Millions at stake in Upper Colorado transmission plan
Federal official argued a federal backbone system is unlikely for the Upper Colorado project which aims to supply water for people and industry while generating hydroelectric power. Idaho, Utah, Colorado, and other utilities contend private transmission lines can match federal plans, saving $90 to $150 million and yielding about $4 million in annual taxes, totaling roughly $400 million over 100 years.
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Upper
Colorado
Uled Pow and Light Company
Whlity
Une Snecena
Ind News
Traffic and drownings warn July holiday hazards
The National Safety Council warns of top July holiday dangers with past figures: 276 traffic deaths, 178 drownings, and 65 other fatalities during the previous summer period. The four day period runs July 1 to July 4. Safety tips urge moderate driving, roadworthy cars, avoiding drunk driving, and water safety precautions.
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Bowie
National Safety Council
Connell
Council
Farm policy letters seek joint party farm plank input
A column notes letters from Democratic chair Goy Loveless and Republican chair Charles Percy invite Farm Policy Advisory Committee members to draft farm planks for their parties. They plan meetings next month to prepare positions for the July conventions in Los Angeles and Chicago. The piece argues farming is a national concern with a large share of jobs and capital, detailing farm assets around $200 billion and last year’s $40 billion in sales.
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Farm Policy Advisory Committees
Republican and Democratic Platform Committee
Goy Nerschel Loveless
Town
Democratic Advisory Committee
Charles Percy
Chicago
Republican Policy Committee
Los Angeles
U. S Department of Agriculture
Farmers seek fair income share in 1959 policy push
The letter argues farm policy costs deepen debt as 1959 purchases fall below 20 year lows. It cites USDA data showing rising farm output per worker yet shrinking purchasing power. It warns against partisan use of farm legislation and calls for fair income from labor and investment, not handouts, urging action by lawmakers from both parties.
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US Department of Agriculture
Fishing and heart health claim under scientific review
A Nation reports that fishermen's long lore gains support from science suggesting fishing may help prevent heart disease by lowering blood cholesterol. National Heart Institute scientists note that high emotional stress triggers adrenal overactivity, raising cholesterol and possibly promoting atherosclerosis. direct proof is sought.
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National Heart Institute
Meet Me In St Louis at Sacramento Music Circus
Rodd Dana Francke plays the boyfriend of the eldest sister Paula Wayne in the new Sacramento Music Circus production Meet Me In St Louis. The family story unfolds around the 1904 World’s Fair era as the father plans a move to New York.
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Rodd Dana
J M Francke
St Louis
Sacramento Music Circus
Sacramento
California
Paula Wayne
Fishing opens as stress relief for anxious husbands
The text notes that measures to control emotional strain could prevent issues and that fishing has long been known as a means of emotional and mental relaxation. With the fishing season opening, it becomes news for stressed husbands who may view a fishing trip as essential to their well being.
News Bits From Vernal Area Marriages And Births In June 1940
Local notices report multiple births marriages and family milestones in June 1940 across Vernal Jensen and Dry Fork communities. Items include Mina Belva Kitchen marrying Don D Chamberlain at the Kitchen home and Alfa Fox wedding to Nyels Andreason in the Salt Lake Temple with Vernal ties. Additional births include a girl to Paul Murray of Jensen and a baby boy for Pili Hall of Dry Fork. Community updates note bowling league openings and school staff connections, plus ongoing floodwater and weather conditions affecting locals.
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Mina Belva Kitchen
J. L. Kitchen
Tridel
Don D Chamberlain
Mra J. al, Chamberlain
Cedar Valley
Kitchen
Charley Syarts
Fred G. Bingham
Zelda
Rex Winder
Winder
Paul Murray
Jensen On
Jung Sth
Misa Alfa Fox
Nyels Andreason
Salt‘ Lake ‘Temple
Vernal
Andreason
Uintah High School
D L Bills
Lapoint
Junius Good
ILE
Robinson
Oak Creek
Cole
David Witmer
George ~Justice
Bease
Indian Beach
Local births and weddings highlight June 1920 notices
Four decades past on June 18 1920 Lewtills of Lapoint welcomed a baby girl and Andrew Winward wed Lottie Gray. Mr and Mrs George Perry of Maeser welcomed another baby girl born recently. Dana Will stars in Wish You Were Here and Brigadoon with seven night runs from Monday in Sacramento’s striped tent at 15th and IT Streets. Music Circus showcases Pajama Game Song of Norway The King and I The Wizard of Oz Redhead South Pacific and West Side Story.
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Lewtills
Lapoint
Andrew Winward
Lottie Gray
George Perry
Maeser
Pai Mts
Dana
Brigadoon
Sacramento
Cirus
EMS Gossip Echoes Through Stations
A terse EMS beat note hints at chatter in response to shift mayhem, noting rumors about protocols, morale, and team cohesion. Whispers suggest changes in response timing and gatekeeping of information, with officers urging clarity and safer practices amid ongoing stress.
Fort Duchesa Ninth Cavalry exodus and pavement woes
A fragmentary 1900s item notes the Ninth Cavalry avoiding Fort Duchesa and moving to unspecified places. It mentions warm weather softening sidewalks and a city marshal complaining about people digging up walks with their heels, disturbing newly improved oil sidewalks and making them uneven.
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Djornson
Jenjamitn van Dunne
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Nawa
Aif
Baloon
Vernal Utah
Utah
Uintah County
William B Wallis
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Nhureday
Jensen
Bishop
T. J. Caldwell
Charles Darling
Ralph Case
Elsie Wilkins
Wilkins
Wallace Oaks
Dry Fork
Mr. Pili] Hall
Ashton
Union
Weas Main
Jung
John 2
Naples
Banese
Fort Duchesa
Ninth Cavalry
Milwaukee
Pari
Piainster
Cogier Eran
Ele Lloyd’, Motor Service
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