Tourist Trade Aired Saturday Plans Previewed
At the annual meeting of Dinosaur Land Advertising Inc held Saturday at the Hotel Vernal new directors were elected and the future of Vernal's expanding tourist business was forecast. Lee Murray Don Millecam and Dwayne Case joined the board with terms. The audience heard reports on past and current activities and future plans including brochures film Dinatis and dinosaur hunting scenes.
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Dinosaur Land Advertising, Inc
Vernal
Lee Murray
Don Millecam
Dwayne Case
John, Shimmin
Larry Pal
Rod and Gun Club Annual Meeting Saturday
Vernal Rod and Gun Club will hold its annual dinner and elect ion Saturday at B pim 7 11 Cafe. Harold S. Crane and Virgil Craney will speak. Leota Bottoms will be spotlighted. Four new directors and officers will be elected. Johnny Johnson is current president.
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Vernal Rod and Gun Club
Commissioners Approve Alterra Jr High Drawings and Local Projects
Uintah County officials kept Harold McKee as commission chairman and preserved last year’s division of duties. Harry Tomlinson received a permit to catch wild horses in the Book Cliffs. Sherriff Fletcher to attend six weeks of a lead detector course in Chicago. Road plans include a 3 foot easement through Naples. Superior Tire Service was granted tires and service for 1062. Uintah School District Education Board approved Edwards and Dartels for the new west Alterra Junior High to replace the old school. enrollment aimed at 206 with 8 classrooms and gym. Bid planned for May with completion in 1963 84 and cost near 400000. No bonds expected under current pay as you go plan.
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Uintah County
Harold McKee
Ay Commission
Harry Tomlinson
Book Cliffs
Civil Defense
Burnell Hawa
Haws
Camp Williams
Sherr
Norman R. Fietcher
le Detector
Chigoga
Naples
Superior
Ulish School
Biatrict Board of Educations
Tte
Edwards
Dartels
West Jibiler High School
Aiferra
Ashley
Vernal
Todd
Highway 40
Roosevelt
Uintah
Lawrence Lee Good After Heart Ailment
Lawrence Lee known as Good was reported in good condition at Uintah County Hospital on Wednesday after a heart ailment. He is listed in stable status and under continued care by hospital staff.
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Lawrence Lee
Uintah County
Grazing Fees Study Underway Across Western States
A joint review led by Secretary Udall and Secretary Freeman examines grazing fees and their effect on ranch incomes across the West. More than 700 ranchers participate, with 75 model operations analyzed for income and cost impacts under various herd sizes on public lands. Results will be published by the Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service.
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Inverior
Stewart L. Udall
Orville L. Freeman
Vy Vernal Blm
Rarge
Bureau of Land Management
Forest Service
Departments of Agricultural and the Interior
Teacher Collapses At School After Heart Ailment
A male teacher at Ashley Valley Jr. High School collapsed after a heart ailment on the first day back. Paramedics responded. the man was rushed to a hospital for treatment and condition was not immediately released.
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Lee
Ashley Valley Jr. High School
Chamber Opposes Dinosaur National Monument Expansion
The Vernal Chamber of Commerce board voted against enlarging Dinosaur National Monument. They oppose federal land acquisitions on Blue Mountain and Moonshine Draw and the Chew ranch addition. Local officials cited coyote predation and hunting permits as context for opposition while replacements filled expiring terms.
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Vernal Chamber of Conterve
Board of Directors
Dinosaur National Monument
National Park Service
L. ¥. Siddoway
Park Service
Blue Mountain
Moonshine Draw
Iron Springs Draw
NPS
Alal Chew
Chew
Utah Fish and Game Dept
Douglas Chew
Nave
Iei Anderson
G. Tf. Parkinson
Ralph A
Museum plans $250000 endowment and dinosaur grounds display
Vernal Museum, led by Captain Hunter and supported by the Duleny Munter Foundation, will receive $250,000 in exhibits and construction to unveil a fluorescent mineral display this summer. A 40 by 60 foot addition costing $46,000, with $16,000 pledged by the State Park and Recreation Committee, enables the new hall to house the show.
