New Dam Site Suggestions for Potomac Flood Control
Public hearing in Kitzmiller Md on two tributaries Abrams Creek and Stony River proposed as sites for flood control dams. Corps of Engineers study aims to expand North Branch Potomac resources with reservoirs in Grant County West Virginia and related flood relief plans. Local officials cite health benefits and prior channel work by Western Maryland Railway and State Roads Commission.
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Potomac River
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Shell
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Earl Shank
Western Maryland Railway
State Roads Commis
Sion
Shank
Harry C Edwards
Rgarrett
Grantsville
Garrett County
Maryland
Arthur F. Jones
Col
Ray Adams
Washington
Bayard
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Senate panel weighs antipoll tax amendment action
In Washington on April 11 the Senate Judiciary subcommittee decided to push for federal action this session on an antipoll tax amendment to the Constitution. The measure would ban the poll tax for federal elections while allowing states to keep it for state and local votes. Chairman Kefauver of Tennessee called for another hearing session to speed the process.
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Kefauver
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Holland
D-Fla
Florida
Washington
Senate Judiciary
D-Tenn
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