Thirsty Land: 5 Million Acres Irrigated in Western U S
The Central Valley irrigation project aims to equalize water resources between northern surplus and southern deficit areas. Northern waters are stored behind Shasta and Folsom dams, then conveyed to Mendota pool and Friant Kern Canal to irrigate arid lands. The project, costing about 400 million dollars, will be completed this July with most costs repaid by water and power sales over 60 years.
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Central Valley
Shasta
Sacramento River
Folsom
American River
Tracy
Mendota Pool
San Joaquin River
San Joaquin
Friant Dam
San Joaquin Valley
Bakersfield
Madera County
West
United States
Tales of Hoffman film and industry deals loom large
Inez Gerhard Meri Pressburger and Michael Powell push beyond Red Shoes with Tales of Hoffman filmed in elaborate sets by Hein Heckroth and directed by Sir Thomas Beecham. The project joins Columbia Pictures in a major deal worth 25 million dollars for 30 top-bracket pictures over five years, with Stanley Kramer producing Cyrano de Bergerac and Mo tion Picture Association rules tighten on drug content and police deaths.
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Meric Pressburger
Michael Powell
Hein Heckroth
Mr. Heckroth
Opera
The
Sadlers
Harry Cohn
Columbia Pictures
Stanley Kramer
Kramer
Crossword Puzzle Across and Down List
Puzzle shows across and down clues with numerous entries including The wise men, Capitol Peru, wading bird, Persia, tart, look at hurriedly, mournful, Sep, neuter pronoun, floor covering, skin tumor, lamprey, pineapple, shin, trousers, jackdaws, organ of hearing, feminine name, somewhat fat, music note, lave, born, lacking firmness of texture, at a distance, wash, the same Latin, god of war Greek, a flat bottomed boat and down clues Hebrew prophet, dwell, disease sheep, part of to be, flower, Arab kingdom in Mesopotamia, male adult, old, donkey, end aim at, spirit lamps, snow vehicle, Hawaiian garlands, gain, portion, US president, flavoring used in cookery, possess, footway, not difficult, worries colloq, deduce, full of seams, feminine.
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Peru
Persia
Mesopotamia
Elevator Romance in the Brent Building
Ted Davis quits college to support marriage with Valerie but faces a choice between a steady elevator job and returning to school. The professor guides riders with castanets while Tod and Valerie navigate love and ambition on the busy six story lift.
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Brent Building
Ted Davis
Tod
Valerie
Ted
Grassroots Farmers Prosperity Shines in Postwar Era
The piece, using figures from a national life insurance firm, portrays farm prosperity in 1950. It cites 6.372 million farms with average land 195 acres and mortgage $850, value per farm about $14,300, and cash crops about $4,350 plus $350 in farm use. Net income rose from $350 in 1900 to $2,225 in 1950.
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National Life Insurance Company
Congress
Washington
Easy Street
Teen-Age Daytime Dress Pattern No 1203 for Size 11
Sew-rite port rated pattern for sizes 9 through 18 with Daytime dress cut. Pattern No 1203 specifies size 11 and uses 4 percent yards of 39 inch fabric.
Not a Compliment Prompt Sparks Quick Wit in Class
A teacher praised a student for naming all states swiftly. The child replied that the teacher could have done better at the same age because there were only thirteen then. The exchange shows witty student humor in a classroom moment.
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The
United States
Dixie Laying Mash Promises Higher Egg Production
A vintage advertisement extols Dixie Laying Mash for poultry feed to hold costs down while boosting egg production. It claims layers stay productive on less feed, yielding higher quality eggs and increased profits. The product is sold by feed dealers in a red, white and blue bag branded Dixie.
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Dixie
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