Uranium Boom Transforms Green River Utah Growth
Green River Utah ships about 605 tons of uranium ore daily to Salt Lake City and Grand Junction. The town bought a $20,000 filtration plant and plans to integrate it with town systems this spring. A $850,000 consolidated grade high school and airport crane investments accompany a regional race for claims amid rising population and mail delivery strains.
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Green River
Ulah Ig
Salt Lake City
Grand Junction
Greenriver
Dy River
Airport enlargement in Grand County aims for summer work
Grand County's Mosh Airport will receive about 80 000 dollars in federal and state aid for summer improvements. Runways will be paved and 500 additional feet of gravel runway will be added. Current facilities handle DC 9 or 4 size planes and commercial traffic is hoped to follow enhancements. Three major rivers have origins in Wyoming's Grand Teton range, including the Yellowstone, Missouri, and Snake rivers.
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Grand County
Mt At Mosh
Commercial Air Mners
America
Wyoming
Grand Teton Range
Yellowstone
Missouri
Columbia
Mills Expand to Meet Uranium Demand on Colorado Plateau
New mills and expansions aim to boost uranium output across the Colorado Plateau. Kerr-McGee opened Shiprock New Mexico plant to process Lukachukei and Cardzok ores as the ninth mill on the plateau. Anaconda advances Bluewater and Granite unit construction with 1953 start, while Moab Dandy Bedrock and White Canyon Hite sites eye upcoming facilities. Major expansions flagged by Vanadium Corp of America Climax Uranium Grand Junction Vitro Uranium and AEC plans to broaden Montana Cel?
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Colorado Plateau
Kerr-McGee Oil Industries
Shiprock
N. M
Lukachukei
Cardzok Mountain
Anaconda Copper Mining Co
Vanadium Corp. of America
Climax Uranium
Grand Junction
Vitro Uranium Co
AEC
Monticel
Allendale Maine cattle revival at historic Belfast plantation
In Allendale D C a pre revolutionary Belfast plantation is revived by Harry M Lightsey of Columbia. He has bought the old place and rebuilt the plantation house to resume cattle raising, recalling Tarlton Brown’s 1700s praise of the range with mentions of 200 head in bend.
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Allendale
D. C
Belfast
Tarlton Brown
Bend
Harry M. Lightsey
Columbia
Hefty Feline Duke Reaches 30 Pounds in Sacramento
In Sacramento California a year old orange and yellow cat named Duke weighs 30 pounds prompting curiosity about its size and care. Owner Ralph Snow reports the unusual feline has grown unusually large for its age.
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Sacramento
Calif
Ralph Snow
Duke Welgha
Uranium Ore Milling Described At Anaconda Plant Near Grants
A detailed account from Grants New Mexico describes the Anaconda Copper Co mill on Mt. Taylor processing uranium ore. Workers sort ore piles on site then grind and chemically treat rock to extract uranium salts for shipment to Grand Junction for testing and use in laboratories and plants.
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Grants
Anaconda Copper Co
Mt. Taylor
Atomic Energy Commission
Grand Junction
Anaconda
Colorado Plateau
Shoes Opened a Path to College for Bill Gallacher
Bill Gallacher, 22, funds his family by shoeing horses while attending college in Ellensburg Washington. He loads his anvil and tools in his car and travels country roads to find customers. He notes the craft is scarce and truly an art.
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Ellensburg
Wash
Bill “Gallacher
Moab Population Reveals Rapid Growth Since 1950
The 1950 census tallied Moab at 1,274 residents while the May 1964 census reported 2,715. Current estimates place Moab’s population around 3,700, reflecting substantial growth over the period.
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Moab
Nice When It's Mild But Watch That Storm
Texung slid Easterners toward the uranium region along the Colorado Utah border and welcomed mild climate for year round drilling. An icy wind blew Muddy River canyon near Green River smashing a cookhouse into a cliff, toppling drill rigs. No injuries were reported. Geologist Jim Gilkinson noted the sudden weather catchworkers by surprise.
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Texung
Colorado-Utah
Muddy River Canon
Green River
Jim Gilkinson
Connecticut
Curb and gutter project in Moab nearly completed
City planners completed an early curb and gutter proposal for a six block project totaling 28000 dollars. Businessmen contributed their shares before bids were advertised and payments were made rapidly. Participants chose to pay in three months rather than take bonds.
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