Show Three Three- Year Three Year Debate Nears End Passu Passage ge Assured After a year three-year period of pf debate and controversy which publicized d the scenic area area from coast to coast Can Can- is now so close to national park status pencils are poised ready to strike the overworked proposed from the title National National National Na Na- Park Last Wednesday Utah can- can gressmen in Washington hailed hailed hailed hail hail- ed the passage at pm p.m. EST of the Bill Bin by the House of tives Brought to the floor by sponsor Laurence J. J Burton Burton Burton Bur Bur- ton Utah R-Utah the bill required required required re re- and got unanimous s sote vote rote from the house Remaining now is Senate approval of the bill expected as soon as Congressmen convene convene convene con con- vene following the Democratic Democrat Democrat- ic is Convention Utah Congressmen all ex ex- pressed regret that the House amended the National Na Na- National l Park Bill to the extent the size was reduced by over acres and the controversial controversial contro contro- multiple use phase was was deleted from the amended amend amend- ed bill bUl In prepared statements which will be presented on the Senate Floor when the bill comes to vote the Congressmen Congress Congress- men objected to the deleted multiple use portion of the bill but unanimously they stated they would vote for the bill in Its present form rather than the possibility of its being passed Senator Frank E E. Moss In his statement said in part In view of the considerable considerable consider consider- able changes made In the provisions provisions provisions pro pro- visions of the bill in the House I feel Ceel now it was my duty to request a conference on the bill to try to persuade the members of the House to accept the Senate provisions of the bill It is ismy ismy ismy my desire to persuade my colleagues from the House of the equity and desirability of such additional limited uses usei of the lands in the Park However I will never lose sight of the fad fact that the most Important thing for Utah Utah Utah Ut Ut- ah and for the United States is to set aside preserve and develop this beautiful area isa as is asa asa a great National Park Senator Wallace F F. F Bennett Friday asked for a Joint House and Senate Conference on the National Park Bill provided the action does not jeopardise the chances f passage of the bill The request request request re re- quest was made in a letter to Senator Moss in which he Continued on Page 7 1 Continued from Pago Page 1 stated I think the people of Utah want a national park at Therefore I certainly do not wish to endanger endanger ger the bill in any way About the House passage of the bill Senator Moss said Though I regret the restrictive tive House amendments it U It more Important that we have havea I a park and the people of Utah want It now This Canyon Canyon- lands area Is the most fantastically fantastically fan tan beautiful area in inthe inthe inthe the entire United States not already In the National Park system and probably the most beautiful of Its kind anywhere In the world Representative Laurence J J. J Burton who authorized authorize 1 the House bill said of the House vote We had to accept a park without multiple multiple multiple mul mul- tiple use or have no park at park will mean much to our state and especially to the southeastern section In short the Utah Congressmen Congress Congress- men have let the Senate know before th the National National Na Park Bill DIU reaches the theDoor floor Door in the near future that they are disappointed 1 In fn the lost multiple use portions of ot th the tha bill but Isso Isso is isco so co vital as a national park they will wm vote for It U anyway Action which would place the measure on the desk of or orI I President Lyndon Johnson is expected next week |