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Show Story Of Parks Land Grab Bebind-Scene-s By GORDON Deseret News ELIOT WHITE He system in a asked the National Park Service for its suggestions, to be presented in time for Presi- Washirgrtcn Bureau - WASHINGTON The Inside story of how 7.5 million acres of public domain, state land were and almost but not quite put into the national park system by a stroke of President Johnsons pen is one of a Cabinet member's intrigue, jealousy at the highest levels of the Johnson Administration and an attempted squeeze play on dent private the President that Johnson to sign necesssary proclamations the be- fore he left office. Udall felt that many areas not put under Park Service protection during his eight years in office deserved pres- ervation. President nson was aware of the history of riod between election day and Jan. 20 would have to be non controversial. He wanted nothing to mar the orderly transfer of power to the now administration, be it Hubert federal land from the public domain under several acts of -- Humphreys or Congress. President disposed the Apparently seemed favorably toward the propos- al. Richard The secretary quietly issued feelers to the major conservation groups the Sierra Club, Nixon's. Udall suggested his plan that the President create new major national monuments, using his powers to withdraw the Izaak Walton League, the National Wildlife Federation and others for suggestions of areas suitable for protection national monuments. At least 17 were named, from which he chose four new monuments and decided on additions to three others. A total of 264.000 acres would be added to Arches and Capitol Reef monuments in Utah and acres to Kat-mNational Monument in Alaska. New' monuments cov as more than 7.2 million acres would bo created at Marble Canyon, in the Sonora Desert of Arizona : on land adjacent to Mount McKinley National Park in Alaska, and in the Brooks Mountain range of Alaska. The Sonora Desert monument would have taken in several thousand acres of gunnerv e r last-minu- actions didnt by previous in August. administrations, 1968, he asked the members of his Cabinet for their ideas on executive acts that might be undertaken before inaugura- work. The tale began last spring. Interior Secretary Stewart L. Udall wanted to go out of office with a record as Ihe man who added the greatest number of new parks and monuments to the national park tion day. He also issued str. ct orders : moves to be Any made during the transition pe DESERET NEWS e e sy. "If the secretary of interior is going fo be allowed to set up this kind of controversial addition to his national park system," Clifford is reported to have told the President, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH last-minu- Saturday, January 25, 1969 B1 Incentive 'I have some projects Id like to see put into effect after the election and I know some other members of the Cabinet have, too." The President repeated his order that controversial projects be dropped. He demanded that Udall get clearance from the congressional dele- gations of the affected states as well as from the House and Senate Interior and Appropriations Committees before asking the White House to act. Here some background is necessary. Rep, Wayne N. chairman of Aspinall, the House Interior Committee since 1959, is a man who believes the public lands should be controlled by Congress through the legislative proc- See INTRIGUE on Page B-- 3 Probertioini Pact Given Juveniles ToThiokol Pay Depends On Job Corps York InleDd By PAUL SWENSON Deseret News Staff Writer - Thiokol CLEARFIELD has been Corp. awarded a new $7.1 million Job Corps contract on a unique payment for performance plan that one official believes may revolutionize government-industr- Chemical range, so the withdrawal had to be cleared with the Defense Department. It went straight to Secretary Clark Clifford, found who, on investigating, that any restriction on hunting in the Sonora area would be hotly opposed and that the to be Air Force refused pushed off its range. In a session with President Johnson and Udall, late in the summer, Clifford brought up t li e monument proposal, which he now knew would violate tiie While House stric-tiron controver- ering Dmd)equitie Panel Calls For Drastic Increase By BRYAN GRAY Deseret News Staff Writer contracts. agreement beThe Ogden-base- d tween Thiokols Economic Development Operation (EDO) and the U.S. Office of Economic Opportunity, stipulates that Thiokol will be paid for training Job Corpsmei on the basis of five performance incentive tests. These are: quantity of GED (high school equivalency) diplo- -' mas, completion of vocational programs, quantity of job placements. length of participation of each eorpsman and program cost. NEVER BEFORE Never before has the government contracted with a private firm for training on this basis, Robert L. Marquardt, Thiokol director of . vice president and EDO, said today. "On the other hand, this is the! . first time a private company lias been willing to stake its profits solely on its training results. ' Dr. Neil V. Sullivan, commissioner of education for Massachusetts and one of the original; proponents of the Job Corps concept, said the new Thiokoi-OEincentive part may revolutionize contracting between government and private educational organizations. "This is a good example of the willingness of a private enterprise to gamble profit on performance, he said. COST PLUS The Thiokol Clearfield Job located in Corps operation leased facilities at the Freeport A citizens advisory committee concluded Friday that only a small number of juvenile offenders will be effectively returned to society unless the Juvenile