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Title
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Missouri Waltzes to New Bed
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Description
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Illustrated map and article about the shifting of the Missouri River (partly from flooding and partly engineered by the United States Army Corps of Engineers) between Saint Joseph, Missouri (about 50 miles north of Kansas City), and Elwood, Kansas, and cutting off "Rosecrans Field, St. Joseph's airport and former Air Force base," in a change of state boundary lines, etc.
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Date
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1952-07-12
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Regions: Missouri Valley Project Goes On while Politicians Debate
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Description
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Article about the federal and private flood control projects on the Missouri River watershed, with a map of dam sites, photos. Includes discussion on the hyroelectric power and other benefits to be gained with the modifications, such as flood control, soil conservation, navigation, and so forth. Description also of the political debates over property rights and the competing Pick-Sloan and Hope-Aiken plans.
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Date
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1954-03-20
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
