Opposition to 160 acre limit on federal water ownership
Farmers and opponents push back as Interior Secretary Andrus moves to reactivate the 1902 Reclamation Act. The law would cap ownership at 160 acres with a similar leasing limit, triggering court reviews, injunctions, and environmental impact statements. California lawmakers and farmer groups debate the effect on Western agriculture and access to credit.
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Free Enterprise
Secretary of the Interior
Cecil Andrus
Sen. Cranston
California
Westside
Fresno
West
M.D. Crocker
Dam Safety Faults Highlighted in October Dam Collapse
The piece cites a 39 dead at Toccoa Falls Georgia including 20 children after a dam failed. It criticizes the National Dam Safety Act five years on as ineffective and says the Army Engineers counted 50 000 dams while doing little safety work. It also notes poor state and federal inspection and potential broader dangers.
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Toccoa Falls
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Johnstown
Congressional
Army Engineers
Toccoa
Army
United States
Renaissance of old-time religion drives renewed faith debate
In a sermon style index, Paul Harvey Neus discusses a purported religious renaissance in America. He cites figures like Larry Flynt, Bill Bright, Oral Roberts and Robert Schuller amid questions about sudden reforms and large sums of money in faith ventures.
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Larry Flynt
Hustler Magazine
Christ
Bill Bright
Campus
Crusade For Christ
Oral Roberts
Robert Schuller
Readers express fears about SMP Shafter plant and nuclear power risks
A Shafter reader writes from Denver urging rejection of the San Joaquin Nuclear Project claiming higher prices, unsafe outcomes and genetic risks. The letter argues unity against the plant and calls for community action to shield Shafter, while also discussing local tree removal debates and evangelical trends in national faith and politics.
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SMP
Denver Colorado
Colorado
San
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Bakersfield News Notes 1874 75 Rail Work and Robberies
Work on the Southern Pacific extension from Delano resumes with 100 men and 35 teams. Bakersfield streets are sprinkled. Mexicans plan a bull and bear fight on the town’s southern edge. Trains reach Kern River north side by August. Depot grading at East Bakersfield begins. River floods in January 1875. bridge remains only crossing. By February 1875 robberies tied to Chavez and Vasquez’s men occur near Wedon on the South Fork. Alfalfa sowing planned. Tehachapi grade challenge continues. February 27 reports of murders and robberies persist. March 1875 construction booms. lumber at 40 per thousand. rich at 10.
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Delano
Bakersfield
Kern River
Chavez
Vasquez
William Sociie
Wedon
South Fork
Scodie
Indian Wells
W. B. Carr
Tehachapi
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