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Show TtV THE Dear Editor: I am writing today about a problem that is of urgent concern to every citizen of Duchesne County. Logic points out that Roosevelt is the ideal place for a Junior college in the Uintah Basin because it is centrally located lo-cated both from a geographic and a population standpoint. A center of higher learning for the entire Basin would certainly be of great benefit to all of us, and I have gone on. record-as giving my support to this project. This same logic also points out that Duchesne City is the best place for a Duchesne County hospital. First of all, Duchesne is located geographically in about the center of the county. Secondly, while Duchesne may not now be the population center of Duchesne County, it unquestionably unques-tionably will be in the near future fu-ture when the Bureau of Reclamation Recla-mation camp and the construction crews begin coming into our city. In trie third place, these factors fac-tors would indicate that Duchesne Duche-sne would qualify for a federal grant that could pay up to 80 of the cost of a new hospital. This would be an up-to-date structure, featuring facilities not now available to the people of this area. Only about 20 of the cost would be left for the taxpayers tax-payers to pay. A fourth factor which puts Duchesne in an ideal spot for a county hospital is that for most citizens of the area it is on the way to Salt Lake City in case special equipment or specialists are needed. The dilemma of Tabiona-Hanna residents who must decide whether or not to risk going to Roosevelt for emergency emer-gency treatment only to chance having to backtrack and go the Salt Lake City must be considered. The fact that Duchesne will have a good payroll which will make it much easier to attract and hold good doctors is a fifth and major consideration. Surely everyone in Duchesne County will agreethat our medical medi-cal needs are in a critical state. Let's unite our efforts and push for a Duchesne County hospital in Duchesne. Yours truly, Carl Wilkerson |