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Flood Control Act Of 1946, Us Conress

US Government Documents Related to Indigenous Nations

This act, also known as Public Law 79-526 or "An act authorizing the construction of certain public works on rivers and harbors for flood control, and for other purposes" dated July 24, 1946, does a number of things, including amending previous laws, appropriating funds, and authorizing projects related to flood control across the entire United States and territories. Specific to North Dakota among the many amendments included is one that authorizes the Chief of Engineers of the United States (US) Army to "enter into cooperative arrangements with local agencies for the operation of such Government facilities for the expansion of …

Trends In Teaching High School Elementary Algebra In North Dakota, Sherwin G. Swartout

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Letter From Martin Cross To Senator Langer Regarding A Resolution Passed By Three Affiliated Tribes Business Council, June 12, 1946, Martin Cross

William Langer Papers

This letter dated June 12, 1946, from Three Affiliated Tribes Tribal Chairperson Martin Cross to United States (US) Senator William Langer, encloses a resolution passed by the Three Affiliated Tribes requesting that the Garrison Dam not be built below their reservation which will flood their homelands. The council proposes instead for the tribes to gift the necessary land to build the dam north of the reservation. This resolution includes a recommendation for the proposed plan which estimates a savings of about $100,000,000.

A handwritten note on the letter says, "PS--looking for you in Elbowoods on June 22."

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June 1946, University Of North Dakota Alumni Association

ALL: UND Alumni Review Master List

June 1946 issue of "The University of North Dakota Alumni Review." 4 pages

Volume 21, Number 6

Annotated Copy Of Us Public Law 79-374, "An Act Making Appropriations For The Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 1947, For Civil Functions Administered By The War Department, And For Other Purposes," May 2, 1946, Us Congress, Usher L. Burdick

Usher Burdick Papers

This document is a copy of "An Act Making Appropriations for the Fiscal Year Ending in June 30, 1947, for Civil Functions Administered by the War Department, and for Other Purposes," with a section on page 4 underlined and bracketed.

This Public Law, dated May 2, 1946, also known as Public Law 79-374, or "War Department Civil Appropriations Act, 1947," includes appropriations for a variety of projects ranging from cemetery expenses to waterway maintenance to flood control.

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An Act Making Appropriations for the Fiscal Year Ending in June 30, 1947, for Civil Functions Administered by the War Department, …

An Act Making Appropriations For The Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 1947, For Civil Functions Administered By The War Department, And For Other Purposes, United States Congress

US Government Documents Related to Indigenous Nations

This Public Law, dated May 2, 1946, also known as Public Law 79-374, or "War Department Civil Appropriations Act, 1947," includes appropriations for a variety of projects ranging from cemetery expenses to waterway maintenance to flood control.

May 1946, University Of North Dakota Alumni Association

ALL: UND Alumni Review Master List

May 1946 issue of "The University of North Dakota Alumni Review." 8 pages

Volume 21, Number 5

Russian Migration To The United States, Obert Berke

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Interest In this topic, The Prussian Immigrant to the United States from 1790 to 1914, dates back to my childhood in a community in which the Russians made up three fourths of the population. Contact with the homesteaders and everyday political events of modern Russia has intensified this interest.

This large country with Its variety of nationalities has added and Is adding color to our own political, Industrial, social, and religious life. Russia is destined to play a larger part in international politics than ever before. Our own nation will also find it necessary to play politics with the giant …

R.O.C. Messenger: April 1946, Republican Organizing Committee

North Dakota Politics - Publications

April 1946. Published by the Republican Organizing Committee, this issue of "The R.O.C. Messenger" consists of 8 pages of text. Volume 1, Number 9

April 1946, University Of North Dakota Alumni Association

ALL: UND Alumni Review Master List

April 1946 issue of "The University of North Dakota Alumni Review." 8 pages

Volume 21, Number 4

Letter From Felix Cohen To Joseph O'Mahoney Regarding Possible Impacts Of House Amendments To Us House Resolution 5400, March 4, 1946, Felix S. Cohen

