With the election nearly a week old, reverberations have pretty much faded out – but a few comments would seem to be in order still. The voters turned out in reasonably good numbers – about 55 percent in Utah County – not bad for an off-presidential year election. We applaud those who voted and urge the 45 percent who stayed home to give more thought to their voting duty and privilege come another election, A Republican upsurge marked the returns in Utah County and much of the state, as voters from this area helped give the GOP solid control of both houses of the Utah Legislature, For the first time in memory, Utah County now has a solid Republican administration, with all of the county elective officers to be held by members of the GOP. . But while people were voting dominantly Reglublican, Democrat K. Gunn cKay succeeded in winning his fifth straight two-year term in the U.S. House of Representatives in Utah’s First Congressional District. Incumbent Republican Dan Marriott won the re-election to the House from the Second District by a comfortable margin. The proposal for issuance of $4 million in bonds to build and equip a new Provo City library lost by 553 votes. Tax burden – conscious voters prevailed in the fairly close vote, The will of the majority isn’t necessarily the farsighted action, however, and the need for more spacious library facilities probably isn’t going to go away. The situation deserves continued study and consideration. Indeed, at some future time the citizenry may be called upon again to approve a library building program at a cost expanded even further by inflation. In a way, the library issue and defeat was reminiscent of the county election several years ago when a beautiful addition to the County Building was defeated by a 11th hour blitz of opposition. Today, instead of having all offices on one block in coordinated buildings, county offices are scatv tered in a number of buildings in adjacent blocks, purchased or rented. The Republican trend swept many familiar faces from public office in results that ranged from mild surprise to major shock. Further comment will be made on these in a subsequent editorial. Meantime, the Herald congratulates the election winners. We commend also the losing candidates who were public – spirited enough to offer their services. Some were “old-timers” in politics who have won their spurs in previous contests and established splendid records of service. Others were newcomers, some of whom put forth excellent ideas and philosophies and who should be encouraged to try again. Some campaigns were hardfought and costly; others were low-key. In all cases, the winners must now face the reality of representing their constituents in the best possible way. We would encourage that they be good listeners as well as doers and that campaign promises which are wise, just, and prudent be carried out to the best of the abilities of the newly – elected officials. Lost Degrees In North Carolina another sort of aesthetic matter is a tproblem. The University o North Carolina is recalling one of its defective products – diplomas. Letters on some of the 1975 documents are peeling off. Raymond Strong, head of the University’s records and registration office, wants 1975 gra uates to notify him if they need s free duplicate sheepskin. An engraving company blamed the trou le on supposedly defective ink, produced after chemical experiments that followed the 1974 oil shortage. Even if the original diploma looks all right, notes Strong, it may not be. If framed, the letters might stick to the glass when the dip oma is removed.