Show sad commentary A Washington dateline story published this week In the Grand Junction Colorado Dailly Daily Sentinel sheds some bits of new light on the old age-old con con- It indicates however a n. sad bit of apparent nt commentary on the ability or desire of to attempt to reconcile problems among themselves be before ore carrying the issue to the Ule national arena The story reports The proposal to make southeastern Utah's canyon- canyon lands into a national park has hit a snag over the question question question ques ques- tion of permitting minging oil and gas production grazing grazing grazing graz graz- ing and hunting to continue in the area A drastically down cut-down bill by Sen Frank E. E Moss 1 Utah D providing for some of these uses may pass the Senate this year But the Moss bill is unlikely to pass the HouseIn HouseIn HouseIn House In fact chairman Wayne N. N Aspinall Colorado D-Colorado of the House Interior Committee and chairman Thomas G. G Morris MorrisD D of the National Perks Parks subcommittee have bave stated that the bill is not likely to get a hearing bearing until and unless Utah is united on the legislation And Moss the three GOP members of the Utah delegation and Gov George D. D Clyde Utah R-Utah are not at all united on the legislation One observer recently said They cant can't even agree that today is Monday Sad commentary Especially sad in light of the fact that three years have been consumed in at attempts attempts attempts at- at tempts to work out a solution |