Court probationary staff is drastically increased. Dr. Elliott Landau, chairman of the Citizens Advisory Committee to the Secund Judicial District Juvenile Court, de- ;scribed the Utah situation! Shad, a Silver Persian, finds being a show cat has its trying moments the national average. "Token increases are not go- ing to solve the problem of ourj he growing juvenile crime, said. These youths need to have a strong adult identity figure who will see them about three times per week, not a mere three days per month. frequent groomings. j CARE AND FEEDING OF PETS 'Shad' Is A Happy Cat i? f By WANDA LUND Deseret News Staff Writer His name is Shad." But the family of Nelson Gibson, 1307 E. Creek Road, call him L o n esome Geo rge, or for G e orge, SANDY short. is He 1 ong-- h a aired Silver Persian cat and the special delight to the frequent gracefully combings and brushings that become the lot of any show cat. Do-I- t Mans visit to the Gibson home was prompted by a question from a reader. She said she had heard that petroleum jelly should be fed to a cat about once a month to prevent hair balls in its stomach. Long-haire- , : ' m By JOSEPH T. LIDDELL Deseret News Staff Writer 1969-197- 0 1. two-yea- will consider a recommendation that Officer Ronald E. Nelson, 4381 Gordon Ln., be denied permission to remain at his present residence. to the According s grace period, he must move to Salt Lake City by March 16. Officials said the policeman was fully informed of the resiHol-lada- y, long-tim- "Is this true? she asked. If anyone should know about hair balls, it ought to be d the owner of cats, Do-I- t Man reasoned, so he started asking questions about the hairy subject. Yep. It is all right to rub a little petroleum jelly on a cats paw about once a week, but be sure it is a clear petrolatum type. Or use some pure mineral oil, instead, dropped in the back of the cats mouth from an eye dropper. A commercial preparation for the same purpose may be purchased from veterinarians. There are other things cat owners need to know, too, if they are going to "keep their pets happy and healthy. Mrs. Gibson adds vitamin and mineral supplements to her cats food and feeds them principally a raw meat diet, witii additions of kibbled food (a baked type of dry cat and dog food broken into various sizes and containing less fat e than other foods). Sometimes she boils inexpensive chicken parts, such as wings or backs, carefully removes all the bones and Residence List City department heads today were receiving lists of ABOUT 90 PUT. employes residing outside of About 90 per cent of all youths Sait Lake City. referred to Juvenile Court could According to personnel stabe returned to society as pro- tistics, nearly 500 city workductive humans if probationary ers live outside city boundarstaffs were adequately staffed ies. Most of the workers are he said. e employes. council urged The The city is screening new the Utah Legislature to approve employes and requiring them the hiring of 30 new probation to live within the city as a and an addi- condition of employment. Ail officers for 30 officers tional during 1970-7employes, except policemen, Each of the 60 employes would are allowed seven months to be hired at a starting annual move into Salt Lake City after being hired. Policemen are alsalary of about $6,000. lowed 10 months. HALF OF CRIME Under a 1968 residency ordiofAbout half of the probation ficers would be assigned to the nance, the city has excused Second District which includes employes living outside the radiSalt Lake, Summit and Tooele city, but within a of Hall us to from City having of cent 50 About counties. per all juvenile crime in the state move back in unless they occurs in these three counties. change their residence. However, new employes are The request of the citizen's informed by the personnel ofcommittee conflicts with an ear- fice the Civil Service and lier suggestion of the Juvenile Commission that they must Court judges who requested the comply with the ordinance. 21 officers of probation hiring Commissioners next week r over a period. 11 for 1969-7and 10 to be hired in long-haire- of Mrs. Gibson, who loves ! City Compiles woefully inadequate and about four times below cats. d require of miles north Salt Center, attention as far as special has been financed Lake City grooming is concerned, and during the past two years on a George has learned to submit agreement. Mr. Marquardt noted that incentive contracts are net new to Thiokol, where aerospace division employes frequently work under such terms. The 1969 contract was requested by Thiokol in its incentive form because of the Clearfield centers record, said Charles J. Moxley, director and 5 general manager. We were one of the first Job Corps centers to encourage 30 1 seven-month- dency requirement at time he applied for the the posi- tion. Since last week Personnel Director Lynn J. Marsh has required new employes to sign statements that they would comply with the ordi- nance. Police, firefighters and local government employe unions and federations are preparing an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court of a Utah Supreme Court decision upholding the ordinances validity. Public Safety Commissioner James L. Barker Jr. also said Friday that he is conducting a survey of 19 comparable cities. to ascertain what residency requirements are in practice throughout the country. 