Valley floodway upgrades seen since Beulah strike
U S Commissioner J F Friedkin told a civic club that the Lower Rio Grande Valley floodway is in better shape a year after Beulah. Improvements depend on available appropriations, he said on the eve of Beulah's first anniversary in the area.
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San Benito
Tex
Rio Grande Valley
Beulah
International Boundary and Water Commission
U.S
J.F Friedkin
el Paso
Friedkin
Mercedes
Arroyo Colorado
Harlingen
Beulah Flood Beaters' Plan Faces Repair and Purge Questions
Officials outline a $20 million floodway improvement program aimed at reducing Harlingen flood risk after Beulah. Friedkin cites 160 mph winds and $200 million Texas area damage, with Beulah ranking among the coast’s most severe storms.
Tech ATU Came blocks energize campus as students flood in
The college braces for about 18 000 vehicles by registration close. After registration on Thursday churches across the city hosted Tech students for All Church Night. The first pep rally is scheduled for 7 30 p m at Southwest Conference Circle. The Red Raiders open the season against Cincinnati Saturday in Jones Stadium before classes begin on Monday.
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Tech
Red Raiders
University of Cincinnati
Jones Stadium
Vaccinations Transform Childhood Disease Threats
Researchers note vaccines for diphtheria tetanus and whooping cough стали standard for babies and measles rubella and mumps vaccines spreading. A new combination shot for measles mumps and German measles shows 100 percent and 93 percent antibody response in trials. The piece envisions a future with epidemics eliminated and school entry immunization required.
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The
Encyclopedia
Johnny
Interior to study Rio Grande Basin for desalting water
The Interior Department launches a 18 month, 130000 dollar Geological Survey study for the Saline Water Office to assess desalting potential in the Rio Grande Basin for the southwest. It includes maps of water beds, chemical data, and cost estimates for municipal and industrial use.
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Rio Basin
Avalanche-Journal
Washington Bureau
Washington
Rio Grande Basin
Southwest
The
Interior Department
Geological Survey
Texas
New Mexico
Colorado
Max N. Edwards
Interior
United States
Tularosa
Rio Grande
West Texas
Tularosa Basin
Alamogordo
White Sands National Monument
New Mexico Water Resources Institute
State Engineer's Office
Swedish ambassador and wife to visit Texas campuses
Swedish Ambassador Hubert de Besche and his wife will visit the University of Texas on September 27 to participate in Sweden Day at Hemisk Fair on September 22 and will visit additional Texas cities during the trip.
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Austin
Hubert de Besche
University of Texas
Texas
Sweden
Hemisk Fair
Helso
I'Texas
Zoning Officials Hear Kindergarten Requests Denied and Granted
The Zoning Board of Adjustment approved two kindergarten requests in residential areas while denying a trailer home move at 5403 2nd St. Mecham’s expansion proposal at 3416-20 27th St. passed amid homeowner objections. Mrs Waters’ private home school at 2601 42nd St. was approved, and Mrs Warren’s trailer-in-backyard bid failed on split vote. Alfred Couch won width relief on 20th St. and Fray Smith secured a transformer station for 3612 34th St. with paving for parking near stores and offices.
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32Nd St
Zoning Board of Adjustment
City Hall
George Mecham
27Th St
Carl Kohler
Perry
Warren
Alfred P. Couch
Indiana Avenue
20Th St
Cleddie Edwards
Couch
Fray Smith
Southwestern Public Service Co
34Th St
Smith
GOP Candidate To Visit City
Republican attorney general nominee Sproesser Wynn will launch a three day 15 city airplane tour ending with an Austin news conference. Wynn plans rallies Monday night at Fort Worth Meacham Field and Dallas Southwest Airmotive Field. He will stop Tuesday in Wichita Falls Amarillo Lubbock Midland Odessa El Paso and San Antonio. Wednesday he travels to Brownsville Corpus Christi Houston Longview Tyler and Austin, with a 10 am Capitol news conference on Thursday.
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Austin
Sproesser Wynn
Wynn
Fort Worth
Meacham Field
Dallas’ Southwest
Capitol
Shafer Receives $150 From Mrs Jane Doe in Harrisburg
Gov Raymond P Shafer in Harrisburg received a $150 money order from Mrs Jane Doe who said the funds were to be divided among Pennsylvania Ohio and Michigan and added she carried an illegal pint of wine through the three states during Prohibition 40 years ago.
Coronelli and his globes pioneer early geographic art
The text describes Old World as founder of the first geographic society Accademia Cosmografo degli Argonauti and praises Coronelli for his globally celebrated globes. It notes La Salle's Mississippi exploration linked to globe creation, details sea routes, weather, birds, and marine life, and mentions the prime meridian set by Louis XIII and Coronelli's range of globe sizes from giant to two inches.
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Geographical Society
Accademia Cosmografo Degli Argonauti
Mississippi
LaSalle
Coronelli
Ferro
Louis XIII
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