William Langer Papers

This letter, dated March 4, 1946, from Felix S. Cohen, Acting Solicitor of the United States (US) Department of the Interior Office of the Solicitor, to US Senator from Wyoming Joseph C. O'Mahoney, reports on a conference arranged earlier the same day by O'Mahoney between Cohen, representatives of the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, and Ralph H. Case, legal counsel for the Three Affiliated Tribes, held for the purpose of exploring the possible impacts of a US House of Representatives amendment to the pending US War Department's Civil Appropriation Bill, also known as US House Resolution (HR) …

March 1946, University Of North Dakota Alumni Association

ALL: UND Alumni Review Master List

March 1946 issue of "The University of North Dakota Alumni Review." 8 pages

Volume 21, Number 3

February 1946, University Of North Dakota Alumni Association

ALL: UND Alumni Review Master List

February 1946 issue of "The University of North Dakota Alumni Review." 4 pages

Volume 21, Number 2

R.O.C. Messenger: February 1946, Republican Organizing Committee

North Dakota Politics - Publications

February 1946. Published by the Republican Organizing Committee, this issue of "The R.O.C. Messenger" consists of 8 pages of text. Volume 1, Number 8

Letter From Representative Burdick Regarding Garrison Dam Pool Level, January 31, 1946, Usher L. Burdick

Usher Burdick Papers

This form letter, dated January 31, 1946, from United States (US) Representative Usher Burdick to an unnamed recipient concerns the Garrison Dam pool level. In this letter Burdick explains that on February 4th, the US Appropriation Bill will be debated and that he hopes the recipient will be present. He then describes the debate over the 1,830- and 1,850-foot operating levels for the dam, noting that the bill authorizing the dam proposed a 17 million acre-foot pool, corresponding to a height of 1,830 feet above sea level; however, US Army Engineers are now pushing for a level of 1,850, which …

January 1946, University Of North Dakota Alumni Association

ALL: UND Alumni Review Master List

January 1946 issue of "The University of North Dakota Alumni Review." 4 pages

Volume 21, Number 1

1946 Dacotah, University Of North Dakota

The Dacotah, 1904-1977

The 1946 edition of the Dacotah yearbook was dedicated to returning veterans, honoring their service and expressing gratitude as they resumed their place in university life.

Public Relations Press Release From Us Army Corps Of Engineers Regarding Lieu Lands In Oliver And Mercer Counties, 1946, United States Army Corps Of Engineers

William Langer Papers

This public relations press release dated 1946, from the United States (US) Army Corps of Engineers, regarding lieu lands related to the Garrison Dam states that the US War Department and the US Department of Interior have arrived at a proposal. This proposal would give the affected 300 families of the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation lieu lands from Oliver and Mercer counties to replace lands that will be flooded by the Garrison Dam. The release states that these lands were selected following a survey of nearly 600,000 acres and that these lands are comparable in quality …

Reactions Of Zirconyl Chloride With Sugars, Milton M. Wachtel

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History Of Public School Financial Legislation In North Dakota, John Hove

Theses and Dissertations

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An Act Making Appropriations To Supply Deficiencies In Certain Appropriations For The Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 1946, And For Prior Fiscal Years, To Provide Supplemental Appropriations For The Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 1946, And For Other Purposes, United States Congress

US Government Documents Related to Indigenous Nations

This United States (US) public law (US Public Law 79-269) supplemented deficiencies for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1946. This public law includes a section under “Flood Control” that specifies that the funds available for construction of the Garrison Reservoir Dam may not be spent on construction of the dam until the Secretary of the Interior finds lands “equal in quality and sufficient in area” for relocation and compensation of Three Affiliated Tribes of Fort Berthold Reservation.

Excerpts From The Us Congressional Record Regarding Amendments Proposed By Us Senator Joseph C. O'Mohoney Related To The Taking Of Land From The Three Affiliated Tribes Of The Fort Berthold Reservation For The Garrison Dam Project, December 15, 1945, Us Congress

Usher Burdick Papers

This document, nominally dated July 15 and including excerpts from the United States Congressional Record of December 15, 19, and 20 of 1945 and July 27 of 1947, contains transcripts of debates on two amendments proposed by Senator Joseph C. O’Mahoney of Wyoming to protect the interests of the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Forth Berthold Reservation during the taking of a significant portion of their land for the construction of the Garrison Dam and Reservoir on the Missouri River.

