Show Burton ton Issues I Not Personalities Pel Issues not personalities will be prominent in the 1970 Utah Senatorial race according according according accord accord- ing to Rep Laurence J J. J Burton Burton Burton Bur Bur- ton Utah R-Utah IN THE last few days I r I- have met with many groups of f and I have found that they are interested in concrete issues such as pollution pollution pollution tion Vietnam the cost of living and crime in the streets Rep Burton said People want to hear issues discussed by the candidates and not mere campaign rhetoric rhetoric rhetoric rhet rhet- oric on the personality of the opponent The Utah Representative who announced his candidacy for the United States Senate Thursday is in his home home- state making several Lincoln Day speeches during the Congressional Congressional Congressional Con Con- gressional recess A MAJOR concern here in Utah and throughout the country country country coun coun- try is the problem of tion My membership on the Interior Committee during the seven years I have been inthe in inthe inthe the U. U S. S House of Representatives Representatives' tives tives' has given me a thorough understanding of the nature and extent of the problem and of ways of it I am greatly encouraged by the importance importance importance im im- im- im President Nixon is placing on environmental programs programs programs pro pro- grams and I intend to con con- working in Congress to to to- see that measures to improve the quality of our environment are passed and instituted Another issue everyone is concerned about is our presence presence presence pres pres- ence in Vietnam I share their concern I want peace in Vietnam but that peace must be a lasting one A gradual withdrawal such as the one President Nixon is advancing not an immediate pullout which would endanger the lives of our American boys is what I support BURTON a member of the House Select Committee on Small Business commented that he appreciated the concern concern concern con con- cern of those he met over the high cost of living It ClIt is time for a return to fiscal responsibility so that prices will not continue to rise and those on fixed incomes will not continue to suffer from inflationary trends One ClOne other issue which is foremost in many peoples people's minds is that of the frightening frightening frightening fright fright- ening increase in the crime rate in the country The people I have talked with want Congress to enact legislation legislation legislation legis legis- lation to curtail it THERE ARE many additional additional additional addi addi- issues which I will discuss during the campaign for example education tax reform equal employment opportunities opportunities opportunities op op- op- op etc but the key to the election will be this do not want a man with double standards a aman aman aman man who says one thing in Utah and who does something else in Washington The people people people peo peo- want a man in jn Washington Washing Washing- ton ton who represents their philosophy I think they will find that I am the man to represent their beliefs prop prop- erly Burton said he will campaign campaign campaign cam cam- in every section of the state He has thus far addressed large gro groups ps of people in Ogden Salt Lake City and Panguitch He willbe will willbe willbe be the featured speaker in Roosevelt Delta and Ephraim at other Lincoln Day celebrations celebrations cele cele- which honor the founding of the Republican Party and the birth of Abraham Abraham Abraham Abra Abra- ham Lincoln its first dent r. r |