Drunk Driving Charge After Two Car Crash
A two car crash at the Southwest and Main Street intersection early Thursday left one car totaled and caused about 400 in damages. Ray Bruno 60 of Patro Verde Arizona drove a 1953 Ford station wagon eastbound and ran a red light, while George Wm McConkie 57 of Maeser drove a 1954 Cadillac southbound. Bruno was cited for drunk driving. Chief Claudius A. Banks led the investigation.
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Sth West
Main Street
Ray Bruno
Pato Verde
Ariz
George Wm. Me~ Conkie
Maeser
Bruno
McCanksie
Claudius A. Banks
Vernal City Police
Truck Rolls On Highway To Dutch John
A 1958 Mack dump truck owned by Field & Service Inc. of Holaday rolled over on a steep downgrade 2.7 miles south of Dutch John. Driver George M. Conn 40 of Duchesne suffered minor injuries after braking failed and the truck crashed into a barrow pit. No citations issued. Trooper Ronald Gale investigated.
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Dutch John Road
Mack
Dutch John
Field & Service, Inc
Holaday
George M. Conn
Duchesne
MR. Conn
Barrow Pit
Ronald Gale
The
Highway Patrol
Safety First Is Lifesaver In Boating
Utah boat pilots face citations for speeding near others and riding on gunwales or bows. State Boating Division records show accidents and fines from violations. dangers include passengers thrown overboard and prop injuries when turning away from a skier or swimmer.
Naples Youth Becomes Young Paleontologist and Entomologist
Reid Merrell of Naples, son of Mr and Mrs Boyd Merrell, works with Dr Theodore White at Dinosaur Quarry on fossil hunts. He collects insects for display, has a gastrolith in BYU museum, and maintains experimental frogs at Harvard. He travels with uncle Jim Jensen of BYU and spends time in Vernal Field House with a large Dobson fly specimen.
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Reid
Boyd Merrell
Naples
Theodore White
Dinosaur Quarry
Jim Jensen
Brigham Young University Museum
Byu Museum
Harvard University
Fieldhouse
Vernal
Dobson
Leon Mansfield
H. A. Mansfield of
Maeser
Great Falls
Mont
Seattle
Flaming Gorge Reservoir to be impounded in November
Plans for closing the diversion tunnel at Flaming Gorge Dam and filling the reservoir in November are outlined. The lake is expected to hold 3 million acre-feet, with the edge reaching near Green River. Dam cost is about 70 million dollars and initial concrete work nears completion as construction firms push toward first power in 1984.
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Fleming Gorge Dam
Jeff
Flaming Gorge
Flaming
Gorge Dam
Green River
Wye
Crete
Gunther, Shirley
Lane
Green Mountain Dam
Colorado
Morrison-Knudsen Construction Co
Paoula
Colo
Hayden
Montrose
Mr. and Mrs Harold Reader Plan Three Week Trip
Mr and Mrs Harold Reader will depart Friday for a three week journey. Their itinerary includes a visit to the World's Fair and a Canada tour.
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Harold Reader
Canada
Nis
BLM Reports August Range Dryness and Fires In Bookcliffs
BLM officials say grazing season shows vegetation vigor with larger Indian Wildrice and Perennial June grass, while August drought persists. Local storms produced rain but lightning caused ten fires, including a 1 acre Monument Ridge blaze. Gas exploration accelerates with a new rig on Snowshog ridge and an airstrip nearby. A road over the Bookcliffs connects to Highway 50 aiding movement.
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BLM
Monument Ridge
Bookcliffs
Highway 50
Recreation funds rise for Utah areas amid Dinosaur cut
The Interior Department disclosed a net increase of about 6.3 million dollars for Utah national parks and recreation areas including Steinaker Flaming Gorge and Glen Canyon, while Dinosaur National Monument faces a road project delay and a $500000 cut for a south entrance approach in the Colorado portion.
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Dept. of Interior
Steinaker Reservoir
Flaming Gorge
Glen Canyon
Interior Dept
Utah
Interior
Utah National Parks
Naional Park Service
Dinosaur National Monument
Dinosaur
Blue Mountain
Colorado
Hixsons Move to Big Springs Texas Home
Mr and Mrs Larry Hixson left early last week for Big Springs Texas to establish a home Mrs Hixson will be remembered as the farmer Jeon Koch
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Larry Hixson
Big Springs
Texas
Hixson
Jeon Koch
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Mr. McConkie
McConkle
Daggett County Real, Dents
Inet
Dean R. Walton
A, & B. Construction Co
Wyoming
Black's Fork
Manila
Linwood
Vernet
Utah Highway Department
Weven
Jack Allred
Bryce and
Zion Canyons
Cedar Breaks
BLM Range Dry and Poor
Publc Domain
Bockcliff Mountains
Bennett
Firestone
Philco
Philco Refrigerators
Mart
West Main
Bank OF Vernal
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