Show Wednesday Sept 25 1974 Page coal operators seek lease protection Small-tim- e Sen Frank E Moss submitted testimony to the Mines and Mining Subcommittee of the public domain must not be perverted to make the Federal coal lands which are a public heritage the exclusive province of a small number of very rich D-Ut- ah Interior House recently the raise sought Sub- committee to adopt an amendment which Moss proposed to ensure small coal operators will be able to compete successfully for new federal coal leases “The bill before you comes at an opportune moment” Moss told the Subcommittee “The legislation which you report can contribute significantly to improving the Department of Interior’s new coal leasing program EMARS which will go into effect soon” Moss said “The principle that the public should receive fair market value for resources on the -- Senator Frank E Moss told about 130 members of the National Farmer’s Union recently that an increase of government support of milk prices is necessary “This is a critical time” said Moss explaining that an increase in prices paid to farmers is also beneficial for the consumer in the long run Moss supports an increase in the US Dept of Agriculture parity on manufactured milk from the current 80 percent minimum to 90 percent The Senator told his audience that if dairyment are forced out of business now because they cannot afford to keep their herds the competition is for an amount of production royalty rather than cash bonus an operator was willing to pay Moss also urged the Subcommittee to adopt an amendcorporations” The Senatpr’s proposed ment increasing Interior’s power amendment would require the to enforce diligent production Bureau of Land Management to requirements in coal leases lease a percentage of the annual “There are 195 Federal coal coal area leased on either a leases the Senator said deferred bonus system or a “One hundred seventy-si- x of them produce no coal” royalty bidding system “Deferred bonus bidding would Moss suggested giving Interior allow tlie operator to pay the power to cancel coal leases for bonus in installments” said failure of the lessee to comply Moss “thus allowing a company with the production to generate revenue from mining requirements the Currently a lease to pay the bonus” move must Department through The Senator suggested that the the Justice Department to the Subcommittee also consider Federal Courts for cancellation requiring royalty bidding where of a coal lease Committee urging Milk price in-Uta- h” D-Ut- ah - -- forced to pay comparatively'' higher costs for less milk Moss said “a reasonable price” must be paid now to prevent an exorbitant price later because of too few dairy herds consumers-will- eventually-b- e- Food chain store helps secure sitrfor bald eagles nationwide project to permanently secure the wintering site of nearly 15 percent of all of the American bald eagles has been launched by the intends to donate one cent A of each slurpie sold in a special endangered The species collector cup company anticipates sales of 15 to 20 million of the food —Stores cupsj ""featuring err Division of Southland dangered in illustrations byspecies wildlife Corporation -- -- cooperation National with the artist Chuck Ripper Each Wildlife collector cup has a brief Federation description of an enThe "Save A Living dangered animal bird Thing" project proposes to reptile or fish and its raise nearly a quarter of a current status for The refuge area located million dollars South Federation acquisition of a near Picktown e in Dakota is in the vicinity of stretch southern South Dakota the Fort Randall Dam The area has been Historically South Dakota highlighted by federal has long been a favorite wildlife authorities as one winter nesting site for the of the most vital bald eagle northern bald eagle Until roosting grounds in the 1956 the nation's symbol nation and is the winter could be found even 10 home for up to 300 eagles miles or so along stretches chain of ttie Missouri River The 835-acr- which remained unfrozen during the hard Midwest — winters The diminishing number of bald eagles is traceable to a variety of causes f rnrhxcHTrg-- - hartriert1 malicious destruction and the use of persistent chemicals as pesticides shooting National recognition was given to the area in 1970 when the National Park Service included it in their National Registry of Landmarks as the "Fort Bald Randall Eagle Concentration Area" The not did designation however protection provide for the any land itself Fortunately the area landowners had been safeguarding the eagle roosting trees on the property business education to initiate vocational plan off Dept Is vocational education serving the needs of the Utah citizens? School districts throughout the state and the Department of Education will spend half a million dollars to answer that question programs” says Wallace Results of the project will be presented and explained at a statewide vocational educators conference in June “With this conference in June” explains “the results of the year’s research will become part of the state's vocational We hope the improgram will begin taking provements effect immediately” Wallace Utah State University’s of Business Department Education has been asked to initiate a master plan for all of Utah which will strengthen existing vocational education and establish new programs where needed The entire program known as Project Improve is designed to best utilize tax money for vocational education Task force members will look at a school’s competency for training students in needed areas Project director Harold Wallace says effectiveness will be an important key in examining programs “Does the vocational program recruit and hold students on its own merits and ultimately do the students get jobs? This is what is important” he says Project Improve will directly or indirectly have contact with 55000 students and 4000 teachers in Utah “The master plan which will emerge from our studies will be used to supervise and main- tain effective vocational imetiiiori ¥ 35 cWbst oil cEfst J rth cLogaiicUtah 1 1 |