Word: mesa
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...repercussions in the West. In Colorado, the residents of four counties that sit atop shale-oil deposits still speak of May 2, 1982, as "Black Sunday." On that day, Exxon and Tosco pulled out of their Colony Oil shale project after having invested about $1 billion. Home prices in Mesa County tumbled by as much as 50%. Unemployment climbed to 15%, and now stands at 9.8%, in contrast to the U.S. average...
...plots its defense against Ted Turner, it will undoubtedly take a close look at a ploy that was set in motion last week by Unocal, which is trying to escape a take-over bid by T. Boone Pickens. A partnership led by Pickens, who is chairman of Texas-based Mesa Petroleum, has already bought 13% of Unocal, the twelfth largest U.S. oil company. The Pickens group is now seeking to acquire a majority of the company's stock by offering to purchase it at $54 a share. But Unocal has countered with a new variation of what Wall Street calls...
...Well We Meant," it both recalled the necessity of nuclear weapons and lamented their subsequent expansion. But in the beginning "it happened to be one of those spring days where everything was lovely. The air was clear and mild, the Sangre de Cristo Mountains were distinct and sharp, the mesa on the other side--lovely! And the ride up on the old road, somewhat hair raising but very interesting, the old bridge, and then, of course, the Indians; we certainly seemed to enter a new world, a mystic world...
...island of Bohol who were apparently poisoned by cassava sweets bought from street vendors. Health officials said the inquiry would focus on the possibility that the children were poisoned either by cyanide, which is naturally present in cassava, or pesticides. Presidential Reprieve BOLIVIA Congress rallied behind besieged President Carlos Mesa, rejecting his offer to resign and agreeing to back his political program, including the creation of a controversial new energy law. Indigenous opposition leader Evo Morales said the months-long protests and street blockades that prompted Mesa to tender his resignation would continue unless the President agreed to raise...
...transfer from Mesa (Ariz.) Community College added just one layup and a jumper over the first 10 minutes of the second half, before completely taking over the contest...