Show California Backs River Rights Suit v WASHINGTON ASHINGTON May 14 p- p Assistant Attorney General Arvin B. B Shaw of or California denied Friday Friday Friday Fri Fri- day that a supreme court suit sui over rights to water in the Colorado Colorado Colo Cob rado river would tie hog development development de de- de- de of the upper basin His assertion was made a as California and Nevada witnesses concluded their arguments be before before before be- be fore a senate interior affairs subcommittee subcommittee subcommittee sub sub- committee in favo of f a bill which would direct the lorney orney general genera to ask the supreme court for a determination of states' states rights in inthe inthe inthe the Colorado Opponents of the measure from other Colorado river basin states state previously had expressed fear that a court suit would take tak a along along along long time and would halt the development development de de- de- de of reclamation projects projects eels on all parts of the river while it is In progress Contend Contending g that the present presen river dispute is between Arizona and California Shaw said upper basin states would be little affected affected affected af af- af- af and could compact for a considerable amount of water for their projects |