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Show CHRISTMAS LIGHTING A glance at the colorful downtown holiday lights one of the most noticeable signs of the festive season reveals that It's official. Christmas is here. And according to a longstanding custom, Utah Power & Light Co. again will furnish free electricity to light holiday decorations Installed on city streets, and parks as community projects in towns where the firm's distribution lines run. The gift service is availabble between dusk and midnight during December, according to C. J. Hadley, UP&L Tellu-ride division manager. Mr. Hadley said the company also will run necessary service wires to connect the installed lights to utility lines. Free Christmas lighting to communities where customers are served directly by the company has been the custom for many years with Utah Power. Last year, the utility provided almost 300,000 kilowatt hours of free electricity to light some 60,000 holiday lamps in 118 cities and towns. Of these, more than 5,300 bulbs were illuminated in 25 communities in the Telluride division area. |