From: utzoo!watmath!pcmcgeer
Newsgroups: net.columbia
Title: Re: Egyption Rivers Discoved by Columbia
Article-I.D.: watmath.3945
Posted: Sat Nov 27 17:58:31 1982
Received: Sat Nov 27 23:15:29 1982
References: alice.1199

	Now, there is an argument for Proxmire.  I can hear it now:  Columbia
discovered dry river beds under the desert, which promptly were used by the
Egyptian government for an irrigation system, which in turn turned the Egyptian
desert into fertile farmland, which in turn made Egypt independent in dairy
products, which hurts the farmers of Wisconsin (those god-like creatures...)
	Seriously, this discovery may be the most important made by STS-V.  If
the Egyptians really do use the riverbed for irrigation, I wonder how many
will credit Columbia and the space program for the discovery?  Damned few,
I'll bet.
						Rick.