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Water - Fallbrook

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Approx. 15 items: LAT clips and copies over a ten year period recording the legal battle between the San Diego County town of Fallbrook and the U.S. government over water rights - LAT originally broke the story.

Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date
1951 - 1961
Call number
mssLAT
Creator
Los Angeles Times (Firm)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance
The Los Angeles Times,
Associated people
Bassett, James E., (1912-1978.)
Chandler, Norman, (1899-1973.)
Chandler, Otis, (1927-2006.)
Conrad, Paul, (1924-2010.)
Johnson, W. Thomas, (1941-)
Owens, Charles H.
Associated organizations
Los Angeles Times (Firm).
Los Angeles Times History Center.
Times Mirror Company.
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