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Newspaper
Greeley Daily Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1957
Page
9
In a California Medical Association report, Dr. John R. McLaughlin of Glendale cites a 62 year old man who died after brief exposure to radar. He and two Caltech researchers warn microwaves from radar can cause instant tissue damage, urging urgent study of safe exposure levels.
The FPC chief accountant testified the treasury could lose up to 85.6 million dollars from Idaho Power fast tax write-off certificates. He added total benefits to Idaho Power could reach 539.1 million. Certificates totaling 45 million dollars covered two dams in the Hells Canyon region on the Snake River. The method allows five year depreciation versus 20 to 30 years, delaying tax payments but equalizing totals if rates hold. Rainwater cited government borrowing as the basis for the estimate.
Vandals broke into the Matchless Mine shad house museum in Leadville during winter, smashing irreplaceable relics and burning portraits of Mrs. Baby Dee Tabor. Stiles Doyle, chairman of the Leadville Assembly, reported the vandalism at the non profit museum started in 1983 to attract tourists.
Senate Republicans Goldwater and Bridges allege labor unions and corporations used education or citizenship as a cover to fund political activities during the 1956 UAW campaign in Detroit and Flint. They cite 1,549 UAW members in Wayne County used as poll watchers paid about $37,000, urging a full investigation by a special committee.
Reports from Weld County Colorado describe Shell Oil testing granite oil below 6720 feet near Dakota bande, with Kendall Drilling as contractor for No. 14728 Federal. other wells include Heideman field in Nebraska, Schneider No. 2 in Kimball County, and UPRR-Gieb No. 3 in Weld County. Last week Colorado crude production rose to 155,165 barrels daily as fields such as Adena and Bobcat posted varying outputs.
Two Western Slope state senators Howard Shults and James Mowbray leased a 100000 acre game refuge near RingSlanco county for grazing. They won bids, then transferred the lease after approval by the Game and Fish Commission. The land came from Square S Land and Cattle Co. and was acquired from Bell Petroleum for 3150000. The deal involved 38000 first year and 10 per animal for four years. The transfer followed negotiations with Ross and Clyde McNeill.
Denver congressman Stewart Jo Adal predicted Congress will turn down the Fryingpan Arkansas project due to the current economy drive. He told reporters en route to the Colorado Young Democrats convention in Colorado Springs that Upper Colorado funding may be cut and the Fryingpan faces real trouble. The plan would divert Western Slope water to the eastern plains.
Traced to a slang expression linked to English bar custom of recording orders by pints and quarts. The text references customers’ drinks tallies on counters with figures such as 1,041 1,817 3,240 and mentions places and names including Plum Bush Creek Rangely Wehr and Wilson Cree Yenser LAST, in a fragmentary note.
Colorado Springs delegates and Denver's Democratic leaders pressed Gov. Steve McNichols to back a 20 percent income tax reduction and rejected the party platform favoring its abolition. The convention opened amid presidential campaign debates with Denver’s Henry Benac and Boulder’s Will Irwin viewed as leading hopefuls for the state party, while Pueblo's Dale Tursi joined the field. A Sunday panel on party regularity will feature state figures including Herrick Noth, Wilkie Mann, Betty Kirk West, and others as the gathering weighs future strategy.
Breckenridge resident Whaley reports on a Greeley Tribune page noting Democratic figures Roth and Ham clashing in the State Senate race. Roth seeks party pledges while Ham proclaims independence amid campaign tensions in Colorado.
A planned strike by about 500 Continental Bus Co drivers and terminal workers in Dallas was called off after the company and union reached a temporary agreement.
Federal mediator Ted Marrow announced terms will not be public until after ratification by union members. Workers had planned a 3 p.m. Friday strike deadline after a four hour negotiation. Shorton said a last minute desperate effort succeeded. A four hour negotiation preceded the outcome. A table of silver cups and rosettes were won by Silver Merlin, a horse owned by Tat Applin of Maraball England.
The Bureau of Reclamation reports Colorado Big project water prospects are bright. Granby Reservoir is predicted to reach about 400 000 acre feet in the next weeks, near its last full capacity. Water has been lowered to allow heavy runoff and will feed Horsetooth and Carter reservoirs as levels rise.
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