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- Governor First To Testify On Oahe Irrigation Project At Huron Hearings
- Irrigation projects -- South Dakota; Boe, Nils A. (Nils Andreas), 1913-1992; United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Subcommittee on Irrigation and Reclamation
- Governor Nils Boe testifies in front of the Irrigation and Reclamation Subcommittee of the House Interior and Insular Affairs Committee in favor of the Oahe Irrigation Project.
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- The Daily Plainsman - August 6, 1968 - One full page
- Irrigation projects -- South Dakota; Oahe Dam (S.D.); Dam construction -- South Dakota -- 1940-1950; Dam construction -- South Dakota -- 1950-1960; Boe, Nils A. (Nils Andreas), 1913-1992; Berry, Ellis Yarnal, 1902-1999; McGovern, George S. (George...
- One full page of articles and photographs about the construction of the Oahe Dam. Article titles include: Oahe Project Milestones; Planning for Oahe Project been underway 20 years; Subdistrict formation was key step; Oahe authorization most...
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- Oahe Irrigation Project Prospects To Be Discussed At Meetings Here
- Irrigation projects -- South Dakota; Irrigation -- South Dakota; Missouri River Basin Project; Holum, Kenneth; ; McGovern, George S. (George Stanley), 1922- ; South Dakota Reclamation and Water Development Association; South Dakota Irrigators...
- A two day meeting held to discuss the Oahe Irrigation project. Senator George McGovern and Kenneth Holum, Assistant Secretary of Interior for Power and Water, to speak.
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- Multi-Million Dollar Oahe Project 1 Step Closer: Senate Committee OKs Project
- Irrigation projects -- South Dakota; Irrigation -- South Dakota; McGovern, George S. (George Stanley), 1922-; United States. Bureau of Reclamation; United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs
- Sen. George McGovern announced that the Senate Interior Committee unanimously approved the Oahe Irrigation Project for South Dakota. The bill now goes to the Senate floor for passage.
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- Reifel Sees ’68 as Year of Oahe Unit Approval
- Reifel, Ben, 1906-1990; Irrigation projects -- South Dakota; Irrigation -- South Dakota; Berry, Ellis Yarnal, 1902-1999; United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
- An article by Sen. Ben Reifel covering the legislation pending before Congress, including the Oahe Irrigation Project.
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- Hunting Ban Repeal Enhances Oahe Funds Prospects
- Lewis, James; Oahe Conservancy Sub-District (S.D.); Irrigation projects -- South Dakota; Waterfowl -- Hunting -- South Dakota; South Dakota. Legislature
- South Dakota Legislature enacted a bill to lift the out-of-state waterfowl hunting ban which was a stumbling block in gaining federal funding for the Oahe Irrigation Project.
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- Morton irritated at slowdown in reclamation project funds
- Irrigation projects -- South Dakota; Morton, Rogers C. B. (Rogers Clark Ballard), 1914-1979; Kneip, Richard F. (Richard Francis), 1933-1987; Berry, Ellis Yarnal, 1902-1999; Dole, Hollis M. (Hollis Mathews); Barnett, Don
- At a luncheon sponsored by the Rapid City Chamber of Commerce, Secretary of the Interior Rogers C. B. Morton expressed his irritation at the slowdown in reclamation project funds stating that federal funds are spent on a “population” basis.
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- Oahe Conservancy Sub-Dist. Signs Master Contract
- Oahe Conservancy Sub-District (S.D.); Irrigation -- South Dakota; Irrigation projects -- South Dakota; Brown County (S.D.); Spink County (S.D.) Holum, Kenneth; Holscher, Fred
- A master contract was signed bringing irrigation to Brown and Spink Counties.
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- Lincoln County Gravel Pits Yield Fossils from Pre-Glacial Animals
- Over, William H. (William Henry), 1866-1956; Lincoln County (S.D.); Fossils -- Collection and preservation -- South Dakota
- Gravel pits in Lincoln County SD, opened up by WPA projects, are yielding fossil remains of pre-glacial animals.
