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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1977
Page
2
The list names Jack R. Wallis editor and publisher Dorothy Peltier news editor Aldon Rachel e sports editor and staff contacts for the Vernal Express weekly edition. The paper serves Vernal Utah with local ads and news staff contacts.
A guidance note urges residents to mark personal items with a unique number tied to their state. It recommends permanent visible etching, marking all valuables, photographing fragile keepsakes, and keeping an inventory. It also suggests contacting local police for tools and aids to identify and deter theft.
The Express invites letters on any subject related to the US basin. Submit letters exclusively to the Express with full name and signature. Names may be condensed for political letters if requested. usual length limits apply.
A letter argues for extensive cancer education and earlier diagnosis. It notes low turnout for talks and widespread fear. It emphasizes prevention, treatment, and research while urging timely learning and involvement from the public and physicians. The American Cancer Society is cited as providing free instructional materials.
Letter from Marie L. Godfrey, Uintah Unit American Cancer Society, urges taxpayers to scrutinize government waste and federal funding. She cites school budget figures for 1977 78 and questions a proposed 2 5 million hospital bond, criticizing remodeling costs and calling for local control and action against what she calls massive waste and ineffective health education.
The National Association of Manufacturers opposes HR 5709 claiming it would hurt energy supply by targeted divestiture of integrated energy firms. NAM notes oil firms own under 25 percent of U S coal reserves and warns the bill could block access to offshore oil resources. A local citizen urges public involvement as a hospital project and school plans proceed with deadlines in September.
The DISC program allows U S firms to defer taxes on export profits by meeting export related income and asset thresholds. Critics call it a loophole while supporters argue it boosts exports, jobs, and U S leverage in trade talks with Japan and the EEC as the 1978 policy decision looms.
A narrator recounts a Labor Day weekend highway tragedy caused by excessive speed. As traffic stacks and speed climbs from 55 to 90 mph, a skid leads to a fatal collision. ANTHOW notes 31 traffic deaths in Labor Day 1976, linking haste to the losses.
Washington authorities urge rapid measures to restore Social Security's financial integrity. Robert J. Myers, former SSA actuary, calls for Congress to address near term and long term problems this year for 1978 effectiveness. He warns administration opposition may block necessary tax increases and fiscal reforms.
Senator Orrin Hatch analyzes the Panama Canal saga from 1902 to the Carter era, detailing the Spooner Act purchase, Panamanian independence, and the ongoing treaty talks. The piece questions constitutional compliance, secrecy in negotiations, and potential costs to the United States and Panama.
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