Bennett Reports Objections to G I TV Plan
Senator Bennett tells the FCC to consider protests from Northeastern Utah against granting a satellite TV permit to Western Slope Broadcasting. The proposed 900 watt booster on Blue Mountain would serve Duchesne and Uintah counties in Utah and Rio Blanco in Colorado, risking interference with Salt Lake City channels 2 4 and 5.
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Washington
Wallace F. Bennett
Utah
Federal’ Communicatiors Commission
Utah Cliens
Colorado
Uen
Utah Republican
FCC
Western Slope Broadcasting Company
Blue Mountain
Duchesne
Ulatah
Rio Blanco County
Duchesne County Commission
Uniteh County Commission
Vernal Chamber of Commerce
Salt Lake City
Sem Bennett
Salt Lake
Sen
Bennett
Ures
H W Norge Laundry Village Changes Hands
Vern Moore bought the 11 and West Norge Laundry and Dry Cleaning Village from LaMar Hawkins and Clyde Wilkins. Moore, a Wester Living salesman for two years, will continue employment. Mrs Suonls Moore will manage the village with her husband’s help.
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Vern Moore
Norge
LaMar Hawkins
Clyde Wilkins
Vernal Hosts Race Meet With Feature Races
Vernal prepares for a three day race meeting at the Uintah County Fair Grounds June 14 15 and 26 with over a hundred top horses expected to race. Races start at 2 00 pm daily featuring the Diamond Tillis Futurity Eliminations Searle Gas 3 2 Futurity two hundred dollar purse Diamond Hills Final five hundred dollar purse and the Ceei Murray Red Cloud Stables Derby two hundred dollar purse.
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Intermountains
Uintah County Fair Grounds
Searle Gas
Diamond Hills
Diamond Hills Motel
Ceei Murray Red Cloud Stables
Let Freedom Ring Pageant Set for Vernal July Fourth
A July 4 pageant titled Let Freedom Ring is planned at the Vernal Fair Grounds at 7 30 PM with Ruth Robertson and Stellna Richards as cochairmen. Dwayne Case Slade Sowards Halley Searle and Erva Bowden will serve as narrators. The program includes flag ceremony Goddesses Liberty Uncle Sam Miss America Spirit of Ages Father Time and more with local youth bands and dance acts.
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Daughters of the
Utah Planets
Columbus
de Pierre
Clara
Educational TV Set for Vernal In Fall of 1964
Uintah County moves to establish the first relay point for educational television. County officials from seven counties met to plan Beaver Mountain installation with San Juan Carbon Uintah underwriting initial costs and seeking $6,000 state aid. Hexed by regional funding, maintenance capped at 175 dollars monthly for year one.
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Uintad County
Uintah
Rulon Hacking
Educational Television Committee
San Juan
Grand
Emery
Carbon
Harold McKee
Joy LaBea
Hay Nash
Board of Education
JF. C. Haws
Unital
Beaver Mountain
Duchesne
Lo Blanco
Colorado
Carbon County
University of Utah
Mintah
Moon Lake Road Bid Let For Forest Service Project
Bids for 5.6 miles of Moon Lake Road in Ashley National Forest were opened May 27 at the US Forest Service Regional Office in Ogden. Walker Welding and Construction Co. topped five bids at 167,685.40, beating an engineer estimate of 164,000. Construction will clear grade and oil the road from the forest boundary to Moon Lake campground, with work starting soon and finishing this fall. Financing comes from Forest Service funds, with Duchesne County assuming maintenance.
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Ashley National Forest
D. G. Dalley
Dagrett'county
Manila
Bureau of Public Rrade
Verni
Marila Forest
Dowd's Hole
Forest Service
Ogden
A. R. B McConkle
Walker Welding and Construction Co
Pleasant Grove
Moon Lake
Forest Boundary
Fifty Million Oil Shale Plant Project Proposed in Uintah County
Skyline Oil Company and GH Ele Corp negotiate with Oil Shale Corp to develop a major oil shale plant southeast of Vernal Utah. If approved a $50 million Uintah County facility could yield about 50 000 barrels daily with production costs near $2 per barrel. Decision expected in a week. Huntington Hartford leads Oil Shale Corp which recently announced a $4 66 million Francine deal with Southern Natural Gas Company.
