Engle Attacks Klamath Plan Over Water Politics
Rep Clair Engle accuses Interior of crude politics in shifting 6 million acre feet of Klamath River water to California. He says the $3.25 billion plan is timed with Central Arizona Project hearings to help Arizona and hurt California Democrats. He notes secrecy to aid the Central Arizona Project and blasts Reclamation for the move.
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Washington Bureau
Washington
Clair Engle
Calif
Interior Department
Klamath River
Oregon
California
Arizona
House Interior Committee
Reclamation Bureau
Chapman
Democrats
Congress
Colorado River
Colorado
Engle
Reclamation
Bureau of Reclamation
Central Arizona
California irrigation versus power in Arizona project hearing
The hearing examined whether California should prioritize irrigation or power for a Bridge Canyon Dam project in Arizona. Dowd argued against subsidizing irrigation with power, noting Arizona water is already allocated, and warned against shifting water from existing projects. He warned of high taxpayer costs and urged restraint on future reclamation efforts. The session recessed to continue the next morning.
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California
Budge
Arizona
Dowd
John R. Murdock
Bridge Canyon
Murdock
Los Angeles
Imperial Valley
West
Wayne Aspinall
Colo
Utility rates battle looms as Edison seeks funds
Utility official Gardner says Arizona Edison must raise revenues to cover soaring costs while keeping increases minimal and avoiding hardship. He cites 16 years of rate reductions despite a 75 percent rise in living costs and promises to meet obligations to customers, employees, and investors. A hearing by the commission is expected within 45 days.
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Arizona Edison
Gardner
Double Check Put On Korean News
Army authorities announced a double security check for Korea news stories. First they are passed by United States Eighth Army censors in Korea, then submitted to the Press Advisory Division in Tokyo for a second approval. Previously this division did not pass copy already cleared from the field.
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Tokyo
Korea
United States Eighth Army
US Casualties in Korea Rise to 54 649
Washington reports Defense Department figures through March 9 show 8,101 killed in action, 36,108 wounded or missing, and 10,440 listed as missing as of a week later. The total casualties increased to 54,649, up by 2,201 from the previous week.
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Washington
United States
Korea
Department of Defense
Kaiser's Wife Dies At Home
Mrs. Bess Fosburgh Kaiser, 64, wife of Henry J. Kaiser, died at her Oakland home after a long illness. Born 1886 in Cadillac Michigan, she married Kaiser in 1907 in Boston. She accompanied him as he built his business and helped establish the Permanente Foundation sponsoring 11 hospitals and clinics and the Rabat Kaiser Institute for rehabilitation.
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Oakland
Calif
Bess Fosburgh Kaiser
Henry J. Kaiser
Edgar
Henry
United States
The
Permanente Foundation
Rabat-Kaiser Institute For
Industrialist and his daughter die in Benton Harbor blaze
Industrialist David Ross and his 7 year old daughter Ruthe Anne were killed in a fire at the family lakeshore home in Benton Harbor Michigan on March 15. Ross reportedly died while attempting to rescue his child. Two other daughters a son and the house keeper escaped as the flame-destroyed residence burned.
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Benton Harbor
Mich
David Ross
Ruthe Anne
Ross
Michigan Arsonist Gets Prison Term
LANSING Mich March 15 AP Richard C Shay the 19 year old state worker who admitted setting Michigan s 4 000 000 state office building fire was sentenced to four to 10 years in prison today Shay had pleaded guilty to arson He said he set the fire because he thought a criminal record might bar him from army service.
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Lansing
Mich
Richard C. Shay
Michigan
Shay
Billion Miles Flown With No Fatality
Chicago and Southern Air Lines announced completion of one billion miles flown without a fatal accident since August 6, 1936. The tally estimates 2,294,010 passengers carried safely, with the report dated Memphis Tennessee March 15.
