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The Uinta National Forestencompassing Utah, Wasatch, and Juab Counties-has been singled out for a pilot role in a program of redirecting forest planning under the National Forest Management Act of 1976. The Uinta, headquartered in Provo, is one of 10 forests of the 153 in the national system (and the only one in the Intermountain… Continue reading Uintu Forest’s Pilot Proiect

For at least a couple of decades, groups of enterprising Provo area Re have looked to the mounto the east as a site for a year-around recreation resort. Scenic grandeur, the skirecreatlon potential, expanding population, and the urge imder the ree enteailorlse system for a business f by tou sm as well as home patronage… Continue reading ‘On Threshold of Rec1Iity’

It seems to the Herald that the dignity of the office of President of the United States has “taken a beating” in recent years. Do you agree? Will presidents of the future command the respect and reverence attached to the presidency in years gone by? Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln. History has painted an aura of greatness,… Continue reading On Presidential Dignity

There was quite a fuss at the University Mall recently when a baby – left asleep in the car while its mother went shopping awakened and set-up a howl. Mall officials were pressed into action, along with other volunteers. Some comforted the child while others looked for the parents. It was quite a while before… Continue reading Don’? Leave Youngsters

The thing Elmer Stuetzer misses most during the St. Louis newspaper strikes is the editorial page, he told United Press International. ”That’s where the letters columns are,” added the 67-yearold St. Louis resident, who pointed out he has been writing letters to the editor since 1962. “I really miss them,” he said. Of course, all… Continue reading Renders Have Their Say

With the filing deadline less than 3’/: weeks away, not a single person has announced candidacy for either of the Provo City offices to be filled in the municipal election Nov. 6. What’s more, there seems to be very little talk as to who might be planning to run for city commissioner or cit auditor.… Continue reading Filing Time in Provo

Utah, and particularly Utah County, can be quite proud of its growth and statistics in the employment-unemploymentlabor market category. The low unemployment rates in both the county and the state may not lead the nation, but they certainly remain up among the leaders. Month after month, for the past couple years, these statistics continue to… Continue reading Favorable Job Picture

Would you believe that about 10,500 persons have been killed on Utah highways since 1934′? In an analysis of fatal accidents, the Utah Highway Safety Dlvlslon discloses that annual fatality counts have average 235 since that year. There has been an annual increase of between 4 and 5 fatalltles per year in the period. In… Continue reading Message for Motorists

There’s good economic news in Utah County. The unemployment rate for April was at 3.4 percent for an alltime record. The number of unemployed workers stood at 2700 for the month, down from the 3320 in March, according to the Utah Department of Employment Security (Provo Job Service Center). Seasonally-adjusted, the jobless rate at 3.9… Continue reading Good Economic News