Trinity River Barge Canal Faces Voters in 17 Counties
The Dallas AP reports the Trinity River Authority seeks a $150 million bond issue to fund early canal work from Dallas Fort Worth to the Gulf. Federal share eyed, local taxes rise to fund the project amid opposition by COST and concerns of regional disparities.
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Washington
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Citizens Organization For A
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Southern Methodist University
Southland
Ben H. Carpenter
TCA
Trinity
Southland Life
Charles F. Hawn
Athens
Carpenter
Trinity Watershed
Freestone
Navarre
Kaufman
Calgary research links cold water to drowning risk
Dr. Keith Cooper of the University of Calgary conducts cold water immersion tests with volunteers to study breathing, circulation, and muscle response at 50 degrees and colder. Funded by Canadian and U S defense bodies, the work aims to explain about 100000 cold water drownings yearly and predict who is most at risk.
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Keith Cooper
University of Calgary
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Fischer Spassky match turns chess into big business
New Yorker Shelby Lyman rides the chess boom sparked by Fischer and Spassky. As Marshall Club instructor and TV host he earns from books lectures and columns, develops a teach-yourself game, and runs a nonprofit chess institute while turning down high hourly teaching offers. He notes fame brings warmth and attention, but not dramatic wealth.
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U.S. Lags in Metric Adoption Despite Advisory Push
The World Almanac notes the United States remains the only industrial nation not using the metric system and not yet in an official changeover. Sen Claiborne Pell estimates annual losses of 10 to 25 billion dollars due to noncompliant measurements. Congress has approved preliminary legislation for a voluntary switch.
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World Almanac
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