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industry and without federal aid, has brought neelaim as the outstanding free entes-arise story of redenlopment for eletropolitan comir,1mities. "Tearmark, cal"runity spirit and sound busitiese planning is the! feraula through n'-ich all progress einst be achiever:, Diusts atsted, 'land leadership ean only e]aim credit for the ~mo'.'lledy of how to develop this tealle-ark.m Ty 11 years as :~aym--Comr.iasioner under the fom of government which is mediar ta Jacheonville arid which exactly aarallels our atate governrant has, in filet, given m!e en H-year amaranticeship for the jet I near seek," ~~urna said. Jacksonville's Uresent i~aycafhillaissioner-'"Auncil fom of goverumlant ftmetions simiht-ly to t'.arit of the Etate govenrient, The Fayer-Cairinaioner eits as the city% Cllief Tecutive, wlth authority to reeceirnend legislation and nlso rith voto pooer over Mae Coocil, as does the Governor with the legishture. He is also the pemonent chaisiari of the City OcimnLssion, the administrative hady, just as the Governor is chairman of de Cabinet, matie up of other elective officials, all of them supervising the adidnistrative funchiens of the State. This forns of government provides an a]most derfect system af cheeks and balances, ,hich results iri efficient goverrnente.1 pperations. rParving as ]~ayor-Ponnissioner of Jatsonville Ms ai"forded nxi the opport-mity of beirm of servirle to ame 1167, 000 residents of Myal Gounty, who ccir.prise ane-tenth of the poputtion of the state of Florida, M Rurns point.ed out. "Jacksomilh4 current bur'get la one-.sixth the sies of the preacnt budget for the viholz state.'' 

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"In announcing cly cardidacy for the position of chief exec',itive and administrator for -.he btate of Floride I am aware this la the highest gosition bi the largest single buriness in the entire state, I feel thnt thc public murit necessra'ily censider cach e-f the candid:htee' emouncererste :Is en nppliantion for this rost ter'ertant poet, setting forth his e:CDerio:.0, Ruslificatier.s nml pravan earntiliting aler.; -:-ith bia record of dodicated red successf'cl leadership. Th:. praplc of my area 1-ave indiced their ondersomer.t of ely leaderdip and service in four elections all resulting in first primary victories, the most recent boirir' in April, 1959. 'Torigible oridence af our sucepas arA progress stands in eteel :'ad caricrete on overy aide. It eaalet be &:nourcod by politiriars or onrlook 

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institutional facilities, over-burdoned esid under..staffed universities. 17 a so'And and strong business driva for acontmly, climirmtion of dupliedipos Casting acide of non-essentials rod gruant and diligent ad-.irdstra, tion, '.1111 provide ths services and facilities to sustain these ever-.growing naados of riav residents. "-citing and defentin[' bhese promaans rdll require both the Governor and the Legislattira riith the support af the 70'nc, in taka a elore realistic do of the entire picture of ptsta financinia Tha key to the future is to bring our harso-and-buggy attitudes up to At-age stands'ds. 48 Gavurpon I sh-111 atend fit'in in protecting hocatead arration and in opposing 0117 plan of tJxation, either present er proposed, in which adminiertrative costs would be out of prooortion to not contributions. Like... wise, I shall vigoram-ly croso my croposcd taxes -bich ,ould ynglue single indttstry or g:-oup of citiz..no. Wapportement is a m-tjor problem that has been 1-id over nt the doorstep of the next Gove-nar and Iatrialat'ee, it is one that -:rm have to to faced relistic.-la in the light of t'x stato Cormtitution. I feel it calmo'. 110 o --reached 1rueressfuly uritil an atmosphora of cocontion bc... tileca 00Ernor and Talgishtura hrts been t.dieved on many other pressing pre-coding problolo erhieb will face thal. "'kapportianmerit is of m-:for i.Trortmeg but t'hr:t is alore iwiertant is that thc Gavi:rna-he a persort rho is ferailir -ith and syispethetic to the accids al emliunities. A hte.ta legislatttre me:lts for en]y 60 days and then goes hci-it for the bainnet. c? tra y--ra iharing the 60-day riotive session, the appropric.ta Ands accarding to fi--:lds of savice. A administration of these ftmde d11ring the roainder of the 61:0 years irr ths. function of the 

