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...representatives of seven others met in Denver with Interior Secretary Cecil D. Andrus to consider specific steps. They blasted President Carter's decision to eliminate funding, at least temporarily, of 19 long-range federal water projects. Though none of these projects could have any impact on the current drought, the Governors said that they were "angry" and "stunned" at the poor timing of Carter's announcement. The Secretary promised to ask President Carter to appoint a national coordinator for drought relief in the form of federal loans and other financial aid to help individuals survive economically...
...scientists assessed the implications of the current drought at their Denver symposium, many urged that a new look be taken at long-range water problems. Stephen H. Schneider, head of the climate project for the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colo., argued that the nation should always be prepared for droughts, rather than surprised by them, because they are a regular feature of the U.S. climate. Although the timing of droughts cannot be predicted, they have been occurring in the plains states at roughly 20-to 22-year intervals, and are possibly related in an unknown fashion...
...California drought at its worst, TIME Correspondent James Wilde visited Orland (pop. 3,241), a farming community in the Sacramento Valley. His report...
Until now, Orland has been famed chiefly for its appearance in Ripley's Believe It or Not as a tiny town with no fewer than 13 bars and 21 churches-all active. Today, Orland is better known as a victim of a savage drought that is entering its second year. Its orchards, dairies, small farms and citizens are all in trouble, and the bars and churches are better patronized than ever before. In fact, the churches have been holding rain prayer meetings from 10 in the morning until 10 at night-so far to no avail...
Normal amenities are being curtailed by the drought. For three months, many farmers have trucked to town-which still has water in its deep well-to fill pails of water at the firehouse, use the toilets and take a bath. Townspeople have been inviting their country friends to share the water. Says Greg McCombs, editor of the local weekly newspaper: "I have no water, so I use a friend's bathroom in town...