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Show Forester Vows Ho Jeep Ban Officials of Wasatch national forest have no intention of r- striding Jeep driving In forest areas not specifically closed to all motor vehicle travel. J. William Wil-liam West, assistant supervisor, said Monday. Mr. West complimented the "exceptionally good" work of too Salt Lake and Bountiful Jeep sums In cooperating with the forest service In fir fighting and water abed protection, n "We have had no complaints ; since last spring, when a few malicious ma-licious Jeep drivers were using forest service firebreaks as race tracks," he said. . - The Bait Lake jeep pose trained in fire fighting by the forest service was called to help fight three biases last summer. "la the Wasatch rang, the only places where jeeps are prohibited are primitive areas sue has in the high Uintahs, which are closed to all vehicles," Mr. West noted. Paul Chase, ' captain of the la- vehicle Bait Lake jeep posse, said his group also has worked with the Utah state fish and game department In reforestation projects. proj-ects. The jeepsters last week aided In the rescue of two men wnos Cessna- 120 plan crashed near Magna.' Th pose also waa on hand to aid th five airman who parachuted from a faltering plane) near Corlnne last week, he said. |