Show J 1 I steel AM sought for uranium roads in dove creek area arealion GOY dan tornton thornton will seek congressional aid for a 4 million mile oiled road from grand junction to dove creek on his trip to the nations capital ital 1 thornton lad had originally pla plan N bied to take lake only the states state s structural clural steel shortage for or highway construction to the sen ate committee oh bh public works but added the th e oiled highway construction in an effort to facilitate the utilization ot of uranium und and vanadium deposits in western colorado just jurt before he left by plane lor for gatlinburg tenn thornton received word from sen ed C johnson D cold which gave pr promise ornise of favorable senate action anthe on the highway bills johnson said in a telegram that the senate and house both have reported to their calendar committees a bill giving the bureau of public roads for access roads into uranium areas in the nation the telegram also reported that the bureau of public roads has earmarked for fol state highway whitewater naturita Na turita for highway 80 dove creek and for or gathering or access roads leading from drom these highways into the mountains |