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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1977
Page
2
The Vernal Express weekly newspaper lists its publisher Vernal Express Publishing Co at 54 No Vernal Ave Vernal Utah 84078 and P O Box 1010 with phone 7893534 identifying Dorothy Peltier as News Editor and staff details.
The nine man Commission recommends upping Vice President pay to 80000 and Speaker and members of Congress to 57500, with judges to 62000 and similar rises for Cabinet leaders. William Loeb calls it arrogant amid inflation, noting fringe benefits and wide gaps to average wages. Citizens urged to voice opposition to Congress.
President-elect Carter completed his cabinet before Christmas naming James Schlesinger as energy chief and Cyrus Vance at State. Zbigniew Brzezinski joins as national security adviser with a promise of reciprocal detente while Harold Brown raises concerns from his McNamara era. Domestic picks include two women amid skepticism about several choices and the challenge ahead.
The Vernal Utah National Guard names Sgt. Edward L Willden soldier of the month. He recently joined the local unit after 60 years in the Guard, works as a math and German teacher at Vernal Junior High, and serves as math department chair. He and his wife Susan have three children and he is a part time tax counselor. He volunteers outdoors and cites guarding improvements and economic notes from his role.
The article describes a plan to establish a Strategic Petroleum Reserve in the United States as a temporary stopgap against supply shocks from OPEC. It notes past costs from the 1973 74 embargo, outlines storage in Gulf Coast salt domes, cost estimates, funding, and the goal of partial insurance even if full independence from imports remains unlikely.
Dr Plestino and Joby Shiv are listed in 1975 material connected with Mountain Bell. The text mentions their names alongside the Mountain Bell reference, suggesting a corporate or project association of that year.
A contemplative piece tracing the 1936 constitutional change moving inaugurations to January 20 and noting its uneven significance through presidencies. It contrasts March weather with January chill, questions the value of the shift, and envisions a grand, well-organized inaugural celebration with parade pomp and speeches.
The State of Utah will hold a sealed bid mineral lease sale on January 31 at the State Land Office. Bids must arrive by January 23. The sale covers 62 parcels totaling 49 790 acres for oil and gas, plus 147 coal parcels totaling 50 925 acres, with mining in Grand San Juan Carbon and Wayne counties. Geothermal leases totaling 12 320 acres are offered in Box Elder Sanpete Millard and Sevier.
The article defends profit as vital for growth and renewal, arguing profits fund plant, expansion, research, and jobs. It notes profits support public services via taxes and that private greed can yield public good when properly policed. Yivisaker, Gould Inc chairman, cites sales rising from 116 million in 1968 to 1.8 billion in 1976.
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