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Show Democrats on Top . . . Ernest H. Dean Named as President, Utah State Senate going back to where we were before," said Dean. "It won't be an increase in income taxes we'll just be correcting the mis-calculaaion." Senator Ernest H. Dean American Fork, is the new president of the Utah State Senate. Senate. He was elected elect-ed recently at a Democratic caucus in Salt Lake City. His election was expected after Democrats gained a one-seat Senate majority, but the caucus cau-cus confirmed it. Senator Dean served as minority min-ority leader in the past session of the legislature. The 16 year veteran of the legislature defeated Sen. Omar B. Bunnell of Price and Senator Richard Howe of Murray for the top job in the newly elected elect-ed Democratic controlled state senate. Dean listed economic measures mea-sures as the priority items for the upcoming legislature session sess-ion saying the new Democratic majority would be taking a "long hard look" at the state income tax .which was realigned realign-ed last session and wound up with a $12 million shortage, in collections. "My guess is that we'll be u . !zi L 3 ERNEST DEAN President of Senate |