Word: mountain
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...also has by present estimates more than 1.8 trillion bbl. of oil locked in shale in the Rocky Mountain states-about 15 times the nation's estimated potential reserves from conventional sources. Burning the oil out of the shale-the most promising method-would require a market price of perhaps as much as $25 per bbl. to make it profitable. Yet even at the present average U.S. price of $11.50 per bbl. for newly discovered domestic oil, Ashland Oil and Occidental Petroleum last month were given federal approval to begin development of a joint shale-oil project in western...
...Beautiful," Paxton calls his wife, "the loveliest women a man ever knew." Paxton runs the risk of using enough saccharine to kill a tubful of Canadian rats, but this sentimental ode at least provides a suitable contrast to Paxton's political commentary. "There Goes the Mountain," Paxton's plea for preservation of nature, also combines sweet and bitter in just the right proportions. Steve Goodman harmonizes as Paxton personifies the mountain, the "avalanche-maker, heaven's caretaker." Paxton stimulates nostalgia for Earth Day with his revival of concern for the environment...
Maybe tonight Shavers will take the mountain from Muhammad...
Lewis J. Walker Stone Mountain...
ANOTHER MEMORABLE SCENE has Benson, whose bloodstream is described by his roommate as "purer than Rocky Mountain spring water," taking a hit of speed at practice to, er, liven up his game. Of course, he goes absolutely wild, running around and jumping up and down like a madman while his teammates stand around and giggle helplessly. Benson is a fair actor, but his part doesn't demand all that much besides wide-eyed innocence, with an appropriate burst of emotion. Spradlin turns in a solid performance as the fiendish coach, and O'Toole is passable as the lover. The worst...