South Dakota Flood Disaster: Hearing, Ninety-second Congress, Second Session. June 27, 1972, at Rapid City, S. Dak

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Page 35 - Policies, Standards, and Procedures in the Formulation, Evaluation, and Review of Plans for Use and Development of Water and Related Land Uses, Senate Document 97, 87th Congress, 2nd Session, 1962, pp.
Page 8 - REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA Mr. BERRY. Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and members of this committee.
Page 9 - ... It is Dr. William Herbst, who represents the District of Columbia Medical Society on health needs of the area. Senator PASTORE. All right, Doctor. Let me say at the outset we are honored to have you here this evening, and we wait with anticipation to hear your words of wisdom. Dr. HERBST. Senator, first of all I want to express my appreciation and the appreciation of the medical society for the privilege of being here this evening. And not only that, but personally I remember very pleasantly...
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Page 63 - I just want to say that I do not know of any State law that would take away that State pension.
Page 91 - ... through specialized portrayals of meteorological soundings. 1. This study should result in the selection and/or development of instrumentation for facilitating and evaluating future operations. D. Investigate electrical phenomena associated with cloud formations and precipitation in mountains. //. Institute of Atmospheric Sciences of the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology A. Identify and classify the mechanism of waters transport by air masses at different times of the year, with special...
Page 101 - June flood was caused by meteorological conditions beyond the control of man. Indeed the same weather system had produced similar floods from California to South Dabota. 5. Weather modification activities by the IAS did not contribute materially to the flood. Had none been conducted, the damage would have been the same.

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