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Uintah County
Susan K. Nielson
Skyline
Off Shale Corporation
Oil Shale Corp
Off Cottey
Pany
Wintah County
Nelsson
Nielson
Colorado
Oil Shale Corporation
Neilson
Denver Research Institute
University of Denver
Ameri¢atic Petroleum Institute
API
Mc. Neilgon
Jine
Raogely
Huntington Hartford
Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company
Fortune
Southern Natural Gas Company
Birmingham
Ala
Fishing Opener Attracts Anglers Across Area This Weekend
Opening day drew many fishermen from near and far to Steinaker reservoir where boats lined Jake at 6 a m and crowds along the shore. Dob Jensen reports rainbow trout dominate while other waters show mixed fishing results with 12 to 14 inch catches in Oaks Park and more of the same near Ashley Creek.
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Sieinakex
Balt Lake
Provo
Dob Jensen
Steinaker
Jensen
sJake
East Park
Treut Creek
North Fork
Ashley
Furthur
Carter Creek
Oaks Pari
Hacking Lake
Livestock Show and Sale Draws Strong Attendance
Uintah Basin Junior Livestock Show and Sale at Uintah County Fairgrounds in Verna drew strong interest Monday to Wednesday. Grand Champion Fat Hog went to Larry Paulson Jensen. Reserve to Marie Peterson Jensen. Fat Lamb Grand Champion was Nedle Oaks with Reserve Eddie Oaks. Fat Beef Grand Champion Dorothy Lewis with Reserve Blake Rust. About 81 lambs and 05 hogs were shown with improved quality and a wide turnout.
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Uintah Basin
Uintah County Fairgrounds
Verna
Larry Paulson
Jensen
Marie Peterson
Neddle Oaks
Eddie Oaks
Dorothy Lewis
Blake Rust
Altonah
Yorkshire
Plans Made to Rebuild North Vernal Avenue
Vernal City Council and state officials plus residents met to discuss widening the road from Main Street to Steinaker Dam. The plan calls for widening 109 feet with a 72 foot traffic surface and anticipates up to 4060 vehicles daily. State engineers will outline the new right of way and bids are expected soon.
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Vernal City
Fran Feltch
Karl Johnson
American Fork
J. E. Adams
Salt Lake City
Myron Taylor
Vernal
Vernal Avenue
Main
North Vernal Ave
Steinaker Dam
Road Commission
Summer Classes Start Monday At Uintah School District
Uintah School District opens Summer Session next Monday June 10 at Ashtey Elementary and Uintah Wish School for music students. About 100 students enroll. Twenty one classes run two or three sections in Reading, Arts and Crafts, Trampoline, Arithmetic, and Baton Twirling with instructors listed. Music programs include Senior High Band, Junior High Varsity Band, Advanced Elementary Band, Beginning Woodwind and Beginning Brass led by Ray Ferlo and Eilts Worthen.
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Uintah
Ashtey
Uintah Wish
Thomas Freestone
Gladys Phillips
Sarah
Ray Ferlo
Eilts Worthen
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Cook
Investors Diversified Services, Inc
Craig and
Grand Junction
LDS Church
Smith
Willer J. Reigegran
Westminster, Methodist
Ara
Steamy
Boat Springs
Steamboat Springs
Dertine
Mount Caribou
Nederland
DUP
Freedom Ring
Summit Springs Dowd
Moon Lake Road
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Duchesne Canty Commissioners
U.S. Forest Service
Duchesne County
SkyHne Oil Company
Salt Lake Independent
Ghele Corporation of
Denver
Bosak
Floyd Flippen
Steinker
Sisinaker
Johnny Palagraaf
South
Carolys Street
LDS
Glines Ward
West Main
Edna Co. Dushane Ankerpont
Trandlett
Main Street
Unitah Basin
Ginls
Diane Wilrins
Ulntah
Aaron Wilkins
Meloy Pege
Harvey Regal
Necta
Susan Barnett
Varnal
O. J. Burnell
North Vernal Avenue
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