Word: perring
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...guardian of the nation's food, he appointed a commission to investigate the ecological effects of pesticides; he has meanwhile banned DDT-contaminated fish from interstate commerce. "I am very apprehensive about the situation," Finch declared. "Our present estimates are that each American has an average of twelve parts per million of DDT in the fatty tissue." While his department is only one of several concerned with ecology, Finch has been a leader in expressing concern. "The ecological sequence is just frightening," he says, discussing pesticides. "It drives you right out of your mind." A heavy smoker, he has nonetheless...
...students have decided, however, to ask that the Government faculty decrease the influence the essay will have on the final grade--50 per cent in the past--instead of eliminating the exam altogether...
Saturday's the big day, rather, the biggest day. Lunch will consist of free food at the Grill as well as free beer. Then off to the Sprints at Worcester. Buses have been chartered and the charge will be a low $2 per couple. On the banks of Lake Quinsigamond, Quincy students and their dates will continue to consume, with the committee providing dessert and beer. They will be welcomed back with another good dinner at the House...
...three new appointees are all longtime members of the Cambridge School System. Mrs. Lorraine Butler, chairman of the Save Our Schools Committee which organized the campaign against the appointments said that the School Committee should have considered people from outside the system "especially younger people" for the $19,000 per year jobs...
...While they tell everyone that this is going to be a brand new Jubilee, the organizers know that Jubilee Weekends are always the same. Because so few people came to Jubilee the year before, if the same number of people come this year they will have to pay more per person just to cover the deficit calculated from the year before. This really needn't be explained; suffice it to say that the shady dealings with the price of tickets was also part of the whole Conspiracy...