Utah Travel Bureau Aims To Guide Visitors Statewide
The Utah Travel Bureau has operated 13 years to alert visitors to the scenic and recreational attractions of Utah. It plans to establish ports of entry at cal dered locations, with or without museums, to help travelers and keep them in the state. The Utah Field House of Natural History opened in 1948 and surpassed initial attendance goals, with 150000 visitors in 1961 and potential to triple that with new exhibits and the Dot Hunter Dinosaur Garden. A Travel Bureau thrives on precise, friendly information and full, ungrudging answers to all traveler questions. Continued on page 11.
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Informed Friendly Personnel Stimulate Tourist Trade
G TB Untermann, director of the fieldhouse in Vernal, spoke at the 1082 Travel Institute in Salt Lake City on tourist information centers. He recalls Utah’s mid-century push for Ports of Entry and the rise and fall of public publicity programs and the Vernal Port, preserved by the Utah Field House of Natural History.
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Domestic Dogs Roaming Loose Threat to Utah Sheep
A UtahPredator Animal Control Board official told Cedar City Livestock Association that domestic dogs on the loose cause more sheep damage than coyotes. He called dogs the greatest predator, criticized weak dog laws, and noted many city residents release dogs in the country, leading to pack attacks on farm flocks near towns.
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Educational TV Could Reach 90 Percent of Utah
Byron Openshaw acting manager of KUED says Channel 7 programs could serve 90 percent of Utah residents. He noted Senate Bill 259 passed by the 1961 legislature would enable broader distribution despite mountain interference in many communities.
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Vernal Bus Line Wins Utah Service Authority
Vernal Bus Lines won authority from the Utah Public Service Commission to provide charter service from any points in Uintah, Duchesne, and Daggett counties to other Utah points. Charles O. Harrison of Maeser notes costs to counties or districts around 3000. Dr. Theodore White of Dinosaur National Monument is hospitalized in Salt Lake City after major leg artery surgery with further procedures possible.
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