Hoover Dam One of Man's Great Engineering Feats
AP Special Report recalls Hoover Dam's place in history. It notes the 1935 dedication by Franklin D. Roosevelt, the swift two year construction, and the dam's role in shaping the American Southwest with Lake Mead, irrigation for crops, and power for millions, alongside its early name Boulder Dam.
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Roblem
Hoover Dam
Desert
Imperial Valley
California
Lake Mead
Colorado
Bureau of Reclamation
America
American Society of Civil Engineers
Boulder Canyon
New York State
Hoover
Switzerland
Rhodesia
India
Frankin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Boulder Dam
Harry & Truman
Army
J. C. Ives
War Department
Salvation Army Thanks Civic Groups for Kettle Effort
Maj G Edward Bowjian announced Salvation Army collected 5.68 for the Christmas Basket Fund from kettles placed on Loudoun Street and at Ward Plaza over two Saturdays. He thanked Elks Jaycees American Legion TACS Rotary Kiwanis Kiwanis Circle K Eagles VFW posts 2123 and 6044 Business Professional Women Lions Antique Auto Club for volunteering as kettle ringers through Christmas Eve.
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Salvation Army
Loudoun St
Ward Plaza
G. Edward Bow- Jmmian
the Elks
Jaycees
American Legion
TACS
Rotary
Kiwanis
Kiwanis Key Club
Kiwanis Circle K
Eagles
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Business & Professional Women’s Clubs
Lions
The
California farm income sets 1965 record at 3.7 billion
Gov. Edmund G Brown reports California farm income for 1965 rose to a record 3.7 billion amid ongoing concerns over Mexican farm labor shortages. The piece also notes James Watt’s 1784 use of steam to heat his office as the first practical steam heating.
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Sacramento
Calif
Edmund G. Brown
California
James Watt
Police manpower rises but hours on the street stay steady
New York police strength climbs to a peak of 27 052, yet Police Commissioner Vincent L. Broderick says man hours on the streets are not greatly increased due to shorter shifts longer vacations and sick leaves. The article notes wartime mining manpower and references the Encyclopaedia Britannica data.
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New York
York City
Vincent L. Broderick
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Jasper Dam
John Lengel
Las Vegas
Nev
Ives
Record Farm
Gelid
Weather Bureau
Atlantic Seaboard
Continental Divide
Quixote
Canterbury
Traction
Reformed Church In
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Yor
Warde
Ea Ita
LIS
Astrosound
Rocky Mt
Suzy
Gwen
Dell
Beas
Barbie
Wards
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