Word: agnese
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In a way, it is as much so as the miracle of the volcanic eruption on Krakatoa, or the miracle of Hurricane Agnes, or the miracles of the many other disasters that have devastated numerous areas of the world at various times throughout history.
Bast places much of the blame on the deluges of Hurricane Agnes: "Eggs that were deposited over the last several years hatched in the high water and high tides." During July, New York state officials began an intensive spraying campaign against both larvae and adult mosquitoes-which can spread encephalitis...
Torrent. The deficit for fiscal '72, which ended June 30, turned out to be substantially less than expected ($23 billion v. a onetime estimate of $39 billion). But the projection for the current year's imbalance has grown to at least $35 billion, v. $26 billion originally. Nixon...
As the savage floodwaters summoned by tropical storm Agnes slowly subsided, the toll in lives, refugees and property damage made it clear that the storm almost certainly added up to one of the worst natural disasters in U.S. history. At least 109 bodies had been found and rescue workers expected...
Last week the road of the Scarlet Woman and Phoebe Snow was knocked over by Tropical Storm Agnes. Floodwaters damaged 135 miles of track in upstate New York. Directors saw the disaster as the last straw for the cash-starved line and filed for bankruptcy. President Gregory Maxwell hoped that...