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Edi that rest do ser ter we T Nal lan Demise Of ue Of spokesm House o legislati, land use L nd React ranged I use bill House it Nationa Udall (1 Use Bill heside legislati environ Sam Sti The L White I Henry . "The A retreat short-te the peo We'r lokin fo me wh wok heenrgIo Fore're loinforto men who talk to your loca tor's Note: The editors and staff of The GAMECOCK feel the environmental situation in South Carolina and the of the nation is a topic of utmost concern. And though we not officially endorse any particular liberal or con ative stance except in very specific cases, we will at pt to keep our readership posted on environmental topics feel are important. he following story is a press release we received from the ional Wildlife Federation concerning the "demise of the ]-use bill." ne 11, the U.S. environmental movement suffered what one ian called "its most devasting defeat of the decade" when the f Representatives refused to even debate national land us( on. Consideration of the House Interior Committee's modesl planning bill, H.R. 10294, was rejected 211--204. on from disheartened conservationists across the country rom disbelief to charges of "impeachment politics." The lanc was seen as the most controversial issue to come before the the current 93rd congress. It was chiefly sponsored by the I Wildlife Federation's "Legislator of the Year," Cong. Morri: kriz.). ost serious blow to the Committee's bill reportedly came wher it Nixon, who had given top priority to strong land-usi on for several years, suddenly switched his support to wha nentalists considered to be a weak substitute offered by Cong !iger (Ariz.). and Use Bill unfortunately became an expendable pawn in th louse trading game of impeachment politics," charged Ser lackson (Wash.), chairman of the Senate Interior Committee dministration's astonishing reversal of policy and full-blow on the need for land use policy legislation may have som rm political gain for the White House, but it is a major loss fo ple of this country." - s have a solid foundatAisn in Math and Phy the future. If that's you, Look into ou NUPOC. You'll spend a year learning th< t theory and operation. These details will difficult problems through application of I principles. Set your sights high. Sto take off, ,1 na.y rweriter in person, or call him. According to the National Wildlife victim to a harsh, sustained campaig attack by congressional opponents and U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the Amt berty Lobby, and other special inte unrestrained development and land si "The claims of the opponents of thi; stated Udall , " and they could not ha the bill more attention." Opponents of the bill sensationally inhibit economic growth, create a m undermine property values, and desti According to conservationists, the federal support to those states which areas of special environmental inter sites with particular scenic, historic, a "Eight thousand acres a day, three under the bulldozer," Udall emphas bursting at the seams. Highways ani misplaced, homes built in flood plain mountainsides," he continued. "The idea was not to stop growth, bi so that we would avoid the mistakes of Any action on land use legislatio remainder of the year. Cong. Steiget merits of the two bills and instead u whole subject and "go home early." On the vote, 75 Democrats joined 13 the rule, while 158 Democrats wer, voting for it. The large number of D4 were primarily rural Congressmi tremendous pressure from special ir Enginee Way To' Be Someon Join The Nu4 If you' an outstanding or someone who can ma technology, you may qualify for one Nuclear En~ ic's. Men with superior ability SNuclear Propulsion Officer many details of nuclear prop enhance your ability to solve undamental engineering Go Navy. 2711 Columbi Federation, the bill also fell n of distortion and emotional lobbying groups, including the rican Farm Bureau, the Lib rests with a large stake in >eculation. bill are patently ridiculous ," ve washed had the press given charged that passage would Dnstrous federal bureaucracy, roy landowners' rights. bill instead simply offered chose to regulate the uses of est--wetlands, floodplains, and nd environmental significance. million acres a year, are going ized. "Cities are sprawling, I airports are frequently being s, strip mines dug intobeautiful t to give it vision and direction, the past." n is apparently dead for the refused to debate the relative rged the House to abandon the 6 Republicans in voting against a joined by 46 Republicans in mocrats voting against the rule mn who reportedly received terests. r Your lie Top e Special lear Navy engineering graduate, ster advanced of our top programs. pneerg .Men who want to Candidate ulsion Lt. Rick McManus .Middleburg Drive a,S. C. 765.5991