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The article provides world news briefs for the week ending October 20, 1941. Reports from Great Britain claim a British force has landed at Archangel, Russia. The Grand Coulee dam has started operation of another electrical generator which will provide power for industries in Washington State. U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt has recommended the repeal of Section 6 of the Neutrality Act which would allow American merchant vessels to be armed.

The article discusses the planned irrigation for the Columbia Basin farmland by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. It says that the irrigation water will be taken from the Grand Coulee Dam in Washington through canals and branches. It tackles the need to prioritize the development of farms which will include land leveling. It adds that 75% of the power plus irrigation cost will be paid by the sales of the commercial power in Northwest while the remaining 25% will be paid by the farmer consumers.

Presents letters to the editor. Criticism of an article regarding Grand Coulee Dam which was published in the journal "The Nation," in 1935; Information on the book "Leaders, Dreamers and Rebels"; Appreciation of the article "Coals to Newscastle," published in the journal "The Nation."

The morning fog lifts like a curtain in the granite canyon of the Columbia River and reveals the most massive concrete escarpment in the world stretching from cliff to cliff. It contains enough concrete to pave a roadway around the globe. Behind it there is filling up an enormous reservoir. This is the Grand Coulee Dam, started in 1934 and to be finished by the end of this year. Grand Coulee Dam will irrigate and reclaim 1,200,000 acres of land. Soon, over the brink of the Grand Coulee spillway will crash a sheet of water with five times the volume and nearly three times the height of Niagara Falls.

The article presents information related to several dams situated on the Columbia River including the Bonneville Dam, the John Day Dam, and the Grand Coulee Dam. It informs that in 1941, the Bonneville Power Administration was trying to convince the public of the benefits of publicly financed dams. It is stated that the company decided to make a film that would promote the idea of cheap electricity generation through the construction of dams. It is maintained that electricity is cheap and plentiful in the John Day Dam area. The Grand Coulee Dam which sits on Columbia River mile 597 has formed the Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake.

Narrates the author's personal experiences as a checker at the building site of the Grand Coulee Dam during the depression. Evils encountered as a checker for the MWAK, an acronym for the corporation building the Grand Coulee Dam; Personalities that have made an impression.

Focuses on the independent life of three modern structures in the United States. Twin towers of the World Trade Center of New York City; Gateway Arch of St. Louis; Grand Coulee Dam of Washington State.

Describes Grand Coulee country in Washington as a tourist destination. Scenery; Proliferation of small towns; Grand Coulee Dam tour schedules; Availability of campsites on and around the lake; Houseboat rental rates; Contact information.

The article focuses on the building of Grand Coulee Dam in the U.S. The author compares the making of this structure with that of the great monuments of yesteryears. The amount of power utilized in making this dam and that which was utilized in making of great architectures by the Egyptians and Chinese in the period before Jesus Christ is compared. The way in which the engineers generated energy at one place and transported to the site of dam and utilized it for continuous day and night work is described. The hugeness of dam is also described. The author says that this is the monument of modern times.

Focuses on Columbia River of the U.S. Geographical description of the areas alongside the river; Features of the Grand Coulee Dam built on the river; Industries supported by the river.

Suggests houseboating on Lake Franklin Delano Roosevelt, in the northeast quadrant of Washington State, which was created in 1942 when government engineers completed the Grand Coulee Dam across the Columbia River. Gorgeous scenery in comfort with family or friends; Rent prices; Vacation details.

The article presents information on the book "Hail Columbia!," by George Sundborg. This book focuses on the thirty-year struggle for the Grand Coulee Dam. It took a small group of determined men 30 years to bring about construction of this giant dam on the Columbia. Sundborg tells how this stubborn group persisted in drawing attention to the tremendous irrigation and, power possibilities of the Coulee. The private utility interest wanted to build a gravity project to irrigate the Columbia Basin at far higher cost, so that they would not have on their hands a large power supply, embarrassing to dispose of in this relatively under-developed part of the country.

The article reports on the spring 1950 tour of U.S. President Harry Truman. For three weeks in May, the President will be travelling across the U.S. aboard the presidential yacht Williamsburg. On May 1, Truman will be going westward to dedicate a new dynamo at Washington's Grand Coulee Dam. He will also be visiting Maryland, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Chicago where a convention will be held by the Democratic Party.

The article offers information on the irrigation project being planned by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation for the Grand Coulee Dam in Washington. The bureau has appointed Pelton Water Wheel Co. and Byron Jackson Pump Co. to build six of the centrifugal pumps to be installed in the dam. The pump specifications for the project have been finalized after several years of experimentation between bureau hydraulic engineers and California Institute of Technology engineers. The planned uses for the power to be generated by the dam are also discussed.

The article presents information on the construction work in the Big Bend region of the Columbia River for Grand Coulee Dam in Washington. It is reported that the irrigation phase of the Columbia Basin-Grand Coulee project is giving Northwest its largest construction job. The project will involve moving 135,000,000 tons of earth and rock.

