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Show THE SALTLAKE TIMES Utah's (earless Known Oil Shale . Developments Increase in Utah Combined with The Salt Lake Mining 6 Legal Newt Published Every Friday at Salt Lake City, Utah Entered at the postoffice at Salt Lake Gty as second class matter August 23, 1923 under the act of March 8, 1879 4 711 South West Temple Telephone Utahs acreage of known oil shale deposits has almost doubled as a result of new geologiNewspaper cal findings, Sen. Wallace F.' GLENN BJORNN, Publisher Bennett announced. The Utahn declared that a new "Tbit publication it not owned or controlled by any pony, clan, clique, faction series of U.S. Geological Survey or corporation.'1' Number 31 maps showing lands in Utah, Volume 47 Colorado and Wyoming, classified as oil shale lands, has the information that Utahs acreage is now listed as 4,917,000 acres. Previously Utah oil shale acreage was thought to be 2,152,000 acres. (Continued from Page One) geologic knowlOur growth, our place in the economy, our special knowl- edgeIncreasing of oil shale resources in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming edge require of us a responsible share in the advancement has resulted in the designation of civilization. Much of the research we are, doing and of 2,745,000 acres of oil shale will do will not be done if we dont do it, and if it is not land in addition to the previous done, the whole of our society will be less well served. acreage figures. The bulk of the figures came in Electric industry research is now running over $150 new acreage Utah, he said. million a year. The money is not being spent just to Sen. Bennett said that the new develop better circuit breakers, more efficient insulators, acreage totals place Utah first in the nation with a new total etc. This is done as a matter of course, but, more impor- of 4,917,000. Wyoming is now carried is forward areas in basic research second with 4,260,000 acres and being tantly, which may not pay off for years for example, work is Colorado third with 1,826,000. Sen. Bennett said that the ofbeing done to make practical the generation of power ficials still classed Utah second by the breeder reactor which instead of consuming the in potential barrels of oil with ladepeideit 364-846- The Ingredients of Greatness atomic fuel, produces new fuel as it operates. The impact of such a low cost and near limitless energy source on the advance of civilization can only be described as boundless. Progress cannot be dependent upon the direction of government and congressional appropriations. There is no substitute for the incentive and tne freedom of the competitive enterprise system which led Thomas Edison to create the light bulb 89 years ago and which encouraged others to develop the industry which followed. Upon THE SALT LAKE TIMES FRIDAY, JANUARY 5, 1968 Page Four About 95 per cent of Utahs oil shale reserves are located under ground and have been more difficult to locate than the lands in Wyoming and Colorado, he said. The new acreage figures are very significant for Utah since new tests and research procedures could, lead to a new evaluation of the potential amount of oil underground in the area, he reported. Sen. Bennett said that the informed him that maps with the new acreage figures are pn open file and available for examination at USGS offices in Denver, Salt Lake and Wash- priest-consu- lted turned to the works of astrologer Nostradamus. book of predictions Centuries" intrigued such notables as Catherine de Medici and of King Charles IX France. d, Today, most in fortune-tellin- g, but they still find it a great family pastime. Parker Brothersf Ouija talking board is enjoying tremendous popularity because it gives a fun look at the future. medical sciences. The theoretical treatment of problems by the engineer lias been considered by the physician as being far removed from the patient, while the engineer has onnsidered the doctors approach to treating patients as empirical and nonscientific. A new science, biomedical engineering, is now arising whinh bridges the gap between the physical sciences and the life sciences and which draws upon each for support, reports J. II. U. Brown of the National Institute of General Medical Sciences. Currently, biomedical engineers are engaged in the design of experiments, instrumentation, and processing of data. They are developing new experimental methods and combining engineering with the life sciences, and they are designing models and applying engineering principles and biological knowledge to their problems. 'The field is developing rapidly. Research is now going on at several institutions and there is increased research support from various sources, especially the National people don't seriously believe A gap has existed between the physical and the 4 Y Utah State Depository Board this week increased the interest rates which banks may pay on public funds in an effort to keep the funds in Utah. The board made an innovation by dividing the rates into two groups: those that can be paid on certificates of deposit of under $100,000, over $100,000. and certificates Atty. Gen. Phil L. Hansen this Labor Secretary Willard W. Wirtz this week hinted a possible federal action to bring an end to the copper strike. The secretary told a news conference the strike now has been going on for an intolerable length of time. He said it had reached the point where the government would have to start reviewing the situation. All county treasurers remitted their collection of state school levy property taxes to the state treasurer by the deadline Dec. 30, Sharp M. Larsen, state audi- State and property tax collections by the State Tax Commission are continuing to outstrip those of 1966 but in most cases are undercuting estimates used as a basis for appropriation by the 1967 Legislature, Ransom Quinn, Tax Commission chairman, said this week. y. A New Science to Bridge a Gap GRAPEVINE tor, said this week. Mr. Larsen reported the state property levy collections during calendar 1967 totaled $16.17 million, compared with $14.63 in 1966. Those searching for the secrets of the future during the Middle Ages greenish. LEASED week said he is as anxious as the Salt Lake City Commission to get on with a decision in the court case testing the citys liquor locker club licensing orington, DC. dinance. Mr. Hansen said delay in filthe record in the district ing More than 500,000 New York court City children use the subways ments case has slowed up argubefore the Utah Supreme or buses to get to school each Court. day. We intend to file our brief in the case before the Jan. 20 deadline, Mr. Hansen said. ancisnt Greece, anyone who wanted to know the future-whet- her politician, military leader or the oracle at Delphi. While the god Apollo spoke through an entranced priestess, members of the Greek elite "interpreted" the answers 'for the His the US-G- S IT'S A FACT? a Painted Ocean Few people have worked as hard finding out about the oceans colors as physicist John Tyler. He has spent more than a decade studying color at Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Dr. Tyler explains that the variety in ocean color is produced by three separate factors. Water absorbs most of the red light from the sun and reflects the blue that we see. This blue color is always the same. Part of what we call ocean color is the reflected color of the sky. When the sky is gray, the ocean looks blue-graIf the sky were red, the ocean would look blue-reor purple. We also see colors of impurities in the water. Usually these are tiny miscroscopic plants, so the water looks Wyoming first in this category. Barrel estimates have ranged as high as three trillion barrels in an area of northeastern Utah, and Southeastern Wyoming, northwestern Colorado. A total of 11,003,000 acres, or 17,200 square miles of land in the three states is now recognized as containing substantial amounts of oil shale, he said. Institutes of Health. This new combination of sciences sheds new hope on many problem areas in medicine and biology. Imaginative advances in computer technology may well aid physicians in diagnosis and treatment. Startling bioengineering or biophysical discoveries have helped make possible the use of the laser in surgery. An effort will be made to develop other new surgical techniques, especially for the implantation of various artificial organs in the body. Although the number now in biomedical engineeris ing small, it is hoped that proposed training programs will provide the personnel needed to expand the research in this new field. Richard A. Sweet, 1750 Orchard Dr., this week assumed the position of supervisory sanitarian with the Utah State Division of Health. Mr. Sweet, formerly a state consultant sanitarian, is now responsible for supervising food service sanitation statewide, but will also continue to work in environmental heallh, including and and water pollution studies, housing, and radiological health. The Salt Lake City Commission this week refused to change last weeks award of a $100,000 contract for purchase of centri- fuges for the city sewage treat- ment plant. President and Mrs. David O. McKay of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y Saints this week celebrated their 67th wedding anniversary. Of all the auto trips taken in this country, 41 per cent are for visits, 23 per cent for recreation, 19 per cent for business, and 17 per cent for personal ' |