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Udalj Backing Teton Project,Asks Power Co. CooperationREXBURG, Idaho (AP) - Interior Secretory Stewart Udall says he hopes construction on' the $52 'million Lower Teton project can start daring the fiscal year beginning July I, 1965.Udall, who spoke tit a banquet In Rexburg Saturday following a : tour of the site of the proposed project, also predicted eventual authorization of the Burns Creek project, and called on Idaho Power Co. to cooperate with the Bonneville Power Administration.He was accompanied on the tour by Rep. Ralph Harding, D-Idaho, assistant Secretary of the Interior John Carver, Rep. MikeKirwan, D-Ohio. chairman ofthe House Public Works Appropriations Subcommittee, and 15 Idaho water and civic leaders.:In his remarks at the banquet attended by about 13DO person*,( Handing culled on Idahoans toj 4 ‘forgot partisan consideration work cooperatively and unitedly to‘ build worthy multi-purpose reclamation projects and at the same time protect our water from the Southwest and Califor-^ UdaU said plans for the Lower Teton project will be pressed late this year so that initial work can begin in 11)66. He snid the initial . appropriation will probably be about $3 mil lion.In asking for Idaho Power cooperation with BPA, UdaU said extension of the. agency’s marketing area into southern Idaho will benefit the entire northwest.“I would Jike and hope the Idaho Power Co, would participate in a program to bring south Idaho into the BPA system,” he said, “1 believe this would be to the interest of the people of Idaho and if it isn't worked out it wilt be a sad thing for Idaho,” At a press conference UdaU said Sen. Len B, Jordan's suggest ion that water be diverted from I lie Columbia River near The Dalles, Ore. for transfer to (he southwest and California might merit, study..Glider Crashes, Airplane BurnsBy THF. ASSOCIATED PRESS A glider pllnt whose plane crashed in a field near HollisterGideons Electnia ”Harding praised Idaho Fails attorney William Holden for his work as chairman of a special study appointed by Gov. Robert E. S my lie to draft a proposed constitutional amendment which would provide for creation of a state water resources agency.“Bill Holden and I are in complete agreement that California must first develop and use all of its own water resources and must make exhaustive efforts to convert sea water to fresh water before looking to Idaho for our water,’‘ Harding said,IDAHO FALLS (AP) — The Idaho-Utah Gideon Society has named Willard Hoffman,' Emmett, president of the association for the coming year, Gail-en F] eagle, Roy, Utah,-was named vice president.Others elected included: W. L. Frieburghaus, Nampa, treasurer; J. P, Craven, Rupert, score la ly, and P. !, Travis, Boise, chaplain.The association selected Cald-weli as the site of its 19B5 convention.Blue Cross to MeetBOISE (AP) - The regular quarterly meeting of llie board of directors of the Idaho Blue Cross will be held Oct. 3 at Sun Valley in conjunction with the annual meeting of the Idaho Hospital Association.Sunday was reported in fairly good condition at a Twin Falls hospital loday. The crash was one of two in Idaho during the weekend.Four persons escaped injury when their light plane crashed and burned Sunday on takeoff from Boise’s Floating Feather Airport.Injured in the glider crash was j George E. McKay, about 5$, of Husky. He suffered a broken leg nud racial cuts.Authorities said he apparently lost control of the craft in a thermal air trough, and it looped ' and dove nose first to the ground.The pilot of the Boise craft, Irving LeVjjie, 29, of Mountain Home, told Federal Aviation Agency inspectors that his seat slipped backward while he was taxiing down the runway caus-; mg his feet to .slip from the rudder peddles. The plane veered • o Tf U:e runway, drugged its wing j lip, rolled and burned, j The plane landed on its right side with the door blocked but
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Idaho State Journal
Pocatello, Idaho, US
Mon, Sep 28, 1964
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