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Show I t r" I i , ..r. T Nh, Reagan Defends Watt on Weekly Radio Address to Nation 8A The Suit Ute Tribune ftrt,,. By Maureen Santini Associated Press Writer SANTA BARBARA, Calif. -President Reagan Saturday defended his former Interior secretary, James G. Watt, saying he straightened out the department and then had no choice but to resign. Watt, whose tenure was clouded by controversy, resigned under fire Oct. 9. He was replaced by Reagans former national security adviser, William Clark. In his weekly radio address, Reagan said that when Watt took the job as Interior secretary he told me of the things that needed doing, the B. things that had to be set straight. Ha also told me that if and when he old them, he'd probably have to resign in 18 months," said the president, speaking from his ranch near hire. Sometimes, the one who straightens out a situation uses up so many brownie points he or she is no longer the best one to carry out the duties of day to day management. Jim understood this. But he also realized vhat had to be done. And he did it for more than 30 months, not 18," said Reagan. Watt resigned under fire Oct. 9 after saying publicly that he had ap pointed a commission that included a black ... a woman, two Jews and a cripple. Reagan praised Watt for a billion dollar improvement and restoof the national ration program parks, which he contended were a little frayed at the edges when he took office. In addition, Reagan said that un- der Watt the nation has "added substantial acreage to our parks and wildlife refuges and some 15, QUO acres to our wilderness areas. He also said that private investment in historic preservation is five times as great as in the four years before 1981t and said the approval and review of plans to bring about recovery of endangered plant and animal species has nearly tripled in the SO months of Secretary Jim Watt. Reagan said Watts efforts to sell small tracts of isolated federal lands was "distorted and led to protests that he was selling national parks and wilderness. While Watt did sell, in 1983, 228 tracts totalise,, more than 10,000 acres, Reagan said, None of it was park, wildlife refuge, wilderness or Indian trust lands. They are not for sale. The president concluded: James G. Watt has served this nation well. And Im sure William Clark will do the same. Delivering the Democratic Pare ty's radio response to Reagan was who Rep. David Bonior, said there are 34 million people living In poverty in the United States. Many are the new poor, those who have worked hard all their lives only to lose their jobs in this wretch SUNDAY GIVEAWAYS 3L8.t, CHOCOLATE1 T JA ORANGE STICKS OTHER, fecajL l;, One Piece Construction CLOCKS taz dollars for their special interests. 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