Word: nebraska
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Dangers. In a grimy arc, from Nebraska through the plains of Kansas and Colorado, on into the panhandles of Oklahoma and Texas, scenes right out of The Grapes of Wrath suddenly materialized in the swirl of dust billowing up to 12,000 feet. The grit sifted into houses, causing eyes to burn and coating tongues. As visibility neared zero, motorists pulled to sides of roads, and highways were ordered closed. At week's end the dust had blown over the southeastern states, turning the sky a milky yellow. To many worried Westerners, the worst dust storm in some...
...conference began Thursday with registration and will conclude Sunday morning with an awards ceremony. Students from some 60 colleges as far away as Nebraska are serving as delegates...
Buffett, who worked as a Post newsboy when his father represented a Nebraska district in Congress, bought into the Post Co. in 1973, and perhaps to protect his 10.5% slice of nonvoting stock. has become virtually an unpaid Post Co. executive. He spends much of his time on company business and is a frequent Graham dinner guest. "Intellectually, he dominates her," comments one editor who knows them both. "You remember how her orientation changed to talking about stockholders, profits and the bottom line? That's Buffett's influence." Israel is said to have resented the Nebraskan...
After earning his bachelor's and law degrees at the University of Nebraska, young Ted headed for Washington. Taking a job on Capitol Hill, he was so promising that he soon caught John Kennedy's eye and became his administrative assistant. The two hit it off, sharing similar ideas and temperaments. As Sorensen put it, "Both of us have a certain reserve, a certain difficulty giving ourselves to people." But Sorensen had no trouble devoting himself wholeheartedly to Kennedy's service...
...Spirit long-legged panty girdle (large size) that Oklahoma State Running Back Terry Miller is wearing. Does he have a sagging belly? Bulging hips? Not when he runs 40 yds. in 4.4 seconds and has spent the past four Saturdays ripping up the defenses of Colorado, Oklahoma, Missouri and Nebraska...