Colorado lawmakers eye Durango to Silverton scenic railroad purchase
Speaker John Fuhr and Majority Leader Carl Gustafson of Colorado propose buying the narrow gauge line from Durango to Silverton. They seek financing and note Rio Grande Western Railroad owns the property. Trains run daily in summer. purchase would include depot, roundhouse, equipment, and track.
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Denver
Colorado
House of Representatives
John Fuhr
Aurora
Durango
Silverton
Fuhr
House
Carl Gustafson
Gustafson
Rio Grande
Dam Threat Near Bauer Lake Spurs Evacuations in Colorado
In Mancos Colorado a 24 hour alert warned residents below Bauer Lake and Chicken Creek of potential dam failure. Water division crews pump out water to relieve pressure hoping for a three foot drop to end the crisis. Town officials reported seepage and a section sinking several feet as the dam slides inch by inch.
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Bauer Lake
Chicken Creek
Division Water
Davis
Crosby
Reaction varied to TV report on arsenal nerve gas leakage
Denver AP report notes federal state and city officials reacted differently to NBC News documentary claiming leakage at Rocky Mountain Arsenal. Lt Col Gerald G. Watson said about 3,000 of 21,115 clusters leak internally, not into atmosphere, and that some dismantling in 1967 and 1988 was due to obsolescence, not leaks. Mayor Bill McNichols accused the Army of stalling disposal promises and noted a conflict over airport runway expansion near the arsenal.
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Denver
NBC News
Rocky Mountain Arsenal
NBC
Gerald G. Watson
Watson
Arsenal
Qanver
Bill McNichols
Stapleton International Airport
Plane search resumes near Montrose for Williams men
The Civil Air Patrol said the search for a missing plane carrying pilot J J Williams age 47 and his son Joe Williams 25 would resume at dawn Thursday. The craft departed Colorado Springs en route to Pape Arizona and refueled in Montrose Monday night. a Tuesday search began after the plane did not arrive as scheduled. The hunt focuses on the Norwood area, southwest of Montrose.
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Montrose
Colo
Colorado Springs
Civil Air Patrol
CAP
J.J. Williams
Joe Williams
Jim Sweet
Pape
Ariz
Litter reduced on Colorado highways says 1972 survey
University of Denver Research Institute findings show highway litter 17.3 percent lower in 1972 than 1971 despite population and traffic growth. Yet 17.4 million litter items were on Colorado roads in 1972, averaging nine items per person, with 32 percent being paper or cardboard.
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Denver
Colorado
University of Denver Research Institute
J. Gordon Milliken
Land swap with railroad raises value questions in Colorado
Ray Simpson of the State Board of Land Commissioners questions the Adams County land appraisal for a proposed 72 acre swap with the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad and seeks a new appraisal. Durango property valued at 714000 is debated against Denver metro gains with potential state loss up to 400000. bill fate postponed to Friday committee session.
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Fuhr
Durango
Adams County
Sandy Arnold
Boulder
Senate
Card Hilliard
Associated Press
Denver
State Board of Land Commissioners
State Affairs Committee
Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad
Ray Simpson
D&rgw
Simpson
Adams
H. A. Phillips
House of Representatives
i-Boulder
Dan Noble
R-Norwood
Phillips
Don MacManus
Dadams County
Noble
Three widows win $688000 in GM wrongful death case
Denver AP A US District Court jury awarded three women more than $668000 from General Motors Corp in the deaths of their husbands, all US Geological Survey employees. The men died Nov 6, 1969 near Hot Sulphur Springs when a pickup camper allegedly malfunctioned. Judgments reflect earnings lost over their lifetimes.
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Denver
General Motors Corp
U.S. Geological Survey
Hot Sulphur Springs
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