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Show v Moss, Peterson Laud New Park Proposal Senator Frank E. Moss and Congressman M. Blaine Peterson of Utah have applauded the proposal pro-posal of Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall to create national park which would include the Rainbow National Monument. They noted, however, that the land involved is within the Navajo Nav-ajo Reservation and that the feasibility of the project depends on the question of a land exchange ex-change that will not injure the Utah economy. Senator Moss said:. "Last week, Secretary Udall held a conference with Congressman Congress-man Peterson and Congressman and myself on this and other matters. We were assured that every attempt will be made to effect land exchanges with 'the Navajos which will not cut grazing graz-ing areas in Utah. Secretary Udall recognizes that much Utah land was exchanged to provide for the Glen Canyon Dam and that any new exchange should come wholly or largely from other other state. Secretary Udall is planning to send an inspection group into the Rainbow Bridge area. It would be composed of representatives of the state of Utah, members of the Navajo Tribe, members of appropriate committees of Congress, Con-gress, representatives of the National Na-tional park service and members of interested outdoor organizations. organiza-tions. This task force would examine ex-amine the national park proposal on the spot and provide a report with many of the details worked out." Congressman Peterson, who practiced law in Monticello for some three years, said: "The area of this proposed park is almost complete wilderness wilder-ness of spectacular beauty. It is so inaccessible that only about 12,000 persons have visited the Rainbow Bridge since it was discovered dis-covered in 1909. "Present thinking is that the park would extend to the Lake Powell reservoir. Making a national na-tional park border on the lake will greatly enhance the recreational recre-ational possibilities of both the lake and the park and increase the number of visitors who will be able to enjoy the monumental natural sculptures of this land." |