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Show (Special to the Citizen) Utah County's over-65 population popula-tion is growing in importance -numerically, economically and politically. The latest figures show that this age group has been one of the fastest growing and that its influence at the polls and in the market place has been increasing increas-ing proportionately. About 1 out of every 17 persons, locally, is now 65 or older. Nationally, there are now more than 22 million men and women in that age bracket. They represent 10 percent of the total population. In Utah County they represent 5.9 percent. For many of them, income is the No. 1 problem. Inflation during dur-ing the past few years has made it difficult for people on small fixed incomes to make both ends meet. AH in all, about 17 by Betty Spencer Every writer has this recurring recur-ring nightmare that they wake up some morning and discover that they have nothing left to say! But, it could be worse. Suppose Sup-pose you had nothing to say, but either didn't recognize it or decided that the feeling would go away if you kept on writing. I have decided that some of the new books coming off the press fall into this category. For instance, I'll bet you are waiting with your money in hand to pick up a first edition of Twiggy's biography! That's right, Twiggy. At the ripe age of almost 25, she has decided that the world is waiting for an intimate inti-mate "tell-all" volumne which will reveal the most personal details of her life. For those of you who missed that interesting international episode, Twiggy is an English model who has a figure like a matchstick and a talent for fracturing the English language. lan-guage. I'll admit her life has been interesting, but at 25, I think you are just beginning to gather notes, not ready to sit down and write the "whole" thing. Perhaps Per-haps the fact that when she finally began to mature she lost the svelt figure that had so long been her trademark might have something to do with her dici-sion dici-sion to "tell all." A couple of her unsuccessful movie ventures could be interesting, inter-esting, if you want to know all the details behind the scenes of a budget-paced, no-plot epic. In the trade, this is called a "quick and dirty" and reputable producers, directors and writers stay away from such productions produc-tions as though they were infested infest-ed with the plague. M i I i I (growth percent of those over 65 cannot get along without public assistance, assis-tance, according to the Department Depart-ment of Commerce. The bulk, on the other hand, are managing satisfactorily on their own. Many of them have income from one or more sources - social security, pensions, pen-sions, interest, dividends, annuities annui-ties and, frequently, from wages. About one of every five are in the labor force. Their earnings account for a third of all the income of older people. In Utah County, the latest government figures show, 26.1 percent of the men over 65 and 9.4 percent of the women are in the labor force. Most of them hold part-time jobs. Although the median income of families in the over-65 category cate-gory is only around $6,500, it adds up to an impressive $70 reveties In a press release planned to get the world prepared for the forthcoming book, I learned that Twiggy is adjusting to life without her "fiance-manager-companion" Justin, who opted for marriage to someone else about the time that Twiggy developed a modest figure and in so doing, lost her appeal as a match-stick model. The last paragraph of the story related the fact that the book was no where ready for the press, since Twiggy was still "thinking about" her life and just starting to get the story down on paper. She would be right in style today, when everybody who is anybody is writing their own life story if they have chanced to live a life of excitement and intrigue, or if they were not in a position to have a plot centered about their own personal experiences exper-iences as a celebrity, they are pretty sure to have been associated asso-ciated with someone who might possibly be considered as "hot" copy. The flurry of Nixon associates who have taken up pen or typewriter to "tell all" about their former boss or confidante makes me a little nervous. I wonder if they took secret notes, had a photographic mem-bory mem-bory or just an especially active imagination? Which brings me back to Twiggy. She claims not to have that good a memory and is relying rely-ing on a copious collection of clippings and notes. All I can say by way of advice is "good luck." I just hope that she gets the manuscript passed the editor edi-tor before she discovers that she really didn't have anything to say, after all.! f S li)i7uO!W '$) Wa.i , ( J i ci ; (c 3$W' r (sif m m if tip $m;m to billion or so in the aggregate. That is money that gets spent promptly for food, housing, household hou-sehold operations, medicines, clothing and the like. The size of this spending power has led industrial firms to cater to their special tastes and wants, devising products to suit them. Politically, too, their influence has become strong, not only because of their number, but because most of them go to the polls on election day. About 70 percent of oldsters vote, a far greater proportion than in other groups. They have been raising their voices in Washington, lately, seeking a better national health program and the right to earn more than $2,520 a year without loss of social security benefits. Off-Road Vehicle Regulations Suggested The Uintah National Forest Service is planning a program to protect watershed esthetics and wildlife values by controlling control-ling the use of off-road vehicles on National Forest lands in Utah, according to a letter received from Bruce B. Hronek, forest supervisor by Mayor Malcolm Mal-colm H. Beck. The advance copy of the proposed map, indicating areas involved in closure is available for inspection at the American Fork City Hall, Mayor