals that Utah's researchers have completed or are advancing 66 research studies for which Fed- vention and cure of neurological universal maladies, but for the eral grants totalling $2,612,421 diseases and blindness, heart ail- obvious increasing respect being have been spent or are earmarked ments, arthritis and metabolic dis- paid to the quality of Utah reduring the fiscal years of 1951-5- 6 eases, cancer, allergy and infec- search, efforts." an average of $425,603 a year. tious diseases, mental health and Senator Watkins pointed out that medical and popular journals "Examining these projects, it is air polution. seen that Utah's researchers in "Not only are these data prom- have already hailed some of the have been ising," Senator Watkins said, "for findings made as a result of the numbers of grants their research program. greatest study what they reveal of national-loca- l contributing efforts to the causes, nature, pre cooperation in the fight against The University of Utah with 59 projects approved has played the major part in the To Washington program. Three projects each have been endorsed at Brigham Young University and Utah State Agricultural College, and one at the Utah State Hospital. Senator Watkins said that his data were secured through request to Secretary Marion B. Fol- som of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. Secretary Folsom pointed out that the figures for fiscal year 1956 were as yet incomplete. Thirty two projects, for which have been approved, are set up have been apporved, are set up thus for for fiscal 1956. The total number of projects and the total annual grant supporting them for the fiscal years 5 is a follows: ever-increasi- AP Surveys Utah ng Political Scene half-millio- Utah-Feder- Even the opposition in the on the administration to attract is admitting it! top ranks votes, however, If the election were held today tie said, "If I run for governor. I Eisenhower would beat Steven-- am confident I can make it. My vote has come from the people hemselves and not from the noli-ticians." er Associated Press also made some interesting comments on the force the Mormon voting popu lation has in the coming election. He said farmers pro-Bens- and Eisenhower are for the most part standing firm under the Republican banner, despite. the He also noted that Eisenhower's popularity zoomed in Utah when al Invited -- 1951-195- 1951 23 1952 21 1953 26 1954 25 1955 33 $390,937 374,481 273,954 475,237 513,902 The 66 projects have been car ried through in cooperation with national research programs, with the breakdown as follows: Division of Research Grants i TWO OF SEVERAL O. J. Wilkinson, Satte GOP chairman and George B. Putnam, chairman of the "Salute to Eisenhower" dinner held January 20, are included on the list of top Republican leaders invited to attend a special meeting in Washington, D.C. Leonard Hall, chairman of the National Republican Committee, announced the meeting recently. Chairman Hall included several other state leaders on the invitation list The official delegate list from Utah has not yet been announced. (non-categorica- 17 l) National Institute of Neurologi cal diseases and blindness... 12 10 National Heart Institute National Institute of Arthritis and Metabolic Diseases ..... 8 8 National Cancer Institute National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases .... 6 National Institute of Mental 4 Health 1 Air Polution Program Senator Watkins added: "Utah researchers and educators can well take pride in this continuing and rising record of research effort and accomplishment, which benefits us all." down-incom- e. THE PRESIDENT . . . Popularity mounts state chairman, owned up to an Associated Press writer this week. The writer also heard from e Governor J. Bracken Lee, oft-tim- outspoken opponent of administration policy, that "Eisenhower is very popular in Utah." The AP writer also delved into the Governor's future plans with a little more success than any of the other news sources, saying that the governor "left the distinct impression he would seek an unprecedented third term." But AP says "he (Lee) was still giving thought of running against Republican Sen. Wallace Bennett in the Sept. 11 primary. Lee frankly told the reporter he would not change his views 2168 South Main St. 89 THE GOVERNOR Acknowledges same the President went out for the Upper Colorado River Storage proj ect. The current series, running in the Salt Lake Tribune, is written I by Morrie Landsberg, AP writer. . . . Welcome To The Convention . Mis mm 6-87- m. son, Milton wellenmann, Demo Archie McFarland & Son Best Wishes To Delegates Phone IN on Best Wishes MMl mm 01 Fred Weidner 409 West 4th South Phone Ef,l 4-78- 61 |