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Show THE THREE-RING CIRCUS 141 The Daily Pantagraph of Bloomington, Illinois, said of the project "a few benefit, you pay the bill." 161 The Detroit Times 162 thought that "nonessential spending should be eliminated, and the Central Arizona Project definitely is nonessential. It is a fantastic public works promotion and should be killed before it is born." Declared the Buffalo, New York, Courier-Express: 163 "While one government department is spending tax- raised money to keep surplus crops off the market, it is proposed that another department spend more tax-raised money to increase crop production." This was also the view of Garth A. Shoemaker, president of the Citizen Public Expenditure Survey, Inc., of Albany, New York. "We hope the House will kill this measure," said the Ohio State Journal of Columbus.164 "The nation facing drains brought by international dangers cannot afford the extravagant expenditure of huge amounts of man- power and critical materials. The taxpayers of Ohio cannot afford to shell out . . . for a few people in Arizona." So the nation's press, except in Arizona and the Upper Basin, became aroused, and congressmen felt the pres- sures from home. On Monday, March 21, 1949, Senator O'Mahoney opened hearings on S. 75 and SJ. Res. 4. He had a good attendance. Members of the Senate Interior Committee present were Senators Murray, Downey, McFarland, Anderson, Kerr, Butler, Millikin, Cordon, Ecton and Malone. Also on hand to speak for California was Senator Knowland.165 It was the same old battle and the same old battle- ground. Every attempt has been made in this account |