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Amid widespread concern over the current lack of ongoing peace negotiations between the United States and the Soviet Union, a California citizen has come up with an interesting idea: Why not, asks Peter Jesella of San Jose, hold talks at the Peace Park at Hiroshima to dramatize the importance of avoiding war and nuclear confrontation… Continue reading Why Nat Talks in Japan?

( . U.S. Nomination F Expected In Q bz New YorkToduy .5 By N. L. Christensen P; Editor, Daily Herald i EN ROUTE 10 NEW YORK-: An enthusiastic delegation oil Utahns was en route to New; Yort City Saturday night with one goal in mind: To win the United States backing for selection of Utah… Continue reading Ufah Bids for ’76
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A majority of the U. S. Supreme Court justices is growing progressively impatient with death penalty appeals and is determined to shorten the path from sentence to execution. The public, like the justices, has reason to be concerned about the mockery being made of our criminal justice system through endless legal appeals and delays. Since… Continue reading Judges Seek Fewer Appeals

By DAWN TRACY Herald Staff Writer When an old Orem Llne electric railroad car collided with a Heber Creeper steam engine in the heart of downtown Provo in 1918, photographer Samuel Robinson grabbed his equipment. rushed to the scene and recorded the event. Since then, his photographs of Provo’s only train crash have appeared in… Continue reading Early Photographer Captures History of Provo

Shoplifting by customers and employees continues to grow as a crime and as a retail overhead cost that penalizes the buying public. In a yearly study for the National Mass Retailing Institute for l982, the Arthur Young accounting and consulting firm found that pilferage had risen 10 percent from the previous year. The study, covering… Continue reading Shoplifts Up During Holiday

‘lne traln wreck at (knter Sreetand Second West in Provo gt. 4, ltl;;1am’t massive from B t of darna e; unl three urs were derailegi. Y Nobody wu killed and only 14 persona were Injured enough to have their names llsted in newspaper accounts. Yet the accident was historic, Inaway.Howottandotwot1-alris collide right in the heart… Continue reading Heber Train. lnterurbun bollided at Center and 200 West

To those who remember .. and who cherish freedom Aug. 21 will be a sad anniversary. That was the day in 1968 – 15 years ago when a half million Soviet and Warsaw Pact troops invaded the beautiful and peaceful nation of Czechoslovakia and crushed a democratic reform movement which had blossomed that spring. “Truly… Continue reading Odious Anniversary Sunday

By RENEE C. NELSON Herald Today Editor During the War of 1811 the British bumed the U.S. Capitol and White House, which was the home of the fourth President of the United States. James Madison, it was also during thu war – with the bombardment of Fort Mcllenry – tlnat Francis Scott Key was inspired… Continue reading War 0f 1812
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Some significant farm policy decisions await Congress’ retum in September from a monthlong recess – and one of the ticklish issues which merits deliberation is the “payment-in-kind” (PIK) program. PIK was authorized by Secretary of Agriculture John Block to reduce surpluses of farm commodities, particularly cotton and grains, that were depressing market prices. In exchange… Continue reading Whut’s PIK Role in Farming?

If we in America are headed for the poor house, at least we’re going in style . . . with a pocket full of money. The Department of Commerce reports that total personal income in the United States in January of 1958 was at the annual rate of $343.6 billion. That was $7.3 billion more… Continue reading Consumer Hos Some Power, Too