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Tourists watch an eruption of Old Faithful at Yellowstone National Park, which attracts 2.5 million visitors a year. Conservationists and park officials have expressed con-

National Parks face threats of pollution, exploration, urbanization

By PHILIP SHABECOFF c. 1984 N.Y. Times News Service MAMMOTH SPRINGS, Wyo. - Despite a $1 billion refurbishing job under the Reagan administration, the National Parks, crown jewels of the vast federal land holdings, face an increasingly uncertain future. When the National Park Service prepared a report on the threats to the parks over four years ago, it concluded that many of the most serious problems involved the internal deterioration of roads, bridges, trails, and other things made for people, ranging from hotels and restaurants to bathrooms and benches. The rehabilitation accomplished since then has drawn praise even from those generally critical of the administration’s environmental policies. For the moment, the great parks of the West, with their forests, wildlife, geysers, brilliantly colored canyons, and dreamlike rock formations, seem as timeless as the land they occupy. Away from the heavily used tourist corridors, the parks retain the unspoiled loveliness and sense of distance from civilization for which they were originally set aside. But the parks remain under pressure, particularly from outside their boundaries in the form of raw materials exploitation, air and water pollution, and encroaching urbanization. Park service officials, conservationists, and members of Congress have concluded over the last four years that, in the long run, these pressures threaten the very existence of many of the parks as natural systems. And administration policies, critics say, are making things worse. In Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, the well-established threat to the grizzly bear from encroaching

Cattlemen's picnic Sunday

Putnam County Cattlemen will have their annual picnic at 1 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 17, at the Jack Hayman farm, Route 1, Cloverdale. Roast beef, bread and drinks will be provided. Those attending are asked to bring a covered dish and table service. The Hayman farm can be reached by turning south off U.S. 40 about a mile west

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cern that the tapping of geothermal energy outside the park's boundaries may affect its thermal displays. (N.Y. Times photo)

development and excessive human contact is regarded as an early warning signal for that park and many others. “There is no question that the grizzly is the first symptom of danger to the Yellowstone ecosystem,” Russell Dickenson, director of the National Park Service, said in a recent interview. “The problems there will be repeated in many places. ” The grizzly’s range is being reduced by timbering on National Forest land at Yellowstone’s borders, an example of the serious new pressures many experts see in the administration’s efforts to increase the economic use of federal lands surrounding the parks. Other examples are: —Also in Yellowstone, leasing of geothermal resources on federal lands outside the park may threaten Old Faithful and other geysers. —ln Glacier National Park in Montana, the explosives used in seismic exploration for oil and gas on federal lands outside the park are disturbing wildlife and visitors, according to park officials. A proposed coal mine on federal land could pollute waters flowing into the park. —The Department of Energy is considering a major nuclear waste repository just outside Canyonlands National Park in Utah, which the park service says would change the entire character of the remote park for the worse. “Every park is in a dynamic state,” said Paul C. Pritchard, president of the National Parks and Conservation Association, a private conservation group. “There are 335 examples of how the parks are changing,” he added, referring to the number of units in the National Park system. Interior Secretary William D. Clark ended a moratorium that his predecessor, James G. Watt, imposed on purchasing Continued on page 5

of the Indiana State Farm. The farm is approximately a mile south of the highway. Putnam County Cattlemen officers include Charlie Tomaw, president; DeWayne Costin, vice president; Gene Milner, treasurer; Dan Hutcheson, secretary; Gene Beck, director, and Mark Legan, county agricultural extension agent, who serves as advisory director.

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Purdue's Atkinson to speak

Dr. Jake Atkinson, a Purdue University agricultural economist, will be guest speaker at a farm outlook meeting Thursday, Sept. 20, at the Public Service Indiana building east of Greencastle on Ind. 240. The 7:30 p.m. session is sponsored by the Putnam County Extension Office. Dr. Atkinson will lead a discussion of the prospects facing agriculture in the year ahead and outline potentially profitable management and marketing strategies, according to Mark Legan, county extension agent-agriculture. “AFTER THE DROUGHT and the PIK

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c. 1984 N.Y. Times WASHINGTON - The Federal Communications Commission is taking the first steps to permit a nationwide paging network that would let people who carry beepers receive signals no matter where they are in the United States. Currently, wireless paging is limited to short distances and is typically used within a metropolitan area. The FCC has allocated three radio frequencies for the interstate paging network. Each frequency will be assigned to a company, which will operate a system using either satellites or existing phone systems. The systems are generally expected to operate as the current local systems do. A caller seeking to page someone will dial a phone number or special code assigned to the subscriber. This will trigger the system to page the subscriber’s beeper. The interstate system is not expected to begin before next year. The users are expected to be frequent travelers who rely on messages to conduct business, such as doctors, executives and sales representatives. “This is not so much for the doctor in Memphis who goes to New York once a year,” said John N. Palmer, president of the Mobile Communications Corporation of America, which is based in Jackson, Miss. Rather, Palmer said, it is for people who travel extensively and “for the business that wants coverage beyond their metropolitan area.” The demand for a nationwide system is growing, according to surveys by the Telocator Network of America, the industry trade association. About 3 million people use beepers now, an increase of more than sevenfold from 1976, according to Telocator. And as many as 10 million

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Proposed network would allow phone paging anywhere

Larry Shinn of Greencastle is flanked by Gov. Robert Orr and Stephen Goldsmith, Marion County Prosecutor, during the recent Hoosiers Against Drunk Driving (HADD) Conference in Indianapolis. The first of its kind in the nation, the Aug. 31-Sept. 1 meeting was organized by The Governor's Task Force To Reduce Drunk Driving and featured nearly 1,000 high school students and chaperones representing each of Indiana's 92 counties.