Becks notes. Public input is requested before the final implementation of the plan by April 1, 1976. The proposed travel plan closure basically keeps all existing exist-ing roads and primitive camping camp-ing areas open and closes all areas to cross-country travel through undisturbed vegetation on steep hillsides, in waterways and other areas sensitive to vehicle traffic. All National Forest For-est lands will be accessible by foot or horseback the letter states. Off-road vehicles are defined as any motorized vehicle capable capa-ble of off-road travel, sedans, pickups, 4 x 4's, motorcycles, snowmobiles, dune buggies, all-terrain all-terrain vehicles, tracked vehicles, vehi-cles, etc. The erosion trails presently being established and perpetuated perpe-tuated in the mountains and foothills above our valleys and cities present a major resource problem, Mr. Hronek wrote. Many cities adjoin the National Nation-al Forest and share a common problem with off-road vehicle regulation, according to Mr. Hronek. He suggested the city and county regulations be implemented at the same time so proper coordination can take place and areas be set for use by off-road vehicle enthusiasts. The proposed map is a tenta- tive map only, and will be f !CP 1 ... ,- rod wo i?n i fta:-, (cffii I7lj Tl(3!l vYigx 1 (SEE. Ufe CUP t ($mim (suit iAllfe vih(3"?(ssB Mm " wnr jkdb mx lijiH? l?1nrciaol IliiMiifp a iH - ( Losa 1 ' i i ! ! .. !" If i a hundred bucks a day of m changed as public input is received. Nation-wide emphasis has been made by Executive Order 11644 to controll off-road vehicle use. The forest service will issue is-sue closure maps, post areas which are open to travel, and enforce the regulation through local and federal courts. 3 PJssd life insurance that won't raiss your Then contact: Sergie W. Nelson, Our new general agent. P.O. Box 1, Lehi, Utah 84043 (801) 768-2185 Office 768-8693 It's tints for term insurance Oofvrlnnto! I if n JrV111" lllu f California !"""5 -"" jj jj IL.ll fmMmmm' A l!?t?y coEuomy he lolls hr- to l.tU- fiHul l.i:y sell ' " A little pride is ,i sm;ill thing to lusc- compared with honor. A minister had i cached thai point in (he service where the collection was to be passed. "And now, bretliern," he said, "let us all give in accordance with what we repoi ted on Form 1040." All hair needs Professional Care Professional hair care is for the housewife, professional woman, the little girl in all of us, and the liberated woman. . . . You're never too young, call today for an appointment. Beth's Beauty Boutique 379 East Main American Fork 756-6181 1974, NHCA oooDOODOonDonnoooo j FY V J JUL L M MT. FL'EL REPORTS COMPLETION OF NEW WELL Mountain Fuel Supply Company Com-pany reports that its Federal 1-8 well in the Spearhead Ranch area of northeastern Wyoming had been completed in the Frontier Fron-tier formation through perforations perfora-tions between 12.806 and 12.S11 feet ani on a ihree-di'.y production produc-tion test had produced at the rate of 943 barrels of oil per day and 4.74;t,0O0 cubic feet of gas per day through a 2V64-inch choke with a flowing tubing pressure of 2,01)0 pounds per square inch. Mountain Fuel is the operator and owns 62.5 percent of the well Continental Oil Company owns a 25 percent interest and Diamond Shamrock Corporation, Corpora-tion, Getty Oil Company. Aqtii-taine Aqtii-taine Oil Corporation, and .loan t homey each own a 3 1 25 percent per-cent interest. The Federal well located about three-fourths of a mile northwest of the I ederal 1 -N well in the Spearhead Ranch field was found lo be nonproductive nonproduc-tive and is being abandoned. In a slraligraphic trap of this type, it is dltfioillt to determine the exact productive area. I Isewhere, Mountain l uei said its Bouma .e'as No. I .'I well, winch had been initially completed in March in the Frontier Fron-tier formation flowing .'!)() bar rels of oil and 4XS,UUI cubic feet of gas a day, had been given a fracture treatment but has DO i j k t r L v y J AMERICAN FORK CITIZEN shown mi increase in production. produc-tion. Limited in the Bonnitiee area of norlheastern Wyoming, this we!! is cm rentlv pumping 58 battels of oil per day and a small amount of sweei gas. A south offset to the Bouina-Zozas Bouina-Zozas vu'll, known as Mountain Fuel Supply Company Federal well No. 1 10, has been on test for some '.! !" and is currently flowing vn-ately 227 barrels bar-rels i.f n.' ( Jay along with apnrox.i :'M ,000 c ubic feet of Kis 1 '-. i i'..t from the I if.ititT formatior- In southwestern Wyoming, Mountain Fuei"s l.em i'.e Mills lint well No. 3, which had produced natural g;is from the Dakota loi malum at the i fits' of 6,(iS0,imn cubic f. . t p"r day after a fiailure treatment, as was reported May '., lias shown a rapid decline in pn thictioii during dur-ing the eouise o! further testing and is now cou-i'U M'd noncommercial. noncom-mercial. I oritier i't'ologi i a I evaluation of :h,s unit is in process. Also ir; southwestern Wyoming, Wyom-ing, Mourn'. mi I viol's Butcher Knife Spi :;u; Unit w M 'o. a deep Madison formation test, Cora! Theater American Fork NOW PLAYING Aug. 7 thru Aug. 12 . 1949... 'WT a neat time 4 i-, jT tn ho Vilrfv you,! H 1-1 It McCuIIjc young! a ch! 1 J 'i me An American Infer net toroi Rase "PGj FORREST TUCKER MAX BAER atJ.J.McCUUOCH JANICE HEIDEN-JULIE ADAMS MUM C01 OR t), Consolidated 'm inutMries 7:15 and 9:15 p.m. Tuesday is Ladies Night NEXT WEEK Aug. 13 thru Aug. 19 COLOR BY DE L'JXE 'iViGJlS' -m nimn m i i fi mm mi if j l j THURSDAY, AUGUST 7, 1975 was found to be nonproductive in all deeper formations including includ-ing the Frontier, and will be plugged and abandoned. The first two wells in this Unit are productive from the Morgan formation for-mation and further exploration remains to be done to fully evaluate eva-luate this prospect. mi "We estimated this job wrong. With only one coat we've used 8 quarts of beer." YffGltlj ,li"Stt.ll! 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