Show s s F Richards Runs for Congress Richard Richards today an announced announced announced an- an t that hat he will be a candidate for Con Congress g res s in Utah's Fir First st Congressional al District rIn f r In his announcement statement statement statement state state- state state- ment Richards said I I am bothered by t the h e magnitude and of the problems we face in the nation today today- and I Iam Iam am sure that that everyone everyone else has I the same concern We had a bad decade in the and if we fail to find solutions to our problems right away there Is cause for great concern about the future CIn In 1968 the voters elected Richard Nixon President with the th hope and prayer praye r that he would in ill fact bring the Country Country Coun Coun- Country try together I believe they support support support sup sup- port him today and have faith in his c capac capacity a p a c ity to solve our problems But many of the Congressmen Congressmen Congressmen Con Con- gressmen have played politics with the President and as a result m many y of f his programs are being thwarted As cAs a Congressman from Utah I w would 0 u 1 d be numbered among those who support President President President dent Nixon in his positive and even courageous programs to curb inflation fight crime violence violence violence viol viol- ence pornography and the illegal illegal il illegal il- il legal sale of dangerous drugs and in his programs to clean dean up our environment said Richards Rich Rich- ards As a candidate for Congress I will win travel the length and bre breadth of the district to talk with with voters voters and more importantly import- import antly nUy to l listen sten to the voters 4 I 1 int intend nd to discuss with them f candidly and forthrightly the problems and issues with which they are concerned said Rich Rich- ards arils Richards s served e r v e d for four years as the State Chairman of the Utah Republican Party Heis Heis He Heis is currently the Director of the Political Division of the Re Republican Republican Republican Re- Re publican National Committee |