Planning A Watershed Is The Most Difficult Part
Joel Wentz of Salina USDA says watershed planning is hardest in locating dams that meet flooding, water supply, and recreation needs. Planning starts with defining flood areas and water demand, then selecting a system of dams, channels, and land treatments that are physically economically and socially feasible. Local SCS staff and districts develop engineering and economic data to guide community planning.
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Joel Wentz
Salina
USDA
Boil Conservation Service
Soil: Conservation Service Office
SCS
Soil Conservation District Boards
Westphalia Texas Town Gets City Water Supply
Westphalia in Anderson County, once short of clean water, built a lake in 1964 after which city water was introduced. The town with 250 residents now has a modern post office, bank, stores, and a city pump delivering 250 gallons per 25 cents. Local residents recall the old city well and nitrate dangers.
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Westphalia
Anderson County
Farmers Home Administration
Leo. Highburger
Bob O'Malley
Germany
Soil conservation and land use in the space age
A speech emphasizes soil and water conservation as essential natural law for productive land. It notes past misuses, current progress, and the need for scientific planning, multiple harmonious land uses, and vigilance against relying on rule-of-thumb methods in managing resources.
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Sherwin Williams
Car Hits Plane at Tokyo Airport Causes Wing Damage
At Tokyo International Airport an air force postal car collided with a parked Thai airliner, tearing about five feet from the left wing tip. Airline officials report no injuries.
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Tokyo
AUS
Air Force
Tokyo International
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Bob O’malley
Billy Joe
Gerald
Bob McCrea
Jim McCrea
Ottawa, Kansas
Ottawa Herald
Rome
Memorial Auditorium
Ottawa
Kansas
Powner Construction
RFD
Paola
Everett Powner
K.C.C.A
L.I.C.A. A.S.C
Sheldon’s
Sheldon
S. Walnut
Soil Conservation Meeting
Walnut
Mont
International Harvester
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