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MIssissippi Flood Plan Bitterly Attacked.

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    • Subject Terms:
      BOEUF River Watershed (Ark. & La.); UNITED States
    • Abstract:
      The article reports that a property owner in the Boeuf River Basin has asked the court to restrain the U.S. government from implementing it flood control program along the Mississippi River without adequately compensating owners of flooded lands. Topics discussed include former Chief of Engineers Lieutenant General Edgar Jadwin's plans to increase levee heights, possible damages to railways and highways, and debate on who should pay the property owners.