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...stripping has wreaked havoc on whole areas. In response to public outrage over the scarred and torn land. Congress seems to be close to passing a bill that would make strippers repair the ravaged earth after mining. Such reclamation works well in the rolling, well-watered countryside of Ohio and Pennsylvania, but is difficult in the arid West, and virtually impossible on the steep slopes of West Virginia and Kentucky. In the long run, however, only 5% of the U.S.'s immense reserves are strippable. The rest must be mined by men working in deep shafts...
...than any year in recent memory. The effect was dismaying as Watergate, pro longed economic malaise, sudden energy shortages and a general crisis of authority and trust lodged deeply with in the national psyche. In an odd and un welcome tattoo of accompaniment, na ture also wreaked a special havoc on the country for the second year running. Total damage for natural disasters in 1973 exceeded $1.2 billion. Federal funds ex pended to assist local governments and citizens in the 3 1 states plagued with nat ural disasters came to an estimated $750 million, and 75,000 families received direct...
...during early 1974, despite record 1973 crops and prospects for an even bigger output this year. One reason: foreign demand for U.S. farm goods remains extremely high because supplies of wheat and other items are still tight worldwide. The 1973 inflation in wheat, corn and soybeans showed how much havoc heavy export demand can wreak on U.S. prices. In addition, all the ups and downs of controls last year caused cattlemen and hog raisers to limit production sharply. That means that meat prices will stay high or even rise in the months immediately ahead because the number of steers...
...havoc created in the Institute, the destruction of facilities, and most tragic, the loss of life in the struggle are not yet known in their full extent. The Papadopoulos regime reported 13 deaths from the incident, mostly victims hit by "stray" shots--blocks away from the Institute area. Conservative estimates place the actual death toll at 74 while other sources from Greece place it as high...
...Russians is the logical economic consequence of having given the Russians inordinately favorable terms of trade. Kissinger's hope for a friendly Soviet attitude towards the U.S. was shattered by the economic realities of a one-sided trade agreement. In an attempt to further the detente, Kissinger played havoc with large segments of the economy. The American consumer is now paying the price...