In addition to the excerpts from the Congressional record, the document also contains, on its last page, the texts of …

Letter From Felix Cohen To Joseph O'Mahoney Regarding Chief Of Army Engineers Statement On Inundation Of Fort Berthold Lands, December 14, 1945, Felix S. Cohen

William Langer Papers

This letter, from Felix S. Cohen, Associate Solicitor for the United States (US) Department of the Interior Office of the Solicitor, to US Senator from Wyoming Joseph O'Mahoney, is a response to O'Mahoney's telephone inquiry regarding the meaning and effect of comments made in a statement from the Chief of Engineers, US Army, concerning arrangements to be made where Indian lands are inundated by proposed reservoirs.

Cohen offers the opinion that the wording of the statement does not limit the powers of federal agencies to carry out condemnation proceeding to the particular manner described in the the statement.

In other …

R.O.C. Messenger: December 1945, Republican Organizing Committee

North Dakota Politics - Publications

December 1945. Published by the Republican Organizing Committee, this issue of "The R.O.C. Messenger" consists of 8 pages of text. Volume 1, Number 7

Letter From Lt. Col. Delbert Freeman To Senator Langer Regarding Name Of Town Created For Construction Of Garrison Dam, November 14, 1945, Delbert Freeman

William Langer Papers

This letter dated November 14, 1945, from Lieutenant Colonel Delbert Freeman of the United States (US) War Department to US Senator William Langer, Freeman acknowledges receipt of Langer's November 9, 1945 letter, and a letter enclosed with it from E. E. Koenig of Underwood, North Dakota, regarding the name of the name of the construction village to be created at the construction site of the Garrison Dam. Freeman explains that the name for the village is under consideration, and the Koenig's suggestion of "Ashville" will be given full consideration.

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R.O.C. Messenger: November 1945, Republican Organizing Committee

North Dakota Politics - Publications

November 1945. Published by the Republican Organizing Committee, this issue of "The R.O.C. Messenger" consists of 8 pages of text. Volume 1, Number 6

Joint Resolution From The Williston Township Farmer's Union Regarding Garrison Reservoir Pool Level, October 14, 1945, Williston Township Farmer's Union

William Langer Papers

This joint resolution dated October 19, 1945, from the Williston (North Dakota) Township Farmer's Union, lists several reasons why the Union is "unalterably opposed" to the operation of the pool of the Garrison Dam at a maximum level that exceeds 1830 feet above sea level. Reasons include the flooding of bottomlands, the loss of local revenue from farming, and a lack of impartial hearings conducted within the affected areas.

This resolution contains handwritten signatures and dates.

Statement By Representative Burdick Regarding Problems With The Proposed Garrison Dam Project, October 1, 1945, Usher L. Burdick

Usher Burdick Papers

This statement, dated October 1, 1945, by United States (US) Representative Usher L. Burdick raises a number of issues with the proposed Garrison Dam Project, among them the discrepancy between the proposed dam height and promised maximum pool height, contradictory assessments regarding the suitability of the Garrison location, the effects of relocation of reservation residents on the local tax base and potential flooding in the Williston area.

Burdick writes that, “All of the controversy on this particular dam has been caused by the Army Engineers themselves. The whole trouble ranges around the height of the dam. If the Dam is …

Letter From Representative William Lemke To Representative Usher Burdick Regarding Garrison Dam Pool Level, September 19, 1945, William Lemke

Usher Burdick Papers

This letter, dated September 19, 1945, from United States (US) Representative William Lemke to US Representative Usher Burdick concerns the Garrison Dam pool level. The letter states that "Taber and Stefan" have told Lemke that there could be a provision to not provide money for building the dam over 1,830 feet. The letter also states that the US Army Engineers and the US Bureau of Reclamation stated the dam would be built to 1,850 feet but be kept at 1,830 until further notice or until necessary to pump water from Garrison to a canal for the Sheyenne River in Devils …

R.O.C. Messenger, September 1945, Republican Organizing Committee

North Dakota Politics - Publications

September 1945. Published by the Republican Organizing Committee, this issue of "The R.O.C. Messenger" consists of 8 pages of text. Volume 1, Number 5