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Imperial Valley Press
El Centro, Imperial County, California
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The U.S. Senate ratified the Mexican water treaty on April 18 with a 76-10 vote, surpassing the two-thirds majority needed. It rejected a reservation by Sen. Albert W. Hawkes (R-N.J.) protecting U.S. water contracts.
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WASHINGTON. April 18. (UP)-
The senate Wednesday ratified the Mexican water treaty.
The vote was 76 to 10, well exceeding the two-thirds majority necessary for ratification.
Shortly before the final vote, the senate rejected a reservation proposed by Sen. Albert W. Hawkes (R.) N. J., which would have decreed that the treaty's terms could not interfere with any valid water contract signed between the United States and any of its political subdivisions.
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April 18
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ratified 76 to 10, exceeding two-thirds majority; rejected reservation proposed by sen. albert w. hawkes (r.) n. j.
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The senate Wednesday ratified the Mexican water treaty. The vote was 76 to 10. Shortly before the final vote, the senate rejected a reservation proposed by Sen. Albert W. Hawkes (R.) N. J., which would have decreed that the treaty's terms could not interfere with any valid water contract signed between the United States and any of its political subdivisions.