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Memphis, Tenn
Chicago
Southern Air Lines
The
Air Lines
French Halt Viet Minh Assault Near Hue in Two Day Battle
French forces repelled a Communist attack near Hue in northern Indochina over two days. The clash ended Tuesday as a rebel brigade abandoned its post in disorder. About 480 Viet Minh rebels were killed and 110 were captured.
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Saigon
Indochina
Hue
San Francisco Deaths Probed
Police investigated a fatal shooting in a San Francisco flat in which Ed A. Garlicks killed Mrs. Gertrude Hanley, 57, then killed himself. Their bodies were found by two boys. Garlicks left notes referencing loved ones and heaven, mentioning Mrs. Hanley's son and his wife, with the son serving as an army captain in Wisconsin.
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San Francisco
INS
Ed A. Garlicks
Gertrude Hanley
Jack
Clara
China Reds Quit Tibet Campaign Ends
A well placed Chinese source said the Chinese Communists abandoned their six month long military campaign against Tibet. The move followed tremendous losses inflicted by United Nations forces in Korea.
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Hong Kong
Tibet
United Nations
Korea
Uncle Sam Asked To Finance Stork
A bill introduced in the House by Rep. Daniel J. Flood would provide up to 100 to wives of servicemen who are financially strained to help cover maternity costs.
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Washington
Daniel J. Flood
Uncle Sam
Ceiling Bandit Finally Jailed
Mobile police captured the so called seven oclock bandit who robbed a Mobile store last week for one dollar bills and the next night for silver coins. Oscar Le baron Patton, a 19 year old Negro, was wounded by a shotgun blast fired by Detective Ralph Jordan after admitting he was the bandit.
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Mobile
Ala
Oscar Lebaron Patton
Ralph Jordan
Jordan
Patton
Rainmaking Danger Cited By Anderson
Senator Clinton P. Anderson warned that uncontrolled rainmaking could harm national defenses more than five atomic bombs. He called for federal control of large scale efforts while noting cloud seeding has military implications and urged rapid action on related bills alongside Interior Department officials promoting water desalting and fresh water needs.
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Washington
Clinton P. Anderson
N. M
Anderson
Senate
Searles Proposes U S Rainmaking Tests Across Nation
R D Searles of Phoenix urged the Senate to fund and run two or three government rainmaking programs in diverse regions to test cloud seeding. He outlined Arizona efforts since 1948 with Salt River Valley Water Users Association and argued federal handling would prevent commercial promotion and ensure objective evaluation over a three to four year period.
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Washington
R. D. Searles
Phoenix
Senate
Searles
Salt River Valley Water Users Association
Arizona
The
Arizonan
Sen Vandenberg Still Gravely Sick
GRAND RAPIDS MI March 15 AP Although still gravely ill Sen Arthur H Vandenberg was reported holding his own today The Republican senator's personal physician Dr A B Smith said there had been no change one way or the other last night and this morning The senator spent a relatively comfortable night.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
Arthur H. Vandenberg
A. B. Smith
MacArthur recall urged to brief Congress on Korea
Senator Cain of Washington urged President Truman to order General Douglas MacArthur back to the United States. The aim is for MacArthur to explain to Congress what is needed to win victory and peace in Korea.
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Washington
Cain
Wash
Truman
Douglas MacArthur
United States
Congress
Korea
Ground Party Seeks Plane Missing Since March Second
In Fresno California a ground party will enter the Sierra Nevada country east of the city to investigate tracks in the Bald Mountain area. The missing light plane with three aboard was en route from Palo Alto to Santa Fe. Passengers are Cedric A. Norbury 31 of Lambertville New Jersey his fiancée Terry Breck 21 of Los Gatos California and Albert Lindauer 26 of Deming New Mexico.
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Fresno
Calif
Joseph B. Tracy
Sierra Nevada
Bald Mountain
Palo Alto
Santa Fe
N. M
Cedric A. Norbury
Lambertville
N. J
Terry Breck
Los Gatos
Albert Lindauer
Deming
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