The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1963-03-22

ity bucket, decorated for the his
: ing land must be reseeded and fores
fires fought.
(Sponsors of the YCC bill present
ly before the Senate, in addition t.
Montanans Metcalf and Mansfield
are 35 other members of that body
Tuesday the bill cleared it's frs
hurdle when the Manpower subcom
mittee of the Senate Labor Commit
tee gave it approval.-PV.)
HELP FOR u. S. TIMBER
INDUSTRY
Ten western Senators, among them
Mansfield and Metcalf, have asked
the Kennedy Administration to draft
a research program aimed at develop
ing 'more vigorous" domestic tim
Der industry.
Specifically, they seek research in
forest products utilization, engineer
ing and marketing "as we'll as a re-
view of the extent to which the ma
tional forests themselves can serve
to supply the raw material needed
by the industry.
Metcalf circulated the working
draft of the letter to Agriculture Sec
rotary Freeman. Other signers are
Senators Church of Idaho, Engle and
Kuchel of California. Jackson of
Washington, Niece of Wyoming,
Morse and Neuberger of Oregon and
Moss of Utah.
UPPER MISSOURI STUDIES
MOVE AHEAD
Interior Secretary Udall recently
summarized the status OF the Upper
Missouri studies in letter to Sem
ators Mansfield and Metcalf. The
Secretary told the Senators no recon-
mendations will be made to Congress
this year regarding the studies in the
area.
The current studies, in Udalls
words, are ''solely to identify, in the
light of local, regional and national
needs, all feasible purposes for which
the river and related land resources
might be used". The report expected
later this year will contain no de-
cisions regarding future develop
ments in the area. Instead, said
Udall, ''the reports aim will be to
provide the Secretaries of the Army
and Interior, the President, the Con-
gress and the public with the data
necessary for sound decisions.
Present plans call for public dis
tribution about April l of summary |
of the Upper Missouri investigation |
as it then stands. This summary will
provide interested persons with
basis for participation in the public
hearings at Lewistown April 20,
Havre April 80 and Malta May 1.
Copies of the summary will be avail
able from Senators Mansfield and
Metcalf as soon as they are prepared
by the Interior Department.
Udall, in his letter to the Montana
Senator's, outlined four approaches
% Missouri River development being
by the department and the
Corps of Engineers. They are:
1. A combination of dams to utilize
he river between the upper end of {
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Benton area for multipurpose devel- I
pment, including power, reservoir
ased recreation and other benefits. :
2. A combination of dams to pro- +
ide power development reservoir
ased recreation and other benefits, :
lille leaving a portion of the river q
pen for recreation and fish and wild
fe development. f
8. A single dam just above Fort 3
enton to provide some power devel- II
oment, reservoir based recreation .
nd other benefits, while leaving all n
lie river between Fort Benton and =
ort Peck open for recreation and f,
sh and wildlife development. a.
A. No dams, with the entire stretch N
the river between Morony Dam and y,
ort Peck open for various types of r.
creation, fish and wildlife develop 81
emit. ~