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Word: gameland (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1957-1957
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...Washington. To stop the drilling, they lined up for battle against the oilmen, and even against Alaska conservationists who wanted to throw open all Kenai for exploration. The Interior Department moved to pacify the lobbyists. It proposed stiffer rules for granting oil leases on all U.S. gameland, suggested that the pro-moose Fish and Wildlife Service get veto power over gameland leases. And until the rules were formally adopted, the department suspended all leasing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: OIL: Wildcatting v. Wildlife | 12/16/1957 | See Source »

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