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Show The Salt Lake Tribure. Monday, August 20, 197 J -- ? Demos Focus on 74 Congressional Vole Pouclus L Turkic T.ibune Politic al Editor Ituhs Benmruts net bo"l dwells Bv option-- . o on senate bid for 1 rZ to 1 a possible s.uh .idvke irked Saturdav for the annual off year organizing convent. on but with all eyes really fastened on the prospects for the elections next congressional year from the speechmakprincipal business is state party officers, one being the state chairman post, held by John H Klas for a little more than four and years Aside ing, the to elect the top one-ha- lf No challenger has publicly stepped forward to date in opposition to Mr Klas, a Salt Lake City bank public relations executive who is at the helm of his organizational party at the high point of the past decade in terms of Democrat congressional strength Demo Hands Three of the four congressional seats are now in Democrat hands, and with the retirement of four-terRepublican Sen Wallace F. Bennett at the end of next year, local Democrats thirst for a grand slam over s tN1 Neutral Course Sen Frank E Moss, who isn't up for election until 1976, has said he's trying to steer a neutral course, although he 1 brook. or anv other possib'e contenders, the sen. tor told Sen last week newsmen Moss said he could work "equally well," for instance, with Mr Holbtook or Rep Owens should the situation The chairman has attempted to allay any doubts of the congressmen, or other possible contenders for the nomination, by giving assurances that the party machinery would be used fairly and not to the detriment of any candidacy in the process of selecting a nominee Other possible aspirants that have been mentioned by Democrat partisans include Jean Westwood, the partys national Daniel L committeewoman, Berman, an attorney, and Daryl J McCarty, executive secretary of the Utah Education Assn 11 mr.giess men shouldn t misinteipiet ed as indorsement of some one else suth as Mr Hol- were ih.irm.in-- . txprewon of preferenee But both congressmen have indicated they aon t intend to sponsor anv opposition to Mr Klas gattur them-tlve- show g in hi p Dw.ns beati ig a i lncumoei t Ri publi suite'1 m proportionate c.m more delega'e strength roing to the 2nd Congressional Dis tnct which includes Salt Lake County with a redaction of the number of delegates from Weber, Itah, Davis and Sevier counties in the 1st Congressional Dis'nct Lack ef Interest to the ! arise ,:r -- s A ( ,'j John H. Klas No Formal Opposition has joined Democrat leaders urging the congressmen not to leave their House seats for a run at the Senate If they did leave, it would open the seats to a better chance of Republican takeover so goes the argument All four of the major Democrat elected political figure s the senator, governor are and congressmen scheduled to address the convention, which begins at 1 p m m The Terrace, 4(4 S Main The day's activities will be capped with a $.5 a plate annual fund raising Jefferson-JacksoDay Banquet beginning at 8 p m in The Terrace. n rop in Delegates total of 1 6"6 delegates are authorized for the convention a drop of 84 delegates from last year due to a party reapportionment based on the relative increase in voter support for the congressional candidates of 1972 L A Democrat officials, howev- er, don t anticipate a full turnout of delegates for the off year convention, a normal occurrence due to lack of interest and vacancies arising in delegate posts Reports from county organizing conventions have indicated an average CO percent a.tntion in delegates. In this connection, another point of party interest will be to assess whether participation has fallen off from younger delegates who were so active among the McGovern forces last year, which at its high point could muster close to 1,000 delegates to dominate the convention in adoption of platform and selection of national convention delegates. Although facing no formal opposition, Mr Klas has found some open objection to his stating a preference for a U S Senate nominee next year in the wake of his announcement to he would seek two-yea- term as state r chair- i man Mr Klas cited Donald b. Holbrook, Salt Lake attorney and chairman of ttie State Board of Higher Education, as his preference, putting himself m tandem with Gov. Calvin L. Rampton, who has continued to point to Mr. Holbrook as his personal favonte, too Jack Ellefsen talks freely of his as he holds life on the bottle Open Options Representatives of the two Democrat congressmen, Reps. Gunn McKay and Wane amigen over himself in vein. bottle of his head With Little Stomach for Job MABSEVS LNTRODICES AN EXCEPTION AL COLLECTION OF ANTIQCE REPKOBECTIONS . . - AUTHENTIC LN E1TJIY DETAIL Notable accents that capture the imagination and grace of a previous era. Come into Madsens and see the original European designs alongside a collection of more contemporary the pieces are so perfect and exact. vintage. We are certain that you will be amazed The woods are superb and finished with an antique patina that is exceptional. Illustrations are only typical of our superb collection and are not necessarily a part of our ever changing selection Naturally, most are one of a kind. His Main Goal Is to Get Off the Bottle cy surgery wfien an ai iery started bleeding in his stomach. As a result of infection and bowel adhesion obstructions, he was readmitted Oct. 16, 1972. Although the last of Mr. six operations was performed Dec 20, 1972, he was not released from the hospital until last April 25. I was going crazy in the hospital," he remembers Some days I would get so depressed, Id just lay there and not do a By JoAnn Jacobsen Tribune Staff Wnter Jack Ellefsens most cntical goal is to get off the bottle, the intravenous feeding bottle he cames everywhere he goes After six major stomach operations and six months, nine days in the LDS Hospital, Mr. Ellefsen, a former Junior High School teacher, now Mili-cw- k goes everywhere. He takes trips to Las Vegas and Los Angeles, goes camping and dancing, always with his bottle in hand. With 70 percent of his stomach removed, Mr Ellefsen still must be fed A catheter, to which an IV tube and bottle of Aimgen, a nutrient fluid, is attached, sends nunshment vein, a large vesthrough his sel located