Word: oregon
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...Oregon...
...struggled out of their sleeping bags into brilliant sunshine, strapped on their oxygen tanks, and began the slow trek toward the windswept, 29,028-ft. summit. Working up the relatively friendly South Col route were Barry Bishop, 30, a National Geographic photographer, and Luther Jerstad, 26, a University of Oregon speech instructor, retracing the path of Everest's earlier conquerors, among them Teammate James Whittaker, 34, who planted the Stars and Stripes on the peak this month (TIME...
Weyerhaeuser's 3.6 billion velvety green acres of timber, most of them in Washington and Oregon, make up the largest private preserve in the U.S., but company foresters estimate that the last virgin tree will fall in the year 2020. As far off as that may seem, it is too close for the "Big W." Weyerhaeuser is now developing a revolutionary supertree that will be impervious to disease, perfectly shaped and full-grown in only 40 years. "We control the size of peas and the tenderness of corn," says a Weyerhaeuser scientist. "Why not a test-tube forest...
JEAN SAUBERT. 20. of Lakeviewr, Ore., is a wondrously versatile skier who ranks among the world's best at all three Alpine events. The brown-haired Oregon State coed swept to victory in both the downhill and the slalom at Sun Valley, beating Germany's Barbi Henneberger, one of Europe's best. Then at Mount Alyeska, she won the giant slalom...
...best chance for a Crimson victory lies in this evening's individual medley, which Pringle won at the Eastern Championships two weeks ago. However, Ilkks Suvanto of Stanford must be rated the favorite and swimmers from Ohio State, Oregon, and Southern California could also edge out Pringle. Though Pringle beat Kiefer in the Easterns, the Eli sophomore's time at the AAU meet last week was faster than say Pringle has turned...