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Show Dixie Leavitt seeks Governorship T IujtR mm ADDRESSES GROUP. Senator Dixie Leavitt formerly announced his candidacy for the Governorship of the State of Utah Thursday. Here is address group of nearly 100 who turned out in Cedar City to. support his effort. the services being rendered by the state and make sure that only real needs are being addressed, and only in the most efficient manner possible. All of our state departments depart-ments and activities need to be reviewed and totally justified," says Leavitt. The Republican candidate thinks people will agree with him. "The public has already learned that many of the things we expect the government I . just aren't practical. Either the expense is too great or government doesn't have the skill or efficiency to deliver." Frankly people expect less of government, and its time to reflect those lower expectations in lowered expenses. "Washington has assumed powers far greater than any ever contemplated by the framers of the Constitution, and in this Bicentennial year, I think it's appropriate for us to a launch a concerted effort to win back some of our' rights from the Federal bureaucrats. The Federal government has powers and rights certainly, but I sometimes feel that all the important decisions are made in Washington by people who know nothing about Utah, and have no stake in , her future." Leavitt added. One of Leavitt's strongest interests is the return of government controls to the lowest levels-those nearest the people. "There's a good deal we can do at the state level to modernize, assist and strengthen local government and then vest it with many of the powers that have been , assumed by the state in recent years," Leavitt stated. Assessors were an example that was offered. The counties are perfectly able to conduct their own property assessment. "We don't need 175 state assessors duplicating the work of the local officials," Leavitt said. Leavitt concluded with this remark, "I don't like long campaigns. I'm sure you don't either. That's why my campaign starts today, the first official day for filing. I think that's a logical starting time and this is the logical starting place for me. Now that it's official I plan to campaign as vigorously, openly and effectively as possible." ' Senator Leavitt introduced all of his family: his wife, Ann and five of his six children; Michael and his wife Jackie, Mark, Eric, David and Matthew. His son, Dane, is serving a mission for the LDS Church. Dixie Leavitt of Cedar City and a 14 year veteran of the , Utah Senate where he has held numerous leadership positions, announced his candidacy for the Governorship of the State of Utah at a series of public meetings Thursday of last week. Initially the announcement was made at the Senate j Chambers on Capitol Hill in Salt Lake City followed by "announcements at the Ogden City Library, at Provo, Richfield, Rich-field, and at Cedar City. ( Scheduled announcements in other areas of the state , ( including Vernal and St. George were cancelled owing to weather conditions. But Senator Leavitt indicated before a group of nearly 100 well wishers who came out to greet him in Cedar City Thursday evening, that it was fitting and appropriate that he should conclude his day-long "back home." Leavitt charged that Governor Calvin Rampton, who has served the state as Governor for three terms, has done a good job, "but the reason for his success, his popularity is ' the fact that he has had a strong Legislature. The Governor has had cooperation from the Legislature and even come to the Legislature with requests that he knew would be turned down," he emphasized. ( ' "I enter this race for the high position of Governor of the . State of Utah with a sense of deep responsibility and as a candidate that has developed expertise in the legislative process while serving 14 years in the Senate and a term in ; the House of Representatives." "The major issue in the next four years is the control of government. State government, Leavitt feels, has increased in-creased in power, size and complexity in recent years, far . beyond its ability to deliver services to the public, or to , justify the great increase in expenditures needed to support them. The state needs new leadership with a will to review |