| Salinity Lab Renaming Ceremony |
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January 21, 2000
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P.L. 106-78, Sec. 766. The Federal facility located in Riverside, California, and known as the "U.S. Salinity Laboratory", shall be known and designated as the "George E. Brown, Jr., Salinity Laboratory":
Provided, That any reference in any law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to such Federal facility shall be deemed to be a reference to the "George E. Brown, Jr., Salinity Laboratory." |
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Congressman George E. Brown, Jr.
(March 6, 1920 - July 15, 1999)
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"From my earliest days, I was fascinated by science. I was fascinated by a utopian vision of what the world could be like. I've thought that science could be the basis for a better world, and that's what I've been trying to do all these years." (quote from NY Times interview)
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- Born in Holtville, CA, March 6, 1920
- Graduated from University of California at Los Angeles with B.A. in Industrial Physics
- Employed by City of Los Angeles for 12 years in personnel, engineering, and management positions
- Management consultant
- Second lieutenant, infantry, World War II
- Mayor and city councilman, Monterey Park, 1954-58
- State Assemblyman, 1958-62
- Married Marta Marcias Brown, 1988; two children, David and Dale
- Democrat, of San Bernardino, CA
- Elected to the 88th Congress, November 6, 1962
- Reelected to the 89th, 90th, and 91st Congresses; unsuccessfully sought election to U.S. Senate in 1970
- Member, Agriculture Committee
- Ranking minority, Committee on Science
- Member, Technology Assessment Board
- Elected to the 93rd Congress, November 7, 1972
- Reelected to each succeeding Congress
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| Tribute to the Late Honorable George Brown, House of Representatives, November 9, 1999 (PDF file) |
| Tribute by Gary Chapman in his Digital Nation Newspaper Column |
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Presentation to Mrs. George E. Brown, Jr.
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Mrs. George E. Brown, Jr. and Family
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Laboratory Director
Michael Shannon
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University of CA, Riverside
Chancellor Orbach
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Area Director
Antoinette Betschart
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ARS Administrator
Floyd Horn
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Ceremony guests
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Ceremony guests
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Deputy Secretary of Agriculture
Richard Rominger
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U.S. Rep., 40th District
Jerry Lewis
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U.S. Rep., 43rd District
Ken Calvert
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Presentation of Laboratory sign
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George E. Brown, Jr. Salinity Laboratory sign
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The Brown family and guest speakers
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Photos by Mark Cliath
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