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The article focuses on issues concerning water shortages across the world in 1965. It states that Jordan and Israel wrangle over the water banks of the River Jordan. It mentions that scientists work in the International Hydrological Decade (IHD), sponsored by the UNESCO to establish worldwide hydrology station networks to study precipitation, climate conditions and stream ecology. It adds that dams are being built at the river basins across the world based on the Tennessee Valley Authority.

The article reports on water shortages in some communities in the U.S., and emphasizes the need to conserve and preserve water. It discusses the key role that businesses play in the conservation of natural resources, suggesting that industries will be the one most affected when the supply of water runs short. The article reveals that the U.S. has plenty of water reserves, and argues that water shortages can be prevented by foresight.

The article analyzes the problem of water supply in the U.S. which is threatening to create a water shortage and famine in the country. It is reported that, the factors responsible for the problem are regional and includes, in the western part of the country industries and population is moving into areas where available water supply is limited, and in eastern parts where water is available there is the problem of pollution.

The article offers information on the threat of droughts looming large on the U.S. It mentions that farms and ranches are not the only victims of drought since now it is creeping into cities too. The article cites the impact of drought on agriculture, and farms. It discusses the far fetched side effects of the natural calamity which includes low sales of several products and services.

The article reports that while the tablelands around Lubbock, Texas, are the site of a large number of cotton farms, the area has a water shortage problem. Every year, the cotton farmers make a gamble because if it is a specially dry year, even the wells would not be able to provide enough water. City officials have already gone as far as 70 miles out in the search for underground wells in the effort to provide water not just for the farms but also for the growing population.

The article focuses on the challenges faced by Charles E. Wilson over U.S. President Harry Truman's defense mobilization program. Cost, not enough copper and lack of water in U.S. Northwest are the three challenges faced by the former "Electric Charley" of General Electric. Harold Boyer of the Aircraft Production Board revealed that military equipment products experienced a significant decline as seen with Consolidated Vultee's Fort Worth plant that produces 8 B-36s per month in 1951.

The article examines the problem of water supply shortage being experienced by cities in the U.S. In Greensboro, North Carolina, the National Guard was asked to check water meters everyday, and stop supplies to families that surpassed the limit of 15 gallons per person each day. California is planning to reroute rivers from as far north as British Columbia. In Denver, Colorado, authorities are considering plans to get new supplies of water, including turning irrigated farms back to prairie and building a tunnel that would bring water from western rivers.

The article focuses on the water shortage that affected Texas in 1953. According to the author, Texas does not have enough water in the appropriate locations to support its fast-increasing population, industry, and agriculture. A report by the U.S. Interior Department's Bureau of Reclamation revealed that it would take 1.2 billion U.S. dollars to solve Texas's water problem.

The article presents economic and political outlook for the U.S. in 1965. It says that Commerce Department Secretary John T. Connor has agreed for lesser strict reporting than he thought after the voluntary program. It tells that U.S. is finding ways to stop leaks in the voluntary program to ease to outflow of dollars financing business investment abroad. Meanwhile, U.S. is seeking negotiations for a comprehensive Canadian water resources plan that will eventually relieves shortages in the U.S.

This article discusses how businesses and services found in the U.S. Northeast states, most of which are heavily reliant on a steady supply of water for their operation, are greatly affected by the widespread drought that has struck the area. It shows how department stores, nurseries, and gardening equipment manufacturers, among other businesses, have struggled to cope with the water shortage. Some companies are reportedly taking advantage of the situation, such as well diggers, water bottlers and dry cleaners.

The article discusses the impact of drought on the agricultural, business, and social conditions in the U.S. in 1956. The negative wheat situation in Texas, the water shortage in four towns of Kansas, and the dispersion of herds in Nebraska which have been brought by the drought are highlighted. U.S. Weather Bureau meteorologist H. L. Jacobson stresses the long-term shortage of rain as the basic reason for the drought.

