Word: houck
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...past 18 months because of pollution. Crab fisheries in Lavaca Bay, south of Galveston, were forced to shut down when dredging work stirred up mercury that had settled in the sediment. In neighboring Louisiana 35% of the state's oyster beds are closed because of sewage contamination. Says Oliver Houck, a professor of environmental law at Tulane: "These waters are nothing more than cocktails of highly toxic substances...
...letter, Houck said he was "both shockedand saddened that what was intended as goodcamraderie was interpreted as a racial slur." Hesaid he had rubbed Love's hair out of "kinship"with him and referred to it as "ear-to-earcarpeting" because his aunt had referred to shorthair that way ever since he was a child...
...Houck wrote, "David, you are a nice-looking manwith an engaging smile--someone to whom I reachedout. In doing so I hurt you. Your response hashurt...
Love said Houck was "childish" to go into"intricate details." He added that he hoped Houckwould be more careful to avoid similar remarks inthe future...
...Houck refused comment, saying, "I think it isnone of your business...