( . U.S. Nomination F Expected In Q bz New YorkToduy .5 By N. L. Christensen P; Editor, Daily Herald i EN ROUTE 10 NEW YORK-: An enthusiastic delegation oil Utahns was en route to New; Yort City Saturday night with one goal in mind: To win the United States backing for selection of Utah as site for the tt?76 Winter Olympics. Olympic presentation bids will oe made by tour citiesl Sunday mcming in New Yortdsi Roosevelt Hotel, with the de-i cisiim cn the U.S. nomination expected by l p.m. MST. Headed by Gov. Calvin L. Rarnpwn. the Utahns embarked from Salt Lake Airport uboardi a National Guarl Plane. They= were due at Bennett Field in! New York about 2 a.rn. Sunday. Provo neiepu f Omnprising the delegation aren leaders of Olympics ior Utahr Inc. (including a delegate from Provo, P. E. “Pete” Ashton); civic boosters; and a sizable corps from the press. Mr. Asbton is a member of the Four Seamus board of directors aa well as an OUI cornrnitteeman. The Utahns’ task will be to mrrvince the U.S. Olympics Onmnittee that Salt Lake, iiould be favored wldi the nod over three competing cltisDenver, Lske Placid, and Seattle. Ends city will-he nlhwedrfv minutes to make its presentation betore the Olympic Com. mime. Darver will lend K at l am., followed by IA: Placidi at 9:45, Utah at lilcw and Se-W attle at ll:15. dosed lamcheon The announnment as to whit city the Olympic Board will back, in competition with applications hom other nf the world, for the WN win-: ter sports utravagaua will bex made following a closed luncheon meeting by the connnit-l tee. Some observers (eel that in-i asmch as M6 marks the llltthl annivu-sary of the sounding at the United Stain. the city gaining the US. nomination in both the Winter and Soumrne Olympics will be favored by the International Olympic Committee later. Only the Winter Games are lo be considered nt Sunday’s meeting. Utab’s presentation is expected to include a film on winter sports areas plus addresses by Governor Rampton, Max Rich, Pete Ashton; F. C. Kmiol and others. Enthusiasm of the Utah dele gation is based partly on the tact that this state receiver the U.S. Olympic Committee’; backing a year ago in the un successful bidding at Rome to. the 197: Winter Olympics. Ja pan walked ot! with the lnter lnational Committees nod at itliat time. Among the Utah delegation 1 this year, Denver seems to be V rated as the most formidable ‘ opposition at Sunday’s meete – ings. Denver has been seeking -lthe bid for aix years.