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Dovernor vid these elected to the crhinet. Burne s-ys he knas ta na;ds of the eg-munities througheitt the stata. '"luring the past dcendu T hava verked -:dth nemy c1acted officials -ind ceninity leaders ari nu'norous problems throughout the stata. I am 1rt active member and a peat president of the ''lorida It:agtie af Eunicipalities. Not only frimit experience .-s ChiefExacutive of a major mimicir.dity bilt also front tl1cstatates:ide activities, I R11; cloat onra d' tlio need for sympatatic understenans and netna mistancu that must be extended by the Stata er Floride to thE callelutnitics of the state. "earassw systelee t:ith modern overpasse:s, divided hig]r:rays ad linited neease roadEr mlet 60 provia.d by the State Road ilr.partnant in arcas apprec]-ing -ad 5thin citics. [inly thragh positive statt planning anri buildirig een :n: bou to find r-lief froi mitfling tre.fric congostion which prescat~iy is taking s'leh tolle in lif.2, -'roperty &'rego and virtw.1 stranguT'opartmot met bo oliliiineted and abit; tid 3y in lanc rith actus.1 col10theti costs must be sl-shod to more rodisti in dcsign-d to btotenprtibL. --ith the sections of tlh. statt. "-hs feet th-t : i coats. Fant:tetic ri6ht-of--.iny w-luun. 'and spccifications milst it'vint: sai3 conditions of the severd Loridn93 high-n-y construction is x.s a---h::aizca the need for atrong :hn public is to ha protacidand 

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"Floridn's attractivernies to our u;m rondant.s ne =0-11 na our visitors 1xist be enhanced throuph a sound 3*weervation and development progral:1 for the stat/ s nettii'd resources, Oking thcm attractive and avaihbla to C.-1pmers, picnickers, outdooren, bantmen "ad fishmen, behool fin.-neas cem!ot continue to auf.or h'indling on a Egislaturato-legislature basis, 1-1,sit inellit.ie :md teachers' salarios require n gran stahic:, long-range rised pl--n for our public achools. Those pl:ins must be gered to fluctu'ite eith rising costs -Ind cycr-increasing enrollments, "Florida's grotest hope for econa'lie shMliantion lies in her opper+' unity to elevelor: industrial and myrolla. Sil.. sallie sections of our utnto ara 110'cnjoving sound caenci:lic grrth, there are other -irang pa tieulely the amn11er cousics ::hostcoonamic picture. is not sa bright. ''It is my inte.ntion ,.s gov...rnor to render through my staff individu:;1 adviserrv .vsistance to the businessmen etic-dttats in the accelanittee of each of these tirtaa and to 1._ad my po;manr:1 prest.nco and -fforts r:hora nr.eded. "Florida must Avslop the fulleet potential of hur watanmye and ports nid protEct er:d develop her corsi:-rci's1 mturt'l rasources, in the fields of fiF:hing, .ining "nd forCatfT. Oll? $tat:must be RDry :ltgrCDsiva i. the develemne.nt of nyi.,.tica ."nd eth'.r 1".eMa of transportation." rum' nobiuvernts 5-173 gnined vide nation.-.1 -ind internatim1 recognition. No pre.sently is serving an the sia:-t:en executive car'inittac of the II.D. Conference of ~ .,yora, .,nd ruecatiy represtatud that organisation on --n oversens af.udy of Edio Fraa I"urope, and is ,1so a mulbor of tlu: 

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Pollorrs, Elks, -reedlicn of tho "orld, KoiEhts of Pythias and Jacksonville l'orneca Ter:ple of the Sht-iric -gid is .lifetisle honorary member of i'.ahi Topic of Fior11, 14 is a ramber of the Advisory Omenittee of Mm Sixth Naval 'lietrict and also is .".n advisor on tha staff of the Camending General of Third Arry }badqw.rtcre, i-gar Burns -.a the recipiert of i ville in 1957. In October, 1959, he um monid dirmer by the citir:ens et Jr.eksoT c as a nattl officer in Yorld 5 on an ,.ssif|raient in the office of the Si Durns m's born ~ -rob 17, 19)2 ,-I 10 Good Govc-rrmant Arard in Jacksonfoted at a rocord-braking testi11%. -II and concluded his naval enraer totary of the ~hyy in %shington, a Patricks Dry -at Louisville, l 1nr 5dRl,3cnr ssno-ooa heUiest fPoi