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...enable them to cover a greater variety of habitats quickly. Thus, beginning at dawn, 20 members of Florida's Pelican Island Audubon Society raced through the boondocks south of Cape Kennedy to cover a 15-mile-wide circle of fresh-water marshes, piny woods and citrus groves; whenever their cars stopped, their binoculars popped up and down like yo-yos. They quit early at dusk, satisfied at having spotted 129 species, including such rarities as the upland plover and the western kingbird...
...wanted to win," he admitted, "because I wanted a drink." But after a suitable celebration, it was back to orange juice and back to golf: the $115,000 Citrus Open in Orlando, Fla. "I'm beginning to love that citrus," said Sanders, who took only 25 putts in 18 holes, on his first round, shot two straight five-under par 66s to take a two-stroke lead after 36 holes...
...semi-rural Florida, east of Tampa, large amounts of fluorides emitted from phosphate plants have rained down on nearby citrus groves, ranches and gladiolus farms. Orange and lemon trees that absorbed the fluorides produced smaller yields, and gladioli turned brown and died. A national air-pollution symposium reported that cattle grazing on grass that was contaminated with the fluorides developed uneven teeth that hindered chewing and joints so swollen that many of the animals could not stand. Fluorides have also etched windowpanes, giving them the frosted appearance of a light bulb...
...chains in New York, Chicago and other areas last week cut frozen-juice prices from 180 or 20? to 15? per 6-oz. can. The end is nowhere in sight. "There's no way to stop the assembly line," wails Robert Rutledge, executive vice president of the Florida Citrus Mutual. "Only one power can pull the switch, and He hasn't sent us either frost or hurricane this year." Next to Him, the grower's best friend is Agriculture Secretary Orville Freeman, who has agreed to buy at least 10 million gallons of frozen orange concentrate...
...Florida Citrus Commission last month .doubled its advertising budget to $10 million. Hurt by competition from such sweet but orangeless substitutes as General Foods' Awake, the industry wants to start adding sugar and artificial colors, now banned by Florida law except for test-marketing purposes. Processors are also working on new convenience ideas, including dehydrated instant...