NAWAPA plan eyed as continental water fix for drought
A 1964 Parsons Co proposal called NAWAPA envisions a vast North American water redistribution network. It would divert Canada's western rivers to create a 500 mile reservoir and supply 17 U S states and Mexico via canals and dams. The piece urges serious study without endorsing adoption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward J. Walsh
U.S. Industrial Council
Walsh
Ralph M. Parsons Co
Pasadena
North American Water and Power Alliance
Nawapa
Canada
Mexico
United States
North America
North American
West
Parsons
Rocky Mountain Trench
British Columbia
Montana
American States
Middle East
Ralph M. Parsons
Long Beach Junior Concert Band celebrates 25 years with Starlight Serenades
The 170 member band opens a year long celebration at Recreation Park with a free 8 p.m. Starlight Serenades Extra and Silver Anniversary Spectacular. Sponsored by the band City of Long Beach and the Independent Press Telegram, the show blends concert music with a marching, dancing finale and colorful pageantry. Families are encouraged to picnic and enjoy the amphitheater seating under summer skies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
Recreation Park
City of
Independent, Press-Telegram
California Firestorms Loom as Drought Drags On
A stark warning piece depicts California’s drought fueled fires spreading across Marin County to Santa Barbara and Los Angeles hills. It recalls past blazes, warns of hotter winds and vast areas to burn, and notes homes, scenery, and lives at risk amid a state already fragile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
California
Marin County
Berkeley
Oakland
Santa Cruz Mountains
Los Angeles
Santa Ana
Malibu Canyon
Highway 101
Napa Valley
Santa Barbara
San Francisco Bay
Picking on the Scientologists in Washington and beyond
A long critique recounts a 23 year federal campaign against the Church of Scientology led by 134 agents raiding offices in Washington and California. It cites FDA and IRS actions, FBI surveillance, and various agencies, arguing the church's freedom of religion was abused and declaring Scientology legally a church after extensive litigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
FBS
Church of Scientology
California
FBI
United States Air Force
Lowry Air Force Base
Colorado
Usaf Office of Special Investi
Gation
Secret Service
Richard Nixon
Nixon
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
United States Army
Air Force
Bureau of Customs
Labor Department
CLA
Post Office
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Fim
Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
National Security Agency
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Scientology
Government ties tobacco to loans despite health warnings
A New York Times discussion questions federal tobacco price supports and loan programs that stabilize the crop while health agencies push warnings about smoking. It notes costs, political power of farm interests, and calls to end subsidies backing a product linked to cancer and emphysema.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Trade Commission
Commodity Credit Corporation
Congress
Journal of the
American Medical Association
American Cancer Society
Food For Peace
House
Rep. Johnson
Colorado
Carolinas
Virginia
Georgia
Kentucky
Tennessee
Califano
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State Department of Agriculture
Gil Bailey
Er Narional Byrnay
James J
The
New York Times
Independent Press Telegram
Daniel H. Ridder
Samuel C. Cameron
Miles C. Lines
Don Ohl
David Levinson
Bert Resnik
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