Show Utahn's Work to Assure Ft Douglas for U V of l U Special to The Tho Telegram I WASHINGTON March 9 Utah 9 Utah I senators Tuesday were working o ora amendments to Insure the ability of the University of Utah to acquire acquire acquire ac ac- ac- ac Or quire part o or of the Fort Douglas military reservation under the terms of 0 a bill reported to the thes s senate nate Monday The bill as ns reported gives states the right to claim surplus property for tor recreation but docs does not mention education It provides that if the states use tary land for purposes other than recreation within 20 years after acquiring title the title will revert toe to the federal government A second obstacle to the university's university's university's uni uni- acquiring the land lands s s the provision stipulating that the state or any state subdivision must show that It has immediate need of at the land The university must have Jave havethe havethe the property for range long-range de de- I 1 leaving c a v i 1 n g immediate needs out of the picture Also complicating the situation Is the closing down of ot the War Assets administration office in Salt Lake City and the transfer of its activities to Denver or or San I Francisco Although Dr A A. Ray alpin president of the tho institution and other Salt Lakers arc are satisfied satisfied satis satis- l. l I. I fied tied of Salt Lake W WAA A A administrators they are fearful of ot the problems being handled handled handled han han- so far away from the city Because of ot these uncertainties Utah senators feel the terms of ot the bill should be amended so that Its purpose cannot be |