Panel Endorses Cason
<i> United Press International</i>
WASHINGTON —
The Senate Agriculture Committee today endorsed the nomination of James Cason to oversee the 191-million-acre National Forest system and the Soil Conservation Service, moving the controversy over his Reagan Administration record as a “pro-exploitation” advocate closer to a showdown.
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