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Performance of Relief Wells Along Missouri River Levees: 1951-1952 Floods

Description: "The purpose of this report is to present the results of a study of the performance of the three relief well systems [along the Missouri River] during the July 1951 and April 1952 floods, and to compare their performance with design predictions. [...] The report includes observed uplift and well-flow data, descriptions of relief well operations during the floods, and an analysis of the effectiveness of the well systems together with discussion and comments on several experimental and test wells… more
Date: December 1956
Creator: Waterways Experiment Station (U.S.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Substation History: Iowa

Description: This report is a summary of information available on substation locations, elevations, exposures, instrumentations, records and observers from date station was established through the year 1955
Date: 1956
Creator: United States. Weather Bureau.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Zinc-Lead-Copper Resources and General Geology of the Upper Mississippi Valley District

Description: From introduction: This report discusses the general geology of the Upper Mississippi Valley zinc-lead district, the distribution of ore deposits, and some relations of the ore deposits to the major geologic features.
Date: 1955
Creator: Heyl, Allen V.; Lyons, Erwin J.; Agnew, Allen F. & Behre, Charles H., Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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[News Script: Dope fighter gets Jaycee award]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a Houston police officer traveling to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to receive an award from the national Junior Chamber of Commerce, recognizing his work combating narcotics trafficking as an undercover agent.
Date: January 16, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Analyses of Tipple and Delivered Samples of Coal: (Collected During the Fiscal Years 1948 to 1950 Inclusive)

Description: From Forward: "This bulletin is the first of a new series, which includes analyses of only tipple and delivered coal. It covers samples collected throughout the United States from July 1, 1947 to June 30, 1950 (fiscal years 1948-50). It is planned that future publications of this series will cover a period of one fiscal year only and be issued as soon as possible after June 30 of each year."
Date: 1953
Creator: Snyder, N. H. & Aresco, S. J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Synthetic Liquid Fuel Potential of Iowa

Description: Report documenting the suitability of Iowa for plant locations to produce synthetic liquid fuels, based on raw materials. In this study, the only raw material considered in this survey was coal.
Date: June 4, 1951
Creator: Ford, Bacon, and Davis
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Annual Report of the Secretary of the Interior for 1949: Synthetic Liquid Fuels, Part 3. - Liquid Fuels from Agricultural Residues

Description: Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on the development and production of synthetic liquid fuels derived from agricultural products. The amount of synthetic fuels developed from corn is presented. The report includes tables, maps, and illustrations.
Date: February 1950
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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