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Show 2V DESERET NEWS, - A short time ago aroused conservationists in- Virginia City, Nev., narrowly averted a clandestine roundup of wild horses by dismantling an illegal corral hidden near the WASHINGTON The the of wild horses that once gajnustangs loped the plains have been reduced to a mere 17,300 in 10 mil-2D- Western states, the National town. geographic Society says. More than half the survi-ro- rs roam Nevada, Utah has JLfew along the Jorder and some of the Ute jgndian Reservation near the Sfowave Reservoir 75 miles (J. Unveils Lincoln Statue. Branch Chief Wednesday, October 28, 1970 . The present-da- y mustang descends from Spanish stock introduced by the conquistadors in the 16th century. Later when Indians forced the Spanish to leave their mis-sion- fc in New Mexico, re U, abandoned horses reverted to the wild. The term comes from mes-tenSpanish for stray. By 1800, an estimated 2 million wild horses wandered the plains. "mustang o, Todays horses retain hardly a trace of their original Spanish strain. They are more closely related to domestic animals released to tend for themselves wnen power machinery made them obsolete. Donald D. Loff OGDEN - has been named chief of the Civil Engineering Branch for the Forest Services Region Four office in Ogden, according to Regional Forester Vern Hamre. He is transferring to the Ogden office from a similar position in a regional office in Portland, Ore. to be presented to'iGi library. Fairbanks sculpture Joins "Daedalus by Angelo CaravH aglia and "School Girl bj statue of The Young Abraham Lincoln by Utah sculptor Avard Fairbanks has been unveiled at the Marriott Library of the University of Utah. The 4 foot sculpture is the last of three pieces of sculpture commissioned by the senand of 1964-6ior, classc A bronze 196j-6- 6 Bruno Lucchesi. Sherman Harmer, formes senior claw president, and Fairbanks, professor emeritus of sculpture, were present at the unveiling. 5 Utah-Kevad- a' South Wa if of Roosevelt. TONIGHT S Since World War II, an estimated 100,000 mustangs have boen hunted, poisoned, stampeded over cliffs, or sold to ppt food producers. A 1959 Federal L' v ended mechanized roundups on public lands by jeeps, trucks and airplanes. But the animals are still hunted, often by ranchers trying to preserve scarce forage land for their cattle. In some states mustangs are considered neither game animals nor wildlife, but merely strays to be trapped, claimed and branded. Such treatment grieves mustang defenders who feel that the animat so closely associated with the West should be treated as a national monument and not "like so many empty beer cans." Fast and tough, mustangs helped win the West by faith- L IVediicsdsy, Oil. 23 c 7-1- 0 p.ia. Beautiful now stores All is w merchandise. REDUCTIONS Hew York State UP TO Old Cheese 3-- yr. CAN YOU CUT A POUND? Exact Pound Wins $T5 Gift Certificate White & Colors HALF CUNCE EITHER WAY WINS CHEESE FREE fully serving cowboys, moun- taineers, the United States Cavalry, and the Pony Express. Some 500 of the mustangs in Nevada are protected in the "Nevada Wild Horse Range, a 435,000 acre reserve set aside on an Air Force Base in the southern part of the state. Animals outside the protected area Mve dangerously. CHEESE CUT MUST BE PURCHASED. VALLE SfOP FAIR MALL Valley Fair Mall c tr Boosts Travel t. M.. I At I To Greece 3l planning to visit Greece can travel freely and safely in the country and will f i n d the money stable and Hie econoUtahns my item igiteii. ' js- plm 1 growing. - -- - 1. . a 6 ilt . ii4 These assurances were given recently by G e orge Theodorakop-- j i. 'fii O oulos, new lector of the dr. Theodora- - Western for the gion Greek National Tourist Office, during a Salt Lake visit. He said there was a misconception that the military government in control in Greece now was one "of guns and VW ffi qa a- K such. Instead, he said, the new has brought government about economic stability, business is booming and money is very stable. SJr 56 PCT. GAIN IS Hi' .V3-- He added that there was a 56 per cent increase of American tourists to Greece during 1969 over the previous year and from all indications 1970 will set a record for overall tourism, breaking the previous 1966 record. Theodorakopoulos said that performances of the Utah Symphony Orchestra in Greece in 1966 forced attention on Greece and brought more travelers from Utah and the west. In fact, Greece has become so popular with Americans during the summer travel months, that the tourist office now is stressing the advantages of visiting their country months from In the March to June and to ui tlSaa i i i p . V y to ) i lKJtii in x f in k' "tf.idi - qjjn.t - er CAN STILL SWIM "You can still go swimming at this time of year and visit the antiquities, but you will find lower rates and fewer ' tourists, he said. director added, tourist The "We have a lot of hippies coming to our country now, and they are very welcome, but Greece is very strict on misdrugs. It would be a big with Greece to to comp take drugs. Candidate Offers Cash Guarantee GA. D O U G L ASVILLE, Bill Poiey, a candi(UPI) date for the House of Representatives, has offered his constituents a money-bac- k guarantee if theyll vote for him Nov. 3. Posey said if hes elected hell hold a public meeting after a year and if a majori- ty of the people dont think done a good job, then Ill put the salary ($4,200) in the county treasury. Ive 1 VELOUR TOWELS BATH . ft 117 I Reg. 1.99, NOW HAND to Reg. 1.19, NOW 0gfc- WASHCLOTH Reg. 69e, NOW Hi ' leleTW ' - Re. 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