Utah Legislature Faces Tax Fight as Gov Lee Holds Budget Reins
The 1955 Utah Legislature opens amid debate over revenue needs and no tax increases. Gov. J Bracken Lee signals firmness on tax policy while veto power looms. Lawmakers seek new revenue sources with property taxes likely to rise only if overrides fail. Officials fear sales tax strains and funding for education, welfare, and state services. Local cities push for flexible levies. Salt Lake City seeks to avoid statewide tax hikes via a special water and sewer levy.
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Utah
Utah Legislative Council On Taxation
Lee
Salt Lake City
Salt Lake
Capitol
Utah Adjutant General Proposes Plan For Home Training
Utah National Guard adjutant general Maxwell B. Rich proposes Universal Military Training at state camps and home town armories. Youths would receive 17 weeks of training June through September, then three years in National Guard or Army Ready Reserve service with weekly drills and a 15 day summer encampment. The plan aims to save costs on transportation, housing, and long active duty periods while maintaining readiness and schooling.
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Trig
Maxwell B. Rich
Utah National Guard
Rich
National Guard
Duce
Army
National Guard Reserve
Utah
National debt per capita falls while total public debt climbs
A Washington Report note discusses per capita debt dropping from 1905 to 1702 in 1948 to today while public debt rises from 269 billion. It notes population growth outpacing debt, urging readers to multiply per capita debt by family size to estimate a household share as families grow and children mature.
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Washington Report
Experts on things hirsute
Experts discuss hair traits with scattered figures mentioning averages such as 140,000 and 108,000 in reference to brunettes. The text is fragmented and unclear but centers on hair quantity or characteristics.
Tridell and Lapoint Groups Host Dance Night
Local youths from Jr. Gleaners and Jr. M Men joined the Lapoint group for a Tuesday night dance in Tridell. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Merkley led the dancing while families like the Cooks and Glines noted new arrivals and grandchildren. Grandparents Glines and Oman welcomed two newborns with births on January 4 and December 19, tied to families from Tridell and California.
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Jr. Gleaners
Jr. M
Lapoint
Clyde Merkley
Lynn Cook
Deward Cook
Tridell
California
Dee
Debra
Charles Glines l
Morgan Gines
Rem
Orlan Oman
Glines
Oman
LaWanna Glines
Clase
Relief Society
Duniealdwell
Morrills
Melbourne
Bill Harvey
Beatiers
Oops
Harvast
J. R. McKee
Kay
Roosevelt
Owen Bartlett
Davis Morrill
Definition Above Is A Person Whose Words Rarely Glisten
A short verse by F G Kernan notes a person who talks when you want him to listen, highlighting a tongue tied or inattentive speaker in a compact literary line.
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Kernan
Uintah County Reports One Polio Case
Uintah County reports one polio case during the last week of 1954 in Lapoint. The patient, Helen Bige low, 14, daughter of Vera Bige low, a Union High student, is hospitalized and shows improvement after diagnosis December 29. Also noted are one chickenpox and other diseases totals, with Uintah reporting cases to the Utah State Department of Health.
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Uintah
Utah
VA loan applications surge in 1954 amid steady demand
The Veterans Administration reports 83 000 VA home loan applications in November 1954, the seventh straight month over 06,000, with 47 729 proposed and 36 201 existing homes. Total loans reached 67 134, down from October but more than double November 1953. Also note dividend guidance for life insurance policies, advising patience before contacting VA about 1955 dividends.
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Veterans Administration
National Service Life
U. Government
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Harry Marlowe
Adjutant General
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Socrates
Uintah County
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Kas
Willys
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Standler
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Willys Motors, Inc
Toledo, Ohio
Fata
Willys Station
Wacon
Wills
South Vernal Ave
Calder Motor Company
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Tai Pa
Aye Vernal
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