Word: conservationism
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Joining Hands. The states are trying a variety of remedies. Utah has set up conservation districts, and is lobbying hard for federal funds to drill more wells.
Last week the Governors agreed to join hands in a regional conference that will devise new water-conservation projects for the whole area. Such cooperative programs have broken down in the past because of interstate jealousies and political bickering. Future failure could mean that thousands will follow after the owners...
Although Administration officials cited one possible conservation plan, they declined to estimate its possible cost. This plan would involve filling the entire area with about eight feet of iron slag, which would solidify and act as a drain for the water. New turf would cover the slag.
Corn in Percival. The major work picked up impetus after World War II, as the Corps of Engineers divided their labors among several control systems. Dams, reservoirs, floodgates, riprap and levees were built to control the flow rate. Reforestation and soil-conservation practices decreased flood runoff. By enlarging and lining...
The News decried Kennedy's report to Congress on the nation's economy: "Put together by old-style economists and giveaway gimmecrats." It derided his first efforts to solve the farm problem: "What the President is really saying is that he himself has no program for taking care...