Cascade Range Basin: From Sheep Meadows to Wilderness Battle
The Willamette Valley region, once grazed by 6,000 sheep and later forested, became an environmental battleground. French Pete Creek and nearby Quaking Aspen Swamp show how grazing and fire shaped the land, while federal foresters now manage the area for timber and multiple use, deeming it not a wilderness.
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Oregon
Donald McKenzie
Willamette Valley
Pete
Cascade Range Basin
McKensie
French Pete
L. Gone
Willey
Eugene
Willamette National Forest
Controversy Over French Pete Forest Uses Reaches Washington
Debate pits recreation and timber interests against preservationists and youth activists. The Packwood bill threatens preserving French Pete as a non motorized recreation area while limiting logging. the issue sits in Interior and Insular Affairs with possible inaction.
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Secretary of Agriculture
Sac
Clifford M. Mardin
Committee On Interior and Insular Affairs
Washington
Sec
French Pete
Forest Service
Oregon
Fia
Congress
Robert Packwood
Eighth graders preview high school vocational program
Eighth graders spend one semester at the high school as a preview of vocational courses. The program includes typing for nine weeks, agriculture for boys, and home economics for girls, under teachers Miss Julia Duke Dr. Nernenn and Mrs. Gloria Everaden. Principal William Richardson notes the aim to build readiness for high school and vocational subjects.
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Julia Duke
Gloria Everaden
William Richardson
Richardson
Foul Franasen
Myrtle Crest
Yvonne Wells
Ue Wes
Yvonne Ther
Nation Prepares for Decennial Census Taking April First
The Bureau of the Census in the Department of Commerce will conduct the decennial census beginning April 1. About 196000 temporary workers will tally responses from 65 million U.S. households. offices open by February and household surveys by mail start March 26.
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Nation
Bureau of the Census
Department of Commerce
United States
U.S
Government bounty on agricultural exports discussed in 1906 note
A 1906 item from Myrtile Point Enterprise notes the national grange proposing a government bounty on all agricultural products exported from the country. A minority committee favored the proposition as the next annual meeting in Denver was anticipated pending arrangements.
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Myrtile Point
National Grenge
Denver
Fragments From Readers at The Myrls Point Herald
A poorly legible letter to the editor complains about subscription issues and driver changes. The writer cites ongoing frustration with the paper and ongoing access problems.
Justice O Connell seeks re election to Oregon Supreme Court
Justice Lustien Kenneth J. OConnell announces today he will stand for re election to Position No 2 on the Oregon Supreme Court. He was appointed to the Court in 1966 and has served since, elected to two six year terms. He is a former University of Oregon law professor and Eugene attorney.
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Lustien
Kenneth J. O'Connell
Oregon Supreme Court
O’connell
University of Oregon
Sod
Eugene
O’ Connell
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Pete Creex
Salem
Myrtle Point Herald
Ralpin Day, Seley Frakch Rod Glanga
Dér. Nermenn
Southern
Coos County
W.R. Smith
American
Marshfield
Briscoe
Chandler
Marclefield
People’s Forum
Peggy Lillie
Justice O'Connell
Beis & Wineer of
Cole
Velves
Otro
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