| Show UTAH PRESS ASSOCIATION International Inc wasprincipal speaker He isgrandson of the associationfounding president Edwin Littlefield Delegates adjourned to the state capitol building for the dedication of the Utah Newspaper Hall of Fame display where Gov Calvin Rampton was the keynote speaker Abe Gibson Pleasant Grove Review founding chairman of the Hall of Fame committee recalled development of the award Msgr William McDougall onetime Salt Lake City journalist and United Press foreign correspondent who entered the Catholic priesthood after beingJapanese prisoner of war offered the dedicatory prayer William Branen of Burlington Wisconsin president of National Newspaper Association gave the Friday night keynote address The first presentation of the John Jones Award was made to Gibson of the Pleasant Grove Review in recognition of his extensive work on the Hall of Fame Eighty-fourth annual meeting Friday Saturday Sunday February 11-12-13 1977 Salt Lake Hilton James Landers Midvale Sentinel was elected president Delegates toured the Geneva Works of United States Steel returning to visit the state capitol building forreception hosted by Gov Scott Matheson Utility financing was the subject oftalk and film presented by Grant Pendleton of Utah Power Light and Utahfuture in the energy industry was the topic ofpresentation by Darwin VandeGraaff of the Utah Petroleum Council Southern Utah State College singers and dancers presented Collegiates in Song as ladies entertainment Eighty-fifth annual meeting Friday Saturday Sunday February 10-11-12 1978 Little America Hotel Max Call Manti Messenger was elected president Longtime Sal Lake Tribune columnist Dan Valentine kept delegates laughing in his talk Friday evening Gov and Mrs Scott Matheson joined conventioneers for an open-topic roundtable discussion Tom Jones of Tazewell Publishing Company in Morton Illinois an 360 Digital image 2005 Marriott Library University of Utah Al rights reserved |
