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The normally quiet Pecos Peas River flows over the dam in front of the Carlsbad NJ NM power plant but the water did not reach the plant itself Pecos River Ebbing Slowly Alter Flooding Texas Town By THE mE ASSOCIATED PRESS flood waters ebbed slowly today from frem damaged homes and devastated farms arms but there was waz a 8 threat of still stillmore stillmore stillmore more rain in neighboring sec see sectors tors tora of far West Texas and I southeast New Mexico I Army helicopters brought food drinking water and medi medicines I cines cinea Tuesday to residents I forced from homes at nearly marooned Dell City Tex 92 miles east of El EI Paso The helicopters from Ft FL I Bliss in El EI Paso also made re re- relief relief relief lief flights to the Carlsbad NM vicinity Deluges estimated at 11 inch inch- inches es since Monday at ot Dell City and 8 II inches in Carlsbad Caverns Caverns erns National Park set bat off the destroying crop floods While the muddy waters were receding Weather Bureau ob ob- observers observers observers servers said there was a 50 per percent percent percent cent chance of thundershowers in at least part of the affected area At least one death apparently occurred as the Ule Pecos River went on the rampage at Carls Carls- bad A search earch continued today for Joe Little 45 4 who was washed off a National Guard truck Monday night while re re- reporting reporting re- re reporting porting developments for radio station elation Losses were expected to run into hundreds of thousands of dollars Water six inches to six feet deep covered about 95 per cent of Dell City an irrigated farm farm- farming ing log center Most of its pea peo eo- eo pie took shelter sheller in public schools Some were rescued off rooftops Flood evacuees at Carlsbad about aboul families were housed in school buildings Helicopters went into action after an 85 loot washout on US U.S. 80 61 stalled a 21 truck Army convoy 54 miles east of El EI Paso One of the trucks finally made it into Dell City late Tuesday night There was hope others could get through today four Eighty-four soldiers set up an evacuation headquarters at st the I washout which occurred at a point 15 IS miles south of the New Mexico line I I Water gushing off the Guad Guad- Guadalupe Guadalupe and Hueco mountains poured down normally dry ar ar- arroyos royos and across salt flats flat to arms staggering crop crap losses lasses in is inthe inthe the Dell City vicinity Thousands of acres were sub sub- submerged submerged merged including all the crop croplands lands from Dell City to the town of Salt Flat 13 miles south In I addition tion to destroying crops the flooding left deep deposits of mud pouted polled with alkali de deposits de- de deposits posits which could trouble farm fann farmers ers for months Farmers normally harvest cotton from about 2500 acres around Dell City irrigating from wells It also is a vegetable vegetable vegetable ble center producing principal principal- principally ly tomatoes and bell peppers at this season
Object Description
| Title | Columbia Missourian Newspaper 1966-08-24 |
| Description | 58th Year, No. 289 |
| Subject |
Columbia (Mo.) -- Newspapers Boone County (Mo.) -- Newspapers |
| Coverage | United States -- Missouri -- Boone County -- Columbia |
| Language | English |
| Date | 1966-08-24 |
| Type | Newspapers |
| Format | |
| Collection Name |
Columbia Missourian Newspaper Collection |
| Publisher.Digital | University of Missouri Library Systems |
| Rights | These pages may be freely searched and displayed. Permission must be received for distribution or publication. |
| Contributing Institution |
State Historical Society of Missouri University of Missouri--Columbia. School of Journalism |
| Copy Request |
Contact the State Historical Society of Missouri at: (800) 747-6366 or (573) 882-7083 or email contact@shsmo.org. Some fees apply: http://shsmo.org/research/researchfees |
| County |
Boone County (Mo.) |
Description
| Title | Columbia Missourian 1966-08-24 Pecos River Ebbing Slowly after Flooding Texas Town |
| Date | 1966-08-24 |
| Type | article |
| Collection Name | Columbia Missourian Newspaper Collection |
| Item.Transcript | The normally quiet Pecos Peas River flows over the dam in front of the Carlsbad NJ NM power plant but the water did not reach the plant itself Pecos River Ebbing Slowly Alter Flooding Texas Town By THE mE ASSOCIATED PRESS flood waters ebbed slowly today from frem damaged homes and devastated farms arms but there was waz a 8 threat of still stillmore stillmore stillmore more rain in neighboring sec see sectors tors tora of far West Texas and I southeast New Mexico I Army helicopters brought food drinking water and medi medicines I cines cinea Tuesday to residents I forced from homes at nearly marooned Dell City Tex 92 miles east of El EI Paso The helicopters from Ft FL I Bliss in El EI Paso also made re re- relief relief relief lief flights to the Carlsbad NM vicinity Deluges estimated at 11 inch inch- inches es since Monday at ot Dell City and 8 II inches in Carlsbad Caverns Caverns erns National Park set bat off the destroying crop floods While the muddy waters were receding Weather Bureau ob ob- observers observers observers servers said there was a 50 per percent percent percent cent chance of thundershowers in at least part of the affected area At least one death apparently occurred as the Ule Pecos River went on the rampage at Carls Carls- bad A search earch continued today for Joe Little 45 4 who was washed off a National Guard truck Monday night while re re- reporting reporting re- re reporting porting developments for radio station elation Losses were expected to run into hundreds of thousands of dollars Water six inches to six feet deep covered about 95 per cent of Dell City an irrigated farm farm- farming ing log center Most of its pea peo eo- eo pie took shelter sheller in public schools Some were rescued off rooftops Flood evacuees at Carlsbad about aboul families were housed in school buildings Helicopters went into action after an 85 loot washout on US U.S. 80 61 stalled a 21 truck Army convoy 54 miles east of El EI Paso One of the trucks finally made it into Dell City late Tuesday night There was hope others could get through today four Eighty-four soldiers set up an evacuation headquarters at st the I washout which occurred at a point 15 IS miles south of the New Mexico line I I Water gushing off the Guad Guad- Guadalupe Guadalupe and Hueco mountains poured down normally dry ar ar- arroyos royos and across salt flats flat to arms staggering crop crap losses lasses in is inthe inthe the Dell City vicinity Thousands of acres were sub sub- submerged submerged merged including all the crop croplands lands from Dell City to the town of Salt Flat 13 miles south In I addition tion to destroying crops the flooding left deep deposits of mud pouted polled with alkali de deposits de- de deposits posits which could trouble farm fann farmers ers for months Farmers normally harvest cotton from about 2500 acres around Dell City irrigating from wells It also is a vegetable vegetable vegetable ble center producing principal principal- principally ly tomatoes and bell peppers at this season |
