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Part Of N.D. To Remain On ‘Rockies’ Time
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP story as published by the Herald on March 19, 1967) — Gov. William L. Guy said from Washington that it appears the southwestern part of North Dakota will be allowed to remain in the mountain time zone.
Guy visited with Alan Boyd, head of the new department of transportation, and with Boyd’s deputy, Harold Pachios. Pachios will be in charge of implementing the uniform time act of 1966.
Guy asked about procedures to be followed in exempting from the act the part of the state now on Mountain Standard Time. The area is scheduled to switch to Central Standard Time on April 1.
Pachios said the policy of the Department of Transportation will be to try to accommodate wherever possible communities which historically have followed a time other than that set forth in the present time zone laws.
Based on his Washington meeting, the governor has called a meeting in Dickinson on March 23 to discuss the time issue in the southwest. He has invited all mayors, county commissioners, and legislators from west of the river.
“I believe that the Department of Transportation would honor the request of that portion (of the state) which has observed Mountain Time in the past, and would allow them to continue if there is evidence that this is the desire of the majority of the people…” Guy said.
“This temporary arrangement could be made permanent possibly a year from now if petitions and official requests setting forth a definite Mountain Standard Time boundary could be presented to the department.”
“The department is doing all it possibly can within the uniform time law to let localities follow the same time that they have historically followed.”
The governor emphasized, however, that the entire state will move its clocks one hour ahead on April 30 for daylight saving time.
WEATHER FORECAST FOR MARCH 19, 1967
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