LDS missionaries to stay working during Y2k
Despite reports that the U.S. State
Department will pull non-essential personnel from five countries over
year 2000 concerns, the LDS Church will keep missionaries in the
field during year-end and the beginning of 2000. "The only
precautions the Church is taking for Y2K is to request that no
missionaries and church employees travel between December 30, 1999
and January 5, 2000," said LDS Church spokesperson Michael Purdy.
First Security-Zions merger gets Justice OK
The merger of the two major Utah banks, both
of whom have strong Mormon heritage, is a step closer to reality. The
U.S. Department of Justice approved the merger of First Security
Corp. with Zions Bancorp., requiring that the banks divest themselves
of 68 branches in Utah and Idaho. The merger now only needs approval
from the Federal Reserve Board of Governors and a vote by
shareholders to be official.
Mormon Henry Ford Tries to Change the World (Quebec's Henry Ford?)
The "bearded Mormon preacher" Robert Menard has a
vision - to provide cheap, reliable cars to the developing world. He
believes that his firm, Microvel Technologies, will be the Henry Ford
for the third world.
Mormon Men in 50s called chief opponents to SLC TRAX system(Letter From The Editor)
Utah Transit Authority engineer John Inglish,
has been called visionary. He envisioned a light rail train coming to
Salt Lake City ever since joining UTA in the late '70s. A week ago
Saturday, seemingly every man, woman and child turned out in Salt Lake
City to take their inaugural ride on TRAX. TRAX is a light rail train
of cars that will run inbound and outbound of the city.
Former Mormon-Owned Building to be Razed (Riverfront revived)
The city of Spokane plans to raze the
turn-of-the-century Spokane Casket Co. factory to make way for a new
riverfront park. The building housed the firm from its construction
in 1899 until 1954 when it was purchased by then stake president
Derald P. Romney and partners. Romney was a half-brother to former
Michigan Governor George Romney.
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