Word: auge
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...statement that the U.S. Army is still testing hallucinogenic drugs and alcohol "but only with animals" [Aug. 4] reveals a callous attitude. Without animals, most of mankind would perish. Using them for experimental purposes is immoral, unethical and a shameful blot on the uncivilized world of today...
...French people are deluding themselves if they believe the drop in tourism is due to the "shrinking American dollar" [Aug. 4]. Rather, it is the haughty attitude of their own people...
...reference to "Polluted Portfolios'' [Aug. 11], it is true that since 1940 the National Audubon Society has leased land within its Rainey Wildlife Refuge in coastal Louisiana for natural-gas and oil production. We have insisted on meticulous performance by the oil companies, and we have had no spills. The experience has given us enormous advantage in pushing for protective regulations elsewhere. The oil industry or an oily Government cannot brush us off as impractical do-gooders. We know what we are talking about...
When the end comes and access roads to Scott Meadows are dynamited, what happens to the members of the Doomsday Club [Aug. 4] who have been delayed en route? If they don't make it inside before the explosion are they refunded their "modest" $12,500 membership...
...that "the goals of the White House are to restore public confidence in the functions of the intelligence agency ..." [Aug. 4]. Well, I find it difficult to locate anyone who lacks the slightest confidence in the working of the CIA. I'm afraid that the doubters are a small, but vociferous group of liberals in the press and Congress who have neglected to remember that this is a nation born of blood, and who think that the maintenance of freedom can be had by the rules of cricket...