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Show Henry A. Dixon s Candidate 'Z For Reelection '8 1 this Congressman Henry Aldous Dix-s Dix-s ou'(1 on of Ogden, today announced his candidacy for re-election. , Representative Dixon became (he focus of national attention when he resigned a college presi-t presi-t tf dency to win a ten-day Congres-' Congres-' I sional Campaign in 1954. V I Dr. Dixon is the only Republican J candidate in the race for Congress Con-gress from the First District, as which includes all Utah Counties jY except Utah, Salt Lake, Tooale 1 1 V1 and Davis. ' " " The former educator is highly . op enthusiastic about the "real opportunities op-portunities for service in Con-3L Con-3L ress." His supporters believe his distinguished and varied background back-ground as a college president, banker, sportsman, chamber of , commerce president, church leader ' and his record during his first term in Congress eminently qualify quali-fy fy him for a second term. "For example, working as part of the winning team for the Colorado Colo-rado River Storage Project was keenly satisfying," Representative ng Dixon said. "The Project will be a blessing to our State, and cs-0 cs-0 pecially to our young people who I will have better employment possibilities," pos-sibilities," he added. "It is a real opportunity to be one of only two members of the (Continued On Back Page) if CONGRESSMAN DIXON . . .) (Continued From Page 1) I powerful House Committee on Agriculture to come from west of the Rocky Mountains and champion cham-pion western agriculture on a committee whose interest center in problems of the South and Midwest," Mid-west," said Representative Dixon. Representative Dixon's recognitions recog-nitions include: Outstanding alumnus alum-nus by Brigham Young University, Honorary Doctor of Law Degree by Utah State Agricultural Coir lege, and Distinguished Service Award by the Utah Acadmy of Arts, Sciences and Letters and the Utah Education Association. He was a member of the Executive Ex-ecutive Committee of Northwest Association of High Schools and Colleges and President Truman's Commission on Higher Education. A former Bishop of the Provo Third Ward, Dr. Dixon has been, for thirteen years, and still is, a member of the Latter-day' Saints General Sunday School Board Representative Dixon was born in Provo, where he became Managing Man-aging Vice-president of the Farmers Far-mers and Merchants' Bank and Superintendent of Provo Schools. From 1937 to 1953, he was President Presi-dent of Weber College in Ogden. He then served as President of Utah State Agricultural College until he ran for Congress in 1954. |