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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1956
Page
13
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State highway engineers raised flood damage estimates to 145 million dollars with emergency restorations of county and city streets and long-range fixes planned. Federal aid of at least 10 million is sought as Vickrey cites 14 million in reserves and prior legislative help for matching funds. Local governments must contribute to cover gaps, with major projects unlikely to be ready before July.
President Eisenhower reappoints C Lewis Edwards of Paso Robles to a four year term on the Funeral Directors board. He also names Robert J Worwell of Boise Idaho to represent the United States in water negotiations with California and Nevada. The talks cover the Truckee Carson and Walker rivers and Lake Tahoe, seeking an agreement on distribution and use.
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