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Apparently the business communities in Utah.and especially in Utah County haven’t heeded the national prophets of economic doom. Two weeks ago it was noted in these columns that Utah ranked first nationally for the third quarter of the current fiscal year in all three of the U.S. Labor Department’s key job placement indicators. Now Utah… Continue reading Growth of Manufacturing

Something is drastically wrong wha a toderal agency has the pmver tothreatentheveryexisterrceolan industry which produces a vltal product and provides thousands oi jobs – particularly whusi the irnlustry is doing its best to comply with regnhtiouus. Our own Geneva Works of U.S. Steel Corp. happens to be the industry; the Duvirorummtal Pmtecr tion Agency is… Continue reading Geneva Air Plan Deserves Approval;
Let’s End Economic Apprehension

We believe in keeplng a strong mllltary posture, and have underscored this repeatedly. But in defense as well as in any other fleld of govemment, waste and duplication should be ferreted out and eliminated. Thus we command Rep. Gunn McKay (D-Utah), chalrrnan of the House Mllltary Construction Approprlatlons Committee, for movng to review defense-related planning… Continue reading Cut Wusteful Spending

Election experts are predicting that voting in November may fall to a new national low in the percentage of eligible voters who trek to the polls. Let’s hope that doesn’t happen – and especially here in Utah – a state which has taken pride through the years in respectable voter turnouts. President Carter. noting “an… Continue reading New Low in Voting? Don’t
Let It Happen on Nov. 7th

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. How do you stand on the proposal to increase congressional salaries again? On the… Continue reading Sounding Board for Public

If you read the Herald comics land who doesn’t’?) you probably observed an interesting bit of political philosophy contained in a recent Sunday installment of ”Berry’s World” by Jim Berry. The script for ha f a dozen panels portraying an interview with a “Congressman Rodomontade” read as follows: “Congressman Rodomontade, what is your philosophy about… Continue reading Whot’s Your Opinion?

The Utah Highway Safety Division, in analyzing traffic fatalities for 1978, has come up with some telling figures on the devastating influence of speed and alcohol on the highway. Dur ng the year there were 315 fatal crashes which killed 376 persons. Of these accidents, alcohol was a contributing factor in two out of every… Continue reading Speed ond Alcohol Kill

Administration of justice in our judicial system sometimes is impeded or made more costly by challenge through ”technicality.” Conviction or acquittal too often hinges on one technicality or another – the police officer erred, the suspect wasn’t properly advised of his rights, court procedure didn’t go according to Hoyle. Sometimes, it almost seems, technicalities are… Continue reading Techniculities cmd Justice