Word: pecora
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Died. Dr. William T. Pecora, 59, Under Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior; following abdominal surgery; in Washington, D.C. After 26 years in the U.S. Geological Survey, Pecora was appointed its director in 1965, then six years later was named No. 2 man in the Interior Department behind Rogers C.B. Morton. A geologist by training, he was frequently called to testify before congressional committees on ecological issues, and in 1970 won the applause of conservationists for his part in delaying and modifying plans for the Trans-Alaska Pipeline...