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What is our American civilization coming to when citizens stand by or hurry away, declining to “get involved” when human beings are desperately in need of help’? We have read in recent years of cases in big cities wherein crowds stood watching, not lifting a finger to prevent crimes being committed before their eyes, including… Continue reading When Help Is Needed

If leaders in Congress are really serious about a new muchpublicized ethics program they will veer away from a backdoor salary boost for top federal officials and decree a congressional vote on the controversial proposition. This is something they apparently aren’t planning to do. Washington reports say neither house of Congress plans action before the… Continue reading Let’s Have Roll Call Vote

Central Utahns whose homes have been burglarized while the family was away will tell you discovery of the break-in is a sickening experience. You begin to get an inkling as you notice the front door is unlocked…or maybe swung partly open. Once inside you see the lock has been broken, drawers pulled out and dumped,… Continue reading Protect Your Home

The outpouring of generosity by local citizens toward the approximately 20 Vietnamese who have settled in Utah County since leaving their homeland several weeks ago is worthy of comment. Thursday’s Herald carried a feature story of the assistance rendered one of these families by Provoans. As reflected in that story, with very few exceptions, those… Continue reading Local Citizens Involved

Americans who have found little to admire in the Vietnam war discovered heroes in the returning prisoners of war and their sober, proud and dignified expressions of faith in God and their country. Old-fashioned patriotism, apparently out of style in some quarters, should get a rebirth from the quiet eloquence of men like Captain J.… Continue reading We Find Some Heroes . . .4

A century is a long time and yet so fleeting in the overall picture of our civilization. This week the Herald is commemorating a century of newspaperlng by this paper and its predecessors. in “the first hundred years” many men and women have devoted lifetimes of service in the endeavor. Yet, in terms of the… Continue reading ‘The First Hundred Yeurs’

Word from the Utah Education Association is that its 40 member associations across the state are now in nggmtiations with their school trict for 197576 teacher contracts. In ,fact, say UEA spokesmen, prospects for early conltracts appear b’ tatt is stage. rTgl:is is good because the need for speeding un the negotiations is demonstrated almost… Continue reading Teacher COI’Ih’CCI’ Td”(S

The admonition to “write your congressman” is still good counsel when it comes to problems and programs on which the delegates to Washington can be helpful. But the alignment of the Utah delegation at the nation’s capital has changed somewhat now. You’ll need to know the addresses of the new officials as well as the… Continue reading ‘Write Your Congressmen’

The LDS Church has lost two of its valiant servants and eloquent voices in the deaths Tuesday of Elders Hugh B. Brown and ElRay L. Christiansen. Elder Brown, member of the Council of Twelve Apostles and former first counselor to the late Mormon President David 0. McKay, died after a long illness at 92. His… Continue reading Church Loses 2 Leaders

It’s an old warning in late summer – but important: Carefully guard against fire on the forests and rangers. And on all grassy or vegetated areas, for that matter. Officials of the Uinta National Forest caution that fire danger has become exceedingly high across the state. “The high country is drying out due to high… Continue reading Guard Against Forest Fire