(Payment-In-Kind) program reduced grain production so sharply in 1983, many farmers were expecting to experience improved incomes in 1984,” Legan said. “For some, this has been true. But for others, the financial uncertainty continues, Production expenses have increased while grain prices have recently declined due to the improved prospects for 1984’s crop production.” Although this year’s crop production appears to be near normal, Legan said farmers face a number of questions, among them: How will the increasing supplies be

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people could be carrying beepers by 1990, the association said. A total of 16 companies have applied to provide the interstate service on the three available frequencies. The first step in the process to determine which companies get the frequencies was a lottery, held two weeks ago by the FCC. The first three chosen were: Pagememo, a small company based in California; Radiofone Inc., a 28-year-old radio common carrier in Louisiana, and the United Paging Corp., a subsidiary of United Cable Television of Denver.

Participants were chosen on the basis of leadership ability and interest in combating drunk driving. Conference attendees were nominated by their county prosecutors, high school principals, parents and others in their communities. Each participant will continue to receive material and support from the Governor's Task Force as they help organize campaigns against drunk driving in their respective counties.

utilized? Will it pay to store grain this fall? “Because of the reduced grain crop in 1983, many livestock producers cut back on their hog and cattle enterprises,” Legan said. “While prices of these have improved in 1984, the increases do not fully reflect the increase in consumers’ incomes. Had demand for red meats declined in 1984? What are the prospects for improving farm income with livestock production during the winter ahead?” THESE AREAS will be explored by Dr. Atkinson at the Sept. 20 meeting, Legan said.

The FCC will now review the top three applicants. If any is disqualified or drops out, the company whose name was drawn next in the lottery will be considered. Some companies hedged their bets, however, forming partnerships so that if one partner won, the others could also use the frequency. For example, National Satellite Paging, owned jointly by Mobile Communications of America, Western Union and National Public Radio, formed deals with both Radiofone and Pagememo. Since both were chosen in the top three, National Satellite agreed to drop out of its deal with

Dairy Council plans preschool nutrition program at Roachdale

A nutrition program for the parents of preschoolers will be held Sept. 24 at the Roachdale-Franklin Twp. Library. The 10-11 a.m. workshop will be presented by April Holmes, program director for Dairy Council, Inc. of Indianapolis. The Dairy Council’s Preschool Parents Program emphasizes good health practices and basic nutrition to aid parents in making wise food choices for their families. Included in the one-hour session will be discussion of all aspects of rest, play, cleanliness, dental health and

Darla Clodfelter to chair Bike-a-Thon in Bainbridge

The Central Regional Office of St. Jude Children’s Research has announced that Mrs. Darla Clodfelter has agreed to chair the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Bike-a-Thon in Bainbridge. St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital was founded by entertainer Danny Thomas. The institution opened its doors to the public in 1962 to combat catastrophic diseases which afflict children. All findings and information gained at the hospital are shared freely with doctors and hospitals all over the world. Thanks to St. Jude’s, children who have leukemia,

Citing the almost daily front-page emphasis on the federal deficit and the improvement of the economy in general over the last two years, Legan said area farmers should have an understanding of these economic subjects and their impact on farming and agri-business. He said Dr. Atkinson’s remarks will include production, marketing and U.S. farm policy prospects for the year ahead. There will be an opportunity for audience questions. While the outlook meaning is aimed at those involved in agriculture, it is open to the public.

Pagememo. However, the largest of the applicants, National Message Network, chose not to make any agreements. It is owned jointly by the American Express Co., Metromedia Inc., the MCI Communications Corp. and Communications Industries. It came in fourth in the lottery, but remains “hopeful” that it will get access to one of the frequencies, according to Helen Peterson, general manager of communications for MCI. The technical details of each company’s paging network vary. Radiofone, a regional paging company, plans to build a system in 15 cities, and make use of the telephone network it now uses. National Satellite Paging would use satellites already in place that its partowner, National Public Radio, uses daily. And National Message Network planned to use MCl’s telephone and satellite network already in place. Costs would also vary, depending on the type of beeper and the service. Most companies estimate that they would charge a $5 monthly fee and an additional charge per call, ranging from 10 cents to more thansl. The beepers, like telephones, would be either rented or purchased. Currently, simpler beepers just make a sound, alerting the subscriber to call the office or home. Some more expensive models have a display screen on which a phone number or a message can be displayed. Other models allow an audible message to be sent. Still others vibrate to alert a subscriber, while not disturbing those around the person. Beepers that display messages now cost anywhere from S3OO to $450. Rental fees for these can be about $35 to S4O a month.

nutrition. Early experiences with food establish attitudes and behavior patterns which have lasting influence, according to the Dairy Council. Therefore, the Council says, parents and teachers need to work together in giving preschool children sound nutrition and in providing good role models. The library is located on East Washington Street in Roachdale. Librarian Penelope Schad is the coordinator.

Hodgkin’s disease, sickle cell anemia, and other child killing diseases now have a better chance to live. The Bike-a-Thon program is dedicated to “Jsmie7’ Jamie, who is from Ohio, was diagnosed with leukemia in May 1983, and began treatment at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Today, her cancer is in remission and she is doing quite well. She is a living example of the progress and success of the research, .patient care, and educational programs of this internationally recognized hospital.