Kansas Flood 1951 Reforms Mark River Basin Change
A 1951 flood catastrophe in Kansas and Missouri prompted major flood control upgrades. Keith Krause notes Manhattan Topeka Lawrence levees protect against repeats while 15 reservoirs operate in the Marais des Cygnes Neosho basins and more planned.
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Peka
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Kansas
Marais Des Cygnes
Neosho
Bluff
Kansas City
al Topeka
Lawrence
Manhattan
Salina
Kansas River Basin
Ottawa
Osawatomie
Marais
Des Cygnes
Nebraska
Colorado
Kansas River
Topeka
Keith Krause
Kansas Water Resources Director
Wheeler opposed Vietnam curbs in 1968 Pentagon study
St Louis Post-Dispatch cites Pentagon papers showing General Earle Wheeler, then Joint Chiefs chair, fought to block limits on Vietnam actions. He pressed to delete objectionable parts, while Clifford pushed for more troops and bombing, a clash framed as the fight for Johnson's soul.
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ST. Louis
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Pentagon
Earle Wheeler
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Vietnam
Defense
Clark H. Clifford
Clifford
U.S
North Vietnam
Wheeler
Post-Dispatch
Johnson
Lyndon Johnson
Haskell bids set for Albuquerque warehouse and shop
Bids will be opened at 2 p m on July 29 in Albuquerque New Mexico for a warehouse and masonry shop for Haskell Indian Junior College The structures will house classes displaced by the Sacajawea Hall fire and will revert to their original purpose once the new Sacajawea is finished Both buildings will sit at the southeast end of the campus and should be ready for occupancy by early October Plans also call for two additional classroom structures for art classes and teaching offices on the old Sacajawea site at the campus south end.
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Albuquerque
N.M
Haskell Indian Junior College
Haskell
Sacajawea
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Geological Survey
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James H
Meredith
U.S. Supreme Court
New York Times
Washington Post
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Division of Plant Management
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Bureau of Indian Affairs
Sacajawea Hall
South Lawrence - Hillview
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Meyer
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Ana
Benagaul
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