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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1959
Page
10
The Interior Department backs a proposal to expand leasing of Indian land for underground oil and gas storage. It would cover tribally and individually owned lands in federal trust or restricted status, and lands under oil and gas production leases. Current rules ban storage on production leases. The changes would implement a law enacted August 1, 1956.
The State of Arizona filed eight condemnation suits in Pima County to acquire 70 acres along the interstate to Benson for Mountain View and Pan to interchanges and widening to interstate standards. Defendants include Lee Wilton, Michael Serasio, William F. Fox and wife, Shadron Inc., and others, with parcels ranging from 1,229 to 22,562 acres and some multi-case holdings. Attempts are by negotiation first. if it fails, suits seek a fair price.
Arizona officials project about 37 million dollars in sales tax revenue for the next fiscal year. The State Tax Commission estimates 34 million will be collected in the current year ending June 30. Commission Chairman William E. Stanford notes the 1 percent sales tax for school financing will add 18 million dollars next year. The tax increase takes effect July 1.
At the Board of Supervisors meeting in Tucson a protest storm arose over extending Irvington road three miles west from Mission. County Engineer Walter Burg defended the plan as linking to Ajo road, while critics said the 150 foot width benefits speculators and that paving would not be immediate. Appraisers will study rights of way for the proposed routes, with Aug. 3 reporting.
The Department of the Interior awarded a 663,330 dollar contract to Northwestern Engineering Co of Denver for widening and paving 28.7 miles of Route 3 across the Navajo Indian Reservation in Arizona between Dimnebito Wash and Coal Mine Mesa. Route 3 links Highway 666 in New Mexico with Highway 89 in Arizona.
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