Utah Visitor Travel Up Three Percent This Year
Utah tourism reports show a 3% rise in visitors from January to September versus last year. Total spending per tourist averaged about $8 daily with groups around three people, bringing roughly $24 per tourist day into state cash registers. Bryce Canyon, Zion, and Vernal areas led, with varied length of stay and lodging choices. national parks overall rose by 3% while some sites posted losses due to construction and access changes.
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Witah
Utsh
D James Cannon
State Tourist and Publicity Council
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Zion
Bryce Canyon National Parks
Salt Lake City
Vernal
Pioneer Monument State Park
Utah
Pioneer Monument
Bryce
Bryce Canyon
Bryce Canyon Vicinity
Bryce Area
National Parks and Monuments
Utehns
Canyon
Zion Mt Carmel
Yellowstone
Grand Canyon
Grand Teton
Mesa Verde Grand Teton
United States
Florida
Jornia
Uintah Basin Power Exchange Approved by PSC
The Utah Public Service Commission approves a power exchange between Uintah Power & Light Co and Moon Lake Electric Assn. The plan interconnects systems for surplus power exchange and up to 500 kilowatts of firm power, forming one generating and distribution operation to cut costs and improve efficiency, with PSC authority limited to Uintah Power & Light’s stockholders.
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Utah Public Service Commission
Uintah Power & Light Co
Moon Lake Electric Assn
Ati
Moon Lake
Uintah
Epfect
PSC
Rural Electrification Administration
Uintah Power & Light
Indian Bureau Awards U of U School Contract
The Ute tribes and The University of Utah will continue a joint program aiding tribal education under a new contract from the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The three year effort covers counseling, recreation, youth camps, tribal administration classes, testing and measurement of Indian students, with new community development projects planned.
Bride and mother clash over towels marked hers and its
A humorous exchange where the groom suspects the bride’s mother dislikes him. The bride asks what gives that impression, and he notes the towels labeled hers and its as proof. The joke hinges on the mother’s implied opinion and a light domestic misunderstanding.
Architects Drawings Underway for Alterra School Project
Uintah School District moves to replace Alterra Junior High with a four classroom junior high near Todd Elementary. Edwards and Daniels plan the schematic for a $500000 four class rooms shop music library and admin area funded 50 50 with federal PL 815 and local district funds. Construction could start in late spring 1961 if funds become available. The district schedules a public meeting December 7 at Alterra Junior High to present preliminary plans to residents.
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Uintah
Edwards and Daniels
Uintah County
Alterra
Board of Education
C Wawa
Union High School
Todd
Edwards
Daniels
Alterra Junior High
Oil Committee Chairman Named for Utah Petroleum Council
Alvin W Kay, manager of Western Petroleum Co. Ver nal, is named chairman of the local committee representing Utah Petroleum Council. The council is composed of
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Alvin W Kay
Western Petroleum Co. Vernal
Chailrman
Utah Petroleum Council
Belco Completes Two Gas Wells in Uintah Basin Utah
Belco Petroleum reports two Stage Coach wildcats in Uintah County with Unit No 1 producing 516,000 cu ft daily from Wasatch at 6,460 ft and Unit No 2 at 63,000 cu ft daily from Wasatch in similar depth. Chapita Wells Unit No 42 yields 1,970,000 cu ft daily from Wasatch at 5,760 ft. Wells located in Sections 32 and 28, Township 8S Range 22E, and Section 16, Township 9S Range 22E.
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Belco Petroleum Co
Utah
Uintah Basin
Great Basin
Belco
Waratch
Toth
Township 8
Nange 22
Uintah County
Belew
Chapita
Wasatch
Section
Township 9
Uintah Coun
Delegates from Utah Oil Firms Gather for Conference
Delegates from several Utah oil companies gathered to discuss industry challenges, regulatory updates, and collaboration opportunities at a statewide energy conference held in Salt Lake City. Representatives from major firms and regional outfits participated in policy briefings and panel discussions.
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Utah
Water from Utah oil fields boosts supplies in arid state
Jerry Tuttle of the State Engineer's Office reports that oil wells in Ashley Valley and Red Wash produce sizeable water blends. Some water is usable for stock, irrigation, or aquifer recharge, but much requires disposal to avoid contaminating usable supplies. Evaporation ponds and subsurface disposal are common.
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Red Wash
Utah
Jerry Tuttle
Green River
Tuttle
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James Knight
Esmond Wilson
Douglas L. Lamb
Glen Allred
Eine Hatch
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McKinley Union Hgh School
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