at the collar bone thing. When a nurse would ask me what I wanted, Id say cyanide. Amigen is whaf Mr. Ellefsen got. Six bottles a day. During his entire stay in the hospital, he was unable to eat or drink anything else except an occasional rootbeer. But, on Apnl 25, feeling like an old man, Mr. Ellefsen was allowed to move into his brothers home at 4359 S. 1300 Im living a more normal life than I should be, Mr Ellefsen says His doctor W'est, agrees. Today, Mr. Ellefsen picks up his supply of Amigen from the hospital twice a week and changes his own tape on the catheter twice a week Mr Ellefsen is an unusual man under unusual circumstances," Dr Dean A few years ago a H Weaver insisted man m his condition wouldnt have lived, as there was no way of feeding him Its a remarkable medical ment and Mr. Ellefsen is a very Now weighing 165 pounds, he has decreased his intake of Amigen to two bottles a day and can eat most anything in small quamties, except foods with skins or seeds and no nuts advanceresponsi- ble and intelligent man Mr Ellefsen said ha first entered the LDS Hospital two years ago for emergen By Andrew H Malcolm New York Times Wnter IDAHO FALLS - Her- bert and Evelyn Giglotto, the Collinsville, 111 couple who fled their home fol lowing an illegal government drug raid and subseharassment, are quently struggling to begin a new Lie now in an undisclosed western community The Giglottos, who asked that the actual location of them new home not be published (it is not Idaho Falls), became known na tionally m Apnl following a newspaper report of the drug raid on their apartment near St Louis by about 15 agents of the federal office for drug abuse law enforcement w ithout a Operating search warrant and without theif supenors permission, the men broke into the apartment late one night, screamed obscenities, held the couple at gunpoint m their beds and ransacked dwelling the before discovenng that they had the wrong address No drugs were found. Sue for $1 Million The Giglottos sued for $1 million The drug agency har since moved to fire some agents And a special federal grand jury is investigating other Illinois raids following a New York tha.. Times investigation - AA&hIX A, A A A A A AA Murray When he goes camping or on trips, Mr. Ellefsen says he cames his Amigen bottles in a cooler, and two hours at a time dunng the day, he clamps off the IV tube so the bottle can be removed entirelyBeing detached from the bottle is the greatest freedom I have, he insists. But, Mr. ElMsen says he still faces the big danger of getting infection into his blood as bacteria thrives in Amigen. And, to avoid the free flow of blood mto the IV tube, which causes blood clotting in the catheter, Mr. Ellefsen says he constantly has to hold the Amigen bottle above his head. When driving his truck, he hangs the bottle on the clothes hook and in his favonte restaurants, the bottle is hung from a chandelier. Mr. Ellefsen says his progress is slow. measured in months, not days. But, his outlook for the future is bright. Its I had a dismal outlook last January and February, he recalls. But now I dont know where Im going, or how long 1 11 have to use the bottles, but Im having a good time. Im making up for the time I spent in isolation." The of umqueness bottle causes much Mr. Ellefsens cunosity among people. Some think its a gag, he laughs. Sometimes when they ask me why Im carrying it, I tell them that I have a dnnking problem. infrequently as a waitress and is also applying for receptionist jobs But its hard on your Raid, Harassment worked Affect Lives , Fortune of Couple because she said, own, we cant afford the employment agencies fees Maybe we accomplished something by bringing these raids to light, but theyve just ruined out lives, said boilermaker the v ho has been unable to find any employment since he quit his Illinpis job, which he said at times brought ai $f00 a week with overtime disclosed that dozens of such mistaken drug raids have occurred across the country in recent months The Federal Drug Enfoi cement Administration has begun action to dis- miss six of the narcotics agents Also, the acting director of the drug administration, John Bartels, announced that he had moved to demote the supervisor of It's hard," said Giglotto. has been married 18 who months, to be getting free and clear financially, paying off the bills and getting a little furniture and going out once m a while and then to go from that to the men from his $5,000-a-yea- tor r the Louis office of post as direcagency s St After the Giglottos told about the raid, they relate ceived anonymous night telephone calls Both their cars were damaged while parked The ar of was brother Giglottos And someone slashed recently tried to break into the home of Giglottos mother in a nearby Illinois nothing You know, I aint got a college education, and its hard for me to get a good job that pays like I was making And now I have to ask people for everything I even applied for a dishwashers job " Giglotto h ua talked with a union fnend who may help him get a job driving a taxi. "I think Ill hear this week," he said But thats what I thought last week." Meanwhile, his wife has town So in early July we had had it and decided to move," Giglotto said as he relaxed m the living room of his newly rented house A A.A A M A A ,A AA,A A .............. ......... A A. A A A A A A AA- No Telephone In fact, they havent even installed a telephone because they dont have the required deposit money The Giglottos sold one of their cars to pay for the rented truck to move their belongings That plus the rent and deposit wiped out their savings The grand jury sent them funds to return to testify in Illinois, but the Giglottos drove a frcinds car back to save money. Now they are living off the airfare W ith the help of a real estate agency who knew their story, thpy found a comfort- able little pink stucco house to rent with an option to buy. It is smaller than .their Collinsville aparttwo-stor- y ment. The Giglottos told their new neighbor their situation ano that some men might make inquiries, and if that bothered the neighbors they would move ut r The couple responded by helping the Giglottos to unload their truck, lending t. em tools and having them over for next-doo- dinner. (Copyright) . A, AAW A AA A AA AZ ... |