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A 36-year-old teacher’s aide in Denver told police the other day she was attacked by a group of fifth and sixth grade students who pelted her with snowballs, knocked her to the ground, kicked her, and struck her over the head with a stick. The woman was treated in a Denver hospital and remained for… Continue reading Respect for School Teachers

Pleasant Grove’s city hall built in 1939-40 as a WPA project – is a long way from being adequate for all services of the growing city now housed within its walls. Thus, the announcement of a government grant of a $432,500 for a new public safety and court building is good news. The allocation was… Continue reading New Public Safety Building

When he retired after quarter of a century as sectetary and manager of the Provo Chamber of Commerce years ago, Clayton Jenkins was honored at a community banquet and testimonial. It was a memorable occasion for the man who had played such an important leadership role in the community for so long. There have been… Continue reading Deserved Recognition

Reports of the demise of the family farm have been greatly exaggerated. Far from disappearing, the family farm still accounts for about twothirds of American agricultural production, according to the chief economist. of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Not only that, this percentage has remained stable over a long period of time. ” We don’t… Continue reading Family Farm Still Stable

AProvo’s Freedom Festival moves to the center stage this week in the’Central Utah paradevof celebrations – anda look atithe schedule indicates there’ll be plenty of color, excitement, and patriotic flavor. It will be Bhe Bicfentennial edition( of a long. string of Provo , Independence Day celebrations. U Early-day Provoans celebrated the “Fourth” at the “public… Continue reading Provo Freedom Festival

People who fly particu arly those who travel in their own planes should take care to notify the appropriate persons when flight plans change. A lot of people undoubtedly were alarmed temporarily last weekend when a Utah couple apparently neglected or were unable to communicate as conditions caused them to revise their intended flight schedule.… Continue reading Story Ends Happily . . .

Special weeks can be of value to a lot of people if they “accept the message” and do something about it. Fire Prevention Week is coming up – Oct. 8 -14. It’s sponsored by the National Fire Protection Association. One of the wamings of the week notes that residential fires cause an estimated 8,000 deaths… Continue reading For Prevention of Fires

. Each week three Utahns lose their sight – and one aspect of the distressing report is that half of this blindness need not happen. Says the Utah Society for the Prevention of Blindness: “Through knowledge and skills already available, 50 percent of all blindness can now be prevented? The Utah Society recently conducted a… Continue reading You Ccm Help Save Sight

It’s “so far so good” for the annual funding of the Central Utah Project, with the House including $52 million for the CUP in the $10.1 billion public works bill it passed Friday. Now it’s up to the Senate – and it is hoped it will follow the I-louse’s lead in recognizing the merit of… Continue reading It’s Upto Senate Now

Paul Harvey suggested, in a column published in the Herald the other day, that we show more respect for people in important offices – political, religious, military, or whatnot. Use the terms “sir,” “pastor,” “president,” etc,, suggested the columnist. “When we begin to call our governors and legislators “Billy” and “Johnny,” the leaders who used… Continue reading Case for ‘Gcod Munn:-ars’