Word: flooded
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Oklahoma's Lukfata Lake. A $48 million dam on Glover Creek in the southeast corner of the state would have provided flood control and water supplies. But the major current beneficiary of the additional fresh water would be one large catfish farm...
Kentucky's Yatesville Dam. Started in 1974 and nearly 20% completed, the $66 million, 140-ft.-high dam was justified as a flood-control and recreation project. But it would only reduce the water crest by three inches in danger periods, and nearby recreational facilities are adequate. The dam has largely been a work project for those residents of eastern Kentucky who might otherwise be on welfare...
...Attorney in Philadelphia. Marston was conducting an investigation into the same charges. That probe is continuing, in close cooperation with the ethics committee, and a Justice Department official said an indictment could come "in a matter of weeks." Eilberg's Pennsylvania colleague in the House, Daniel Flood, who was indicted earlier this month on perjury charges in another case, is also being investigated for his activities on behalf of the hospital...
Last October, Elko was convicted of taking bribes from the same schools but engineered a three-year sentence after agreeing to reveal his boss's dealings. Elko has told investigators that Flood was paid more than $100,000 for having pressured federal agencies to help various constituents, contractors and businessmen. Grand juries in Washington, D.C., and Philadelphia are now probing Flood's activities, and Government investigators believe they can indict the Congressman on additional charges...
Last week a resolution was introduced in the House, aimed at Flood, requiring committee chairmen to step aside if they are indicted for an offense punishable by more than two years in prison. Meanwhile, Flood continues his campaign for re-election back home where his popularity does not seem to ebb. After the indictments were announced, the Congressman-a former Shakespearean actor -seemed uncharacteristically subdued when he stepped outside his modest house to make a statement. Claimed Flood: "These are charges made by desperate men under pressure...