Show I Town Opens Secession Move I WENDOVER UTAH UT NEV AH-NEV ADA Reminiscent of the Civil war con con- controversy controversy controversy is the move sponsored by 2000 residents of the Utah part of this little Bonneville salt flats fiats town of 2500 to secede from Utah so they can join their other towns towns- townsfolk townsfolk folk as residents of Nevada where a man can do anything he wants- wants well almost anything Utah doesn't even seem to know were we're in the state and apparently doesn't even care if were we're in the Union bewailed Lester Giffen spokesman for the thc secessionists Main complaint against Utah is the fact that the Beehive states state's laws are too strict A tourist coming from the East stops in my place and looks for the slot machines explained a cafe owner on- on the Utah side I ItI have to tell him we cant can't have them so he says to heck with you you and and drives across the border to Nevada I While this same innkeeper innkeepers can sell only 32 beer his fellow barkeepers bar bar- barkeepers barkeepers keepers across the state line have I Isome some of the stocked best-stocked bars in inthe in inthe the West WestIn In Nevada if a man wants a drink he orders one or two then hes he's happy and nappy and satisfied Giffen said In Utah he has to get a permit go to the state owned store and nd buy a quart Then he feels he has to drink the whole quart So he doesn't show up for work the next day Petitions will be presented to the Utah legislature and if approved ap ap- approved ap- ap approved proved there here must be accepted by bythe bythe bythe the Nevada legislature le Then con con- congress congress congress gress will be b asked to alter the Utah Nevada boundary to include all of Westover in Nevada |