Harrison Daily Times (Newspaper) - May 6, 1974, Harrison, Arkansas Home Owned Independent Evening Newspaper NO. 1 Harmon Baily Full Leased Wire of the Associated Press 54 MAY 6, 1974 16 Pages PRICE TEN CENTS Environmental Impact Statement on Buffalo National River Is Released Penn Officials Made Millions for Selves By Jr. The environmental impact statement on the River National Park has been completed and a copy has been obtained by the Harrison Daily Completion of the some 115 pages 1, has been underway for the past On May 16, 1973, District Judge J. Smith Henley in U.S. Western Harrison issued a temporary injunction in favor of the Buffalo River Conservation and Recreational enjoining and restraining the National Park Service from land or proceeding with any construction of development of the Buffalo River National pending preparation and completion of the environmental impact What effect the statement now has on the court proceedings in the long-running dispute is not a hearing will now be held in U.S. Court to determine if the injunction will be lifted or whether the National Park Service will continue to be enjoined from condemning land and proceeding with any construction or development of the National Park along the 132-mile stream which flows through Newton and Searcy The ruling in May a year ago by Judge Henley did not prevent the federal government from to purchase land or from making appraisal or from planning and surveying the park The ruling did lift the threat of condemnation from landowners whose land was scheduled for Don Buffalo River National of was ill today and unable to be interviewed on future plans of the Park Following are excerpts from the environmental statement prepared by the Southwest Region and Denver Service National Park Any Adverse Which Cannot Be Avoided Should the Proposal Be Implemented A. Effects on Local Residents Not monetary nor nor a spirit of helpfulness on the part of land acquisition all completely diminish the inconvenience and the trauma of separating individuals from their local cultural historical traditional land use and way of B. Effects on the Local Economy The loss of tax revenue to local governments cannot be directly although such a procedure for the first 5 years from the start of land acquisition was discussed during congressional consideration of the to establish the national The State of Arkansas will reimburse the counties concerned for tax losses resulting from establishment of the Buffalo National This appropriation is limited to a 2-year and any tax losses thereafter will not be Any such losses will then be C. Effects on Water and Power Projects Developments for hydroelectric power and water supply have been Section 4 of the act prohibits the licensing or construction of any water power transmission or other project works on or directly affecting the Buffalo National This although not a proposal of the proposed master may represent an adverse effect to There are presently no proposed water supplies which would use the Buffalo as a water D. Effects on the Natural Environment Unmitigated impacts which may occur as a result of development include the increased local air pollution as a result of automobile local traffic some disruption of primitive aspects caused by construction of park facilities and Such impacts should be The Relationship Between Local Short-Term Uses of Man's Environment and the Maintenance and Enhancement of Long-Term The principal purpose of Buffalo National River is to provide recreational enjoyment for visitors to the Basically floating the and like activities are although there may be some deterioration of recreational experiences as a result of unregulated There are other uses resulting from tenure agreements on acquired land or based on land such as grazing or farming which are generally considered that will have no particular effect as a result of the proposal because they will be practiced where resources are readily As I he proposal reaches full there will be rules and regulations established to fully protect the resources and restrictions and limitations imposed where required to prevent a full staff together with developments as may be necessary to maintain and enhance the recreational enjoyment of the area will be This type of use and regulation will assure long-term productivity of the Environmental Action Impacts of the Proposed A. Sociological Impacts 1. Impacts of Land The major immediate sociological impacts associated with establishment of the national river will be related to the displacement of 330 area residents from seasonal and permanent dwellings and places of business as a result of land Types and numbers of residences and businesses that will be displaced are given in table 12. In there are 5 churches and 15 cemeteries within the proposed Special permits and easements will be issued in order to allow them to stay within the National The impacts of displacement and forced migration as a result of government action are often evaluated in terms of adequate or inadequate financial social and emotional effects can be quite severe and may actually outweigh economic Sociological studies have attempted to define just what makes an involuntary move stressful ( Burdge and Ludtke 1970). The most significant factors seem to identification with and apprehension over new Identification with place is found to be strongest among persons who are have low live in rural and have a long term of residence in the these factors are commonly found in the affected project Leaving a familiar