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Lawton Constitution in Lawton, Oklahoma

07 May 1954

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Lawton Constitution

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Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

May 07, 1954

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3

Texas Lawyer Seeks Mississippi Rio Grande Water Link

Dallas May 7 UP serious-minded Texas lawyer Guy C Jackson Jr proposes connecting the Mississippi River to the Rio Grande via a 1000 to 1500 mile irrigation canal to ease Texas droughts. The plan involves pumping stations raising water 3000 to 4000 feet and two routes, with cost estimated under 2 billion dollars. Water would be diverted to rivers and Creeks for irrigation and to recharge underground supplies.

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Boise Woman Loses 2000 In Confidence Game

An elderly Boise resident, unnamed, was approached on the street by a woman claiming to need a safe place for money and another passerby offering a shared windfall. The victim withdrew $2000 and handed it over, then lost track of both women.

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Eddie Fisher Denies Army Coddling Claims

Philadelphia singer Eddie Fisher testified at an alumni event that during his two years in the Army he did not receive special favors. He said he performed singing duties and entertained troops in Korea and Germany when ordered, denying coddling amid a House subcommittee inquiry.

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New Orleans Fights Wild Plan to Divert Mississippi River Water

A Texas lawyer proposed a 1500 mile canal diverting Mississippi flood waters to Texas was called impractical and wild by New Orleans officials while engineers warned such a tap would not hold water and would dry out river towns. Congress is weighing a 47 million ten year river control project.

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