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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Aug 28, 1957

Page

12

Russian irrigation plan would dwarf world project

Radio Moscow reports Soviet scientists plan to divert the Ob and Enisei rivers into the largest irrigation project in the world. The broadcast says the scheme will irrigate areas of southern Siberia and Kazakhstan larger than the total irrigated lands of Egypt Japan the United States Italy Canada and Australia.

London Enisei Radio Moscow Siberia Kazakhstan Egypt Japan United States Italy Canada Australia

Charity Funds Taken by Thieves Near Cave of the Mounds

Madison officials search for unscrupulous thieves who stole about 1600 dollars in small change from a resort area well near the Cave of the Mounds. Investigators said the money, mostly pennies, was tossed into the well for charities and entry was gained through an adjacent euro shop.

Madison, Wés Here

Asiatic Flu Toll Reaches About One Thousand in Indonesia

Health Ministry reports indicate about one thousand deaths from Asiatic flu in Indonesia since April. Regional offices show roughly 500000 people contracted the disease nationwide as it swept the nation starting last April.

Indonesia Jakarta Health Ministry

Valuable Sea Otter Increasing Rapidly

The Interior Department reports a rapid rise in the sea otter population along Alaska and the Aleutian Islands. The current estimate may reach 20,000 animals, up from 8,000 in 1950, as the species expands to new areas after centuries of scarcity.

Washington Interior Department Alaskan Aleutian Islands Isia Sitka Alaska Catherine the Great

Rivera Faces Forger Claim Over High priced Painting

Mexico City police pursue a suspected forger on judiciary orders after activist muralist Diego Rivera alleges his signature was forged on an oil painting bought by Mrs. Lidia Ramirez del Silva.

Mexico City UPI Diego Rivera Lidia Ramirez del Silva

Gomulka to Visit Tito in Belgrade Next Month

Belgrade reports Polish premier Wladyslaw Gomulka will visit President Tito next month. The two leaders, both pursuing separate roads to socialism, are set to meet as part of mounting talks on common paths for their parties.

Belgrade Communist Party Wladyslaw Gomulka Tito

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