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How fast the national debt has spiraled! In July 1972 the Herald carried an editorial supporting President Nixon’s appeal to Congress to hold the line on Eolitically-inspired spending in t e election year. Nixon had just asked Congress for legislation temporarily extending the $450 billion ceiling on the national debt. So how much is the… Continue reading Sud Story of Nution&1TI%I:5

John Adams said in 1776 that Americans should celebrate “this day of deliverance” (referring to adoption of the Declaration of Independence) with devotion to the Lord and with “pomp and parade, shows, games,” and other such events, That’s what we did in Provo this past week – and in a big way commemorating the 203rd… Continue reading Festival in Retrospect

Spreading nails across highways, as reported in several cases in Utah during the past week – and leaving them to flatten tires of unsuspecting travelers – is a thoughtless and lawless action that should arouse public indignation. t isn’t hard to envision tragedies that could result from such a senseless tactic: An ambulance stalled with… Continue reading Nails-on-Road Incidents

Preceding a major hunt – big game, waterfowl, pheasant, or whatnot – it’s customary to warn would-be nimrods of the hazards and urge they exercise every safety precaution. Certainly the warning. is appropriate. Everybody w 0 takes gun in hand and goes hunting isn’t a hunter insofar as experience and skills are concerned. Many of… Continue reading Respect Property Rights

The Herald considers letters to the editor a vital part of the newspaper, fulfilling one purpose of the free press by providing a “sounding board” for public opimon. We respect viewpoints of the readers – and you can choose your subject. I-low do you stand on the proposal to increase congressional salaries again’? On the… Continue reading Sounding Board for Public

If you’re tempted, because of the threatened gasoline shortage, to hoard some of the precious liquid in containers at your home, you’d better give the matter a second thought and get some advice from the fire inspector. Barring certain conditionssuch as having an underwriter approved container buried in the ground-the answer will be: Don’t do… Continue reading Don’t Store Gasoline

Cancer brought misery to humans long before man began. fouling of his environment, it has been a leading cause of death and has brought untold suffering through the years. Now, we’re confronted with an interesting and encouraging paradox. Although cancer death rates are continuing to rise, more patients than ever are being cured of the… Continue reading Progress in Cancer Fight

The death of a teen-age rabbit himter in Wyoming Saturday is a tragic reminder of the potential dangers of being stranded in the mountains, deserts, or byways by snow and cold weather. The youth, from the Riverton, Wyo. area, was a member of a party in two vehicles stuck in snow in a Wyoming cold… Continue reading Winter Peril on Byrocids

Since members of Congress received a $13.500 salary increase in 1977. the red flag goes up at the mention of further increases in pay for senators and congressmen. Taxpayers traditionally are quite sensitive when raises are mentioned for public officials, particularly when salaries already are high and Washington pay boosts seem to have such a… Continue reading Congressional Puy Issue