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*k%.g 4-17-73
FLOOD CONT iOL
VTR TI[ I: 1:17
SOT COMING
TAMAYO
Army engineers continue to open another La.utiana
spillway in an effort to control flooding waters from the Mississippi river. The spillway is c:xpected to ease ressure on a dam which contains the river North of Baton ouge. The move received reluctant agreements from Governor Edwin Edwards after a co Apromise with the Army Corps of Engineers limiting the flow of water and decreasing the flood threat to wildlife and nearby Morgan City. The alternative was a possible drastic change in the flow Of the hississippi Diver, threatening to alter the coastal topography. Here's more on the flood control operation from :-b-C's Tim O'Brien: VTR HERE-- SOT UP FROM THE BEGINNING-- RUNS 1:17