Lakes Drying Up Crops Threatened In Southern California
Elsinore California faces severe drought as Lake Elsinore and other regional reservoirs shrink. Pumps draw water from underground stores at rising costs, threatening irrigation for citrus and avocado groves. Officials warn surface loss may outpace underground reserves, risking dry seasons and higher food prices.
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Ping
Jong
Redlands
Big Bear Valley
Garth
Yacht Club
Vista
Sanja Diego County
Henshaw
Lake Hughes
San Diego
Big Bear Lake
Hughes
Hanson
Tujunga
San Fernando Valley
San Gabriel River
Pasadena
San Gabriel
Orange County
Metropolitan Water District
Guadalcanal Vet Defies Shellfire to Save Road
Sgt. Matthew A. Bush a Guadalcanal veteran from Myrtle Beach South Carolina described Korea's front line as the hottest day of his life. Under artillery and exploding ammunition he used a bulldozer to free two jammed jeeps and an abandoned bulldozer and widen a road to allow a battalion convoy to pass. He remained unharmed and returned to work amid the danger.
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Guadalcanal
Matthew A. Bush
Myrtle Beach
S. C
Bush
Pie
William Weaner
Baltimore
Port Ups Output Cost Limits on Oil Wells
Harbor Commission approves a 20 percent rise in maximum production cost allowances for Long Beach Oil Development Company pending new drilling allowances. Previously costs were 250 dollars monthly for flowing wells and 500 dollars for pumping wells. The report notes currency exchange changes and new fixed rates by the national bank for different currencies.
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Long Beach Oil Development Company
Harbor Department Oil Pools
Harbor Commission
Brussels
Belgium
Pumped National Bank
Becher Sings Stalin In Star Of Never Ending Glow
Berlin reports poet Johannes Becher has produced a 300 page poem praising Stalin and the Soviet Union. The poem, titled Star of Never Ending Glow, mirrors the Star of Bethlehem. In a preface Becher links the Soviet Union to a single message of peace on earth.
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Berlin
Johannes Becher
East Germany
Soviet Union
Becher
Stalin
Bech Becher
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