Word: hares
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...airport routinely take longer than the flight. At Los Angeles International, the only entry is a five-lane road so clogged that drivers sometimes spend at least 45 minutes inching toward the parking area, then another 15 to 30 minutes to find a space. At Chicago's O'Hare, the nation's busiest, backed-up traffic frequently extends for blocks; frantic travelers spring from boxed-in cabs and dash, bags in hand, for the terminal...
...Bernard Ryan, 34, an adept burglar thought to be part of the gang, was found shot to death in a car in suburban Stone Park. Two weeks later police discovered the mutilated body of Garcia in the trunk of a car at a motel near Chicago's O'Hare Airport. A fourth jewel thief associated with the gang, John McDonald, 43, was shot to death in a North Side alley in April...
Chicago's O'Hare International Airport, which boasts that it is the world's busiest, was so overloaded that approaching autos were backed up for hundreds of yards and the terminals were besieged by distraught passengers who had missed flights because of the congestion. At New York's La Guardia Airport during the peak morning departure period, 40 jetliners idled their engines in a serpentine queue for as long as two hours before finally getting permission to take off. Isolated instances? Not at all. Across the U.S. last week, airports were clogged with unparalleled throngs...
Repairs. The past winter's freezes left some runways in a potholed and fractured condition. Resurfacing jobs have shut some runways at a number of airports, including Washington National, O'Hare and Denver. A shortage of landing strips at major airports can cause delays and backups at other airports from coast to coast...
...commercially package their cults and art. His normally soft voice rises indignantly at the idea that they misrepresent Hindy culture in America. He sees Americans as too innocent; in their desire to find spiritual fulfillment in an alienating society, they are susceptible to movements such as the Hare Krishnas and Guru Maharaji...