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SAVAGE SEVENTIES' FOR TETON PROJECTv-Reclamation Man Blasts AnH-Dammers:lt;IDAHO FALLS (AP) - Environmentalists came under ablis*te11i-g attack by Harold T, Kelson, Boise, regional U.S, Bureau of reclamation director, in the keynote address Thursday after, noon to some 10 persons attend. Irrg the 14Hi annual water district reservoir tour.ord snow pack, friendly environment-ecor, ora. ervationist marshalling theHe said he had used the term ic and otherwise-throughout the best arguments, but that he has 1970 of ''Stimulating Seven, irrigated West. “Never witnessed so many mis-s;inlies” for water outlook but added AH through the years, you statements of fact, dis tor ted eon. aiter the experiences of thepast have quietly, and I say efficiently elusions and unsupported argu. $ year, particularly on the Teton and eltilcally, husbanded water meats on the part of a few Project, it should he amended to supplies, which resulted in the individuals ns in :he past year or«the Savage Seventies,”E n Ivronmentat Ists haveo*»Nelson, speaking at a luncheon posed Die Teton Dam ongrouniSsminority of extremists selfish- \{ would harm fish and wildlifely seek to undermine the basts habitat, for 65 to 100 years of solid Nelson said that “irrigation growth bv locking up as much development has generally been water land and stream chan, a positive factor in providing amaintenance of many years of water records— records tliat you non-professional opponents now seek to use against us* •two,”Nelson said there is still a misunderstanding about Hie annual flow, amount of storage and best season, noting that the fig-Nelson said tie had no quarrel ures on storage appear large but**iwith a bona-fide environmenlt; talist, conservationist and pres-nels as possible, This even In. eludes existing uses established by law, con.tracl and court decree.” .Nelson said (he group Is aminority because DeanKraus,otihe University of Idaho stated that agricultural production, food processings and foodmanu. factoring constitute TOper cent of the economic transactions ofIdaho.” . , „ .The general public takes all of the storage values for granted, lie said, adding that reservoirs were used for valuable storage and prevented flooding the'past summer when there was ft rec*Backs State $ Share PlanMcCALL (A P) -State Sen. Wayne L. Kid we 11, R-Botse, proposed Friday a stale revenue sharing plan Intended to provide financial assistance to Idaho's citios and counttos.He outlined the plan at a workshop in McCall, sponsored by Ihe Association of Idaho Cities and live University of Idaho and attended by more than 100 city officials from throughout the state.We are starving cities and counties financially and forcing them to riase properly taxes by not allowing them lo share In (he slate's financial resources,” Kid well said.His plan would put revenue from (he cigarette and beer taxes into a local government assistance fund. Money Ihen would be allocated 1o cities and counties by r, formula based on population and financial ability and also on the basis of demonstrated need.”that farmers don’t use part of it.He also sharply rapped TV personality Arthur Godfrey who made the statement that all dams should be eliminated,“These people don’t under* stand how people here live, he said. To us It ts a way of life and without these dams and res. ervoirs there wouldn't he any life at all. If Is the only way that Idaho Is going to get growth in development of recreation, en.vlronment and other fields, Nelson called on all factions :•} to compose their differences and $ present a united front” in Ida- :•lt; ho. . |If we dan’i, he said, none of us will get anything.I1
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Idaho State Journal
Pocatello, Idaho, US
Sun, Sep 26, 1971
Page 22
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