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Show Leavitt, Romney express views at Chamber meet t , - I i 1 ,, , . v i i (7 1 1 1 3 If) ij ' i I i i I i , u u r ! . - ' i . ' y i ,. ,, : - j . - , , ' ' Republican Gubernatorial candidates Dixie Leavitt and Vernon Romney both expressed similar views opposing big government and federal controls in their meeting with the Cedar City Chamber of Commerce last Friday. Leavitt said he was, "concerned "con-cerned about big government and the need to return decisions concerning Utah back to Utah." Romney said the recent Supreme Court decision declaring the Great Salt Lake totally Utah Property is an example of how he has fought for Utah's rights against federal, encroachment. In the well attended luncheon meeting, both men relied on their records, Leavitt having 14 years of state legislative experience and Romney a two-term Attorney At-torney General. This was the first meeting of the two candidates can-didates since the Utah Republican convention. "I have done more for business than any other Attorney General's administration," Romney stated. He said examples of this were returning the Great Salt Lake to Utah control, his efforts in keeping Uintah Basin oil shale in local hands and Utah shoplifting laws, which he described as "our baby." ROMNEY STATES POSITION. Vernon Romney asks the local Republicans to look at his record in office as a basis for decision. ' CANDIDATE LEAVITT. Dixie Leavitt tells Cedar group he knows importance of balance in government. Leavitt said he is a businessman, having - over ' 12 offices in Utah, Nevada, and Arizona. "I know what it is like to have to meet a payroll," he said. "Having a background in agriculture, education, and business, I know what balance in government is." Leavitt also said it was a "must" for Utah, rich in natural resources,' -ta develop a lan which would enable us to 3evetop7 them properly while protecting the environment. Both men expressed similar conservative views on issues such as ERA, deer and sports control, opposition to "regional governments," drunk driving laws, and land-use planning regulations., Both said any federal land use regulation was undesirable and that they were in favor of local decisions on any land use action. Leavitt said he supported a previous land use bill becuase, in part, it was "perceived as local initiative." Neither man said he objected to fluoridation of water, per se, but both said they objected to the manner in which such propositions are being carried out. i "I don't like the state mandating man-dating to local governments what they ought to be doing," Romney said. Senator Jake Gam, also briefly in attendance at the Chamber function, said, he hopes local party members will also give their support to the Republican Senatorial and representative races. "The Democrats have everything locked up 2-1 in Washington," Gam said. David Monson, Republican running for the Attorney General Lieutenant Governor spot, was also in attendance. |