Show FILLS POSITION Named Executive Director of the Utah Petroleum Council Is R. LaVaun former publisher of the Manti a weekly and state senator from San Pete Former weekly editor gets oil council job R. LaVaun Utah publisher for the past 14 has been named Executive Director of the Utah Petroleum according to an announcement by A. division manager for Phillips Petroleum Company-and Council Cox succeeds John director of the Council for the first two years of Its Klas now heads the public relations department of Utah Copper Copper Cox will be charged with public and political relations for the Petroleum representing many segments of Utah's oil The Council offices are located at American Oil Building in Salt Lake The new director is former editor and publisher of the Manti selling that newspaper November He Is a past president of the Utah State Press Association and served on that group's board of directors for nine A veteran of World War he has been active in American Lions Club and church activities in Cox was a member of the Utah State Legislature during the and serving as Senate Majority Leader during the 1961 He is currently a member of the Utah Legislative Council and chairman of the Education and Welfare Com-mitte of that Born at Utah July he is a son of Roscoe C. and Armada Bailey His wife is the former Shirley Sud-weeks and they have two 13 and |