place often involves leaving close social associations and home types moving from a farm to a for a totally new When nearby replacement housing is not readily apprehension over moving lo a new location is often replacement housing is relatively abundant in the Buffalo River The social and emotional effects of a forced move will he much more severe for those 76 families whose homes are involved than for those 44 families who occupy cottages on a seasonal 2. Impacts of Resource Management Policies The national river will both preserve and make accessible 132 linear miles of some of the finest free-flowing water in the Central United The unique recreational experience of floating one of the few undammed major rivers in the Ozarks will be readily available to more than 10 million people within a 5-hour The national river will also open approximately 78,000 acres of land to public hunting and Over 90 percent of these lands are now in private ownership and are not available to the public without permission of the owner and any additional constraints on use that the owner might The National Park Service will provide free access to the entire Buffalo National Public access is presently restricted to three or four none of which is a major access Impacts of Development and Use As greater numbers of people visit the area on Page 16) Criminal Evidence Shows PHILADELPHIA - A federal criminal investigation ins developed evidence that some high officials of the Penn Central railroad made millions of dollars in personal profit before I he nation's sixth largest corporation went bankrupt in 1970, sources familiar with the case A federal grand jury that met secretly in Philadelphia for 18 months went out of business late last year without being asked to indict the sources The grand jury run by the Justice was separate from an investi gation by the Securities and Exchange which last week filed suit charging the railroad and certain individuals with massive fraud to conceal losses and deceive The SEC suit is a civil action although it seeks to recover personal gain by some former railroad officials and also seeks to defendants from continuing actions which presumably they couldn't take anyway after the railroad went C. Oliver Burt an assistant in the U.S. attorney's office said the investigation still is active but declined further Burt was assisted by a Justice Department lawyer from Washington who also said he could not Sources say the grand jury had difficulty obtaining all the records it These sources say prosecutors still hope to obtain the records and present their case again to a new grand jury in time lo beat the five-year statute of limitations of federal conspiracy The grand jury according to focused on five key figures a few involves millions of dollars in personal said a The statute of limitations on which sources indicated was the central charge under runs from five years after the last overt act of but it is not clear when exactly the statute runs out in this Although the public was unaware of the Penn Central was in trouble almost from the day it was formed in 1968 by merger of the New York Central and the Pennsylvania It was forced to file for reorganization after failing to obtain million in emergency federal loan BULLETIN WASHINGTON - U.S. District Judae John J. Sirica said today there is a possibility the White House and the special prosecutor may reach an amicable agreement for delivery of subpoenaed White House tape Superior Rating for Junior High Band Last the Harrison Junior Band was awarded a rating at the annual Region 1 Band Festival held in Each band performs a short concert of three selections and is judged by a panel of three This years junior band chose White and Blue by Red Act I from the opera La by Giuseppi and from by After the concert the bands are given a rating based on their The ratings go from I to V with a I being superior and a V being The Harrison Junior Band received a I from all three judges and was also awarded a I in the No other junior band received straight I's from all of the Some comments by the judges good players in all this does make a good think this was an outstanding The musical taste was the phrases were intonation was The balance was also very musical Melvin is a very fine You did a most musical interpretation of the Nelhybel Congratulations to The band will be awarded a plaque for their Ed Milburn Is Honored At the annual convention of the Arkansas Insurance Alliance at the Hotel in Hot on May 1-2, Ed agent and partner with McGaughey Insurance was elected president for 1974-75. Garland Hayes from Stuttgart was elected 1st vice Gene Huett from Morrilton was elected 2nd vice president and W.D. Jr. from Warren was elected New directors elected from Ted Coker from Walnut Ridge and Waymon Harrell from Ed Milburn also received the Chairman and the coveted Mutual Agent Leo agent and partner with Lewis and Norwood in Little Rock is the outgoing FACING THE PRIMARY I Incumbent Gov. George C. and Alabama State Eugene McLain face one another Tuesday in the Alabama Democratic seeking nomination for the In Alabama Election Tomorrow 40% Have less View On Transcripts Wallace Heavily Favored Ed Milburn By The Associated Press The 1974 election season expands Tuesday when nominees for two governorships and three Senate seats will be chosen in Ohio and North The primaries will inaugurate a busy six-week period in which 20 states will choose nominees for the Nov. 5 midterm In Gov. George C. Wallace is heavily favored to win nomination to an unprecedented