Dobyns backs Hualapai dam in historic House hearing
Anthropologist Dr. Henry Dobyns testified before the House committee in support of the Bridge Canyon Hualapai dam project. He argued the dam would economically and socially integrate Indians while salvage surveys would protect prehistoric sites under federal law, contributing to the 22-10 approval of the $1.7 billion Central Arizona Project bill.
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Henry F. Dobyns
Cornell
University of Arizona
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Hualapai
Bridge Canyon Dam
South Rim Canyon
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Interior Committee
Central Arizona
France Prepares to Convert July Reserves to Gold Amid Dollar Tensions
The piece outlines France's plan to convert about 146 million dollars in July reserves into gold, pushing its gold holdings toward 5.4 billion and making it a major player after the United States. It notes a long gold drain driven by U.S. balance of payments deficits and cites debts France owes the U.S. since World War II.
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France
Gold Board
U.S
Ft. Knox
Paris
Viet Nam
de Gaulle
Brown
Devil Theory Sways Senate On Truth In Packaging Bill
From a 1966 perspective the piece argues the Fair Packaging and Labeling Act passed the Senate with only nine dissenters. It labels critics as hypocritical or conspiratorial and notes Hart's strategy to regulate only 30 000 food processors rather than all retailers. It lists dissenters: Bennett Cooper Curtis Eastland Fannin Hickenlooper Hruska Morton Simpson.
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Senate
Hitler
U.S. Senate
House of Representatives
Capitol Hill
Sen. Kefauver
Tenn
Publc
Antitrust and Monopoly Subcommittee
Hart
Michigan
USA
Sen. Hart
Senate Commerce Committee
Bennett
Cooper
Curtis
Eastland
Fannin
Hickenlooper
Hruska
Morton
Simpson
New Left Backfires as Hearings Stir Capitol Hill
James Kilpatrick analyzes how New Left activists mocked hearings by the House Committee on Un-American Activities prompting anger on Capitol Hill. He notes the judge averted a showdown, the witnesses’ rude conduct, and the broader tension between dissent and treason with pending anti Viet Nam related bills.
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Washington
House Committee On
House Committee
Howard F. Corcoran
Congress
Corcoran
South Carolina
Mendel Rivers
John McCormack
House
Joe Pool
Texas
Paul
House Committee On Un-American Activities
Congressional
Congressional Committee
U.S
Viet Nam
Oakland
Charles T. Schenck
Tests and Trials in Medicine Read the Patient Not the Instrument
A dermatologist argues that many skin tests are unreliable and waste time. He favors trial and error and deep patient reading, noting tests mislead for allergies to chocolate and other irritants. He warns medicine blends science and art, with emotional factors guiding care.
Letters to the Editor on Tucson housing and bingo
Readers critique the Aug. 16 editorial, praise Tucson climate, lament lack of storm drains and zoning work, and discuss a county wide school tax district proposal by Anthony B. Ching. A letter urges restoring bingo for veterans groups, while a policy note defends local district autonomy within countywide tax plans.
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Tucson
Young Democrats
Greater Tucson
Arizona
Feast Of San Agustin Promises Games And Music For Arizona
The managers Ignacio Robledo and Rafael Selaya announce a festival starting on the 28th with a grand church celebration for the Patron Saint, ten days of music, bull and cock fights, circuses, horse races, and more. A $300 prize will go to the fastest horse on the last day, inviting residents of Arizona and Sonora to attend and enjoy a yearly social event compiled by India Smalley Moore.
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Arizona
Sonora
Ignacio Robledo
Rafael Selaya
Yndia Smalley Moore
Citizen Historical
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Phil Hart
Kefauver
Devil Theory
James Kilpatrick
Berkeley
Joe-Joe
Sydney Harris
Ching
Brewer
Holsclaw
Anthony B. Ching
Arizona Citizen
Old Pueblo
Arizona Territory
San Agustin
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