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September 16, 1965..Nevada County Nugget..
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Mubern Dam Project Bass
Praise From The President
Last week as President Johnson
signed into law H.R, 485, the
Johnson-Kuchel Act to authorize
Congress for compiling the greatest eight-month record of conservation since the nation was
born. The Auburn-Folsom South
construction of the AuburnFolsom South Unit of the Central Project legislation, he said,
Valley Project, he pointed out the would add to the legacy of
“savage and tragic contrasts” America --a legacy of protection
which our nation has been exagainst drought, of recreation,
* periencing in connection with of electrical power.
water,
“I have never seen a dollar
In the westand midwest raging invested anywhere in this nation
floods swept through town after in water conservation,’ the Presitown claiming lives, destroying dent said, “in multipleuse
property,
while in the East the projects, thatin a period of even
nation is in thegrip of an unprea decade didn't prove that it was
cedented ahd deepening drought. a good investment, and would
The President pointed up the pay very high returns on what we
tremendous cost of these emerhad spent for it.°
gencies noting thatin the past 12
So, this is not the last consermonths flood damage inthe vation project that we will
United States has amounted to approve, It is not the last legis$1, 250,000,000. The floods last lation inthis field. We are going
Christmas in Northern California to continue it until we have
alone wasted enough water into stopped the floods, until we have
the seas to meet the domestic, preyented the drought, and we
municipal and industrial demands have the kind of conservation
of the entire nation for a whole program that is worthy of the 20th
year-~-sixteen trillion gallons,
Century, and worthy of the fore“Our generation is challenged sight of the American people.
"
to really make a steady, deter
x”
mined, and I hope, successful,
effort to: eliminate drought and
flood from this land," President
THE WALLS started to rise this week on the Nevada Irrigation District's
new office being constructed at the district's office and yard complex off
Marysville Highway west of the Grass Valley city limits. Don Murchison
Construction of Sacramento is building the new structure, the third to go
up at the site. The district plans eventually to have all of its office,
maintenance and storage facilities at the new location.
Congressman Applauds
Repeal Of Special Gas Tax
Congressman Harold T. (Bizz)
Johnson of the second, mountainvalley
counties, district has
hailed the one-cent reduction in
California received $37 , 800,000
federal funds for the repair of
state highways, county roads and
In his proclamation reducing
the gas tax effective September
lst, Governor Edmund G, Brown
city streets damaged by the
pointed out that sufficient funds
floods.
Approximately
$30,000,000 came asa direct
conclusion of a joint federalresult of the Johnson -authorized
state effort to finance the rePacific Northwest Disaster Act.
Ofthetotal, about $28,700,000
building of Northern California's
flood devastated road system.
_ was spent on state highway rehabilitation and the balance on
"Those of uswhoworked so long
had been made available from
California State gasoline taxes
which represented the successful
and hard to see that the federal
city streets and county roads.
Johnson told those of us gathered
in the Rose Garden of the White
House for the ceremony.
“And if our astronauts can do
what they did the other day-spend eight days in space--we
have got enough ingenuity, imagination and determination here
to get the job done with drought
and flood,"
The President praised the 89th
Built in 1859
.
. lately restored and refitted in the
manner of the Gold Rush times.. now
offers splendiferous overnite
accommodations.
Call (916) 265-5135 or write the Red Castle
109 Prospect St., Nevada City, California
In California,
after a day’s fishing
beer’s the one..
for good taste,
the federal sources and the additional gas tax to builda
$57,000,000 emergency repair
fund which should be adequate
forthe job, Nearly two-thirds of
this fund was from Federal
sources,
government met its responsibilities in this disaster, " Congressman Johnson said, “feel that
the early elimigation of the
simplicity ...
emergency tax increase made
the effort well worth while. "
The California State Legislature had established the
temporary one-cent increase in
the gas tax to meet state costs
The New
in the financing of repair and
restoration of roads and highways,
BERGEMANN & SON
It had been anticipated the tax
would be kept in force until the
Funeral Chapel
end
of the year.
As a result of $37,800,000 in
federal assistance, the tax was
reduced four monthsearlier,
Congressman Johnson pointed out.
Most of the federal funds were
provided as a result of special
legislation introduced and steered
through Congress by Represent~ative Johnson.
The State of
BostAve. off Lower
Grass Valle y. Rd,
ready to serve you
day or night
Nevada City
call 265 2421
Wherever you fish for sport—on the
ocean, by the booming surf, or on some
quiet country pond, it’s great at the end
of the. day to head for a rewarding glass of beer.
While you're talking over the ones that got away,
or pan-frying the ones that didn’t, you enjoy the
hearty taste and cool refreshment only a glass of
beer can give you so well. Yes, whatever your
sport— bowling or strolling, golfing or gardening
—a frosty glass of beer makes a naturally
great accom panimen [
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