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Show PROHIBITION OF LIQUOR WHO WANTS IT??? Mr. M. Walker Wallace's statements contained on a front page of Sunday's Tribune dated May 26, 1968, are misleading mis-leading and intended to confuse con-fuse the readers on issues involved. in-volved. His other reasons advanced ad-vanced are those of one lacking lack-ing in sophistication. Mr. Wallace further states that laws would be enacted to protect Minors, HOW? When we can't protect Minors from buying and using drugs and dope, how in the name oti common sense are we going to provide this protection to Minors against drinking liquor li-quor when it will be practically practi-cally everywhere, which is not the case of drugs and dope, as It is bootlegged. Mr. Wallace knows very well that control will be just about impossible unless we provide an officer for every establishment selling liquor by the drink. It looks like the drinker will have his rights plus the rights of non-drinkers, as the latter will have to share his rights in public places whether he likes it or not. Please let us not kid ourselves our-selves about the outcome. We all know full well what liquor by the drink can bring about; to name a few of the more Important, families will be deprived of food and shelter, homes will be broken up, families fam-ilies will be subjected to brawls in public places. In fact, as we see it, this proposal pro-posal by the drink is worse than the old time saloon. It Is recommended that we draw up new laws and enforce en-force them to the letter. Let each buyer of liquor continue to go to a State controlled . store for his liquor, such as is now being done. In connection con-nection with the latter, it would be advisable to verify adjacent states' prices on liquor, li-quor, sell liquor at comparable compar-able prices to prevent bootlegging. boot-legging. Citizens Committee of Cedar City Opposing Proposed Liquor by the Drink Law G. D. McGarry Herman B. Anderson I |