Missouri Valley plan aims irrigation across nine states
In the Pick-Sloan project the U S Army Corps and Bureaus of Reclamation propose 195 flood water reservoirs across the Missouri basin states including North and South Dakota Nebraska Kansas Minnesota Iowa Missouri Montana Wyoming Colorado to irrigate 5 000 600 more acres 35 000 farms are already irrigated and the goal is 175 000 farms with flood control irrigation and power generation across 282 000 000 acres of farm and range land.
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Omaha
Feda
Missouri Valley
Pock-Sloan
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Interior Department
Bureau of Reclamation
Missouri River
North
South Dakota
Nebraska
Kansan
Minnesota
Iowa
Missouri
Montana
Wyoming
Colorado
Missouri Basin
VA Disability Payments Rise for 25600 Veterans in Region
The Veterans Administration in Kansas City announces a 3.1 percent increase in monthly disability payments affecting about 25 600 veterans across 42 counties. The new schedule raises individual rates, benefits widows and children, and increases total regional payments to about 11 million dollars annually.
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Veteranscort
Wobthaniste
Kansas
Veterans Administration
Kansas City
Wely
Fte
Ee P
Shar
Eli Bie
Vaional
St. Louis
Santa Goes Modern Comes A Cropper On Main Street
In Grand Marais Minnesota on December 19 a small plane delivering Santa Claus crash landed on Main Street. The star of the show, Harold Nelson, emerged unharmed while pilot Willard Walters escaped injuries. Walters estimated the plane damage at about 800 dollars.
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Santa
Grand Marais
Minn
Lake Superior North Shore
Santa Claus
Old St. Nick
Main Street
Harold Nelson
Grand Marsis
Willard Walters
Saganaga Lake
Walters
Hawk Causes Grass Fire Near Garden City
A blazing eagle or hawk swooped onto the Caepar Ventoha ranch 18 miles east of Garden City Kansas touching off a 40 acre grass fire. Eighteen men fought the flames until they were brought under control.
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Garden City
Kan
Atero
Caepar Ventoha Ranch
Here
Art Jones
Private detective held in $150,000 jewel theft
Dallas police arrest Lloyd Edwina Roberts, 24, on a $150,000 jewel theft charge. He led officers to a $53,000 jewelry cache near Dallas and the rest was found at an abandoned farm near Perryton. Police say he entered the Perryton drug store through an air duct and tried to break the safe.
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Dallas
CAA
Perryton
Tex
Dee
Lloyd Edwina Roberts
Here
Budng
H.'' Becker
Ray Phagen
Roberts
Plan A New Drive Against Liquor Advertising
Washington reports a plan for a new drive to ban liquor advertising across interstate media. Hearings before the Senate Commerce Committee are set for January 12-13 to consider prohibiting transportation of liquor ads and related materials by rail, road, mail, and broadcasting. Penalties include fines up to 5000 and up to one year imprisonment. Analysts expect temperance groups and industry representatives to testify. the effort follows earlier 1947-48 proposals. A separate note mentions a fiber strand 15 times finer than human hair potentially stronger than steel.
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Senate Commerce Committee
Langer Crn
Carper
Kan
Sorace Commerce Committee
Stk
Johnson
D.-Cola
Reed
D.-Kan
KU student blends art and athletics in college career
Pat Bowers, a KU senior in fine arts and track standout from Chicago, paints murals in the Jayhawk reading room of the new Watson Library west wing. He was chosen by a committee from student sketches and also pursued track success at Lane Tech Drake and KU, balancing art with sports amid plans for a national and collegiate record pursuit.
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K. U. Watson
Viators Willl
Pat Bowers
Chicago
K. U
Jayhawk
Design Department
the Fine Arts School
Pat
Lane Tech
Drake University
Lane
le Arts
Ome
Par
Lare Tach
Gould
Cnsa
Lenpennns
Tion
Watson Library
Estes Stuxiio
Convicts Set at Missweart Prisoners Give Blood Donations
Chaotic notice reports prisoners at Jefferson Citys Missweart facility providing blood donations to aid Red Cross efforts. Details are fragmentary but indicate organized effort amid wartime or disaster relief, with local authorities and Red Cross involvement referenced.
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Price
Uncle Sam
Ivate
Congress
Washington
Lquor
Bed of Cocals
Snider Coal & Heating
University Coal CO
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Bowers
Gamma Delta
Glenn Cunningham
Ocomex
Sas
Delt
Ohe State
Herd Narten
Michigan
Kerk
Orleans
T. Cummmenia
Locke
Kroger
Rusty
Lawrence Merchants
The
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Settameng Ory
Gorsead
Journal
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Bede
Tygon
Mita Oo
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Turkey
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Turcotomica
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