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Lowell Skoog - Clippings, North Cascades National Park

For copies of newspaper articles listed below, try U.W. Libraries.

The following articles pertain to hearings of Henry M. Jackson's Senate interior committee in Seattle, Mount Vernon and Wenatchee in May, 1967.

• Seattle Times, May 25, 1967, p. 1 - Lyle Burt, "Kennecott's Plan for Open-Pit Mine Is Major Issue at National-Park Hearing"
• Seattle Times, May 25, 1967, p. 63 - Lyle Burt, "Memorial On Cascade Area Repudiated"
• Seattle Times, May 25, 1967, p. 68 - Enos Bradner, "Change of Heart: A Vote For Governor's Park Plan"
• Seattle P-I, May 26, 1967, p. 1 - Robert Browning, "Open Pit Mine At Park Opposed"
• Seattle Times, May 26, 1967, p. 17 - Lyle Burt, "Group Takes Aerial Peek At North Cascade Park Area"
• Bellingham Herald, May 28, 1967, p. 1 - Huntly Gordon, "Cascade Park Debate Hot"
• Bellingham Herald, May 29, 1967, p. 1 - "Senators Hear More Testimony on Cascades"
• Wenatchee World, May 29, 1967, p. 1 - "Multiple Uses Urged For Park"
• Bellingham Herald, May 30, 1967, p. 1 - Stephen Ponder, "Jackson Predicts Park in Four Years"
• Wenatchee World, May 30, 1967, p. 1 - Ray Schrick, "Cascades Park Bill To Pass, Senator Forsees"

The following articles pertain to hearings of Wayne Aspinall's House interior committee in Seattle on April 19-20, 1968:

• Seattle Times, Apr 19, 1968, p. 1 - Walt Woodward, "Many Barred from North Cascades Hearing"
• Seattle Times, Apr 19, 1968, p. 7 - "Evans Urges Cascades Park of Some Type"
• Seattle Times, Apr 19, 1968, p. 10 - Editorial: "N. Cascades: Action Needed"
• Seattle P-I, Apr 20, 1968, p. 1 - Robert Browning, "Cascades Park Faces Hurdles In the House"
• Seattle Times, Apr 20, 1968, p. 13 - Walt Woodward, "Witnesses Clash on North Cascades" (see below)
• Seattle P-I, Apr 21, 1968, p. 1 - "Irate Congressman Challenges Newsmen"
• Seattle P-I, Apr 21, 1968, p. B - Robert Browning, "350 Testify At Twin Cascades Park Hearings"
• Seattle Times, Apr 21, 1968, p. 1 - Walt Woodward, "Action Promised On Cascades Bill"
• Seattle Times, Apr 21, 1968, p. 47 - "North Cascades Compromise Hinted"
• Seattle Times, May 26, 1968, Magazine p. 6 - Richard Johnston, "Men to Match Our Mountains"

The following articles were published after the North Cascades Act was signed:

• Seattle Times, Oct, 27, 1968, p. 1 - "Tramway to Park Site"
• Seattle Times, Oct, 27, 1968, p. 23 - "Backers Hail N. Cascades Park Legislation"
• Seattle Times, Oct, 27, 1968, p. 90 - Walt Woodward, "A Battle Looms: Skiers vs. Conservationists"
• Seattle Times, Oct, 27, 1968, p. 90 - "Many Helped Obtain Park"
• Seattle Times, Oct, 27, 1968, p. 91 - "Conservationists Not Satisfied"

The following article (listed above) is noteworthy:

Seattle Times, Apr 20, 1968, p. 13 - Walt Woodward, "Witnesses Clash on North Cascades"

"A short, sharp interchange between Representative Lloyd Meeds of Everett, who has offered a park bill, and Ben Hinkle, Bellingham, president of the Multiple-Use for Cascades Club, marked yesterday afternoon's testimony. Hinkle had testified that it was 'foolishness beyond words' to set aside such a large area 'for the few who can hire a pack train or carry everything on their backs for extended trips into the wilderness.' But he aroused Meeds, a member of the subcommittee, when he testified that 'our own elected representatives in Congress...are not representing the wishes of those who elected them.' Meeds asked Hinkle if Hinkle had a financial interest in a mine in the North Cascades. Hinkle tersely replied, 'Yes.' Meeds, with a smile, excused him from further questioning."

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