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Newspaper
Greeley Daily Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1972
Page
13
Washington AP reports Agriculture Department tests on DES residues in cattle and sheep show a rising cancer causing chemical in feed. DES levels reached 2.25 percent of animals tested, up from 0.5 percent last year, amid regulatory debates on banning liquid DES and potential price impacts for livestock feed.
The Senate Interior Committee approved a bill to authorize the Closed Basin Division of the San Luis Valley project in Colorado. The $18.2 million plan would build about 900 wells and a conveyance channel to salvage water and send it to the Rio Grande, averaging 100,800 acre-feet annually to help Colorado meet water obligations under the Rio Grande Compact.
The Forest Service announced a new action plan to guide timber resource management across 155 national forests. The plan emphasizes environmental protection and refined clearcutting guidelines, with site specific restrictions, regeneration targets, and enhanced oversight. It aims to reduce environmental impact, withdraw areas from harvest when reforestation is uncertain, and improve road standards and contracting oversight. It also calls for environmental impact analyses for vegetation conversions and places emphasis on wilderness-adjacent management.
AP reporting that supporters of the Rural Environs Assistance Program cheer a $30 million increase in REAP funding. The move comes amid budget battles as House and White House clash over total appropriations for environmental and agricultural measures.
Prescott Arizona AP reports mule teams aid salvage of timber after 28 000 acres burned in Prescott National Forest. Petersen Bunker Southwest Forest Industries and US Forest Service plan to cut trees larger than 20 inches in circumference, using mule teams where mechanical equipment cannot. Logs go to collection points for skidders and trucks to mills. Officials expect about 5000 acres charred will be cleared and replanted after logging.
Glenwood Springs Colorado AP water policy group opposes a plan to divert Western Slope water to Denver amid a 200 million bond to fund transbasin transfers. The Colorado River Water Conservation District urges Denver to seek other sources and conserve water locally to protect western counties. It cites alternatives in the South Platte basin and pricing to curb consumption.
Denver news reports that about 1.5 million AFDC recipients will be required to register for work under new U S Labor Department rules. Secretary Silberman says the aim is to place recipients in jobs via state employment agencies with some federal help. Regular registration is intended to expose recipients to the job market and qualify for job training and day care funding.
In Bayard Nebraska a staged demolition at the Great Western Sugar plant went wrong as an explosion damaged the facility and leveled one of four storage bins. Explosives were set to topple the remaining bins in a final detonation. Debris clearance starts soon with rebuilding planned at about 1.9 million dollars and a target completion in September 1978.
The two year old registered Ayrshire ewe Curbayt Prediellars Joytil, owned by Ty the herd of hue, Ty Lupton and Cobh, produced 140 pounds of milk and 671 pounds of butterfat during the current testing period. The record aligns with national averages for dairy cows in the Ayrshire breeders association program.
Denver AP reports Interior Secretary Morton says oil shale fuel could reach the market by 1982 but warns there is no single energy solution. He cites massive shale reserves in Colorado, Wyoming and Utah and notes environmental hurdles must be resolved before offerings proceed later this year.
A Denver District Court judge ordered petitions seeking a private lottery on the November ballot to be sent to the Denver District Attorney for criminal investigation. Judge Tabet and McLean granted the DA Jarvis Weecombe’s request, framing the move as a formal inquiry into possible wrongdoing.
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