Showing the Earth dike that now separates the present river channel and the channel that it is to be diverted into (lowerside). On upper side of dike is dredge (William H. Black). The dike will be dredged to 50' width, which will be blasted out. Dike is between stations 6+00' and 7+00'. Dredging completed tonight. In center, the blasting holes area being bored. Kansas City District, channel
Launching a 12-speech day which carried him through southern Illinois and on to Springfield, Senator John F. Kennedy campaigned vigorously Monday on the East Side after an overnight stop in St. Louis. At Granite City (above left), he met one of the day's biggest turnouts, an estimated 3000 persons who gathered in the Bellemore Village Shopping Center. Another large crowd was on hand to hear the
View showing discharge line into new river channel made by flood last spring. Reveted bank shown will be for the third river channel that dredge is now cutting. Kansas City District, Pilot Canal Project.