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Show Cut Ribbon on U. S. Highway 6 to Mark Opening - . A f ! ' - ; ' - ; M i ........ - .' N ' i : i '! . : Ww- .- . ; 5 n t - - - X : i Ribbon cutting ceremonies on U, S. Highway G Saturday afternoon after-noon during the Highway G Completion Jamboree at Delta marked the official opening of the highway west from Delta to the Nevada line over 33V2 miles of recently surfaced road. Before the ribbon are Nevada's Sen. Pat McCarran and Gov. Charles H. Russell. Facing them are Mrs. Laa Black, reception committee. Sen. Arthur V. Wat-kins, Wat-kins, Utah, Gov. J. Bracken Lee, Richfield broadcaster, Mrs. Liz Pace, reception committee, and Sen. Wallace F. Bennett. The ceremony took place before the largest crowd ever gather ed in Delta, with vistiors here from throughout Utah and Nevada. Ne-vada. Completion of U. S. 6 marks years of endeavor and the transcontinental route offers of-fers the coolest and fastest way to the coast. Travel time from Delta to Ely is now about two and one-half hours. |