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Eisenhower: “Surveys are now under way by the International Joint Commission and the Corps of Engineers to determine the best methods…”

On the recordSeptember 2, 1954
Surveys are now under way by the International Joint Commission and the Corps of Engineers to determine the best methods of obtaining improved control of the levels of the Great Lakes and of preventing recurrence of damage along their shores.
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Eisenhower
Republican · Kansas

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Memorandum of Disapproval of Bill Permitting Increased Water Diversion From Lake Michigan.

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