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On several occasions during a performance this week of the Utah Pageant of the Arts in American Fork a patron near the front became so impressed with an art portrayal that he shouted, “Bravo, bravol” The man was more vocal than most, but the rounds of applause with each portrayal demonstrated solid, enthusiastic appreciation for… Continue reading Pageant Earns Salute, Again

Many Utah Valley drivers seem not to understand the statute pertaining to motorist respone sibility for safety when school buses and school children are involved. One driver pleaded guilty to such a safety violation in Provo 8th Circuit Court Tuesday and was fined. Although the school buses have been running for only a short time… Continue reading Heed the Flushing Lights

Productivity, one of the factors vital to the nation’s economic health, once again figures in the news, with: 1. A Labor Department report that output per hour worked at the nation’s businesses (excluding famis) fell at a seasonallyadjusted 8.9 percent annual rate for the second quarter. 2. Release of the Joint Congressional Economic Committee’s midyear… Continue reading We Must Strive to Reverse Productivity Slump

There is cause for deep community concem i11 the u coming U.S. Steel-EPA negotiagons on environmental issues, Indeed, the very future of Geneva Works could be at stake. Dale L. Armstrong, who until July 1 headed U.S. Steel’s western division, laid it on the line in an interview with the Herald a few darlyls ag;).… Continue reading PubIic’s Vital Stake

Productivity is one of the measures of Americas economic well-being – and Labor Department figures for 1980 indicate that output still needs major national focus. For the third consecutive year, productivity among U.S. businesses declined. Economists usually interpret a decline in productivity (the nation’s output of goods and services per hour of work) as contributing… Continue reading Time to Reverse Decline in Business Productivity

Repeal of a single law, which reportedly adds an estimated $2.9 billion a year to construction costs in the United States, would lower consumer prices, federal taxes, and the price of new homes for thousands of residents in Utah, new economic study by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce claims. The Chamber’s chief economist, former Utahn… Continue reading Report Merits Close Look

George Washington, as commander – in – chief of American forces in the Revolutionary War, wrought miracles in achieving victory over the powerful British to secure the liberty proclaimed in the Declaration of Independence. But as events proved, Washington was more a “man of peace” than of war. More as statesman than the – ‘… Continue reading Washington Excelled us Stutesindn

A wrong impression that ought to be buried is that reclamation projects generally are built with government handouts. While many projects receive some federal funds – usually for federal facilities that are included – most money allocated for construction is paid back. In the case of the Central Utah Project, Utah’s No. 1 water development… Continue reading Reclamation Pays Way

With National Newspaper Week coming up in October 1 have been thinking of major mechanical and technological improvements in newspapering which have come into use just during my years as an editor and writer. The list would include photo composition and offset printing to replace the old hot metal system. modern prmses with full color… Continue reading A look at early newspupering
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