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...presidential plane, as Kennedy flew into Pueblo, Colo., for a speech about a $170 million project to divert water from the Fryingpan and Roaring Fork rivers on the western slopes of the Rockies into the Arkansas River valley on the east, was Colorado's Democratic Senator John Carroll. A loyal Kennedy backer in Congress, Carroll faces a stiff re-election challenge this year from Republican Representative Peter Dominick. It was Carroll who introduced Kennedy to some 8,000 cheering spectators in the Pueblo High School Stadium...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Presidency: Happy to Be There | 8/24/1962 | See Source »

...Approved by voice vote and sent to the House an Administration-backed bill authorizing construction of the $156 million Fryingpan-Arkansas project in Colorado. The project would funnel water from the Colorado River basin through the Continental Divide into the Arkansas River basin, where more water is badly needed for power and irrigation purposes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Work Done | 7/23/1956 | See Source »

Newsmen in the Pacific got out of the fryingpan of censorship last week-and found the fire not altogether to their liking. As the Army withdrew its control, it also withdrew its help. And much of this help-transportation, post offices, banks, hospitals, even food-was irreplaceable in remote areas...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: On Their Own | 10/22/1945 | See Source »

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