Word: parallels
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Reed said yesterday that the half-hour rededication ceremony is an attempt to parallel the 1950 dedication at which Congressman John F. Kennedy '40 spoke. Kennedy's presence will hopefully attract a large crowd to the unveiling, Reed said. The mayor of Cambridge and the President of the Cambridge Historical Society spoke at the first ceremony...
...Europe; about one-fifth of Europe's energy may eventually come from the North Sea. Norway is already feeling pressure to speed up development from industrialists eager to spur the economy, and it probably will do so in the chillier, deeper and more treacherous waters above the 62nd parallel where even richer oil deposits may lie. Already there is preliminary exploration activity far from the North Sea-running off the Irish coast, even north into Greenland. Still a frontier itself, the North Sea is already serving as a steppingstone to another...
...sandwiched between members of the board of overseers of B.C. Priests sprinkled among the crowd were obviously burdened with the choice: Should they cheer for BC and pray for Notre Dame or cheer for ND and pray for the Eagles? There was also a clear David-and Goliath parallel here with the bulk of the crowd in the kid's corner. The Goodyear blimp looked on uncommittedly...
...CLIMATE. Unlike the bulk of U.S. farm land, more than 60% of Soviet grain fields lie far above the 49th parallel (see map), where rainfall is sparse, the sun less powerful and the growing seasons short; frost hits large tracts in Siberia in early September. According to Soviet farm authorities, favorable weather conditions prevail about once every four years. This year there were two damaging developments. A freakishly warm winter failed to provide the essential protective coat of snow for the winter wheat, hurting the crop. Then, just as the spring plantings of corn and wheat were sprouting...
More and more serious campers fanned out through Canada's well-named Wood Buffalo National Park, which sprawls over 17,300 square miles and is reputedly the world's biggest national park. Located on the 60th parallel between Alberta and the Northwest Territories, the park is laced with hundreds of lakes, forests, and meadows where whooping cranes summer and the last large herds of bison roam. There are only 16 developed campsites, though bivouacking is allowed if the visitor has a campfire permit...