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When the Utah Board of Vocational Education meets in Salt Lake City Dec. 16 it plans to consider a modified policy on general education for technical colleges. The proposed policy -. presented by State Superintendent Walter D. Talbot to the state board in September – appears to have some good points. But the Herald joins… Continue reading The General Education Issue

Utah’s State Board of Regents for Higher Education seems to have scored something of coup in hiring Dr. Terrell H. Bell as this state’s commissioner of higher education. Dr. Bell is United States Commissioner of Education, having held the nation’s top school post since June 1974. Before that, from September 1971, was superintendent of the… Continue reading Higher Education Leader

Dr. Dean A. Peterson, a high level administrator at Brigham Young University whose funeral services will be held Thursday, was a modest, humble man; yet with leadership abilities that carried him to the top in many endeavors in which he became engaged, Prior of his 34-year career at BYU he taught at North Sanpete High… Continue reading ‘Y’ Loses cz Friend, Leader

Two groups of school teachers in Utah Valley recently have protested, in letters to the editor, the National Education Associations endorsement of a presidential candidate. “We feel this to be an unprofessional act by a professional organization,” said one group. “As educators we retain the right to endorse whomever we will and choose not to… Continue reading Protests on NEAtPoIicy

Amid feasts and family gatherings. Americans across the . world pause today to give thanks for life’s goodness that embodies . many. many blessings. Thanksgiving, one of America’s favorite holidays, had its origin in the cradle years of civilization in this country, as we know it today. In those first years, the Pilgrims especially expressed… Continue reading Thcmksgix/ing Day, 1976

Your heart may be your best friend – and by by all means you should take care of it. To help you maintain good heart health. alpublic family – oriented county-wide meeting is scheduled Thursday at 8 p.m. at the Provo Tabernacle. It’s sponsored by the Utah Heart Association as a public service – and… Continue reading For Better Heurt Health

With the Nov. 2 general election less than three weeks away, it’s time “undecided” voters start “cramming for the examination.” As we see it, whether citizens “pass the test” will depend a great deal on HOW they vote that is, how well they are informed on the merits of the candidates and issues. In other… Continue reading Crum for Nov. 2 ‘Exum’

For years the efforts of many dedicated individuals and a considerable amount of money have gone into developing and maintaining the Provo Municipal Airport as an economic force in the community. I At present funding is being considered for a branch fire station to be built on airport property. Three fixed wing aircraft operations are… Continue reading Power Line Proposal

The 90.4 per cent jump in Utah County’s total assessed valuation is unprecedented, The figures further emphasize the absolute need for taxing units – cities, county, schools, and special districts – to drastically slice the tax levy. ‘ Otherwise, taxpayers are going to face unwarranted new burdens as a result of the proverty reappraisal, which… Continue reading Soaring Assessed Values
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Figures from a survey distributed in connection with an upcoming series of anti-shoplifting assemblies estimate losses from shoplifting in Utah. supermarkets at a minimum of $3,195 daily and that in a year’s time $2,983,000 worth of goods will be stolen. For the entire United States, the FBI estimates businessmen lose $5 billion a year from… Continue reading Utah Anti-Shoplift Law