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LIKE the Andean republics to the north, Chile lies along the "circle of fire," a ring of volcanoes and seismic fault lines that encircle the Pacific Basin. The west coast of South America, in particular, is a storm center of seismic shocks set off by the depth and turbulence of the Peru-Chile trench offshore. One such shock struck Peru in May 1970, killing an estimated 50,000 people. The Chileans too have paid a heavy price for their geography. Some 3,000 Chileans were killed in the 1906 earthquake...
City workmen will clear debris out of the pond's outlet, which flows through an adjacent, city-owned, lot. The University's statement said that the clearing of the channel would "increase the flew of water from the pond to the catch basin located on City land and thereby maintain the low water-level...
...other lightweight action at the Basin Saturday, Harvard's J. V. lights also registered their second consecutive victory by besting M. I. T.'s J. V. eight...
...Yashuhiro Nakasone, Director General of Japan's Self-Defense Agency, that Japan may give priority to expanding its navy from 138,000 tons to about 240,000 tons with some nuclear-powered ships has increased speculation that Japan will soon be a military power in the China Sea Basin...
...Harvard lightweight crew demolished a weak Columbia eight Saturday at the Basin, leaving little doubt that they have the potential to be at least as strong as last year's undefeated varsity boat...