The article reports on the shortage of water supply in Northern Illinois and California as of February 1948. All consumers within the residential, industrial, and agricultural sectors are urged to cut their water consumption by 10 percent. Reservoirs in Los Angeles, California hold 56 percent of capacity. Santa Barbara plans to vote on bond issue worth 2 million U.S. dollars in March 1948 to raise the Gibraltar Dam.

The article focuses on the 1966 water crisis in Bombay, India due to the absence of rain. It states that India's number one port city is facing the worst crisis in its history due to the tardy monsoon causing the annual rains in the country. It mentions several impacts of the water crisis including ships putting into port received only enough water to get them into the next stop, building construction grounding to a complete halt, and authorities discussing the possibility of evacuations.

The article offers information on the health implications of the 1969 summer heat in the U.S. It reports that the heat has brought about deaths to most old people, rise of tempers causing riots and prison eruption, and power failures. It mentions that the heat had also caused the agricultural products to die including crops and animals due to water shortages.

The article features Frank DiLuzio, head of the U.S. Interior Department's Office of Saline Water, who explains that desalinization is not the answer to the country's water problems in 1965.

The article reports on housing and moving problems experienced by foreign correspondents. One is Robert Neville, new chief of TIME'S Rome Bureau, who stated that there was an unpredictable kind of water shortage in Hong Kong, China. London correspondent Gene Farmer experienced living in rooms with different types of wall sockets. Bureau Secretary Harriet Wong had a hard time looking for a house in Tokyo, Japan.

The article reports that the U.S. Supreme Court gave the New York City the right to take additional water from the Delaware River, New York-Delaware and New Jersey, in order to overcome water shortage.

The article offers news briefs related to the U.S. including the severe water shortages experienced by Skelly Oil Co.'s refineries in El Dorado, Kansas, the plan for city-owned parking lots in St. Louis, Missouri, and the study on rainmaking by the Missouri College of Agriculture in Missouri.

The author reports on the water shortage in Toledo, Ohio, as of July 1953.

The article focuses on the water shortage issues in the U.S.' western region. It mentions the states that have suffered due to water scarcity including North Dakota, South Dakota, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah. In addition, it cites the prevalence of forest fires in Washington, Oregon, and California and notes the efforts of the state governors in alleviating the crisis. Moreover, the water conservation projects in the region are also mentioned.

This article discusses the effects of the drought on farmers, businesses and the general public in the U.S. The East, South and Midwest sections of the country are the most affected by the drought. Many cities, such as New York, are experiencing dwindling water supply and communities in New England that depend on wells saw then run dry. The drought has also increased forest and brush fires. The shortage in barges and rail cars was made worst by a lower-water situation in the lower Mississippi river.

This article reports on the water shortage being experienced by the 10-million people living in Tokyo, Japan. To conserve water the city's Water Bureau turned off the water system from 10 am to 4 pm in addition to the earlier 10 pm to 5 am cutoff in water supply. The prospect that the situation will improve is low until the rainy season comes and bring typhoons. It is expected that the water shortage will impact industrial production. The lack of rains is the main reason for the water shortage in the city.

The article reports that California Water Plan, the state government project to fulfill the water requirement of South California, has not gone down well with ecologists and some other segments of the state population. A 43-mile-long canal has been planned to carry the water from the Sacramento River to South California. Four farmers have filed a suit against the state and federal governments. Ecologists have shown their concerns citing the danger of disturbing ecological balance of the region.

The article reports on the estimates of water supply and water shortages in the states of the Far West in 1931.

The article reports on the abundance of water in New York as of February 19, 1951 following a shortage of water in 1950.

The article reports on the election of Nicolas Castellanos as mayor of Havana, Cuba. Analysts say that Castellanos won the votes because of his efforts to solve the city's water shortage problem when he was head of the city council. Castellanos built reservoirs and announced his plan to build more reservoirs after his election victory.

The article reports that the Mexico city administration is looking for 45 million dollars from the Export-Import Bank, World Bank, and other private banks to start a program to sink new wells about 50 miles outside the city to supply water and stop the in-city pumping.