Word: brightness
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...haired man whose yellow rain suit gives him the appearance of a fire hydrant. He is standing in the doorway of the deer-checking station at Clinton, N.J., watching a cold rain that has fallen intermittently throughout the day. As a pickup truck driven by a man in a bright orange cap and jacket pulls up to the station, he puts down his soft-drink can, slips on a pair of heavy rubber gloves and steps out into the wet to watch while the team of state employees swing into action. The routine, already practiced a hundred times since sunup...
...that they have passed a course in gun safety, during which they are drilled in such elementary but often overlooked things as unloading before climbing a fence and holding fire when they cannot clearly see the quarry. Hunters in New Jersey must wear at least 200 sq. in. of bright orange material on their clothes; they may not hunt within 450 ft. of a dwelling or school playground. They may not fire across any road, and during the regular season they may use only shotguns, whose limited range somewhat reduces the chance of accident. Finally, they must bring their deer...
...Vanderbilt's Heard: "Fifteen years ago we did not have a lawyer on the staff. Now we have three full-time attorneys and a heavy outside legal bill." Notre Dame's president, the Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, adds: "Every time the Federal Government comes up with a bright idea for a new regulation it helps run our costs up through the ceiling." Hesburgh, a former chairman of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, joins many of his peers in criticizing the federal push toward minority faculty hiring: "There are so few that we end up bidding against each...
...detector devices to increase the robber's risk of being caught. Among them: scented capsules wrapped inside rolls of bills, which, when squeezed, release the strong identifying odor of rotten eggs, and dye packs inserted in stacks of bills, which spew out smoke that stains everything it touches bright crimson. A few bankers' groups offer rewards for tips leading to the arrest and indictment of robbers. The Washington Bankers Association has a payoff program that helped indict eight thieves in its first year. It is known by the acronym ROAR, which stands...
THIS HANDSOME four-disc set would look classy on the stuffiest of record shelves--I keep mine next to my Concert for Bangladesh, the bright orange sets off the rich navy nicely. The producers have thoughtfully included a slick album of color photos from the concert. The back cover contains a tasteful reproduction of Picasso's Three Musicians...