The article reports that California is concerned about the rates to be charged for power at Grand Coulee Dam, Bonneville Dam and Boulder Dam in the U.S. in 1937. It states that the low rates at Grand Coulee and Bonneville might impact the way California attracts factories. The article also offers information on the passage of the Boulder Dam act in 1930 and its impact on federal policy on flood control, navigation, and power.

The article focuses on the issues surrounding the construction of the Grand Coulee dam in Washington in 1934. It argues on the U.S. Presidential Order which permits manufacturers to sell goods to the government with a 15 percent cut from their regular filed prices. It claims that the 15 percent order badly hits the branches of the construction industry particularly the contractors, wherein it encourages the construction of public works by day labor.

The article focuses on the Buy American policy imposes by U.S. Interior Secretary Stewart Udall that restricts foreign competitors in getting the contract for the biggest turbine generators which would be used for the Grand Coulee Dam. It says that Russia, who holds the biggest turbine-generator sets in the world, expressed intention of winning the contract for the dam. It adds that the Interior expects to award the contract for Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Co. or Westinghouse Electric Corp.

Focuses on Grand Coulee Dam that checks the swift onrush of the Columbia River. Production of the largest chunk of hydro-electric power available at any one place in the world; Reclamation of a huge tract of land as big as the state of Connecticut; Report that the largest pumping plant in the world will force water from the Columbia River into the Grand Coulee irrigation system; Erection of the biggest steel bridges in the U.S. for construction use; View Grand Coulee as the greatest irrigation, flood-control and power project ever planned; Construction of huge barrier under the supervision of the Bureau of Reclamation by a number of private contracting companies.

The article offers information on the inauguration of the Grand Coulee Dam in Washington, considered as the biggest structure ever built by man, on March 22, 1941 that will commence its operation as the biggest source of power energy.

The article presents charts and statistics concerning river management of the Columbia River basin, including a chart showing how much electricity is produced by ten dams below the Grand Coulee Dam, a graph showing megawatts of hydroelectric power compared to wind power for October 10-11, 2011, and statistics on the amount of water released by the Grand Coulee Dam on August 25, 2011.

The article focuses on the use of computer simulations by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to manage the Grand Coulee Dam in Washington state. It states that the Grand Coulee Dam provides hydroelectric power to cities on the West Coast while managing the needs of farms, boaters and fisheries on the Columbia River basin. Hydrologist Harold Opitz mentions that he never can have too much data for effective and accurate simulations of the river.

Focuses on the Grand Coulee Dam power and reclamation project on the Columbia River in Washington. Budget and cost for the complete dam engineering; Details regarding the design/structure of Grand Coulee Dam; Assessment of the socio-economic impact of the project development.

The article reports that Russia has shown interest in bidding on a Grand Coulee Dam project of the U.S. However, the U.S. government is reluctant to allow the country to do so. It is stated that the Russians have an expertise over other countries of the world because it has already built the biggest dam in its own country. The U.S. is going to open international bidding for this project

Presents quotes from various publications related to political and social events that took place around the world. Report from the Newspaper "The Washington Post" that according to Mrs. George S. Patton Jr., military training should be made mandatory for every boy coming out of high schools in the U.S.; Description of the kind of clothes women are to wear this winter, reported in "The Chicago Tribune"; Support for monarchy in Balkan countries; Part of a speech given by Adolf Hitler, Nazi dictator of Germany, published in "The New York Times"; Evaluation of changes in the earth's crust due to the weight of the water in the lake behind Grand Coulee dam.

A photograph of Grand Coulee dam barrier on the Columbia River in Washington is presented.

A photograph of Grand Coulee Dam at night in the state of Washington is presented.

This section offers international outlook news briefs. The loss of the coalition of Socialists and Communists in the parliamentary election in France could result to a round of labor troubles for businessmen. In the bidding for the Grand Coulee dam huge turbine generators, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation indicated that international bidders should submit a statement of the purchasing practice of their own government. Automobile makers in the European Common market are trying to expand their operations in Spain.

The article presents information on "Hail Columbia! The Thirty-Year Struggle for Grand Coulee Dam," by George Sundborg. In 1919 a lean Irishman named James O'Sullivan, who had been a school teacher, a homesteader and a building contractor, began crusading for a huge dam across the Columbia River which would be the greatest structure ever erected by man. Sundborg, began nine years ago to write this monumental story of the heroic effort to secure construction of the immense Grand Coulee Dam. Sundborg could not possibly have had in mind then the striking parallel between the Grand Coulee struggle and that now centering on the proposed Hell's Canyon project, which was yet to start.

A photograph of the Grand Coulee Dam is presented, in which its low dam or foundation has already been finished and the high dam is about to be constructed.

A photograph of the Grand Coulee dam site in the state of Washington showing how the Columbia River was diverted for the dam is presented.

A photograph of an excavated site where the foundation of the Grand Coulee Dam in Columbia River will be constructed is presented.

A photograph of penstocks through which water from Grand Coulee Dam will flow to the powerhouse to be converted into electricity, is presented.

A photograph of Grand Coulee in Washington, considered to be the biggest dam in the world, is presented.