| Show UTAH PRESS ASSOCIATION editorialized for statehood and welcomed its arrival with banner headlines Actually while their printed words prodded civic leaders to continue applying pressure on the Federal government they playedsecondary role in the decision for much deeper issues had to be resolved before Utah becamestate For seven-plus decades USPA would be the associationalphabetical designation Then on February 20 1971 State was dropped in response toconcern that it implied affiliation with state government For 24 years between March 1957 and December 1981 an additional governing body functioned within USPA UPA It was Utah State Press Association Inc which was the finan cial arm Its purpose was to oversee income from advertising sales the clipping service and the monthly magazine Utah THE ASSOCIATIONBOARD assembled in 1982 at St George Clockwise from lower left -Allan Gibson Richard Bjornn Dick Buys Mark Fuellenbach standing Bette Cornwell Henderson Max Call Robert Finney and Sue Dutson Not in photo Glen Curtis 250 Digital image 2005 Marriott Library University of Utah Al rights reserved |
