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Salinity Lab Renaming Ceremony |
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January 21, 2000 |
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) |
"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) |
- 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.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081105211847im_/http://ars.usda.gov/sp2userfiles/Place/53102000/images/Psm1328.jpg) Presentation to Mrs. George E. Brown, Jr.
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![Mrs. George E. Brown, Jr. and Family](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081105211847im_/http://ars.usda.gov/sp2userfiles/Place/53102000/images/Psm1333.jpg) Mrs. George E. Brown, Jr. and Family
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![Laboratory Director M. Shannon](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081105211847im_/http://ars.usda.gov/sp2userfiles/Place/53102000/images/Psm1317.jpg) Laboratory Director Michael Shannon
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![UC Riverside Chancellor Orbach](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081105211847im_/http://ars.usda.gov/sp2userfiles/Place/53102000/images/Psm1313.jpg) University of CA, Riverside Chancellor Orbach
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![Area Director A. Betschart](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081105211847im_/http://ars.usda.gov/sp2userfiles/Place/53102000/images/Psm1318.jpg) Area Director Antoinette Betschart
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![ARS Administrator F. Horn](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081105211847im_/http://ars.usda.gov/sp2userfiles/Place/53102000/images/Psm1320.jpg) ARS Administrator Floyd Horn
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![Ceremony guests](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081105211847im_/http://ars.usda.gov/sp2userfiles/Place/53102000/images/Psm1315.jpg) Ceremony guests
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![Ceremony guests](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081105211847im_/http://ars.usda.gov/sp2userfiles/Place/53102000/images/Psm1312.jpg) Ceremony guests
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![Deputy Secretary of Agriculture R. Rominger](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081105211847im_/http://ars.usda.gov/sp2userfiles/Place/53102000/images/Psm1322.jpg) Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Richard Rominger
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![U.S. Representative J. Lewis](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081105211847im_/http://ars.usda.gov/sp2userfiles/Place/53102000/images/Psm1326.jpg) U.S. Rep., 40th District Jerry Lewis
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![U.S. Representative K. Calvert](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081105211847im_/http://ars.usda.gov/sp2userfiles/Place/53102000/images/Psm1327.jpg) U.S. Rep., 43rd District Ken Calvert
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![Presentation of Laboratory sign](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081105211847im_/http://ars.usda.gov/sp2userfiles/Place/53102000/images/Psm1329.jpg) Presentation of Laboratory sign
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![George E. Brown, Jr. Salinity Laboratory Sign](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081105211847im_/http://ars.usda.gov/sp2userfiles/Place/53102000/images/Psm1330.jpg) George E. Brown, Jr. Salinity Laboratory sign
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![The Brown family and guest speakers](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081105211847im_/http://ars.usda.gov/sp2userfiles/Place/53102000/images/Psm1336.jpg) The Brown family and guest speakers
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Photos by Mark Cliath | |
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