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...roots of the ancient stumps would not be damaged. All told, they excavated a dozen stumps to a depth of three feet, identifying some of the trees as dawn redwoods. This species was once widespread throughout high latitudes in North America, Europe and Asia, but is now nearly extinct, surviving in only a few locations in China...
...then, did we get such a tab for toting around a President? Unlike a Roman noble, Ronald Reagan didn't even ask for the new plane. He loves the one he's got ("better than any office I have"). But by 1990 the 707s will become almost extinct by factory decree. Spare parts will be scarce, the engines too noisy for flight rules. Reagan's 707 has 1,024,897 miles and 42 countries on it. A lobbying effort for this big bird was mounted back in Lyndon Johnson's time by the Air Force, the Secret Service, the White...
Eradicating tax shelters. The committee put enough restrictions on tax shelters to make them all but extinct. Example: individuals will no longer be able to deduct investment losses on real property from other income. That provision, among others, has sparked an angry reaction from many parts of the real estate industry. The committee's bill would largely eliminate the tax- shelter partnerships that often finance shopping centers, apartment complexes and office buildings. As a result, the National Association of Home Builders warns of a sharp decline in housing starts, and the National Apartment Association predicts that rents would have...
King became a symbol of something. Wallace became a symbol of something else. Now King is a national holiday. Wallace is an extinct volcano, to tamper with Disraeli's phrase...
...OVERSIZE SCALE of modern societies has militated against the survival of old ways. Apartment buildings have replaced neighborhoods. Small towns have become icons reserved for television commercials. The communities that flourished for most of humankind's existence slowly have become extinct in our own time...