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Show Sunday, June 11, 1989 - THE HERALD, Provo, Utah, A5 Page committee begins hearings on Arizona Wilderness plan PHOENIX (AP) KVxminr, all rural landscapes in their natural state would ..ot satisfy sbjne, and no wilderness land would be too much for others, the chairman of a gubernatorial advisory committee said Friday. Ken Travous was one of dozens of representatives of groups and citizens who spoke before the public lands and national parks subcommittee of the House Interior Committee as it opened two days of hearings in the capital city. ;:On Saturday, the panel moved to the Colorado River resort of Lake Havasu City to continue its testimony-takin- g mission. Arizona wilderness legislation has been introduced in both the House and Senate. "Just as there is no singular wilderness proposal for us to digest and debate, there is no singular state response," said Travous, the director of Arizona State Parks and chairman of Gov. Rose Mofford's Wilderness Technical Advisory Committee. He offered generic observations," noting that 68 percent of the population claims hiking or backpacking as its favorite outdoor activity. Congress authorized the creation of wilderness areas in its Wilderness Act of 1964, and Arizona currently has 2.06 million acres managed by the Forest Service, Park Service and Bureau of Land Management. Rep. Morris Udall, chairman testimony to three minutes. True to Travous' assessment, those who testified covered the spectrum of opinion about land from which motorized vehicles and watercraft are barred. One woman, Lynette Brown of Sedona, did an interpretive dance to underscore her nonverbal message of environmental preservation. Another, Sheila Kollasch, a "Just as there is no singular wilderness proposal for us to digest and debate, there is no singular state response. " Ken Travous of the full committee, has introduced bills proposing 2.8 million acres of protected wilderness, while Sens. John McCain, and Dennis DeConcini, have introduced a joint bill in the Senate calling for health forced him to cancel, and Owens, Rep. Wayne and Bruce Vento, took turns presiding. McCain noted Udall's absence and said, "I assure everyone here that I will be briefing Congressman Udall as we go ral landscapes. "No. 1, as a reminder of the wilderness that was America in the making; No. 2, as a tangible piece of our developmental heritage to be held for our children to see and to learn from, and No. 3, as places to go to truly get away from a hectic modern life," Ms. Kollasch said. professional artist, said she However, a state legislator took her inspiration from prisand a spokesman for the Arizotine settings. na Trappers Association said "A wilderness area does not the needs of the civilized and have to have forest or stream. mechanized society which cre894,000 acres. It can be desert, badlands, ates the stress also needed to The Arizona Wilderness Coalithrough this somewhat lengthy mountains, prairie, shoreline, be considered. tion has proposed adding 4.5 and tedious process." stream or lava beds," riparian on million acres. The session was televised Ms. Kollasch said. "My main concern is moderaOwens Udall was scheduled to chair public station KAET-TShe said there were three tion," Sen. Jim Hartdegen, the hearings, but his poor asked speakers to limit their reasons for Grande, said. setting aside natu z., z., sa Yellowstone: Gunman lets hostages go, surrenders man surrendered YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) A gun- who to park rSrigers after releasing eight hostages from a visitors' center will undergo a psychiatric examination, authorities said. The man, identified as Brett Hartley of Baton Rouge, La., was taken into custody Friday night and transported to Jackson, Wyo., where he will be tested. "He is a frustrated guy who ha had a hard life," said park ranger Joe Evans, noting that Hartley once suffered from cancer "He was relatively calm the whole time." "was an Jde hostage-takin- g expression of asking for help. Some people have a hard time aking for help," Evans said. Park spokesman Shelton said Hartley, 18, Johnson walked into the center at Yellowstone National Park's Old Faithful geyser complex shortly after 3 p.m. Friday, brandished a Ruger BROWNING Thin-bodie- and told everyone inside to lie down. Women and children who were visiting were released a few minutes later, but Hartley held eight hostages about three hours, Johnson said. The hostages included five male visitors and three park employees, two of whom were women. Gary Painter, 34, of West Jordan, Utah, one of the hostages held for three hours, said the center was silent inside except for the sound of Hartley talking on the telephone with REMINGTON 12-g- stone." jvans said Hartley put the gun down about walked outside 8 p.m. and the center. Girl falls to her death from Lagoon coaster FARMINGTON, Utah (AP) -Eountiful girl fell A 13ryear-ol- d to her death Friday from the front seat of the Lagoon amusement park roller coaster after shS "apparently stood up while the ride was descending a hill, a park spokesman said. The girl, whose name was not released pending notification of famOy members, fell 5 feet from the ride and was pro30-3- nounced dead at the scene about 5:45 p.m., said Dick Andrew, park director of market- ing and public relations. Andrew said the wooden roller coaster did not malfunction. restraint in the car The lap-bremained closed for the duration .of the ride and no other passengers were involved. 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