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- S.D. Irrigation Association is Organized
- Irrigation projects -- South Dakota; Irrigation -- South Dakota; South Dakota Irrigation Association; Oahe Dam (S.D.)
- 150 irrigators and interested persons gathered to form the S.D. Irrigation Association.
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- Demo. Delegation for Oahe Project asks for 1973 Funding
- McGovern, George S. (George Stanley), 1922-; Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994; Abourezk, James G., 1931-; Oahe Irrigation Project; Irrigation projects -- South Dakota; Irrigation -- South Dakota; United States. Office of Management...
- South Dakota’s democratic congressional delegation asked President Nixon to include construction funds for the Oahe Irrigation project in the administration’s budget for 1973.
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- Land Acquisition Funds For Oahe Project Expended
- Irrigation -- South Dakota; Irrigation projects -- South Dakota; Oahe Irrigation Project; Funkhouser, Preston; United States. Office of Management and Budget
- All land acquisition funds for the Oahe Irrigation project have been expended. Future land purchases will take place over the next three years as funds become available.
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- Irrigation Opposed By S.D. Farmers
- Irrigation -- South Dakota; Irrigation projects -- South Dakota; Freidman, Phillip; South Dakota. Water Resources Commission; Woodward, William; Dooley, James; Flowers Grant; Kahre, Ed; Houck, Cecil; McFarling, C.A.; Grimes, Joe
- A Wolsey, SD landowner appeared before the State Water Resources Commission and urged that irrigation with water from wells be halted because it is endangering the state’s domestic water supply.
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- Oahe Construction Stage Nears
- Oahe Irrigation Project; Irrigation -- South Dakota; Irrigation projects -- South Dakota; Oahe Conservancy Subdistrict; United States. Bureau of Reclamation; Missouri River
- Oahe Irrigation Project will begin construction when Congress authorizes the funds.
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- State Grants Irrigation Permits for 8,000 Acres
- Oahe Lake (S.D. and N.D.); Irrigation projects -- South Dakota; Irrigation -- South Dakota; South Dakota. Water Resources Commission; Water rights -- South Dakota
- Permits for water rights to irrigate 8,840 acres of land were issued by the State Water Resources Commission at hearings held May 18, 1966.
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- Oahe Irrigation Project Stressed: Necessary Tool, S.D. Leaders Say
- Irrigation -- South Dakota; Irrigation projects -- South Dakota; Oahe Irrigation Project
- Farmers, farm organization leaders and rural community leaders met before a Senate Interior Subcommittee in Redfield to insist that the Oahe Irrigation Project is an indispensable tool in building South Dakota's future.
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- Oahe Irrigation Holds Spotlight
- Irrigation -- South Dakota; Irrigation projects -- South Dakota; Oahe Irrigation Project; Mundt, Karl E. (Karl Earl), 1900-1974
- Oahe irrigation will continue to be the center of attention for a long time to come.
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- Prospects Bright for Oahe Approval: Holum
- Irrigation -- South Dakota; Irrigation projects -- South Dakota; Oahe Conservancy Sub-District (S.D.); Oahe Irrigation Project; Holum, Kenneth; Miller, Lloyd A.; Hundsted, Nelson; Lewis, James; Holscher, Fred
- An article by Kenneth Holum appraising the Oahe Irrigation Project. (article was continued on page 14, which was not saved)
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- Irrigation Plans Gets Udall OK
- Irrigation projects -- South Dakota; Irrigation -- South Dakota; McGovern, George S. (George Stanley), 1922-; Udall, Stewart L.;
- Initial approval of the proposed Oahe Irrigation Unit was given by the Secretary of the Interior, Stewart Udall.
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- Oahe Unit Would Create ‘Island of Excellence,’ SDSU President Says
- Irrigation -- South Dakota; Irrigation projects -- South Dakota; Briggs, Hilton Marshall, 1913-2001; Missouri River Basin Project (U.S.); South Dakota State University. Water Resources Institute; South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station; South...
- Dr. H.M. Briggs testified before members of the U.S. Senate on behalf of the Oahe Irrigation Project. Dr. Briggs stated that the irrigation unit would generate additional employment and stabilize the economy.
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