Pioneer Day Set To Honor Uintah Basin Pioneers In Vernal
Vernal gears up for a Pioneer Day celebration to honor the men and women who founded the Uintah Basin and Utah. A 1776 Ashley Valley exploration link is noted with Escalante and companions. Parade, program, sports, and a large fireworks display at the ball park are planned, with a homecoming for former residents.
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Flaming Gorge attracts crowds for weekend drive and dam overlook
Weekend visitors flocked to Flaming Gorge along the Vernal-Manila highway to view the dam site and overlook. The discourse praised the project as a future tourism magnet with highway improvements, a 90 mile lake, and new recreation areas, while noting scarce soda offerings at Dutch John.
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Wheat program collapse looms as farm price supports face end
Congress balks at repealing long standing farm price supports and production controls. Benson cites rising costs and calls for more freedom while Eisenhower backs trimming the program. Debate signals a possible major shift away from billions in government aid to farmers, with fears of ruin for many growers if abandoned.
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Miss Mella Weeks Reports National 411 Convention Visit
Utah delegate Mella Weeks writes from Washington DC about the National 411 Club Center opening with Eisenhower in attendance. She describes meetings with Congressmen Dixon and King, visits to the Capitol, Library of Congress, and monuments, and praises farm program debates and her extension office’s support.
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