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Word: littering (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...side is the oldest non-profit craft cooperative in the USA, on the other the oldest guild of artists. All these places proclaim their uniqueness with the fervor of the faithful in possession of a fragment of the True Cross. And if this were Paris the artists would litter the sidewalks chronicling the scene...

Author: By Diana R. Laing, | Title: Carnival Beside the Arctic Ocean | 9/22/1977 | See Source »

...family, the release of the eggs for fertilization requires a triggering mechanism. The device is supplied by prickly spines that cover the penis and rake out the female on its withdrawal. A piercing cry invariably and understandably follows. The pregnancy cycle is brisk in tempo. A litter conceived in February is born in April and reared by July, with the mother all ready for another go. It will surprise some readers to find that cats do not kill by instinct and initially do not know that rodents and birds are tasty fare. Hunting is learned behavior. When a cat wanders...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Felis Imperator | 7/18/1977 | See Source »

Unfortunately the wilderness is far more fragile than it looks. The growing interest in backpacking has intensified traffic on some hiking trails, causing serious erosion. "These are environmentally concerned people," says Tom Wilson, an N.P.S. official. "They don't chop down trees or litter. But the mere fact that they're here can wear out trails. These are fragile ecosystems...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Here Comes Summer: Bumper to Bumper In the Wilderness | 7/4/1977 | See Source »

...spoilsports tried to dampen the Jubilee spirits-with scant success. Dustmen in Hammersmith, who had originally demanded $58 in extra pay to clean up post-Jubilee litter, eventually settled for $17. The Socialist Workers Party managed to sell some badges urging STUFF THE JUBILEE, and the Movement Against a Monarchy claimed great success in its sale of auto bumper stickers proclaiming ROT ALL RULERS. But an anti-Jubilee rally in London attracted a grand audience of eight...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BRITAIN: Jubilee Bash for the Liz They Love | 6/20/1977 | See Source »

Ravenal's script and David Zippel's lyrics litter the biblical myth of creation with the world of cliches that has since accumulated around the lives of men and women. The primeval couple of this musical are jaded about the facts of life before they've even had any practice with them. Their delight in the proverbial saws that sprout in their minds as spontaneously as noxious weeds and the stereotypical sex roles they struggle to come to terms with contrast ludicrously with the tolerant anarchy of their natural environment. But SIN slathers on too many platitudes, using them with...

Author: By Anemona Hartocollis, | Title: Cranapples | 5/17/1977 | See Source »

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