Word: norths
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...resinous scent of hot green summer flowed in waves across the sprawling north campus of the University of Michigan. But the obsessed, drifting in and out of the five-building brick residence complex perched above Ann Arbor, hardly noticed. This was a weekend devoted to the joys of combat...
Many Californians are finding that habits acquired during the dry years are hard to break. Even though water rationing has ended in Marin County, north of San Francisco, residents are continuing to abide by a version of Governor Jerry Brown's thoughts about "less is more." They are conserving water by taking short showers, keeping bricks in their toilet tanks and watering their lawns infrequently. They consequently are using 35% less water than three years ago. "I will never again waste water," boasts Helen Davis of Sausalito. In many Marin restaurants, water is still served only on request...
...North America. In response to severe criticism of U.S. energy profligacy, Carter made two important promises-to raise oil prices in the U.S. to world levels by 1980 and to reduce U.S. oil imports from a projected level of 11.5 million bbl. a day to 9 million bbl. by 1985. Congressional opposition to tax increases on oil will make that difficult. On the other hand, oil imports in this year's first half declined to 7.8 million bbl. a day-almost a 13% drop from the same period in 1977 -because conservation is working, and oil is arriving from...
More devoted types might want to head out to Schaefer Stadium early next week to watch the Tea Men, currently fighting for second place in the American Conference of the North American Soccer League, do battle with somnambulent Tulsa (on Sunday) and Detroit (on Wednesday). The Detroit tilt will be the next-to-last game of the season for the booters, and a lot should be on the line--a favored spot for the playoffs, Mike Flanigan's chances of edging New York Cosmo Giorgio Chinaglia for the league scoring crown, and lots of pride. But we suspect the Yankee...
Triple Play--three one-act plays by John O'Brien at the inimitable (and unpronounceable) Teatro Nucleo Eccletico, 37 Clark St., the North End, Friday and Saturday...