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Show that of the 80,000 Mormon pioneers pio-neers who migrated to Utah between be-tween 1847 and 1869, fewer than 200 remain alive today. As a special honor to the present pres-ent living pioneers, observances will be held during this week throughout Utah, Idaho, Wyoming Wyo-ming and California. jor scenic attractions. Recently the national ski events held at Snow basin were filmed in color by the department who hopes in the near future to be able to have for distribution its own publicity film on Utah's major ski areas. When completed the picture will be available for showing before ski clubs and others interested in winter sports. Utah Airports Listed jf For Improvement Among the 307 large airports in the nation which congress has been asked to approve new construction con-struction or improvements, five have been listed for Utah. The Utah airports and contemplated expenditures are: Provo, municipal, munici-pal, $50,140 and $80,670; Salt Lake City, municipal No. I, $125,-000 $125,-000 and $220,656; Logan and Cache county, $43,640 and $70,-200; $70,-200; Ogden, Hinckley, $50,000 and $80,438; Delta, municipal, $10,190 and $16,430. State To Mark Veterans' Graves The state of Utah has ordered 500 bronze grave markers to be used in marking graves of Utah veterans of all wars. The markers mark-ers will cost $10,750. Capitol Interior To Sparkle It will cost $4,320 to cieall several seasons smoke and grime from the walls of the capitol rotunda, ro-tunda, reports Secretary of State E. E. Monsou. The walls and murals mu-rals were last cleaned just before the war. The cleaning job will require sixty days and will be completed before the summer centennial tourist season begins. I DUP Week Proclaimed "Know your living pioneers week" has been proclaimed by Gov. Herbert B. Maw starting Sunday March 15. While no original pioneers of I 1847 arc still alive, the Daugh-ten Daugh-ten of Utah Pioneers estimate 1 Spotlighting I UTAH I "Strict" Inspection Seen For Motor Vehicles Strict inspection of motor vehicles ve-hicles will be the theme of this season's inspection period starting start-ing March 15th and ending June 15. Supt. L. P. Dow of the state highway patrol says that after June 15, his men will begin arresting ar-resting all nonconformists. The law requires that all vehicles ve-hicles in Utah must bear an inspection in-spection sticker between June 15 and Sept. 15- By enforcing strict inspections, the patrol hopes hop-es to prevent many highway accidents. ac-cidents. Utah has about 170,000 vehicles. Will Build .Motion Picture Film Library The Utah department of publicity pub-licity and industrial development is now developing a motion picture pic-ture film lbirary of Utah's ma- |