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Show The National Enterprise, August 31, 1977 Page five McDonalds takes back stores Fast food king McDonald's Corp., has purchased seven of its 16 Utah franchises from Carl Newell, of Salt Lake City. Calling the transaction a mutual decision in good officials at Mcbusiness. Donald headquarters in Illinois declined to reveal the cost of the acquisition. The corporation owns about 28 percent of its 3600 restaurants nationally. Plant siting is becoming a bear Purchased were McDonald's of Bountiful and Provo and five Salt Lake City locations, Newells total franchise holdings. Nine McDonald's in the state are still franchise operated, corporate officials say. No change in manage- ment or staff at the newly purchased locations is expected. On vacation in Scotland, Newell was not available for comment. A utility representative complained the government lacked information, and environmentalists were issued a challenge last week at the first meeting of the Interagency Task Force on Power Plant Siting. At the suggestion of Calvin Black. San Juan County commissioner, the task force decided to ask representatives of environmental groups such as the Sierra Club, Wild erness Society and Audubon Society, to produce lists of alternative power plant sites in Utah which would be acceptable to them. The task force was formed for the purpose of finding alternative plant sites, with emphasis on a site for the proposed 3,000 megawatt, coal-fuele- d Intermountain Power Project (IPP). The formation of the group came in response to indications by Secretary of Interior Andrus that the currently proposed "Salt Wash site for the IPP near Capitol Reef National Park was unacceptable. James Anthony, project engineer for IPP, complained the Park Service and Interior Department had not facts on which to base their worry about a possible adverse im- U.S. Cecil Continucd on page eight ore news... more sports... wore business reports, more interesting features than any Salt Lake radio station. The news is alwayfc on |