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Show 126 like "hugc,"377 "vast,',3 78 "mammoth,"379 and "king-sizcd',3so to describe Udall's and the Democrats' Canyonlands proposal. The large majority of stories in local newspapers were about opposition to Canyonlands. Unlike legislation for previous national parks in the stale, coverage of the political process for Canyonlands presented a detailed blow-by-blow stream of information with each step of the legislative record mirrored in local news. Also, unlike earlier park coverage, political maneuvering, name-calling, and accusations found their way into print, often in headlines. These gibes usually ran without analysis, appearing as verbatim attacks of one side on the other. Occasionally, the newspapers would step back to give an overview of the debate. For example, the Deseret News and Salt lake Telegram ran a lengthy article examining the issues of the Canyon lands proposals and giving a time line from the Udall proposal and excursion in southeastern Utah through the next year, when two competing bills were introduced in the Scnate.m The article gave context for comparison in the Canyonlands debate, such as the size of ex isting parks and well-known recreation areas compared to the size of the different Canyon lands proposals. The retrospective was accompanied by m Deseret News and Salt Lake Telegram, "Clyde Group Backs Park System in Uwh," August 9, 1961, B12. 371 Salt lake Tribune, "Committee to fonn Utah Parks Stand," January 24, 1962, 14 m Full, "Clyde's Stand Gains," Salt lake Tribune, July 28, 1961 no Salt lake Tribune, "2 U1ah Departments Oppose Large Park," February 10, 1962, 19. m Joseph Lunds1rom, "All 'Wilderness' or Multiple Usage?" Deserel News and Salt Lake Telegram, February JO, 1962,AS. |
