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Discovery of the fossil forest may have an economic spin-off. When resins given off by these ancient trees are buried 6,000 ft. underground, according to McMillan, they are eventually converted into very good oil. The resins, he believes, are the major source of oil found in the Beaufort Sea and elsewhere in the Arctic. "The more we know of the climate and vegetation," he says, "the better we'll be able to assess the oil and gas potential there...
...third threat is a strain of fire ant called Solenopsis invicta that was discovered this year in northern Alabama, northern Mississippi and Oklahoma. Until now the insects, which first entered the U.S. five decades ago, had been confined to a warm-weather belt between Lubbock, Texas and Beaufort, N.C. Invicta has managed to make a different but equally menacing adaptation. The species has begun nesting in supercolonies, insect megalopolises that contain 10 million to 20 million ants. Says Clifford Lofgren of the USDA'S Agricultural Research Service: "Larger colonies eat crops such as soybeans, potatoes and other vegetables. They have...
...senior year in high school, Smith had grown into a darkly handsome, athletic six-footer with a quick smile and a head that sometimes failed to come down from the clouds. He was a tackle and later quarterback and captain of the Beaufort High football team, which won a state championship--despite Smith's tendency during practice sessions to let his eyes wander to any aircraft that might be cruising above the field...
...wanted to be. His first step was to gain admission to a service academy. "In high school he paid a lot of attention to academics because he knew that was the best way to get in," recalled his older brother Pat. Said Curtis Lancaster, Smith's football coach at Beaufort: "He always worked particularly hard at science and math because he knew he needed that for what he wanted to do." Smith graduated with honors, was voted Most Outstanding Senior by his classmates and won appointment to the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis. He became a pilot...
Like a number of other astronauts, Smith had to wait a while for his turn in the launch rotation. As part of his preparation for last week's flight, Smith had brought along a replica of the Beaufort town flag for his fellow crew members to sign. He planned to present it during commencement exercises next June at his old school, now called Carteret High, where he was to be the featured speaker. Said Senator Jake Garn, who trained with Smith for a 1985 shuttle mission: "He was my mother hen. They assigned him to me." One thing...