third four-year He faces four other headed by state Sen. Eugene McLain and former Gov. James E. Should Wallace fail to get 50 per cent of the votes the runoff with the No. 2 finisher would be held June 4. Should he he would face November Elvin only token from Alabama's other major race includes freshman Sen. James B. Allen against John Allen is favored to win and I here is no Republican In Democrats will settle a strong fight between former astronaut John H. Glenn Jr. and Sen. Howard Ralph the mayor of meets Peter a Canton for the GOP senatorial In the Ohio gubernatorial Democratic Gov. John J. Gilligan has token opposi His GOP James J. has tered opposition from maverick state Rep. Charles Fry and 33 year-old County engi neer Bert Dawson Jr. In North nine Democrats and four Republicans seek the seat being vacated by Sen. Sam J. Democratic chairman of the Senate Watergate In voting Texas Gov. Dolph Briscoe squashed his Frances by picking up 70 per of a light primary turnout about 1.5 million ballots were There are 5.3 million registered voters in Briscoe is favored to win in the general election against Republican Jim Among incumbent congressmen renominated in primary races were Jake Pickle of Wright Patman of and Bob Poage of all N.J. -j Forty-two per cent of the people who viewed or read about President Nixon's television address last week on the Watergate transcripts now have a opinion of according to the Gallup A special telephone poll of 694 adults also showed that 17 per cent were left with a more favorable Thirty-five per cent said their opinion had remained the but there was no way of determining how I his group felt about the Six per cent offered no The poll also showed by a 44-to-41 per cent Americans believe there is enough evidence against the President to bring him to trial before the by a 49-to-38 the national sample said it didn't believe the President's actions at this lime warranted his being removed from The special poll was taken to measure public response to the President's defense of his refusal lo surrender 42 tape recordings of White House conversations lo the House Judiciary Nixon provided edited By a ratio of more than 2-to-1, Americans said the Judiciary Committee was right in its decision to reject the transcripts as a substitute for the On this 62 per cent agreed with the 24 cent while 14 per cent had no In answers to statements about Watergate are you more inclined lo John Dean's or President Nixon edged Dean 38 lo 36 per with 26 per cent having no A second Gallup study showed that Republican party affiliation is at an all-time low 24 per cent - with 42 per cent describing themselves as In terms of political 38 per cent consider them selves conservatives while 26 per cent place themselves in the liberal camp and 36 per cent are The proportion of conservatives is the highest recorded since the question was first asked by Gallup in 1936. Time magazine said a poll taken for the magazine just before Nixon's announcement that he would release the transcripts showed a jump in the number of Americans who want the President to resign or be Time said 55 per cent of those polled by the Daniel organization wanted Nixon The figure compared with 39 per cent in a similar poll last November and 30 per cent last Persons Sought For Tax Refund The Harrison Post Office has received several income tax refund checks which are or unknown as addressed Eldon N. and J. Box 31, AR Orben D. AR 72601 Billv D. Route 7 AR 72601 Cleo W. Woodland AR Billy G. and Margaret AR Bobby D. Route 8, B 69, AR If these persons will come to the Harrison Post Office and present proper the checks can be turned over to Junior High Choral Concert Tuesday Night The Harrison Junior High School Choral Music Department presents its annual spring Choral Concert Tuesday May 7 at 7:30 p.m. in the Junior High school auditorium under the direction of Sally Jo The following choral groups will be 7th grade Girls Glee 7th grade Boys Glee 8th grade Girls Glee 8th grade Boys Glee 9th grade and 9th grade Soloists will be Jim Mark Danny and Mary Ann Ozark classic and spirituals are just a few of the styles of songs to be included in the The public is cordially invited to is no Readings May Be Dry To Tuesday By The Associated Press Arkansans will remain dry through There is no mention of precipitation in the National Weather Service forecast through the extended outlook calls for a chance of precipitation Wednesday and A cold front is expected to move into the state but it should serve only to keep temperatures on the cool The forecast calls for partly cloudy skies through Rather cool temperatures are forecast today and tonight with slightly warmer readings expected Highs Sunday ranged from the mid 60s to mid 70s. Highs today should be in the low and mid 70s with highs Tuesday in the mid and upper 70s. Lows tonight are expected in the upper 40s northwest to the mid and low 50s Overnight lows include Pine Bluff 52, El Dorado 49, Texarkana 55, 48, Harrison 53, Jonesboro 55, Memphis 52, Little Rock 49 and Fort Smith 51. Rainfall reports for the 24-hour period ended at 7 a.m. include at Pine Lake Levels LITTLE ROCK Levels Beaver Table Rock Bull Shoals Norfork Greers Ferry Level Change 1124.8 u 916.4 u 659.6 unch 558.3 u 462.6 u Democrats and 34 per cent as the proper By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Northwest Arkansas - Partly cloudy through Rather cool again A little warmer Lows tonight upper 40s. Highs Tuesday mid 70s. * * * Local temperature for 24 high 71, low 53. 7 a.m. temperature 55,
