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There are about four months for Utah County citizens to evaluate and prepare to vote on a proposed switch in the system of county government. The county study commission, which is proposing a “Separation of Powers Plan” after an 18′ month study, presented its finished version of the proposal to the county commissioners Friday, Firmed… Continue reading Vcters’ Responsibility

City, county and school officials and others invited to the “Elks Involvement in the Community Program” the other night came away with a better and broader view of the workings of Elkdom. Indeed, one could hardly have listened to the various reports without being impressed with the community service performed by the 1700member Provo Lodge… Continue reading Broad Public Service

Utah County voters will be called upon in the Nov. 2 general election to approve or reject a proposed new form of county government. Called the “Separation of Powers” plan, the proposal provides for a part – time elected seven – member County Council as the basic governing body with legislative powers; and a single… Continue reading Study Optional Plan

The Provo Chamber of Commerce Aviation Committee will honor Mike Jense Friday as a prelude to Aviation Day at the airport Saturday. Designation of “Mike Jense Day” provides a fitting recognition for a man who has been at the forefront in aviation here for so many years, Mike, founder of the Central Utah Aviation whose… Continue reading ‘Mike Jenso Day’ in Provo

Figures for the first nine months of 1976 in the just-released Uniform Crime Report released by FBI Director Clarence M, Kelley show some gains and some losses in the fight against crime. Serious crime in the nation rose 2 per cent during the first three quarters of the year over the same period in 1975,… Continue reading Crime: Ever-Urgent Problem

A long – envisioned blooming mill at Geneva Works was put into operation Monday as an integral part of U.S. Steel’s Geneva Works. Appropriate ceremonies marked the occasion, with a fair sized crowd of community leaders, steel customers, and steel officials present as Utah’s first lady, Lucybeth Rampton, threw the switch to signal the official… Continue reading Steel Industry Milestone

Persons and groups with evidence and opinions relevant to the proposed Four Seasons Project have an official opportunity now to be heard. They will receive that opportunity at hearings on the preliminary environmental statement; and during a po’st – hearing period extending possibly into the early days of July. The hearings for receiving public input… Continue reading Four Seasons Hearings

Utah commemorated its entry into the Union as the 45th state at weekend ceremonies. The principal observance, of course, was the Saturday night program in the Salt Lake Tabernacle, a “reenactment” of the statehood celebration of Jan. 4, 1896. Since the Tabernacle event kicked off the state’s Bicentennial year events, you might say it was… Continue reading Utah Begins 81st Year

Steps are being taken in Utah County to fill a longtime need – a rural area house numbering system. Sometimes in the past, calls for an emergency service – a fire engine, ambulance, or law enforcement officer, for example – have not been answered swiftly simply because those involved got temporarily lost en route or… Continue reading Rurul House Numbering

They were just small items – but there were three of them grouped fairly-close together, all on the same page of the Herald. Each was about a burglary here in Utah County. An auto stereo-tape deck was stolen in Provo Canyon a silver belt buckle worth $300 from a private home in Highland and tools… Continue reading Cruckdown on Burglurs