Southland Water Debate Faces Conservation Clash
Enthusiasts for the California Water Project clash with conservationists including the Sierra Club over the Dos Rios Dam on the Eel River. Proponents argue the Southland’s growing need for water justifies large lake creation and multiple uses, while critics fear loss of Round Valley and Indian habitats. Officials warn that 4 million acre-feet must be developed by 1972, urging careful, nonhasty decisions that prioritize human needs alongside nature.
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California Water Project
Sierra Club
California
Southland
California Water Resources Association
Gov
Reagan
Dos Rios
Middle Fork
Eel River
Round Valley
CWRA
G¢N
Mark Twain
Take ‘Tahoe
Tiwain
Lake Tahoé
Letters to Editor on pollution and no knock law
A reader defends the Pomeroy Johnston Bailey report on harbor pollution and discusses tidal action, costs of reducing pollution, and impacts on marine life, then critiques Nixon era no knock and preventive detention proposals, with editor notes from Long Beach.
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Ferien Aljation Boiealy
Pomeroy, Johnston & Bailey
LAHD
Regional Water Pollution Control Board
Tidaactine
Cerritos Channel
Los Angeles
Long Beach
I Ntruder
Nixon
What I did on my summer vacation
The narrator starts with a long list of exciting plans including a suntan and reading Steppenwolf by Herman Hesse but spends the vacation avoiding these tasks. The piece chronicles choosing inaction and defying expectations as the summer unfolds through simple observations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Hesse
Not Reading Steppenwolf Spurs a Quiet Summer
Russell Baker jokes that skipping popular books and civic debates during vacation brings unexpected calm. He notes days spent not reading Steppenwolf Remembrance of Things Past and Nixon, preferring weeds, flowers, and spurning sail lessons. He discovers suntan futility and chooses to do nothing instead.
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Marcel Proust
Dennis
Thackeray
Nixon
Wold
Sidewalk Senate Voices On Doing What They Want
A series of responses from diverse New York residents discussing personal philosophy and independence. Ken Albin a postal worker says he acts once he wants to, Donna Moore a student echoes the sentiment, while Nickqeas Di Pietro a restaurant owner pursued his dream with seven years of saving. George Fendley a disabled Vietnam veteran highlights freedom within society. Tanis Sullivan an office clerk admits fear yet desires a different life. Kennetis Jienezn a winterizing operator believes in pursuing individual paths.
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George Fendley
Vietnam
Intolerable paradox of progress and politics
The nation faces a clash between amazing collective achievements and deep political failures in daily life. Joan Gardner argues the President and Congress shape headlines but fail to align policy with priorities, urging substantial cuts in defense and other spending while targeting waste and fiscal reform.
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Joan Gardner
Urban Coalition
Health, Education and Welfare
Portland
Ore
Vietnam
Thieu
Nixon shifts focus from core policy to politics and publicity
James Reston warns that President Nixon centralizes attention on travel and propaganda rather than core issues. He argues defense spending remains top priority but questions budget, taxes, Vietnam peace, Russian relations, and disarmament, noting domestic race tensions and upcoming challenges at home.
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Asia
Romania
Nixon
Vietnam
Mark Twain on Lake Tahoe and Pyramid Lake Rift
The piece recalls Mark Twain’s Tahoe reverie and warns that Basin growth, pollution, and sprawling development threaten the lake system. California and Nevada established a bistate planning agency while Pyramid Lake faces a potential 152 foot lowering under a private agreement. The author urges reevaluation toward efficient water use and habitat preservation.
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California
Nevada
Tahoe
Congress
Reno
Assembly Natural Resources and Conservation Committee
Pyramid Lake
Tonald Reagan
Paul Laxall
Walter Hickel
Joi
Lake ‘Tahoe
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A. F. Benscheidt
Wilburt LA Cosse
Supreme Court
Juliet
Russell Baker
Jonny
Ken Albin
Donna Moore
Nickqeas DI Pietro
Don Kirkland
75H Street
Qeeaun Bouelvard
Tanis Sullivan
Iva
Kennetis Jieenz
New York
Gardner
Cedure
Bureau of Reclamation
The
Corps
James Reston
Washington
Saigon
Twain
Tahoe Basin
Squaw Valley
Crystal Lake
Lake Tahoe Basin
Unruh
California Assembly
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