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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1961
Page
7
A discussion contrasts the familiar American measurement system with the metric system. It lists numerous units and conversions in both systems, noting the complexity of current measures and the ease of tens-based calculations in the metric approach, while acknowledging familiarity as a barrier.
Duchesne County health officials brace for possible infectious hepatitis outbreak after seven diagnosed cases in Tabions and North Myton Beach. 25 students at Tabiona School area inoculated Tuesday with gamma globulin. more shots planned for those exposed. Local teacher and basketball player among the affected. Altamont High game linked to one case. Dr Larson away. Dr Stringham reports Myton case. Gamma globulin obtained through Utah Red Cross for about 50 additional inoculations.
Commentary notes Democrats control the administrative branch for the first time in 28 years and draws parallels between 1961 and 1933. It compares Kennedy to Roosevelt, cites unemployment, farmland loss, bank closures, and a high wartime level of foreign aid, warning of euro and global risks while urging steady leadership.
District Director Roland W. Wise stated this week that the rate under the Federal Insurance Contributions Act remains at 8 percent for employers and 3 percent for employees for 1961, unchanged from 1960.
A Friday shrimp supper at the Whiterock home honored Bill and Stanley Hoopes on their birthdays. Guests included Max North, Karlos Hansen, Loren Pike, and Stanley Hoopes’s family, with Verna Hoopes hosting and Verle Haslem and Therron Levitt speaking at a meeting.
Doug Phillips visited his parents over the holidays. Winfred Long was admitted to Veterans Hospital for a checkup last week. Mr and Mrs Richard Coltharp entertained guests on New Year’s Eve. Elder Robert Long reports transfer from Miami to Savannah and a new Box 249 Savannah address while enjoying his mission. Tevi Reed and two children Clifford and Freida of Manila were New Year guests of Mrs Reed's parents, J C Hoopes, and other relatives.
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