Word: drought
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...distance India has come is the fact that for the first time in history it has become self-sufficient in food production. Today the government has 9,000,000 metric tons of food stocks, the biggest hoard in its history, and more than enough to cope with the drought that has struck every five years for a century and is widely expected...
...what is to come next Here in the Southwest we will again be exploited by builders of power plants whose benefits go to southern Nevada and California. It should be interesting to watch a modern-day range war come into play when Southwestern farmers, already severely handicapped by drought, have to give up water and clean air to run those belching poisonous monsters that provide power for electric toothbrushes, hair-setters, shavers, cutting knives, can openers and pencil sharpeners...
...India, the problem was drought. This year the monsoon rains in some areas were delayed later than at any other time in this century. A heat wave roasted 14 Indian states, killed 800 persons and directly affected another 50 million. The loss in standing crops such as sugar cane and jute was over $400 million, and in several states famine relief measures were introduced to give work and wages to people who would otherwise starve...
There was only one cheerful moment for Harvard all night--Jay Riley ended a year long scoring drought. Riley stuffed in the rebound of Tommy Paul's shot at 8:59 of the first period, tying the game at 1-1 and briefly exciting a pitifully small turnout of Harvard fans scattered through the three-quarters empty Garden...
Offensively, Harvard may be hurt by the injured foot of forward Bob Goodenow, who has broken out of a prolonged drought to give Tommy Paul's line some scoring punch. The third line has looked better since Jay Riley moved up to replace Lief Rosenberger, but, aside from an occasional splurge by Bobby Havern, the Riley-Reynolds-Havern trio is not scoring. The Local Line does not appear as tired as it did in late February, and it now looks like both Dave Hynes and Bob McManama have a shot at 60-point seasons...