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Voters of Payson will go to the polls Tuesday in a special election to approve or reject issuance of up to $2 million in bonds for waterworks improvements and municipal facilities which city officials say are vital to continued growth and progress. The two bonding proposals would: (1) Authorize up to $1.1 million essentially to… Continue reading Bond Election in Poyson

One of the several electoral law reform proposals which the Carter administration has made to Congress calls for the election day registration of voters in federal elections. Any citizen who wished to vote for president, vice president, U.S. senator and representative need only go to the polling place on election day, register and cast his… Continue reading Election Day Registration

Fact: This is “Beautification Mon’th,” proclaimed by the Utah County Commission. Question: What are you doing about it’? Obviously, for any beautification and cleanup campaign to achieve results, the populace must get behind it. Some of the cities are giving citizens a hand by putting extra manpower and trucks into hauling trash away. For example,… Continue reading Spring Beuutificution, Indeed

History may not dust off one of its highest seats of honor for Gerald R. Ford, the 38th president of the United States. But Mr. Ford was the right man at the right time to lead out in restoring respect to American politics and government after the Watergate scandal – and in the Herald’s view… Continue reading Gercrld R. Ford’s Presidency

The Utah Transportation Department has decided to raise the speed limit on U.S. Highway 50-6 through the tiny town of Soldier Summit to 55 mph. High officials plan to meet soon with town representatives to work out a schedule for posting new signs, abanding the 40 mph limit in existence in the Wasatch County town… Continue reading The Soldier Summit Flap

Central Utahns can take some hope from the governments report Friday that wholesale prices fell six-tenths of one per cent in June. But don’t count too heavily just yet on plummeting prices at the supermarkets. Inflation still remains a formidable foe and bas a way of marching on despite intermittent cheerful signs. Besides, the cheerful… Continue reading Inflation Marches On

Orem, one of Utah County’s younger cities, has been incorporated only since 1919. But it’s come a long way since then, and today ranks among the state’s sizable and progressive cities. The Orem Chamber of Commerce’s annual installation banquet the other night was an occasion for taking stock of the city’s progress – and for… Continue reading Orem’s Forward March

Once again, lamentable as it is, the federal government must raise its debt. ceiling as it plunges deeper and deeper in the red. The people in Washington who run the govemment seem locked in a spending trend that knows no bounds. And unfortunately, the taxpayers are getting so numb to the whole process that few… Continue reading Our Soaring National Debt

Legislation to legalize the socalled “common situs” picketing (secondary boycott) in the construction industry is before Congress. lt’s been there before – and two years ago it lacked only President Ford’s signature to become law. But the President, after first indicating he might go Ialong with the measure, had second thoughts and vetoed it. President… Continue reading That Old Issue ls Buck

l-low many “good Samaritans” ‘ can you think of who tried to do a t good turn but had the effort 5 backfire when they became vic- l tims of a vicious crime? ‘ This happens all too frequently ‘ these days. In fact, it’s getting so I many people dare not follow their I… Continue reading Risks of ‘Good Samaritan’