Word: forested
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...less snowfall than usual, the West is suffering from a prolonged drought. A shortage of water is imperiling winter wheat and other crops; fears are growing that hydroelectric power will decrease in the spring. Water is already being rationed in parts of California (see following story). In Oregon, forest fires have broken out. "Some say the world will end in fire," wrote Robert Frost, "some say in ice." Last week Americans had their choice of disasters. If that is not enough, they soon may undergo trial by water. When the massive snowdrifts melt in the warming weather, torrential floods...
...when a rock columnist can bury the hatchet-pen, and unequivocally sing the praises of a rising group with the potential for world-beating success. I sing today specifically of the Ramones, a neat, clean-cut group of young men--none could be more than 19--who hail from Forest Hills, New York. Forest Hills has spawned a great number of talented rock performers in its day--among them Sam the Sham and two of his Pharoahs, and two of the Four Seasons--but few of those people could boast the unique combination of sex appeal (good looks) and truly...
...organize federal aid for the hardest-hit regions. He instructed the Cabinet officers to take the initiative by going to the individual states and asking "What can we do to help you?" Among the moves under consideration was widespread use of the National Guard, the Corps of Engineers, the Forest Service and agencies of the Interior Department. The Commerce Department was instructed to help business and industries with fuel conservation plans: one possibility is a four-day work week. Meanwhile. state authorities were moving fast on their own. Pennsylvania Governor Milton Shapp ordered all of his state's schools...
...Castle of Crossed Destinies has more up its sleeve than card tricks. Its voiceless strangers have lost their way in a dark forest straight out of Dante. Their lodging resembles a late medieval castle, but it may also be a metaphor for history: "... an inn of passage, where people unknown to one another live together for one night..." The guests are figments in the Western narrative dream of Chaucer and Boccaccio...
...interest group, the environmentalists. Noting that vast areas of the West are owned by the Federal Government-up to 85% of Nevada -Bill Press, director of California's Office of Planning and Research, declared. "There is a need for the Government to get its own house in order: forest, grazing land and desert. As of now, the Feds have no real land-management policy...