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<br />I <br /> <br />1 <br /> <br />MR. SHAPIRO: <br /> <br />MR. STAPLETON: <br /> <br />MR. SPARKS: <br /> <br />.J..JI..l.o <br /> <br />Board and public op~n~on by itself could <br />insure the immediate building of Chatfield <br />Dam. I feel no\~ that the action of the <br />citizenry in forming a committee known as <br />'Action NOW - Dam the platte' was a more <br />foresighted decision than I originally had <br />anticipated. And I would urge your people to <br />continue a widespread, aggressive, feet to <br />the fire campaign with your Congressmen and <br />with the press because, as I figure it, <br />there are going to be five more flood seasons <br />before the gates are closed under the present <br />schedule and a catastrophe could certainly <br />very well occur. <br /> <br />So, Mr. Shapiro, I am hoping that the <br />news media will give you adequate publicity <br />to encourage a source of funds that will help <br />you insure your part in the program." <br /> <br />"Thank you." <br /> <br />"In the meantime, Larry, could we ask you <br />to communicate with the two congressmen in- <br />volved and our Senators to the point where <br />you are always, and I know you are, up to <br />date on where we can help?" <br /> <br />"Certainly. The two people I talked with <br />primarily in Washington were Senator Allott <br />and congressman Rogers. As soon as they get <br />any word at all on the budget message they <br />are going to call me by telephone and let me <br />know \~hat it is. They then will request an <br />opinion from the Corps of Engineers, based <br />upon the budget message, as to how it will <br />affect the Corps schedule. If the Corps <br />replies that it will slow their schedule <br />even further than what is now contemplated, <br />they intend to m~,e a fight to increase the <br />appropriation. <br /> <br />As soon as that budget message is deliv- <br />ered, which should be within two weeks now, <br />\~e will know what course of action we will <br />have to follow." <br />