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Show Page 2 Signpost Feb. 21, 1975 Hanson gets national award The Outstanding Service Award for Bandswomen will be given to Gregg Hanson on behalf of his late mother, Fay Hanson, on Monday night, Feb. 24. The award will be presented by Carol Thousands of Topics $2.75 per page Send (or your up-to-date, 160-page, mail order catalog. Enclose $1.00 to cover postage (delivery time is 1 to 2 bays). RESEARCH ASSISTANCE, INC. 11941 WILSHIRE BLVD., SUITE 2 LOS ANGELES, CALIF. 90025 (213)477-8474 or 477-5493 Our research material is sold for research assistance only. Blaine, National President of Tau Beta Sigma, a band sorority, at the annual Band and Chorale Concert. The concert will be held in WSC's Fine Arts Auditorium at 8 p.m. Hanson was an Assistant Professor of Music at Weber for nine years before her death in 1973. She was best-known nationally for the clinics she presented in brass teaching methods in all sections of the country. She was also awarded "The Outstanding Music Educator" in the state of Utah and received the Silver Baton Award in 1972. The national award was created in 1968 and is given an- V J) SPORT J Here's your chance to try the fastest growing winter sport in Utah! Featuring name brand skis, boots, bindings & poles! All the equipment you need for one day of cross country skiing, only . . . soo tOJ PER ' DAY ff j Cross country rental package includes all the name brand equipment listed at right . . . The "FISCHER" laminated hickory touring ski in your choice of centimeter lengths. The "MILLER" or "UPSULA" mordic touring boots with padded collar and ankle support, and fleece lining. Your choice of "ROT-TEFELLA" or "NORGE" pin mounted cross countrybindings. Deluxe "TONKIN" lightweight cane cross country ski poles. Expertly fitted & mounted with your exact needs in mind, by Sunset's ski experts. nually to a woman who has given a definite contribution to bands in some way, from musicianship to direction. Free to students: legal assistance Free legal aid is available to all WSC students. James Barker, an assistant Attorney General hired by the state, is on campus two days a week to help students, faculty and staff members with any legal problems they may have concerning Weber campus. Barker estimates that he sees six people a week, from vice-presidents of the college to students. Problems range from legal rights concerning discrimination, student loans and personnel, to unjust debts, dorm problems and contracts. "Just because a person becomes a student does not mean that he or she forfeits all constitutional rights," says Barker. Anyone needing legal council can make appointments through Dr. James Folger's office at ext. 325 or see him any Tuesday or Thursday after 1 p.m. in the Administration Building, room 306. It's time to choose your rings BO LAND POLYNESIA Rings Ifom S 100 lo $ 10 OOO Keepsake assures perfect clarity, fine white color and precise cut. ih.imi u nhe World Report COMPILED FROM UPI RELEASES I Indochina visit cancelled (Washington) Cancellation of a visit to Indochina by 20 U.S. lawmakers has taken the U.S. embassy and South Vietnamese government by surprise. U.S. and South Vietnamese officials were in the midst of making final preparation for the visit. The legislators were scheduled to arrive next Sunday for a two week fact-finding mission. The trip was postponed indefinitely because of pressing legislative business in the United States. Blackbirds exterminated (Fort Cambell, Kentucky) Hundreds of thousands of blackbirds began falling from ice-coated trees at Fort Comp-bell, Kentucky, this morning, after Army pilots sprayed detergent and water on millions of birds at the facility. The detergent washes away protective oils and the birds die of exposure. Temperatures dipped into the lower 20s before dawn. Environmentalists have denounced the killings, saying they will upset the area's ecology. The army says the blackbirds are health hazards because they carry several diseases including a disabling illness which attacks the lungs and is similar to tuberculosis. Conspiracy charges (Washington) A Los Angeles lawyer and a Chicago appraiser face conspiracy charges for backdating the gift of Richard Nixon's vice presidential papers to the national archives.The former president's 1969 tax return says the $567,000 gift was made March 27, 1969. But documents granting the gift were signed and notarized April 10, 1970, well after Congress disallowed such tax deductions. Nixon agreed to pay nearly $500,000 in back taxes and interest on the gift. An indictment was handed down yesterday against Attorney Frank Demarco Junior of Los Angeles and appraiser Ralph Newman of Chicago. Cambodian base closes (Cambodia) The Cambodian military command has agreed to abandon a besieged military base to free troops for another attempt to reopen the rebel-controlled Mekong river. Government commanders have argued against giving up the base because it has withstood an eight-month siege, but U.S. Pacific Commander Admiral Noel Gaylor told the Cambodians last week it would have to be abandoned. - U.S. officials say the base is strategically worthless and its 6,000 man garrison would be better employed elsewhere. Israeli planes (Tel Aviv) Israel plans to build a $10 million aircraft plant in an apparent effort to counter an increasing stockpile of planes by Arab countries. Israeli Defense Minister Shimon Peres made the announcement Wednesday amid reports that Egypt is getting new shipments of Soviet warplanes. U.S. officials say Egypt received its first, long delayed shipment of jet-fighters from the Soviet Union within the past few weeks. Gas prices raised (Washington) President Ford has decided to raise gasoline prices but keep fuel prices down for utilities, commercial airlines and home owners. Regulations will be published in the Federal register in the next 10 days that will require refiners to boost prices on gasoline at an accelerated rate. At the same time, they are to hold down price increases on residual oil used for electric power generation, jet fuel, home heating oil and other petroleum products. IN OGDEN 2902 Washini Boulevard 54S1 South 1900 West TrMle-Mu R-f gton -rf"" IN ROT |