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<br />included the National Association of Countles, the National Association <br />of Soil and Water Conservation Districts, the Western States. Land <br />Commissioners Association, National Recreation Association, Izaak <br />Walton League of America, andthe National Wildlife Federation. Associ- <br />ations suggesting revisions .and amendments included the American Mining <br />Congress, the American National Cattlemen's Association, and the National <br />Wool Growers Ass oc iation. <br /> <br /> <br />. * * >:c * * <br /> <br />G{)235Cl <br /> <br />Wilderness Values-- Preliminary review indicates 61 areas totaling <br />5 million acres where wilderness values exist on the public domain. The <br />number of areas.by State range from 1 in Wyoming to 15 in Utah; acreages <br />vary from. 13, 000 in Utah to 1,628,000 in Arizona. Development which <br />would destroy or reduce wilderness values in these areas will be avoided <br />prior to final determination. <br /> <br />Local Recreation-- A bill before the Congress would allow Maricopa and <br />Pima Counties, Arizona, and the city of Albuquerque, New Mexico, to <br />purchase nearly 89, 000 Federal acres under the Recreation and Public <br />Purposes Act of 1962. <br /> <br />MoonShot -- Two Tulsa University studients filed a notarized claim to the <br />Sea of Tranquil ity on the moon.. The claim was denied. <br /> <br />* * :ole *. ~:c <br /> <br />Su bm itt edby <br /> <br />#:~ <br /> <br /> <br />William T. Davoren <br />Regional Coordinator <br />Department of the Interior <br /> <br />Room 2209, 125 So. State St. <br />Salt Lake City, Utah 84111 <br /> <br />25 <br /> <br />., :~" . ^' :,'" . ...._'. <br />