Control Of Big Red Helps Some Hurts Others
A historical overview of the Colorado River’s transformation from a wild, silt laden stream to a regulated water system. The Boulder Canyon Act, Hoover Dam, water allocations to California Arizona Nevada, Imperial and Coachella valleys, and the new aqueduct system reshaped flood control and silt management, while drawing protests from Arizona and California wildlife agencies. The piece notes ongoing downstream challenges and balances, with managers caught amid competing regional interests.
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Colorado
Rocky Mountains
Lees' Ferry
Ariz
Utah Line
Gulf of California
Arizona
California
Hoover Dam
Congress
Nevada
U. S. Supreme Court
Metropolitan Water District
Parker Dam
Colorado River
Lake Havasu
Lo. Angeles
Arleigh West
Bureau of Reclamation
Needles
Calif
Bureau
Game and Fish Departments
Lufthansa Training Stepped Up at Tucson Airport
Lufthansa German Airlines expands year round training at Tucson International Airport. Summer session runs July 26 to September 10 using Boeing 727 jets, followed by November for six weeks on Boeing 707 and mid-December for Boeing 737 training. First commercial 737 order, 1 600 training hours expected to extend to June 1863.
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Lufthansa German Airlines
Tucson International
Lufthansa
Robert Chambers
Tucson
Kurt Unvericht
Frankfurt
Germany
Unvericht
Burglar Caught Pushing Wheelbarrow With Stolen Goods
East St Louis police arrested 28 year old James Green as he walked along a street pushing a wheelbarrow containing an unopened safe a money order machine and 32 postage stamps.
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East ST. Louis, Ill
James Green
Amphitheater Schools propose 4.5 million budget plan
The Amphitheater School Board tentatively adopts a combined 1967 68 elementary and high school budget of 4.584 million dollars up 845 thousand over last year. The plan includes 2.635 million for elementary operations and 1.949 million for high schools with 579 thousand in federal funds not affecting local taxes. Final adoption set for July 10 as Marion Donaldson leaves for Phoenix.
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Amphitheater
Amphitheater High
Richard J. Dowdall
Canyon del Oros High School
iMigh School
North Stone Ave
West Y4vacai Rd
Board of Supervisors
Kettering
Lulu Walker School
Prince School
Amphitheater Junior High
Lawrence W. Cross
Marion Donaldson
Phoenix
Dr Jaslow To Speak At Pima Children’s Center Dinner
Dr Robert I Jaslow director of the Division of Mental Retardation will speak tonight at the Bistro 7040 Broadway. The advisory committee to the Children’s Evaluation Center appointed by the Pima County Board of Health hosts the dinner. The center at 1 Quadrante St evaluates each child with a physician psychologist speech and hearing consultant social worker and nutritionist.
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Robert I. Jaslow
Division of
Bureau of Health Service
Broadway
Pima County Board of Health
Early Passage Of Flag Desecration Ban Likely
The House moves to pass a federal flag desecration bill before the July recess with plans to take it up on the floor while the Senate follows after debate on Sen. Dodd. Proponents sponsor visual aids to show flag burning and WWII flag raisings. opponents warn of overreach and unconstitutionality. The measure carries penalties up to 1000 dollars and one year in prison and aims to protect all representations of the flag from mutilation or defilement.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
House
Senate
Thomas J. Dodd
D-Conn
New York
Central Park
Iowa Jima
House Judiciary Committee
Edward G. Biester Jr
R-Pa
John Conyers Jr
D-Mich
Don Edwards
Dcalif
U.S
Vietnam
Udall Urges End to Dove Hawk War Feud
Rep. Morris K. Udall of Arizona calls for ending dove and hawk clashes over Vietnam. He urges rational debate and acknowledges loyal Americans can oppose or support the war. The 218 page transcript of Tucson hearing, published today, includes 31 witness presentations and remarks from five others. Udall notes the transcript was not printed at public expense.
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Washington
UPI
Morris K. Udall
D-Ariz
Udall
Tucson
Russians Increase Space Launches Outpace U S in 1967 Pace
Washington reports Russians have launched 32 spacecraft so far in 1967, ahead of the U S total of 26—14 by the Defense Department and 12 by NASA. Cosmos 164 marked the sixth June launch, signaling strong Soviet space activity mid year.
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Washington
UPS
Soviet Union
U.S
Defense Department
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
United States
America’s
Russia
Soviets
Wilson and De Gaulle Fail to Bridge Policy Gap
Paris reports indicate British Prime Minister Harold Wilson and French President Charles de Gaulle concluded five hours of talks with no major accord beyond limited Middle East agreement. They discussed Vietnam, Britain's EEC bid, and tension over market membership amid plans for a UN session. Wilson returned to London.
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Paris
UPI
Harold Wilson
Charles de Gaulle
United Nations
Wilson
London
de Gaulle
Middle East
Vietnam
Britain
Grand Trianon Palace
Versailles
General Assembly
U.N
Big Four
Israel
Europe
Brussels
Watchdogs Return to Work After Misadventure
Two German Shepherd watch dogs returned to their roofing firm duties after disappearing from the storage yard. Police stopped two teenage boys seen walking with a watchdog each. Both dogs were returned to service, ending a brief disruption.
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Baltimore
Merchants furious over late median change on East 22nd Street
Four business owners on East 22nd Street and S. Alvernon Way protested a city plan to place a median cut 600 feet from a major intersection. They argued the delta would block westbound traffic from reaching their businesses. City officials defended the policy to allow safe turns, noting federal aid could be at risk if plans changed. The council and attorney criticized for not informing them earlier.
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East 22Nd Street
Baum & Adamson
Johnies
Verne Tregonis
Frank Drachman Jr
California
Jack Faustman
Faustman
Tucson
Hal Adamson Jr
Drachman
Roger O'Mara
G. Freeman Woods
Klahr Seeks At-Large U.S. House Votes
Phoenix journalist and Arizona law graduate Gary Peter Klahr says he will petition a federal court for at-large elections for Arizona’s three U.S. House seats. He says he does not seek at-large state legislative elections but criticizes the reapportionment. Klahr also faces a separate bar admission hearing set for July 6 after passing the exam in February.
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Klahr
U.S. House
Phoenix
Gary Peter Klahr
University of Arizona Law School
Arizona
Arizona Bar Association
District 1 to review revised Irene Erickson School plans
The District 1 School Board will examine revised architectural plans for the Irene Erickson Elementary School at its 8 p.m. regular meeting. Plans by Russell Hastings cover 16 classrooms at 6750 E Stella Road, with an estimated cost near $557,000 after January bids exceeded estimates by about 40 percent. The Education Center at 1010 E 10th St hosts most routine agenda items.
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Irene Erickson
District 1 School Board
Russell Hastings
E. Stella Road
E. 10Th St
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Boulder Canyon
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Coachella Valleys
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Lufthansa Training
AMPHI
S. C. Warman Citizen
Dr. Jaslow
T Manne
Bil Ackerman
Ayeer
Dist
AMPEX
Andrea
Cicias
Swan
Desert Palms Park
East Speedway
Wrightstown
Keer
Nutrition Center
W. of Post Office
F. Bouadway
Tubacay
Tubac Golf Course
TUBAC
Write Valley Construction Company
P.O
Tubac, Ariz
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