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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1950
Page
4
Editorial asserts Oil Progress Week highlights major strides in conservation and efficiency. It notes 400 refining firms competing to boost gasoline quality and reports over $7 billion invested since WWII to expand and modernize plants. Crude reserves and productive capacity are at record levels, underscoring oil’s vital role in an industrial society.
The article argues that opposition to government medicine comes from many groups, totaling about 10,000 organizations across national, state, and local levels. It cites General Federation of Women's Clubs, American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Bar Association, and American Farm Bureau Federation as opponents, united by concern that socialized care would lower quality, burden taxpayers, and disrupt established care systems. It warns against politicizing medicine, noting doctors recognize care gaps and strive to close them.
A 12 acre county plot east of Geneva Steel in Orem was chosen as the site for Basin County’s juvenile detention home. The project, approved at a district juvenile court meeting, will be built largely of concrete and use Central Utah Vocational School for training work.
The Washington scene ahead of the November vote is tense as lawmakers depart, with the McCarran bill under debate despite a presidential veto. Democrats split, and the bill faces possible use as a campaign issue. Hearings and political maneuvering frame a restless final run to election day.
A dominant male chimpanzee governs his troop by strict discipline. At night the gorilla forces members to sleep in a chosen tree branch while he sleeps at its base. This behavior shows the creature’s firm social control and nightly routine.
In wartime debate the piece argues against current national management and urges support for leaders best qualified to wage and win against looming global threats. It cautions against inexperienced takeover, notes German victories under Hitler as a historical warning, and urges voting for capable commanders to confront the approaching war.
The bed, not a modern invention, dates to the Civil War era and was once called neat and testy. Modern appraisal labels it a cumbersome clumsy estate with tufted horsehair upholstery, uncomfortable for sitting or sleeping.
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