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Show 4 n " 4 t 7 AL Auxiliary S' V APTS , thbYcar". ' Anna Westfall IhS : . Aro yctu In this cLb :Psgo8 . ''Pcgi13 ' k r V - picture? ' rv aneur VOLUME 63 NUMBER 18 'rV Woman of IIW'Wwi WEDNESDAY COLOR COUNTRY'S HOME TOWN NEWSPAPER 600 JUNE 25, 1897 Legal action announced on monument By Dixie Brunner America is different from most nations around the globe because of our belief in the rule of law, Utah 3rd District Congressman Chris Cannon said upon his lawsuit announcement That means we go through legal processes. It means following the rules, even when inconvenient When he designated the Monument, President Clinton ignored the facts and ignored the people of Utah. The lawsuit, which will be SNn Mori, fomier Senator of foe Gifu Prefecture was recently elected mayor of Kakamigahara City, winning his seat filed in Utah, is being brought by getting a record breaking 83 of the vote. against President Clinton and Secretary of Interior Bruce Babbitt by the Utah Association of Counties and the Rural Public Lands County Council. The June By Dixie Brunner manufacturing as its dominant when he began bringing tours of 23 announcement at the U.S. Shin M. Mori, a Japanese industry. Aircraft, transport Japanese associates to Kanab. Capitol was attended by both friend to many Kanab citizens, equipment and industrial metal Interaction continued when a state and local participants, inwas recently elected as the production are major economic number of local citizens trav- cluding Garfield County Comnew mayor of Kakamigahara sectors. The city, framed by a elled to Gifu, where Mori served missioner Louise Liston and City. Mori enjoyed a winning range of low northern hills, has as Senator in the Prefectural Kane County Commissioner Joe percentage of 83.37, a record-breakin- g the Kiso River flowing through Assembly. Mori entertained his Judd. accomplishment it Mayor Mori says that the citys guests lavishly, rolling out the The suit charges that the no other that mayoral candi- location near the freeway, puts it red carpet on on both trips taken President exceeded his authordate has ever polled in the in an advantageous position for by the local ambassadors. The ity under the Antiquities city. Mori took the mayoral future economic development latest visit occurred in March Act, and that Bruce Babbitt vioand growth. when school students from lated several federal laws duroath on May 20. local The Kanab accompanied a group of ing the planning for the monuwith a has relationship Kakamigahara City Mori several citizens to Gifii. of with ment creation. began ago, 150,000, years population Senator Bob Bennett says that confidential White House documents released to him reveal V! I 1 Mori elected mayor of Kakamigahara 4 fw $ J)ll tf0 that the administrations Thb Kanab City Polio j popartifsont Is offering d $i000 icv;ord for informnUcnTcadiho to thb arrest oftho psreonfo) rosnow Jblb for iiio graffiti at ' , Kanab High Schon; n or about Juno IBi Thu information inu-.- i ba relayed to tho Kanab City Poileo be aartmont at ' 644-585- 4. over- riding motive in creating the monument was political. Under tional Trust Lands Administration said their suit would seek to prohibit the U.S. Department of Interior from implementing changes in federal land use prac- tices based upon President Clintons proclamation designating 1.7 million acres of federal lands in southern Utah as the Grand StaircaseEscalante National Monument. Approximately 176,000 acres of school trust lands, and an additional 25,000 acres of trust mineral lands lie scattered within the exterior boundaries of the monument. Technically the trust lands were not covered by the monument proclamation, but the withdrawal of surround- ing federal lands drastically impact the use of trust lands. The Trust Lands Administration believes that the Department of Interior has dbosen to ignore the Presidents promises to protect Utahs schoolchildren from the effects of the monument through speedy and fair exchanges of school trust lands out of the monument Congressman Cannon said that the White House, in its haste to support the Clinton- See SUIT, Page 3 KANAB WEATHER June pressure from Bennett, other Utah lawmakers and the House Resources Committee, the White House handed over a number of new documents concerning the monument designation on Monday, but was given strict limitations about their use. Twenty of the documents were limited to Bennetts eyes only with no photocopying or viewing by Utahs junior senator allowed. The Utah School and Institu Courtesy. Frank Swzpp Family |