Word: northern
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Northern Eden? Nahanni is Indian for "people over there, far away." The Indians shun the place for its mammoth grizzlies and the evil spirits wailing in its deep canyons. Of the hunters and prospectors who have gone in, 13 have not returned. Around them most of the tall tales have sprung...
...frigid festivities for the Boston Council of the Intercollegiate Outing Clubs of America will be inaugurated this weekend with a Winter Carnival on a smaller scale to the Dartmouth carnival of the northern New England colleges...
...again. This time it was a grand slam. To guard U.S. herds, the border might remain closed "for several years." For Mexico's brand-new Government, that was a real jolt. The half million head of cattle that annually went to U.S. markets had meant prosperity for the northern states; and cattle export duties had made up a big chunk of the federal budget...
...some cities. In Florida and Texas, prices of citrus fruits were down 50% to 60% from last year, as a bumper crop was harvested. The glut was so great, and prices so low, that packers and growers slapped a temporary embargo .on shipments, trying to keep prices up in northern markets. Eggs were down generally 3? a dozen; meat and lard dropped an average...
There are three such "source regions" of cold air: Siberia, northern Canada and Antarctica. The first two are fairly well known to meteorologists; but the interior of Antarctica is still something to guess about...