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Show Future of Train ...... rr... Travel Cloudy y JERRY HENRY famed California Zephvr now operating between the Bav Area and Salt Lake City, Termination of the trams will seer tne last passenger rail ties between Utah and Nevada points and Northern California, Since both trains are western legs of through passenger serv-fo- r ice from Chicago, discontinu- ance undoubtedly would cut th" volume of passengers travelling east of Utah. A probable result would be eliminations between Salt Lake Ciiv and Chicago, lulled Press International One of America's finest and potentially cheapest modes of travel appears to be on its death bed. The killers are the profit mo- tive which spawned it, public apathy and the national mania speed. Travel by rail once the transport of business executives and presidents is rapidly be- coming history. What may be one of the final convulsive twitchings was car- ned out las ween in a court i. room n aau luii. a scan 80 miles from the site of the historic driving of the golden nilr tt'hiph im vpars asn svm- " completion of the first M The railroads dam e flgnres to gre j substantial amounts of money on the trams Thev aIso . , . a graauai aeenne m the ber of patrons during the past decade indicating travellers) THe case revolves around fer offered ' two of the many recent appuca-the automobUe or tn d tions by railroads to discontin- aj , In. ue passenger service. If the A uk APRTL SI, 19 workers ru h V ' b J rnmrniwinn ....... : vc.-approves the proposals i twiU mean ine virtual enu 01 passenger service along the first rail route to span the nation. 4rcot Cnmrnfr v ii i !i 't y Hfli ft hi IV ii ii . ' if ! i..J U I) .;rr t -- i twin l iv u fii jKt l:.;H Ml 'if livr J .H.tt . . PI GREENWOOD, Ark escue Saturdav searched the rabb'.e of w hat had been downtown Greenwood for victims of a killer tornado that chewed r. 400 foot path . hrough the tiny Oark foothills c ommunitv. 1 hi M i ; ill fits u'M j- j 1 LDS 3y The Herald Staff M arfi losing money or passengers. They do question the reasons behind the patron dropoff. One of the most persistent orCheap, Reliable ganizations fighting The action undoubtedly will train terminations is passenger the Calisimilar applications trigger fornia Public Utilities Commiscarriers resulting in the sion. demise of cross country transAlthough someiimes at odds portation via what one protestor with other protesting group- scalls the potentially cheapest, such as the railroad unions the safest and most completely reli PUC has followed hearings on man can travel able way the WP and SP anolications . At issue are applications iu through states" "and pro . train discontinuance by two of,;j0j0.u bulk of the opposi- . Hansen Says Air Service Inadequate s. '"' a Arkansas Mate police saia in ou, of a mmmtaj ,(K,m 14 persons died in the' the southwest. devastating twister. But police "It tiptoed across the tops d from neighboring Oklahoma, in trees and then stomped on the radio contact with olficers at of town. It rolled cars center were the said scene, and other vehicles around like confirmed dead and "still too toys. Men and women were many injured to try to report "; i . .. . There were about 20 persons He looked out and saw a friend, erocer Paul Jovce Kins bleeding on the porch of his store. Joyce frurvied Three hours after the Greenwood winds high smashed into the Heber Springs, Ark area, about 200 miles away, tearing up boat docks, storm, . busme.s Duildin2 and niDnin(. over light planes at the town's airport, A newsman who flew over the area said the town was more t!ian half destroyed. said as a0 't "Someone cent per demolished." Bill Kennedy cf the Fort Smith, Ark., Southwest At least 400 , , missing American, said. "I'd say more .were! The tornado plowed into town VICIOUS frnm (Up o reported -- l i anJ- lpvplprf Avprv than that " pt) j- ...u:u j vwnwi luiiuti liuuu ujuuuru ctnip ,,r. around Greenwood's from a line of thunderstorms' n1j.fa(:hinnni .nil.n FIRST REPLAY and churned full blast through; A three.storv (UPli-t- he Tex. building thatj LUBBOCK. community whose popula-- ' 25-Tech-football as a courthouse Texas smed tion is just over 1,500. to rubble. Kansas in 1H5 was of Church eor. New Center ifendant said, "Well, after all. Coincidences, Similarities Of Two Presidents you stopped my business and Maybe it has never occuredj destroyed my investment!" -to you, but two of our late Abraham Lincoln presidents had a LOGICAL VERDICT and John F. Kennedy iot in common. J.S.Z.'s court story reminds us The similarities, which deal of one preserved in the histori more with coincidences and cal record of Utah Stake. ki their lives than The happening case, as we recall, in with personal traits and char volved a larceny charge. A jury acteristics, are cited on a souvenir card sent to Jacob was impaneled to hear the case; Coleman of Provo by an old yet the defendant pleaded guilty