Word: northern
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...economy artificially supported by outside (U.S.) aid, cut loose from all U.S. economic aid more than a year ago and is now sending technicians out on its own aid programs, notably to Africa. South Korea, with some 50,000 U.S. troops still stationed there to guard the northern border, has achieved a relatively stable government, and its economy is slowly improving...
Other winners were Dr. Keith R. Porter, professor of Biology - studies in cell fine structure; Dr. Jakob Rosenberg, professor of Fine Arts, emeritus -- Renaissance and Baroque art in northern Europe; Dr. Donald Stone, Jr., assistant professor of Romance Languages and Literatures- - French drama, 1500-1630; and Dr. John Tate, professor of Mathematics -- arithemetic algebraic geometry
...wives allowed by Islamic law; on grounds of disinterest (as is permitted in Islam, he simply wrote her a note telling her she was out); after four years of marriage, no children; in Djakarta. Simultaneously, Sukarno announced his secret marriage, probably three years ago, to Yurike Sanger, 21, from northern Celebes, whom he met when she was chosen to entertain at a state function...
...legacies of the land are more deeply embedded in American emotions than the Grand Canyon and the redwood forests of Northern California. Yet, because of their commercial potential, conservationists have had to fight to preserve them. Only last month they beat off-for the time being-an Administration attempt to build two dams that would have flooded both ends of the Grand Canyon. Now their principal concern is the soaring redwoods (Sequoia sempervirens...
Since redwoods grow only in the moderate, foggy climate of northern California and southern Oregon, most loggers and conservationists agree that a large national park should be created in that area to preserve the oldest trees amidst their majestic natural setting. But even the most ardent conservation ists cannot get together on how many of them should or could be spared. The California-based Sierra Club is calling for a 90,000-acre park (including 13,-210 acres already in state parks), which would cost $140 million to acquire. San Francisco's 49-year-old Save-the-Red-woods...