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Show THE SAN JUAN RECORD. Wednesday Mareh 14,1890 Japan. Although the men will National Guard (Continued from page 1) in the South Korean countryside. While tensions between East and West are easing in Europe, tension along the demilitarized zone that separates North and South Korea have increased lately . Should another war break out in Korea, Utah Guardsmen would be among the first reinforcement called to battle. - Team Spirit is designed to demonstrate Americas resolve to help maintain peace on the peninsula. Participation by Company A, Blanding Detachment, 1457 Engineer Battalion, is a reward for being an outstanding unit, says Sergeant Paul Mantz. We received a C-- l rating at summer training. C-- l means we are combat ready. In fact, says Mantz, Company A is growing rapidly. If growth continues as it has been, we will soon have enough men to become a company. If that happens, there will be detachment headquartered in Mon-ticell- o. ; Mantz outlined the travel itinerary for Company A. We will fly out of Salt Lake City. Enroute to Korea we have a layover in Alaska and ur be restricted to the air base, they will get to see a lot of country as we fly over. Our return route is via Japan and Hawaii. Additionally, the men get one pass in Korea. Not all of the men in Company A, Blanding, Detachment, are making the trip to Korea. Those unable to go because of jobs or prior commitments will participate in regu24-ho- ur lar annual training this summer at Strawberry Reservoir, explained Staff Sergeant Paul Burgess. Nevertheless, Burgess, sergeant in charge at the Blanding Armory, sees Team Spirit 90 as one of the most challenging experiences weve faced. The men going to Korea are excited about participating. And indeed there was excitement in the air as Company A prepared to depart the armory on Thursday morning. Men in camouflage uniforms checked lists, talked with animation, and carried supplies from the armory. Forty duffel bags stood at attention in a line beside the building. Sergeant Bill Christensen placed his bag in the line. Boy, I had a hard time fitting everything in, Christensen said. In his right hand he held an in-flig- ht meal. Commission briefs On Monday, March 12, San Juan County commissioners approved an agreement for UP&L to provide electricity to the La Sal road shed, received suggestions and cost estimates from Contel of the West on road signs to implement a proposed county house numbering project, signed resolutions to implement a Community Block Grant request for three .fire trucks, extended the drought emergency proclamation for 30 days, endorsed a request from a Bluff Trading Post owner to the Utah Department of Transportation for business signs on private land off US-19- 1, approved allowing an elderly citizen who, because of illness failed to file for the property tax circuit breaker, to file late, using grant funds, purchased cassette filing cabinets for the San Juan Historical Commission, gave tentative approval for the purchase of a computer table and bookshelf pending investigation of an alternative iture for the countys share of a study on the impact of wilderness on rural Utah economy, increased the price of making copies for private parties to 25 cents to encourage the use of private business copiers, withheld endorsing a Southeastern Utah Health District request to purchase a building in Price pending an analysis of costs, and were informed that environmental groups may attempt to sabotage a Jeep safari to Arch Canyon in April. Commissioner Calvin Black will attend a State Land Board meeting in Salt Lake City on April 15. Commissioner Ty Lewis will attend a meeting at the Aneth Chapter on Thursday, March 16, at 9 a.m. to discuss the Aneth to Ismay road project, and will attend a Southeastern Utah Assoc- iation of Governments meeting in Price. Commission Assistant Rick Bailey will represent the county at a meeting on aging. The next commission meeting is scheduled for Monday, April 19, beginning at 10 a.m. in commission chambers at the courthouse. source, approved a $1,000 expend Page 7 Economic development conference April 6 The Governors Annual Economic Development .Conference, A Blueprint for Better Business in Utah, will be held in Ogden on April 6. I invite all Utah business leaders, to be in Ogden for an informative day of discussion on a wide variety of topics related to the economic development of our state, stated Governor Norman H. Ban-gerte- r. 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