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Show CALIFORNIA LOWLANDS IN GRIP OF FLOODS Needles, Cnl., Juno 22. For hundreds hun-dreds of miles In either direction from Needles the lowlands along tho Colorado rivor ar in the grip, of iho worst ravages of flood since the rler began to rise Though tho water Is receding, heavier heav-ier damage Is being done than occurred oc-curred with the rise. Needles Is again threatened with partial destruction destruc-tion The remainder of the big railroad rail-road protection wall went out, and the river Is cutting the bank at an alarming alarm-ing rate, heading for the Santa Fo shops and city depoL i I A desperate" fight is being made lo sate Topock, Ariz., where tho railroad ( water plant and brldg9 are located. , Tho stream is earning trees and houses out alpng tho river front Similar conditions aro reported at , Parker, Fort Mojavc and Eldorado. ctn |