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Show Utah Department 1976 Thursday, April 29, asks citizen views on sidewaiks DOT Sun Advocate, Price, Utah of Transportation officials are urging Parent Teacher Association groups, school boards, other groups and interested citizens to express their views to city and county officials regarding needed sidewalk and pedestrian safety improvements along state highways in their areas. The Utah Legislature appropriated $1 million to construct sidewalks and other pedestrian safety projects along state highways. The Legislature directed the Utah Department of Transportation to administer the funds and allocate them to projects. To get the program started, Assistant Director of Transportation C. V. Anderson has sent letters to all Utah city and county officals asking them to April showers ? With Spring showers like this, the only May flowers that are going to come up are eidelweis. Cold and snow late in the week didn't bode well for vacationers wishing to take ad submit vantage of the long Easter weekend as a late storm centered in southern Utah causing a few campers to shiver. SA photo their recom- mendations for pedestrian safety projects to the District Transportation Director for their area not later than May 15th. The funds will become available July 1. Mr. Anderson said that after the cities and counties Widow benefits Cooks by Temperature. . .Not Just by Time ! Eliminates Overcooking or Undercooking have First Funds' checks received Widows are landmark pensions of the achievements of the 1974 Pension Plan, said Funds Chairman Harry Huge. Under this Plan, the size of a mine workers pension is based on his number of years of service in the industry, and his age at retirement. Widows receive half of what the mine worker was receiving, or was eligible to receive, at the time of death. The 1974 Pension Plan, which was created by the wage agreement signed by the UMWA and the Bituminous Coal Operators Association (BCOA) on December 6, 1974, covers mine workers who retire ..during.or .after 1976, ..Those one " fwho retired earlier are covered by the Funds 1950 Pension Plan, which provides all mine workers with 20 or more years of credited service with the same size pension. Surviving widows of 1950 Pension Plan participants do not receive pension children, from 19 twins. Helen Bobby, whose first pension check is also in the mail, lives in Patton with her two children, age 20 and 23. Her husband, Nicholas, worked as a hand loader and shuttle car benefits. Both of the widows who operator for 36Vi years at are receiving pensions are the Colver mine, which is from Pennsylvania. Betty currently operated by the Jane McKenzie, who lives in Eastern Associated Coal Corp. He was a member of Nemacolin and is a nurse at the Pennsylvania State local union 680, located in Youth Development UMWA District 2. Mrs. Rehabilitation Center in Bobbys monthly pension is Waynesburg, will receive a $191.46. Besides their pensions, monthly pension of $264.94. Her husband, Christopher, Mrs. McKenzie and Mrs. Bobby will continue to be was a miner whose father was covered by the Funds health also a Funds pensioner. He benefits program, which was a member of local pays the full cost of most union 6321, located in necessary health services. UMWA District 4, and last Each will receive a total of worked as a motorman. For $7,500 in death benefits, all of his 42 years, Mr. which will be paid in inMcKenzie was employed by stallments over the next 60 U.S. Steels Robena mine. months. These benefits are There are' five surviving in addition to their pensions. The UMWA Health and Retirement Funds now have more than 760,000 beneficiaries, including nearly 85,000 pensioners. 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Dean, a professor of at law Georgetown University who acts as neutral trustee. experience, average daily automobile traffic, average daily pedestrian traffic, average daily school age pedestrian traffic and other factors set forth in the Safe Sidewalks Bill. Once the project priorities have been established, he said the funds will be programmed for projects as far down the list as they will stretch. Mr. Anderson said cities and counties are encouraged to design and direct the construction of the projects themselves. Automatic Sensor is the visible heart of the automatic temperature control Buy Now for Only INCLUDES BROWN a SEAR DISH 300 Pg. COOKBOOK 10 Pc. MICROWAVE COOKWARE SET second-generatio- n gWbimd Countertop Microwave Oven 2 Power Levels: Regular cuts cooking time from hours to minutes! Low Defrost uses lower power . to thaw foods fast .....cooks certain foods better! 2 Speed, 35 Minute Timer Big 1.3 cu.ft. 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