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Pat Mitchell, Stonewall County Judge, discusses the origin and progress of a 1971 rainmaking project in the county.  
  
 
==General Interview Information==
 
==General Interview Information==
  
'''Interviewee Name:'''
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'''Interviewee Name:''' Pat Jr. Mitchell
  
'''Additional Parties Recorded:'''
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'''Additional Parties Recorded:''' None
  
'''Date:'''  
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'''Date:''' August 04, 1972
  
'''Location:'''
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'''Location:''' Aspermont, Texas
  
'''Interviewer:'''
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'''Interviewer:''' Jeff Townsend
  
'''Length:'''
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'''Length:''' 40 minutes
  
  
 
==Abstract==
 
==Abstract==
  
'''Tape 1, Side 1:'''
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'''Tape 1, Side 1:''' Changing character of the rainmaking contract reviewed,
 
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Notes community attitude toward rainmaking,
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National publicity cited,
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Municipal water supply for Aspermont traced,
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Need for rural water mentioned,
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Future water program cited,
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Recollections of past droughts,
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Mistaken citation to Wiley Post’s concussion techniques,
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Reasons for changes in rainmaking contract stated,
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Examines origin of rainmaking in Stonewall County,
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Comments on deterioration of confidence in the program,
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Mention of newspaper coverage,
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Recalls public attitude toward publicity,
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Homer Berry’s application for cloud-seeding permit denied.
 
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'''Tape 1, Side 2:'''
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'''Tape 1, Side 2:''' Appeal to Governor Preston Smith mentioned,
 
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Speculation on the future of weather modification,
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Opposition letter read,
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Expression of need for federal regulation in weather modification.
 
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'''Range Dates:'''
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'''Range Dates:''' 1971-1972
  
'''Bulk Dates:'''
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'''Bulk Dates:''' 1971-1972
  
  
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Latest revision as of 19:07, 19 July 2019

Pat Mitchell, Stonewall County Judge, discusses the origin and progress of a 1971 rainmaking project in the county.

General Interview Information

Interviewee Name: Pat Jr. Mitchell

Additional Parties Recorded: None

Date: August 04, 1972

Location: Aspermont, Texas

Interviewer: Jeff Townsend

Length: 40 minutes


Abstract

Tape 1, Side 1: Changing character of the rainmaking contract reviewed, Notes community attitude toward rainmaking, National publicity cited, Municipal water supply for Aspermont traced, Need for rural water mentioned, Future water program cited, Recollections of past droughts, Mistaken citation to Wiley Post’s concussion techniques, Reasons for changes in rainmaking contract stated, Examines origin of rainmaking in Stonewall County, Comments on deterioration of confidence in the program, Mention of newspaper coverage, Recalls public attitude toward publicity, Homer Berry’s application for cloud-seeding permit denied.

Tape 1, Side 2: Appeal to Governor Preston Smith mentioned, Speculation on the future of weather modification, Opposition letter read, Expression of need for federal regulation in weather modification.

Range Dates: 1971-1972

Bulk Dates: 1971-1972


Access Information

Original Recording Format:

Recording Format Notes:

Transcript:



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