Flood Barrel Politics Elevates River and Harbors Bill
In an election year pattern the Rivers and Harbors flood control bill faces criticism despite signing by the President. The act authorizes 169 projects totaling 203 million with future spending potential. Truman objections trimmed several items for lack of planning and local cost sharing.
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Washington
NEA
Congress
Hess
Roosevelt
Senate
Rightmite River
Connecticut
Fly Creek
Alabama
Twilen Cove
Maryland
Arkansay River
Truman
Sandy Hook
N. J
Anne Arundel County
St. Mary's River
Georgia
Florida
Detroit River
Bie
Jn Int
Hou Lirat
Rocney
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Vermont
Ulan
Tennessee
Valley Authority
Missouri
Mississippi
Ohio
Columbia
Los Angeles
Willamette
Eagle Gorge
Wash
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Corps of Engineers
Trumanslo
New Sprays Combat Nuisance To Fruits
Washington AP reports the Bureau of Plant Industry is developing fruit producing sprays to curb nuisance ornamentals like horse chestnut catalpa European ash and honey locust. The aim is to limit fruit output to reduce thinning costs and improve quality by letting fruit mature on each plant. Developed by Bauer the sprays reverse overproduction in fruit bearing plants.
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Washington
IS Bureau of Plant Industry
Bureau
TP Bauer
Veterans Affairs to close temporary VA hospitals to save costs
A 1949 memo outlines plans by Veterans Administration head Carl Gray to shut down temporary VA hospitals including Fort Bayard and Van Nuys facilities. Protests from business groups and politicians curb rapid closures, but officials say permanent, safer, cost effective hospitals will replace them. The plan targets 106000 VA beds with a future 231000 total, and only one temporary hospital has closed so far.
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Peter Edson
Washington
Nea
Carl R. Gray
Bercblar
Fort Bayard
N. M
General Gray
Truman
Veterans Administration
van Nuys
Cal
Tims
Frances Langster
Fruman
Veterans — Administration
Jean
Anne
Elf
Veterans Adeius
Bridget Bureau
Veterano Administration
Paul 2. Magnuson
Cushing General Hospital
Framingham
Phoenix General Hospital
Phoenix
Ariz
Fort Logan ‘General Hospital
Denver
Cole
Chamblee General Hospital
Talheds
Chamblee
Fort Benjamin Harrison General Hospital
Indianapolis
Ind
Topeka Neuropsychiatric
Iospetal
Topeka
Kan
Louisville General Hospital
Lowertile
New Orleans General Hospital
New Orleans
Springfield
Saratoga Springs General
Saratoga Springs
The
Swananga General Hospital
Swanama
N. C
Crile General Hospital
Cleveland
Ohio
Oklahoma General Hospital
Oklahoma City
Okla
Butler General Hospital
Butler
McKinney General Hospital
McKinney
Tex
Wilmington
Del
Halloran General Hospital
Staten Island
State of New York
Rain-Making Devices Are Hailed As Curb On Forest Blazes
Forest fire experts say rainmaking devices could curb timber losses. A Bimwa of the U S Forest Service notes lightning storms cause many fires and may be preventable by cloud seeding and dry ice methods. Brown cites helicopter use and windmill tech as future firefighting tools. Edward R Dye discusses safety designs for crashworthy seating in experimental aircraft.
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Paul F. Ellis
York
A. A. Bimwa
United States Forest Service
Brown
National Fire Protection Assortation
Cent Scharfer
Schmedad
Het
Edward R. Dye
Cornell Seronmutical Laboratory
Wnd
Aircraft safety features urged for passenger protection
A speaker argued for practical crash protection for air passengers, noting fire and inertia after crashes impede evacuation. He recommended a rearward facing crew member in a fire resistant compartment with a crash belt to guide and supervise passenger removal from the danger zone.
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Lise
Sirmlans
Museum to Receive Buffalo Bills Rifle in Cody Wyoming
The Buffalo Bill rifle once used by William Frederick Cody will be presented to the Cody Memorial Museum during Frontier Days on July 4. The weapon, now in an army collection, is being donated by Winchester Repeating Arms Co official F. Fiegming. The museum was founded by Cody’s niece Mary Jester Allen.
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CODY
Wyo
Buffalo Bill
West
Cody Memorial Museum
Buffalo Bil
William Frederick Cody
Waller, F. Fiegming
Winchester Repeating Arms Co
Cody Museum
Mary Jester Allen
Liesmund Wil
France Faces Postwar Housing Crisis In Paris Rent Rises
In France and Paris the postwar housing shortage worsens with rents rising while 12 million homes were damaged or destroyed since 1939. Experts warn social evils like delinquency, overcrowding, and broken marriages loom as the state tries to build 240,000 homes yearly over 50 years amid material and funding delays.
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Fy Rovette Hargrove
Paris
NEA
France
Tvo
Frakes Howeing
Englan
Marters
America
Publicity spend outlines overseas and home info services
Britain plans to spend 42,000,000 pounds on information services this fiscal year. Overseas expenditure totals 10,821,950 pounds and home expenditure 4,131,809 pounds. A radio amateur must hold both an operator and a station license, with the operator license required before the station license.
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London
Britain
Two Year Old Biker Search Extends Beyond Local Area
Police pursue a curious case as a two year old vanished near Chicago. Captain Waller orders broader checks and spots a child named Bob riding along a street a mile away. The riverboat era reference remains unclear as authorities pursue leads and context unfolds.
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Chicago
Aig
Waller Storms
Bob
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