0 1970-7- Concert Tonight By Johannesen ALARMS PANEL Dr. Landau, a professor of education at the University of Utah, said, Our committee is alarmed at what will happen to One more swipe of that comb and she's had it. juvenile court services if this young enrollees to go on to furmodest and frugal proposal of feeds the remaining meat and bones brittle and could cause the ther education after their trainjudges is met. It is almost to her pets. She adds an animal to choke, so they useless to said. he skin ing. attempt rehabilitation rave review that By HAROLD LUNDSTROM j mackerel to their diet about must be removed. During the past two years with our manpower shortage. is guaranteed - Johannesen lMrcats once a week. new records have been set here Ideally, News Deseret Music Editor national Our presidential to give satisfaction . . . the be brushed or combed for the percentage of young of issue Experts on cat diets state should on the focused election The high point of the music and performer came men placed on productive jobs, that cats may safely be fed daily, but Mrs. Gibson admits crime in the streets. The resi-- o duties that other sometimes sent back to school or assisted in That does it, lady! Enough .getiier as o.ie. Such mastery raw' chicken with bones, but a have will never dents of Utah i$ enough. This was the praise given'"'11 remain the high point of the LONESOME on Page the cooking process makes enlisting into military service. safe street situation if our probGrant Johannesen for his 25th1 season. Piano playing like this lem youths are unsupervised be described as patrician n anniversary Carnegie Hall except for a frequent visit to the cital does not occur very an1 Harold by Schoenberg. Detention Center and eventually S.L. COUNTY senior music critic of the Nevoften- Point of the Mountain. York Times in his Thursday re- In describing the n eds of the view. Tills is high praise, indeed, !2nd District Juvenile Court, he in a city that has hundreds of 79 jsaid the court should have View and concer,s each sea iprohation officers to handle thel,als c7s.referredr Utahs own internationailv Looks All i8'2?(LTaffiC m hnr;, Mlebraled ianist wiU cm-vafflcers' s in a special benefit concert Sat The storm along the CaliPlans are under way to is stress8:30 with the at Steen said lie got out of the appoint a budget director for Although the council RENO, NEV. (UPI) -U- ranium pay off some $C million in debts. uranium strike which earned coast is continuing to fornia p.m. urday ing the employment of more Utah Symphony Orchestra, with mine venture because the large Salt Lake county contracts, millionaire Charles Sleen ex- Steen claims he is worth $19 hime more than $60 million, nto the spread moisture n million. Ardean Watts conducting, in the flow meant either paying chasing, personnel and recrea-heav- men rather than salary his that of of Steen told a the reaction mountain Friday optimism re rpressed also - Landau Duri , lhe ;mer Tabernacle. of the departments under Finance jcreases taxes, or reinvesting; interest in the Moiamulca mine (jayi ijteon told about business friend who had grubstaked him and lie :ouid not talk mented that the below-pn- r and Mr. Johannesen will be the his part- Royal K. Hunt, schedule coupled with the in Spanish Honduras would aid, losses which cost him millions, in the early 1950s when he was ners into will Rather than combine purchas- guest soloist in a performance reinvesting the mine. The friend and contract! 'S11 case loa1 accounted for a of Griegs "Concerto for Piano' him in paving off his debts. Among them were the Business looking for Steen hopes to form a now ing, personnel some lllC,i a offered to sell his interest for corporation based !iis operations, the budget director on company, See STAFF on Page B-- and Orchestra" and Faure's' Stppji told Russell Taylor, over the 'fixed bse operation, in which $15,000 not believing Steens Moram'ulca mine stock. Some ofjWill oversee all three depart-- , "Ballade. cral bankruptcy .cfeiee, that heh? Jost J4 million. find. weekend. of the cattle busi. story Mr. Watts has also included this wii be sold, and a loaniments, the new commissioner expected the price of gold to go ncss involving between 2,300 and Youre crazy, R::::i Steen toM obtained on the ren. A Ctniidi-saiIntermit- several popular shorter items B up considerably, and that be3i0oo head, which lost him $1.5 him. tent rain will fall in the valinvestment broker tcsiificdl Hunt began weekly staff for the program. price of the mine stock would miujon i 13 mouths; and a e e t i n g s with department I literally buried the existingj earlier in the week that hr. be-The concert is being spon-- , leys, with snow in the moungo up also. tains, possibly heavy in gourmet pickle business based on mills with uranium ore. There lieved this method, plus vse of heads Friday. 1, 3 sored by the Utah Heart Associ-- ! Chy, Regional Steen testified all day about on a Yugoslavian recipe, which were some areas. These meetings will coordi-- j Comics 2 ation. Paul Huish, chairman of. only about three small some of Steen's holdings in the his business dealings. cost him about $200,000. At one western United States, would nate efforts and keep me Obituaries mils at the time Rising temperatures will 3, 4 ihe association, reported early! send high temperatures Into The hearings, which began Steen began his testimony time the Mi Vida contained 80 bring in more than enough to informed of needs, programs! Weather Map 4 today that only 200 tickets re-- ! the 40s Sunria. Monday, were set in order toi Thursday night, with the details'per cent of known uranium in pay off Steens debts bv next and immediate goals of each de- - Action Ad mained unsold. determine whether Stcen can! of his discovery ol his vast Utah; the United Stales. he said. fall. in liis Womens Page Mr. partjy.e:.t, JC Schoenberg sajd dry-typ- Honduras 'Mine Interest Keys Steen Hope To IPay Off Debt n long-haire- d B-- 3 New Chief For Budget Wet pur-cas- P-- s, S SECTION j ... : Weather |