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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1952
Page
13
An editorial laments the dead Victim X and condemns traffic carnage that claims a million lives in 176 years. It urges tougher laws with teeth, stricter police enforcement, and harsher penalties, including permanent motoring privilege revocation, to halt reckless driving before more lives are lost.
Basil L. Walters, executive editor of Knight Newspapers, accuses government press agents of withholding information and warns that if trends continue, the public will see a rise in state controlled media. He argues a free press rests with a free people and urges current administrations to recognize this boundary.
Since 1940 Utah has processed over 90 percent of its five major canned vegetables including beans corn peas tomatoes and green lima beans. Utah counties host 875 commercial vegetable farms the most in the state with Cache County over 550 Box Elder above 500 and others following.
The article discusses President Truman’s budget request to extend mobilization into another year, forecasting more civilian goods, inflation easing, higher production and taxes, and reduced unemployment. It notes political motives in an election year, criticism over New Hampshire primary comments, and ongoing probes into corruption with Morris leading the administration inquiry as Republicans push to frame Att Gen McGrath.
President Truman and Vice President Barkley seek another term as the Democratic party voices peace progress and prosperity. Senator Kerr signals willingness if Truman steps aside while Kefauver remains the only official Democratic presidential candidate with New Hampshire and Illinois primaries looming. The Seaway issue intensifies with Canada's threat to go it alone if lawmakers block joint construction.
Senator Arthur W. Watkins asks Interior Secretary Oscar W. Chapman to forward the Colorado storage project report to Congress without delay. He warns further delay could block action this session and hinder upper Colorado River Basin legislation. The piece also notes GOP convention entries by Eisenhower Taft Stassen and MacArthur, with New Hampshire primary set for March 11.
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