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Attention has been drawn to salaries of postmasters as a factor in the postal department deficit. The whole subject of finding ways to economize seems timely, with a proposal afoot to boost the cost of stamps for first class business mail to 16 cents. In Utah it costs the U.S. Postal Service well over $2.5… Continue reading Review of Postal Salaries

Hats off to the smaller cities and towns of Central Utah – they really got out the vote Tuesday! While some of the major cities were allowing a minority of the voters to make the decisions at the polls, many of the little towns really showed the election spirit and appreciation for the right to… Continue reading Smcill Cities Set Example

Brigham Young University and its forerunner Brigham Young Academy have been guided by eight principals or presidents in their more than one hundred years. One leader, of course, is the present president, Dr. Dallin H. Oaks. Six of the other seven have been honored with ‘Y’ buildings named for them. Only one hasn’t been thus… Continue reading Honor Due First Principal

Everyone close to the situation knew when A. Sherman i Christensen was a young lawyer in Provo that he would accomplish important things in his profession. He, at that time, was an able and aggressive attorney, in demand by clients and dedicated to his work. Mr. Christensen was community – minded also – served as… Continue reading Distinguished Cureerus Judge

Utah County has an important tourist attraction in the Timpanogos Cave National Monument, accessible from American Fork Canyon. There are many other fine points of interest, of course. But the cave, with its visitors center and guide service, is a spot where tourists can enjoy a rewarding experience seeing this “different” attraction. The annual ‘1’imp… Continue reading Good Season ot Timp Cove

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’

Young folks in the habit of meeting on Provo’s West Center Street at night have a right to be downtown – but the people have the right of to be free of violence, objectionable language, and the potential threat of law-breaking. Thus the crackdown last week by the Provo Police Department wasn’t only timely –… Continue reading Keep Our Streets Safe

A 5-year-old Huntsville boy was mauled to death by a dog the other night – and the tragedy should be cause for dog owners to seriously contemplate on the safety and reliability of their own canines insofar as a possible attack on a human being is concerned. Some specific questions seem appropriate: Is your dog… Continue reading On Safety With Cunines

Why is the turnout so light at elections – here and across the United States? The Census Bureau addressed itself to this question in a study of returns in the 1976 presidential election. Nation-wide, only 54 percent of eligible voters went to t.he polls – the lowest since 1948 and down from a high of… Continue reading Why Aputhy ut the Polls?

The Bonneville Unit of the Central Utah Project, one of the water development programs on President Carter’s “hit list,” faces tough going in the congressional effort to preserve its funding. This became evidentin action in the House of Representatives Tuesday. The House voted 356 to 54 to approve the public works appropriations bill containing money… Continue reading Crucial Bonneville Unit Test