Drought aid rules set for Washington County livestock
Washington County Commission announced emergency livestock feed aid under the Federal Disaster Assistance program. Eligible livestock receive up to two cents per pound or 50 percent of feed costs, with a March 17 eligibility date and program end June 1 1977. Apply at the U SCS office in St George with livestock numbers, feed produced, losses, and on hand supply.
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ST. George
Washington County Commission
G. Murray Webb
U S.cs
Washington County
U.s.cs
E. Tabernacle
Webb
County Planning Commission
Planning Commission
Hillside
Rockville
Planning Board
Crash survivors to return home from Canary Islands disaster
Survivors of the world's worst air crash began boarding a U S Air Force mercy plane to fly home from Los Rodeos to Las Palmas and San Antonio. The 68 known survivors include 36 injured as U S and Spanish officials dispute release timing.
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Santa Cruz DE Tenerife
Spain
UPI
U.S. Air Force
U.S
Hercules
Las Palmas
Brooke Army Medical Center
San Antonio
Texas
Canary Islands
Brooke
Pan American
New York
McGuire
General Hospital
Los Rodeos
Brook Army Medical Center
Mario Tyzbin
Laguna Hill
Calif
Air Ministry
William R. Haley
National Transportation Safety Board
Haley
Rate hearing denial by Utah PSC on rate cases
In Salt Lake City three southern Utah water pumping associations failed to persuade the Utah Public Service Commission to reopen four rate cases tied to California Pacific Utilities. The PSC upheld last year’s decisions, saying the pumpers gave no adequate reasons for recon sidering the actions. Cal Pac sought four rate increases totaling 2 million, but the commission granted only 1.4 million.
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Salt Lake City
UPI
State Public Service Commission
Southern Utah
Parowan
Cedar Valley
Beryl Pumper
PSC
Cal-Pac
Commission
Carter defends $50 rebate plan amid Senate opposition
President Carter faces strong Republican pushback and tepid Democratic support as Press Secretary Powell says the $50 per person rebate is crucial for economic recovery. Powell noted passage is not automatic but believes the plan has broad public backing. Senate GOP leader Howard Baker predicts the House rebate could fail in the Senate.
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Washington
UPL
Carter
Senate
Jody Powell
Powell
Howard Baker
U.S Sovi et talks open second day without rights clash
Soviet and American negotiators set aside human rights disputes and focus on bilateral and international issues. Cyrus Vance and Andrei Gromyko opened the second day with talks on arms sales restraint and military reductions in Europe the Middle East and the Indian Ocean. The session did not cover a Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty.
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Moscow
UPI
Cyrus R. Vance
Andrei Gromyko
U.S
Europe
Middle East
Indian Ocean
State Department
FDA Pushes Ban on Saccharin Despite Protests
Washington UPI reports the Food and Drug Administration will propose a ban on saccharin within two weeks, despite 600 to 800 letters daily to HEW Secretary Califano Jr. The move aligns with the agency's March 9 pledge to publish the proposal within 30 days, though protests sparked talk of a delay.
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Washington
UPI
Food and Drug Administraton
HEW
Joseph A. Califano Jr
Califano
FDA
State travel council to hold four day St George convention
The State Travel Development Department announced plans for a four day Travel Industry Convention in St George starting next March featuring workshops, symposiums, and speakers from national groups such as DATE and AAA. Senator Art Kimball urged local officials and legislators to engage with travel interests to boost funding and policy support.
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Micheal Miller
Mickey Gallavin
Utah Travel Council
Senator Kimball
Travel Counci
St. George
State Department of Travel Development
Hal Chesler
State Travel Council
State Department
Association of Travel Regions
Color Country Travel Board
Washington County Travel Development Board
Chesler
DATE
AAA
Art Kimball
Kimball
Travel Council
Association of Regions
Mickey Gallevin
Utah Council
Washington County Economic Development Council forms with regional reps
At a recent organizational meeting St George area leaders created the Washington County Economic Development Council. Art Anderson becomes executive director with non voting status on the executive committee chaired by G Murray Webb. Representatives from east west and Santa Clara Washinton regions join Manon Bowier joins. Goals include job creation tax base growth and increased household spending. A master plan timetable and promotional campaign are proposed with area assessments to begin immediately.
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ST. George
Washington County
Art Anderson
G. Murray Webb
Washington County Commission
West
Santa Clara-Washington
Robert Perry
Jeanine Halt
Reed Wittner
Manon Bowier
Counci
Chambers of Commerce
Anderson
Academy awards and jail break headline montage
Inside Academy awards Rock y the late Peter Frieh and Faye Dunaway were the three big Oscar winners at the Annual Academy Awards Monday. Four men attempted to break out of the Washington County Jail early this morning by hacksaw. A spring snowstorm hits the west with wild thunderstorms and tornadoes spark across the south and midwest. Al McGuire coached Marquette to the NCAA title. The 1958-59 Dixie Alumni Team won the Dixie Alumni tournament.
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Rocky
Peter Frieh
Faye Dunaway
Washington County
Joe Hutchings
Midwest
al McGuire
Marquette
Dixie
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Royal Dutch Airlines
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Utah
Gallevin
Los Angeles
San Diego
Phoenix
Denver
Salt Lake Tribune
Ken Sewards
Vernal
Murray Moler
Ogden
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Monticello
Ted Seeholzer
Smithfield
Bob Temple
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