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S. A. Dalahy I
UWS
Foundation
Nveyear
Nuntor
Cat Hunter
State Park and Recreation Committee
Untermann
Hunter
Highway Patrol reports rise in Utah district accidents
District No. 4 of the Utah Highway Patrol released a 1961 activity report showing 268 accidents, 100 personal injuries, and 12 fatal crashes in Uintah Duchesne and Daggett counties. Fatalities totaled ten, with seven in Uintah and three in Duchesne. Damages estimated at $160,092.65. Causes included speed and drunken driving among others.
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Akntah
Duchesne
Daggett County
Distriet J
Utah Highway Patrol
Highway Patrol
Uintah County
Duchesne County
Doggett County
Ainish
Highway Patrol Firms Arrest Citations and Warnings
Chesne and Daggett Counties report 1 823 arrest citations issued by the Highway Patrol. 128 issued to drunk drivers and 48 for dereliction while license was revoked. 1 982 warning tickets also issued.
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Chesne
Daggett
St. Match
Highway Patrol
Mysterious robed man fascinates Vernal residents
A long cloaked figure with red hair is seen sliding down Vernal Main Street. The man, Neil Ui Breas Jain of Gusher, lives with his father and publishes a peculiar title called Cimare]) ,ron. The editor, known as The Wyoming Kid, explains Gaelic roots and language rules as part of his identity.
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Nell AL Drenslain
Gusher
Mustarg
Main Street
Vernal
Vernal Express
Aotion
Neil Ui Breas Jain
Cimare
Ron
Sreastain
Ireland
Dreassaindso Gael Webster
Scotland
Isle of Man
Tia
Wrecked Track Causes Injuries In Utah Crash
A collision between a 1962 Ford pickup driven by Ted Slaugh and a 1957 Peterbilt semi tanker near Vernal Utah left Slaugh with a compound fracture and chest injuries. Slaugh was treated at Uintah County Hospital and later transferred to a Salt Lake hospital. The wreck occurred five miles west of Vernal on FS 40 as Larsen’s eastbound tanker swerved to avoid a head on crash.
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Ted Slaugh
Jensen
Ife
Uintah County
Salt Lake
Vernal
Haugh
Fuel Supply
Max L. Larsen
Huntington
Utah
Carl Nyman
Larsen
Bids Opened for Flaming Gorge Dam Completion Contract
Five bids were opened for completing Flaming Gorge Dam with Gunther Shirley and Lane submitting the apparent low bid of 1 970 823 50. The engineer’s estimate stood at 1 781 196, and Arch Dam Constructors hold the prime contract about 70 percent complete with mass concrete placement to begin, employing about 200 more workers.
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California
Appaicat Iow
Flaming Gorge Dam
Gunther
Shirley and
Lane
Offi Gumther and
Shirley Co
Asherman Oaks
A.V. Lane Co
Palo Alto
Uintah County Reports Strep Flu Gonorrhea Hepatitis Week
Three cases of strep and influenza each were reported, plus one case of gonorrhea and infectious hepatitis in Uintah County for the week ending January 12, per the Utah State Public Health report.
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Uintah County
Utah
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Mentary School
U.S. 40
Hoosewelt
Rod, Gun Club
Alterra Jr. High
C. of
Dinosaur Mont
Dot Hunter
Dinosaur Garden
Salt Lake City
Mon
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Malin
Han
Keleton
Untermenm
Maillion
San Francisco Chemical Co
Elwood I. Lentz
Western Phosphates
Lentz
S Mart
Intermountain
A3d Stauffer Chemical
Brush Creek
Stauffer Chemical
Chemical Week Magazine
Stauffer
Richmond
Callf
Stauffer 5
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