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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1958
Page
5
A reader laments obscene magazines in drugstores and praises a proposed clean-up committee. The letter cites Gov George D Clyde and urges civic groups, educators, law officers, and parents to guide censorship without official control, channeling community energy into action.
A recent press release highlights Good Company A and Vernal Express sharing a stance against alcoholic beverage advertising. It cites large circulation magazines like Readers Digest and Popular Mechanics, linking ad bans to rising alcohol problems and driving fatalities.
The piece argues for continued foreign aid and five more years of Reciprocal Trade under executive influence. It links Arizona copper miners’ layoffs to import tax limits, noting 1957 production fell about $123 million and some producers cut operations up to 86 percent. It cites a bill to raise the import price from 24 to 30 cents per pound and to restore a four cent duty, signaling urgency from copper state interests.
Citizens discuss farm pay, reciprocal trade, and state identity with concerns over prices and policy. The piece cites farmer efficiency, national production figures, and calls for fair purchasing power, arguing producers deserve value equal to outputs while warning against overgeneralized federal fixes. It blends quotes from Barry Sullivan and L 5. Me Candless amid broader state reflections.
The article links persistent farm price and income declines since 1952 to broader economic downturns, arguing depressions are often driven by a farm slump. It recalls Missouri Congressman George Christopher’s 1950s warning that farm downturns spread from rural areas to cities, stressing farm output as a stabilizing but sometimes overworked factor.
Utah Board of Education approved credit for Bible study toward high school graduation to replace a prior recommendation against it. The board set 15 required units across grades 10 to 12, including language arts, social studies, math, science, and PE. Electives may include Bible history and literature. Districts expect higher per pupil book expenditures. nine of Utah's 40 districts may need to raise book purchases next year.
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