Knoles praises Flagstaff home after long Arizona session
State Sen Thomas M. Knoles returns to Flagstaff glad to be home after Arizona’s longest legislative session. He calls it reasonably successful and notes extra funding for junior colleges special education and higher education planning. He cites NAU funding gains and county salary boosts while warning a January 1972 session will tackle unfinished bills including taxes reapportionment and water development.
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Thomas M. Knoles
Flagstaff
Knoles
Kindersgartens
Northern Arizona University
NAU
Coconino Coury Democrat
Krels
Anaffi
Gene Fund
Jd Knoles
Cécontne
Coty
Senate
Grand Canyon Master Plan hearing draws diverse opposition
About 200 representatives of Indian tribes conservation groups park concessionaires and private citizens filled the Grand Canyon Master Plan for Development hearing. Navajo official Skeet opposed including Marble Canyon South Rim in the National Park citing grazing and development concerns. Havasupai leaders objected to park status near Cataract Canyon and North Rim areas. Commercial flight operators urged a compromise over air viewing restrictions. Park officials noted the plan is tentative and subject to change with another public hearing planned for Tuesday at 9 a.m.
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Grand Canyon
Phoenix
Wilson Skeet
Navajo Trial
Marble
Skeets
Rim
Skeet
Marble Canyon
National Park Service
Havasupal
Lee Marshall
Marshall
Cataract Canyon
Canyon Top
Kalbab Forest
Keith Pitefferle
Long Mesa
Pak
Pfefferle
Pleiferle
Robert Lovegren
Loveegren
Rail workers listen as signalmen strike ties up routes
In Flagstaff a freight crew observes the nationwide signalmen strike that halts most trains. Supervisory personnel move a few passenger trains and plan routes, while five men including Fred Bailer and EB L. Schmitz discuss the work stoppage. The Winslow Division Superintendent notes ten drains will be sent to their destination by supervisors.
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Fred Bailer
Rick Stell
Ernie Martinez
Bill Miller
EB. L. Schmitz
Flagstaff
Winslow Division
Santa Fe
Bill Hoody
Signiamen
Congress
Amd
Nixon Asks Congress To Extend Rail Negotiations
President Nixon urged Congress to extend the striking signalmen contract to July 1 to allow more talks toward a voluntary settlement. AFL-CIO Signalmen head C J Chamberlain backed any congressional action, while labor secretary Hodgson warned the industry could face major disruption.
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Congress
Chamberlain
Unon
James Hodgson
Washington panel screens applicants for Public Science post
A special screening committee will meet tonight to narrow the field for the See of Public Science, after the board received 270 applications from 34 states and four foreign countries. Seabees at sea scene.
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Sturgeon Cramer
Public Sciene Board
Seabees At Sea Scene
Flagstaff Lobby Push for Wilkins Dam Approval
City representatives Ralph Bilby and Douglas Wall depart for Washington to meet Arizona’s delegation and push the Wilkins Dam project. They aim to secure a Bureau of Reclamation feasibility report, key to congressional priority, with completion delayed by funding cuts and now possibly not until after Jan 1, 1972.
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Flagstaff
Washington, D.C
Arizona
Wilkins Dam
Ralph
G. Bilby
Arizona Water Allocation Board
Douglas J. Wall
Arizona Water Commission
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Leland C. McPherson
Bureau
Congress
Clear Creek
Bureau of Reclamation
City
Clean-Up Week Declared by Flag City Officials
City of Flag staff launch Clean-Up Week to spruce the city’s face. City Manager Leland C. McPherson invites residents with extra trash to call City Hall for prompt pickup, with Sanitation Dept. handling regular routes or special calls. Mayor Sylvan L. Harenberg formally proclaimed the week, urging year-round cleanup. June 26 and 27 are set as clean-up days for roadways and surrounding areas, per Civic Beauty Commission chair William Morrall.
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Flagstaff
Leland C. McPherson
City Hall
Sanitation Dept
Sylvan L. Harenberg
William Morrall
Civic Beauty Commission
McPherson
Supervisors Keep Santa Fe Rolling
The rail strike halted the Southern Pacific Amtrak passenger train at Tucson while Santa Fe trains continued to run on supervisor personnel. Eastbound SP train from Yuma to Phoenix faced signalmen pickets in Phoenix Tucson Mesa Yuma Winslow and Seligman. Santa Fe sent buses from Tucson to transport 102 passengers beyond there. The strike hit a slow fruit and vegetable period with carrots and some potatoes as the only perishables affected. Santa Fe Amtrak train due at Winslow this morning and the westbound section tonight.
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Southern Pacific
Amtrak
Tucson
Santa Fe
Sunset Limited
Yuma
Phoenix
Mesa
Winslow
Seligman
Water Report Sessions Set in Flagstaff
Water manager Le land C. McPherson will start a series of meetings with major water users and city department heads to appraise the current water situation and discuss conservation. No major conservation proposals or rationing are planned, but all parties will be asked to avoid waste, and city lawns may not be planted on city property during summer.
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Flagstaff
Leland C. McPherson
Southwest Forest Industries, Inc
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff Public Schools
Continental Country Club
Ponderosa Pulp and Paper Co
Ponderosa
McPherson
Uist
Sumemer
Elmor
Maxwill
City to Begin Inner Basin Water Study
City of Flagstaff plans its annual water development season in the Inner Basin of the San Francisco Peaks to assess how much water can be pumped from four wells. City Manager Leland McPherson notes the gravity flow supply is down markedly from the previous year and a full basin opening is expected later this week.
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Flagstaff
San Francisco Peaks
Leland C. McPherson
McPherson
James Rawlinson
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