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Show Ufflh Agencies, local Groups File Petition on Afr Service Rebert Campbell, Jr., attorney at-torney fer Utah Agencies, notified no-tified the Grand County Economic Ec-onomic Commission today that he h:.d completed and was submitting formal petition peti-tion to the Civil Aeronautics Fioai-d cn behalf of Moab area agencies to intervene in the Frontier Airlines action wita that Board which would limit lim-it air sendee to Moab. The Agencies are officially acjttg on behalf of the Grand County Commission, Grand County Educational Development Develop-ment Committee, the City of Moab, and the Moab Chamber Cham-ber cf Commerce. Campbell stated that all other com- minifies named in the Frontier Fron-tier action, including towns in Karsas and Nebraska, wore f.lirg similar notices cf in'ervcr.tion protesting the Frontier move. He stated that he had met at length in Salt Lake City, "with Frontier Vice-President Vern Carlson, ear'.'er this week and had discussed certain cer-tain aspects cf the case with Froniier officials. Mr. Campbell Camp-bell stated that he was op-tini'stic op-tini'stic about the case, say-iing say-iing that it was likely that iiie Civ J Aeronautics Board would be sympathetic to the situation cf this isolated com-nturj com-nturj ly axi cithers, and would probably alss be made more awate ot the need for additional addi-tional sttbsid.es for additional aitjne service in those communities. com-munities. Tiie Economic Development Develop-ment Commi'ssion expends to rocclve a copy cf the formal ipettion from Campbell Wednesday, Wed-nesday, and w'Jl review it at their weekly meeting; ThurelJay morning Frontier's Moab agent. Tirn Mulville stated late Tuesday that he had been in contact with FrcaVer officials in Salt Lake Oity who were discussing dis-cussing With him the loading load-ing if actors and popularity of the three Moab flights. 'Mr. Mulvdle said there wag a good chance that Frontier would now be witting to leave itlhe mid-day Right in effect but wouijj seek to cancel the mcrn'ng and evening fights. Mulville also stated ithn'l he had re-onphasized to- his superiors the desire en i tllie pvrt of Moab residents resi-dents fer a commuter flight .to Salt Lake C'ty which would arrive in the cap'tal early in the day raid return Tiie in the- afternoon. Frcnfier officials are again studying this possibility and are securing .detailed survey information on ttfie proba ta: iy cf sueh a flight. Utah Agt r.e'es is curtvn.lv cnter-'irg cnter-'irg into a contract with a V.'ashiigtea - based research firm to c. nduet such an air-travel-need s'udy for the Moab Mo-ab area as well as for the area of Cedar C'ty. The results re-sults of that study could ba a couside rabble factor in whether cr not Frontier would be willing io provide a computer com-puter flight to Salt Lake t'.ty. |