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vironmentalists who persuaded 
Sen. Keegan to introduce the leg- 
islation. 
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GRAND CANYON & SENATOR 
BARRY GOLDWATER. Led by 
Friends of the Earth and the Sierra 
Club, the U.S. Senate turned down 
a bid by Senator Barry Goldwater 
to remove 38,000 acres from the 
Grand Canyon National Monument. 
S. 1296 adds 600,000 acres to the 
National Park, but FOE charges 
that Goldwater “wanted to turn 
over 38,000 acres to the ranchers 
in Arizona,” and allow the land 
to be run by the BLM. The bill, 
enlarging the park, passed the 
Senate and now awaits action in 
the House. Goldwater is remem- 
bered by many as one of a dozen 
Senators who refused to support 
the National Wilderness Preserva- 
tion Act. 
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NORTH CENTRAL AUDUBON 
COUNCIL had a successful meeting 
at Horicon Marsh on October 6-7. 
The conference was held at the 
Hotel Rogers in Beaver Dam, with 
delegates attending from Iowa, 
Illinois and Wisconsin. Thousands 
of Canada Geese were seen from 
the roadsides on early Sunday 
morning. The NCAC, which ap- 
peared on the verge of burial, now 
seems headed for a revival. It 
meets twice a year, Horicon Marsh 
drew over one hundred persons to 
the state meet. 
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BICYCLE PATHS SOUGHT FOR 
DUPAGE COUNTY: The Chicago- 
land Chapter of the Friends of the 
Earth has written to the Environ- 
mental Commissions of all villages 
in the county, urging that some 
existing and little used streets be 
used for bicycle paths. Under new 
state and federal legislation, funds 
can be made available for marking 
such paths. FOE has urged that 
Audubon clubs in other downstate 
counties encourage the establish- 
ment of more bike paths. FOE has 
also written to the Illinois Depart- 
ment of Transportation asking that 
rural roads in the state be con- 
verted to bicycle paths and that 
literature be printed and distrib- 
uted as has been done in Wisconsin. 
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ILLINOIS CONGRESSMEN RATE 
LOW ON ENVIRONMENTAL 
CHART: The League of Conserva- 
tion Voters (620 C St. SE, Washing- 
ton, D.C.) has published a chart 
indicating the vote score of Illinois 
Congressmen and Senators. Avail- 
able for 50 cents each, it describes 
the bills selected and the way the 
congressman recorded his vote. 
Sen. Percy was a mediocre 57; he 
was penalized six points for ab- 
LARGEST U.S. GRANT FOR ILLINOIS BEACH 
Ongoing expansion of Illinois Beach State Park, which serves recrea- 
tion needs of one of the largest population centers in the U.S.— 
estimated at more than 6 million—has generated the largest Land 
and Water Conservation Fund grant approved to date by the federal 
Bureau of Outdoor Recreation — $5,450,000. Matched by state bond 
money, the funds are being used to acquire shoreline acreages of 
dunes, beaches and marshes extending three miles from the present 
park to the Wisconsin boundary. It will eventually open to the public 
the sole remaining stretch of desirable recreation open space on Illi- 
nois shorelines. Some of the acreages will be developed for intensive 
recreation; other portions will be preserved and restored. 
