Word: fishermen
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...seduce women with his silent charm and his gramophone records, and generally alter the chemistry that keeps an isolated community from violence. "A lighthouse keeper held a sacred trust," writes Norman. "Berserk gales, blanket fogs, fairy squalls, even zigzagging water spouts -- weather that had for centuries drowned sailors, lovers, fishermen, and indeed battered Witless Bay countless numbers of days and nights during any given year -- are what Botho had to contend with." Margaret has also shared Botho's bed, and at the crucial moment Margaret hands that gun to the tormented, conflicted Fabian...
...result of the 1989 oil spill in Prince William Sound. This is the first time individuals have been awarded money in connection with the spill, but it may be just the tip of the liability iceberg for the multibillion-dollar corporation. Within days, a lawsuit filed by fishermen claiming $895 million from the company will be decided. What to watch for: a massive $15 billion claim for punitive damages against Exxon, likely to be brought by nearly everyone who claims to have been affected by the spill. The company seems to be weathering the action. Its stock actually rose today...
What is known in Anchorage as "the little people's trial" will begin this week in federal court. Back in the fall of 1991, the state and federal governments settled their lawsuits against Exxon for $1 billion. But 12,000 fishermen, deckhands, business owners, landowners and Alaska natives who claim to have suffered from the spill are hoping a jury will hand them an additional $15 billion from the company's till...
...much of a win-win situation 150 miles away in the town of Cordova, a tight-knit community on Prince William Sound of some 2,000 fishermen, artists and Eyak natives. "There may be a miniboom in Anchorage, but there is a major bust still going on in Cordova," says Torie Baker, a board member of the Cordova District Fishermen United. This year, for the second spring in a row, the town's 900 fishermen set out for herring and came / up empty; normally they would haul a catch worth somewhere around $10 million. Yes, a smattering of herring...
...surprisingly, Exxon officials are quick to point to the abundant herring harvests the first few springs after the accident; they say there is no link between the five-year-old spill and what is happening now. Not surprisingly, this is not a popular position in Cordova. The culprit, most fishermen readily agree, is the 11 million gal. of oil. "It's a gut-level thing," says Baker. "Yes, there is an effect out there ((from the spill)). The thing that is so telling is that everywhere else in Alaska, there are major runs on fish this spring...