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. 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’

The practical demonstration of three big principles of law enforcement was laced before the people of Yltah County this week when three police departments combined resources to take into custody a suspect in a murder case. Such a demonstration might not have been possible just a few short years ago. But it is hard to… Continue reading EEE Povlite Teamwork

There, is genuine concern in Utah Valley over the problems of the steel industry in America and their application, present and future, to Geneva Works. Tl1is was highly evident at the public hearing on the impact of foreignximports on Utah’s steel industry, held last weekend in Provo. Indeed, the concern extends far beyond the steel… Continue reading UNH VcIIey’s Vital Stake

This is an era of rising salaries for public officials – local, county, state, and national appointive as well as elective. In some situations, the salaries have spiraled rapidly; in others the climb has been more gradual and conservative. There appears ‘t0 be little correlation among govemment levels in some cases. One wonders if there… Continue reading Rising Pay of Public Officicals

Central Utahns should not take lightly the current steel industry problems – nor underplay the important economic stake this area has in the Geneva plant and its continued operation. The public hearing on the impact of steel imports on Utah’s steel industry to be held Saturday from 3 to 5 p.m. at Provo High School… Continue reading The Steel Imports Hearing

It isn’t very often that a new town is incorporated in Utah County. But two such incorporations have been accomplished in less than a year – Highland just this past week, and Salem Hills last December. The two newcomers bring the total incorporated cities and towns in the county to eighteen. Highland became the 1Bth… Continue reading Incorporoted Cities, Towns

Utah’s Transportation Comrnission has taken action to firm up legality of the 55 miles per hour speed limit which had been under question. And judging by the recent rash of high way accidents and fatalities the move was warranted, even though it may not be popular with some motorists. The transportation board adopted-an emergency resolution… Continue reading The 55-Mph Speed Limit