friend. when the proceedings got under the West's early travel P10: tion's case. neers Southern Pacific and The PUC's contention basicalThe strange-but-tru- e items way. Western Pacific railroads. The judge instructed the jury ly is that the railroads felt they shared by Lincoln and Kennedy The SP is seeking to end its were not included: to make its own determination. making enough money City of San Francisco Bay on passenger trains and some Both were concerned with After a short session in the jury Area. room the panel returned and Civil 10 years ago subtle a rights. began verThe WP wants to drop its Both were slain on Friday the foreman delivered the campaign to drive patrons dict: "Not Guilty." in the presence of wives. away from their ticket offices. The somewhat shocked judge -- iBoth have seven letters in The carriers deny this and at called for an explanation. "How tribute the reduction to the evo- their last name. lution of the travel industry. Lincoln's secretary, named can you find the defendant inAt the heart of the PUC's Kennedy, advised him not to go nocent when he, himself, pleaded guilty?" he asked. case are the dual contentions to the theatre. namthat the railroads The foreman's reply was logKennedy's secretary, especially the Southern Pacific have fail ed Lincoln, advised him not to ical enough: "All of us know ed to seek more passengers ag- go to Dallas. this man to be an inveterate Their successors, both nam- liar. When he said he was gressively through advertising ed Johnson, were southerners guilty we simply didn't believe SALT LAKE CITY (UPI) -- and promotions, and that they and had previously served in he had suddenly started telling mail diverted cargo deliberately Utah Atty. Gen. Phil Hansen the U.S. Senate. the truth. We therefore found from to passenger freight declared U t a h's geographic Andrew Johnson was born him innocent." N.L.C. to trams show a passengreater isolation mtde it "imperative" in 18UB Lyndon Johnson in that air service be improved in ger revenue loss. 1908. SAGEBRUSH SAGE SAYS Low Advertising the state. Wilkes Booth was born John Togetherness is three kids h show PUC studies that t e In a brief to the Civil Aeronauin 1839 Lee Harvey Oswald vying for the Herald Sunday In some Southern took Pacific tics Board concerning the rein 1939. comic section. in gross revenue $20 million Both Booth and Oswald opened Pacific Northwest-Southwefrom the City of San Francisco air service case, Hansen were slain before trial could QUOTE AND REQUOTE in 1966 but spent only .3 per said Utah has been "subjected be arranged. "When I find myself deprescent of that amount on adverto inadequate air service and The names Andrew Johnson sed over present conditions," tising. and Lyndon Johnson each con said Roger W. Babson, "I can discriminatory fares, particularIn accordance, the SP's passto tain 13 letters. southwest." the within one hour, banish worry ly off lias traffic dropped John Wilkes Booth and Lee and turn myself into a shouting The brief urged the board to enger by nearly 53 per cent since Harvey Oswald each contain "acknowledge Utah's current 1960. optimist . . . here is how I do it. I enter my history library, plight and provide her with! The WP, which expended 2.6 15. competitive air service to t h e per cent of its passenger reve- - Of course the two men had close my eyes, and reach for a too. Just book, not knowing whether I majo, cities issue, in tne case.jnue for advertising in 1966 and many of Lincoln one was a Re am picking up Prescott's Conthese: Our geographic isolation has consistently put out more publican; Kennedy a Democrat. quest of Mexico or Suetonius's makes it imperative that t! -N- .L.C. Lives of the Twelve Ceasars. I be done. Our economic future than the SP, fared considthen open my eyes and read lies in the balance," hansen years better. The Zephyr has erably BIRTHDAY HIPPIE for an hour and the more i wrote. been haulins an average of We must remember to read, the more sharply I realize His brief was filed in behalf about 97 per cent of the pass wish the unkempt kid of our that the world has always been of several Utah agencies pro- eneer load reported in 1960 friends across town a hippie in the throes of agony, that civtesting a recent decision by a with the exception of last year ilization has always been totterbirthday. CAB examiner which called for when patronage declined to 86 ing on the brink. The pages of new airline service by three air IT HAPPENED IN COURT . . per cent of the 1960 figure fairly shriek with tragic carriers be provided to the The second charge that the In a local court, the judge history tales of war, famine, poverty, state. railroads particularly the SP levied a heavy fine and tail sen pestilence, and man's inhumity mail hauling from tence on a man found guilty of to man. After reading history They are West Coast, Fron- switched tier and Trans-Texapassenger to freight trains to illegally possessing