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Show RELOCATION OF LOC AL POST OFFICE URGED BY SENATOR . The following telegram wa. received re-ceived by the Bulletin office from Senator Wallace F. Bennett Tuet-day Tuet-day afternoon: "Washington, D.C. Sen. Wallace Wal-lace F. Bennett (R-Utah) today asked the Post Office Department to relocate the Bingham Canyon, Utah, Post Office to Copperton. "In a letter to the postmaster general, Sen. Bennett explained that the town of Bingham Canyon ia being abandoned, because Kennecott Kenne-cott Copper it buying all property in the town to that it can extend itt open-pit copper mine to where the town is now located. "Many of the people of Bingham Canyon are now moving to Copperton, Cop-perton, and this seem, the logical place to put the Post Office,' Sen. Bennett said. He noted that .Copperton, .Cop-perton, with a population of about 1,000, does not have a post office at tht present time. Sen, Bennett said that he ha rev eeived letter from the Bingham Women' Civic Club and other organization! or-ganization! in the area requetting that the change be made. It it expected that the town will be vacated by July, 1961. "Because only three months remain re-main before everyone is moved out of the town, I believe it is imperative impera-tive that the post office make a deci.ion a soon a possible, so that postal service will not be disrupted,' Sen. Bennett laid. Ed Bliss, asst. fo Sea, Bennett. . - ' |