Word: fish
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Union dorms, on the other side of the Union from the Yard. People who live in these all-male dorms get used to blank stares when they say they live in Pennypacker or Greenough, and Hurlbut residents are invariably asked if that isn't some kind of fish. The dorms are not really close to the center of the Yard, and people who live in them often feel isolated from its activities. But this usually disappears by the time the fall semester begins...
...convention in Los Angeles, Ford emphasized that "Détente means a fervent desire for peace, but not peace at any price. It means the preservation of fundamental American principles, not their sacrifice. It means moderate and restrained behavior between two superpowers, not a license to fish in troubled waters...
...pierced by 120 miles of trails. Says Backpacker Eddie Maier, an environmental engineer from Lansing, Mich.: "When you step on the island, it's like stepping back 200 years." Flora and fauna spotters can look for 101 varieties of wildflowers, 40 varieties of birds and five kinds of fish that are unique to the island; moose can be seen swimming in birch-fringed coves. For those who like to commune with room service as well as nature, the island has a modern hotel at each...
...bullet-riddled bar, brass bedsteads in the huge rooms and a splendid view of the valley from all windows. It serves guests the same hearty meals the chef cooks for the ranch hands; dinner is only $3.50. There are plentiful campsites near the lake; campers can fish, hike or trail-ride Rose's horses over the ranch and treat themselves to dinner at his hotel...
...result of coronary attacks each year. Japanese men have one of the world's lowest heart-disease rates; coronaries yearly claim only 92 out of every 100,000 of the country's males. Most medical researchers have long been convinced that the difference is dietary: the traditional fish-and-rice diet of the Japanese is much lower in fat content than the meat, dairy and fried-food menu favored by Americans. But a new study by researchers from the University of California at Berkeley seems to show that the difference is largely cultural, not culinary. The findings indict...