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Thus, Maass said, "the main problem is adjusting to the flood hazard by a program that will give maximum benefits at minimum costs, and this program does not necessarily mean exclusive dam or levee control...
...nestled among the towering peaks of the French Alps, they raised their crops, milked their cows, patched their limestone houses and married their neighbors. Then came the French government, with the U.S. Marshall Plan dollars and an itch to spread electricity and progress. The government decided to raise a dam on the Isère River just above Tignes-a dam that would flood out the village...
...River Moves. Last week engineers began closing the escape valves in the great dam. Slowly, inch by inch, the Isère began, backing up. The stubborn peasants of Tignes thought they had one last chance: at a local election last week they voted a solid resistance ticket. All night the town made merry while the new councilors planned a last ditch stand against the company. They would die or drown before they would move from their beloved town, they said. From all over France came reporters and photographers to record Tignes's heroic defiance...
...ropes. People crowded to stroke the bells with their hands. Said a sturdy farmer, "They are our souls." A hush fell over the village. Some villagers angrily berated the blue-uniformed guards, but even they knew the game was up. Others began packing their belongings. In a week the dam water would be lapping their doors. In a month it would be 500 feet above the rooftops and Tignes would be no more...
...Scott, of which Wolfson is board chairman, now has a $3,588,959 contract building the bridge substructure for Jacksonville's new $50 million expressway. The firm, whose total backlog is $89 million, has many big projects outside Florida, including part of California's $30 million Folsom Dam...