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Show SALT FLAT NEWS, MAY, 1975 At first it appeared to be a replay of the Boxer Rebellion , as hundreds of people descended on downtown Salt Lake City , many of them wearing cardboard boxes over their heads. As it turned out, all the commotion was caused by some farmers handing out several tons of free potatoes as a demonstration against bad market conditions. For the hungry it was a godsend; for fashion photographer Goldberger, a heyday for snapping spuds and duds. NEWS While traditional chugaluggers bemoaned the loss photo by R. Mmiio of an American institution, a leading beverage company pressed ahead with the " can. The new opener eliminates introduction of a press-to- p NEWS photo by W. GoMfaffr After a few hours of desert driving, Wendover is a good place to stop and stretch, end recently one wag paused long enough to change the name of the town to Bendover. Not a bad .idea, but we wonder who'd stoop to such a prank. the pull tab, probably the most familiar piece of roadside litter ' in the country todaty... Besides cutting down on litter, the new innovation promises to cut into one of the West's favorite handicrafts the manufac--t ture of pull tab chains. Tab chains are most commonly found decorating cowboy hats, but they've also shown up in dozens of other applications, including an inexpensive aluminum chain armor popular with certain road gangs. The phasing-ou- t of the old band-aid tabs also promises to cut down on concessions at Great beaches. Lake Balt |