Explosion At Red Wash Plant Destroys Home In Willow Creek
A Willow Creek family returned to their home Sunday evening to find it gutted by fire. Lloyd Hatch and Abe Watch reported smoke earlier, and the structure burned rapidly, with only cinder block walls remaining. The $12,000 home had $4,000 in furniture lost. insurance covered part. In Red Wash, a $100,000 explosion ripped a compression plant, tearing down a corrugated shed. The blast occurred about 5 15 am Sunday, damaging two of four compressors and halting gas push operations. fire fighting crews extinguished the blaze in 20 minutes as repairs began.
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Willow Creek
Vernal
Lloyd Hatch
Mr. Watch
Aba] Natch
Abe Watch
Hatch
Qohray
Lloyd Match
RED Wasi
Red Wash Oil Field
Standard Oil of California
Tempresyorg
Lift near Vernal opens weekends with deep snow
The lift sits 25 miles north of Vernal on the Manila highway, one mile west of the highway, with about two feet of packed snow. Passenger cars with snow tires faced no difficulty entering. Mia Anderson reported Wednesday the lift operates Saturdays and Sundays from 10 am to 1 5 pm.
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Lic
Vernal
Manila
Mia Anderson
Ute Basketball Squad Faces Cougars Friday Tilt at Uintah Gym
Ute basketball opens league play Friday night at Uintah gym against the Union Cougars of Roosevelt after a rough stretch that saw three losses. The Naples arrest tale intersects with prep sports in a locally vivid report blending crime, lawmen, and high school hoops.
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Ute
Cougars Tilt
Uintah Gym
Soward
Utes
Union Cougara
Roosevelt
Uintah
Wasatch Wasps
Heber City
Uintah High School
Wasps
Bart Johnson
Cag Tets
George Lee
Big Jim McNaughlton
Lee Wasatch
Ditts
Vernal Manila road urged for faster construction by chamber
Vernal Chamber of Commerce leaders at their weekly meeting pledged to investigate every angle to speed the Greendale to Manila section of the Vernal Manila road. They criticized Green River Star editor Adrian Reynolds for alleged shortsightedness and discussed National Park Service recreation funding. The group plans to invite Arch Dam Construction officials to report on Flaming Gorge progress and noted the Manila road status as in good shape. A new high school business training pilot will place about 12 students in Vernal businesses for on the job experience starting January 18.
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Vernal Chamber of Commerce
Greendale
Manila
River
Wyo
Star
Adrian Reynolds
Vernal
National Park Service
Chamber
Green River
Vernal Chamber
Reynolds
Eritlelam
Flaming Gorge
Leland
Rex
Uintah High School
Entira
Vernal Bowl Inc
Utah
Brunswick
Vernal Chamber of Commercce
D. B
Scotty) King
San Francisco Chemical Co
Brush Creek
B. J. Ballard
Moon Lake Electric
King
Montpelier
Idaho
Ballard
Side Loway
Ad & Pote
County Commissioners Still Waver Defer Old Jail Decision
Uintah County commissioners again postponed any verdict on the old county jail for 30 days under pressure from civic, business, and government groups. The Utah Pioneers organization seeks a lease to turn the building into a pioneer museum, while civic groups study alternate museum locations. The panel meets Mondays 1:30 to 5 p.m. and remains open to the public.
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Uintah County
Uintah County Daughters of
Utah Pioneéra
Recreation development at Flaming Gorge Dam plans
More than half a million dollars will be spent in three years to build Forest Service recreation facilities around Flaming Gorge Dam in Ashley National Forest Utah. Plans include 13 campgrounds for 1,200 people, three scenic overlooks, three boat ramps, and a 450 foot dam with a large reservoir, plus additional sites at Canyon Glen and Dripping Springs. The project will be under the Forest Service multiple use program and involves notable local interest in Vernal, Dutch John, and nearby areas.
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Forest Service
Flaming Gorge
Ashley National Forest
Utah
Floyd Iverson
Ultimate Plang
Wyoming
Red Canyon
Sheep Creek Canyon
Dutch John
Little Yola
Green River
Butch Caraldy Gang
Little Mole
Canyon Glen
Dripping Springs
Cedar Springs
San Francisco
Flaming Gorge Dam
San Francisco Chemical Co
Civil Defense Meeting Planned Here Jan 15
Civil Defense officials announce a meeting on Friday January 15 at 7 30 p.m. in the county building basement Civil Defense Room. County director Dean C Rowland and State Director Mr Wiggins will attend to present latest plans and developments in the state.
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Janus
Ing
Dean C. Row
Big Weels
Wiggins
Howland Ald
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Leftell Anderson
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Utah Highway Patrol
Cross
Sgt Powell
Duchesne
Powell
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Pinta County
Trent
Pitts
Wasatch United
Deuces
McKeachnie
Roberts
McNaughton
Redskins
Heber
Wasatth
Maat
Keith Burke
Milburn Hatch
Burke
Natch
Elmer 8. Davis
Cleo Holdsworth
Bureau of Reclamation
Stanaker Draw
Uty
Intermountain
Humphreys
Stauffer
Victor Chemical Works
Wm. Moth Sr
Morrison Knudson
Alton Hi. Peterson
Qwen Bodily
Walter Busch
Sterling Rasmussen
May Gardiner
Gene Tuttle
William Winward
Intermountain Concrete Cos
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