alcohol (by for an hour, I realize that bad However, the protestors say show less revenue on passenger manufacturing it in his base- as conditions are now, they are at least one more trunk line service books, is heatedly de ment). Obviously taken back infinitely better than they used should have been allocated to nied by the carriers. by the severity of the sentence, to be. This enables me to see Utah. The Southern Pacific stead- the defendant objected, "But and face my present troubles The full board still is holding fastly maintains it made the Judge, I thought you'd be a in their proper perspective as hearings on the matter and changeover last autumn at the little lenient with me!" When well as to realize that the world could overrule the examiner's express dictates of the Post Off the judge asked why he should as a whole is constantly growbe entitled to leniency, the de- - ing better." recommendation. ice Department. ' 1 Announces Off the Beat An I'gly Cloud The Rov. Lonnie Lasater, Pas,l,r 01 tne Baptist I'hurch of Grwnwood. watched the '.ornado from about half a nil'e awa''It got very dark and it sounded as if hail wa.s striking." he said "The., all of a sudden least ARCHITECT'S DRAWING of the IDS Church's visitors certer at Independence. Mo., to be constructed starting this fall on Walnut St. East of River Blvd. Groundbreaking ceremonies are scheduled for Aug. 2. sma1 b t 6 r proiestors does not deny th e 9A 4 Deoc as Tornado Rips J, Through Greenwood, Ark. . By FRED LANK ARD i Sunday Herald County 7 'victory over oov. ,imnrop KocKeieuer, in,the roof was ripped from a the first interco'le"'.ats grid Texas at a cattle breeders nearby elementary school. contest in which instan video SALT LAKE CITY (UPI) Misses Rest Home meeting said he would "seek replay - as used by coaches on Plans to erect a visitors center Dr. Charles any aid necessary." Lt. Gov. 47, 'the sideline. Thr game, called Bailey, at Independence, Mo., were an Maurice L. Britt and top state treating patients at a rest home! in the opening minu(e of the nounced Saturday by the Church and national guard on the outskirts of town, said he fourth quarter by a tornado police of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y officials said thev would flv to "could feel the tornado come alert, alc? :s believed tne tirst Saints headquarters here. the devastated town SaHirr.Final plans for the structure, to be constructed starting this fall, were given final approval by the First Presidency of the Mormon church eulier this week after a year of planning. The new visitors center, on Walnut Street east of River Boulevard, will be on 18 acres of land consecrated by Joseph Part rejuce(j jWas v- - m m You'd expect to pay more for Mohawk's exclusive made of rich Acrilan Presently, there are several owners of the original dedicated temple property, with the majority of land being owned by the Reorganized Latter - day Saints Church with headquarters . Ours alone at this special low price Manor Hall . . two-stor- y, No Installation Is SQ. YD. complete with cushion Cloud-ste- p As elegant as cut velvet damask, Mohawk's Manor Hall has the drama of a pattern effect with the decorative ease of one color. And what colors: golds, greens, red and blue too. Made with pile of Acrilan acrylic carpet fiber, Mohawk gave it a nch thickness even door i way traffic won't wear down. A - SALT LAKE CITY (UPI) Saints Hospital The Latter-da- y here has announced Lincoln1 M. Hanks has been named ex-- ; ecutive personnel director at MOnSantO for a limited time only. 7r : as assist-- ; j ant administrator at the hospital r il ior iime paaii uuee yeciia. 54 SXjJ out Mohawk's New Director Of Hospital Named In S.L.C. More than r1 $ in Independence. Groundbreaking for the concrete visitors center is set for Aug. 3, which is the 137th anniversary of the dedica- tha tAmnIp land hv Smith. Completion Is scheduled SJ for late 1969. uie iiiauiuuuii. Hanks has served carpet damask-texture- d Smith, church founder, in 1831 Smith also dedicated land for the the erection of a temple first such land ever purchased and dedicated. After the expulsion of the Mormons from Misthe church was souri in 1838-3dispossessed of the land and property was sold for taxes. R W. million volun- S teers served philanthropic organizations in a wide variety of g ways in last year's drives. e 41 fund-raisin- THE LATEST IN DESKS Are at Utah Office Supply 69 E. CENTER, PROVO ''A.--s a It:-,'- ' , js" - f s ... AW Starts April 30th LA PAZ MAZATLAN PUERTO VALLARTA I Suddenly Mexico' awakening West is yours for the fun of it... on a Bonanza DC-- 9 Funjet vtri urvs 2h Thrill to the excitement of landing a giant marliru Slrolf through quaint streets. Bargain for artifacts. Drive along the waterfront in a horse-draw- n cart. Swim, surf, water ski, scuba dive, loaf on the beach. Relax to msriachis or dance to American music. 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