Another civic club has joined in the campaign to “safeguard against crime.” The Kiwanis Clubs are urging people to protect their homes and families by conscientiously work-ing to “stop crime before it starts.” These are specific suggestions: Double check the identity of callers you don’t know. Install deadbolt locks on out-side doors. Avoid dark streets at night.… Continue reading Stop Crime Before It Starts
Category: Crime
For Prevention of Crime
Special weeks are a dime-a-dozen, it seems. But some have more merit than others and one that is definitely worth while is “National Crime Prevention Week,” beginning today. This is an observance sponsored by the Exchange Clubs of America the past 28 years as part of their year around crime prevention program. Locally, the Provo… Continue reading For Prevention of Crime
State Hospital Investigation
The Utah State Hospital has been the center of a smouldering Controversy for several months. Now the Utah Legislative Social Services Interim Study Commit- tee has passed a motion asking the attorney general to in- vestigate possible mallcasance and misappropriation of Iunds at the Provo institution. Dr. Roger S. Kiger. superinten- dent, quickly welcomed the… Continue reading State Hospital Investigation
U.S. officials note growth of Cuban-backed violence
A warning by two United States officials of the activities of Soviet-backed Cuba in supporting violence and insurgencies in the Caribbean and latin America should not go unneeded. ‘ Addressing the Subcommittee on westem Hemisphere Affairs of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations in Mid- Decmeber. Assistant Secretary of State Thomas Enders said Cuba is… Continue reading U.S. officials note growth of Cuban-backed violence
The internment issue
A controversial World War II chapter — internment of nearly 120,000 west coast Japanese-Americans and 1,000 Alaskan aleuts some 38 years ago — is in the process of being reopened. Two anticipated actions in Washington will implement legislation passed by congress last summer: – Appointment of a seven-member study commission to review the episode and… Continue reading The internment issue
Prayer before sports events worthwhile
A federal judge has upheld an Atlanta, Ga. High School senior’s claim that pre-game prayers at school football games are unconstitutional. “The court grants plaintiffs request for a judgment declaring pre-game invocations at Douglas County High School football games unconstitutional,” said the decision by U.S. District Judge Ernest Tidwell. The case arose last fall when… Continue reading Prayer before sports events worthwhile
Thieves Steal Museum Items
Millions of dollars worth of artifacts and art, objects are stolen from museums each year in the United States – and the public is the big loser. When a valuable item vanishes, a piece of history is gone. This is in addition to its intrinsic value. Exact values are hard to establish but in 1978… Continue reading Thieves Steal Museum Items
Famous False Teeth Not Wood
George Washington had some rather famous false teeth, made in a day when prosthodontia still was in its early stages of development. But the dentures were not made of wood as many have believed. “No such thing,” says the librarian at Mount Vernon, the first presidents historic home on the Potomac. “I just don’t know… Continue reading Famous False Teeth Not Wood
‘Ashton Tower’ Has a Long, Distinguished History
If you’re new in Provo you might wonder about the brick smokestack near the heart of the city with ”Ashton’s Chevrolet Buick” inscribed in larger vertical letters. The smokeless stack is a vestige from the historic Woolen Mills, once Provo’s largest industry which operated for 60 years on the First West-Second West block between First… Continue reading ‘Ashton Tower’ Has a Long, Distinguished History
Abe Assassination Anniversary Noted
Abraham Lincoln was the first of four American presidents assassinated by fanatic gun wielders – and the mid-April 1865 tragedy, as well as the more recent ones, should not be allowed to fade from the public consciousness. Gen. Robert E. Lee’s April 9 surrender of his Confederate army to Gen. Ulysses S. Grant of the… Continue reading Abe Assassination Anniversary Noted