Word: plaines
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...farmers in dozens of river towns from Illinois to Louisiana saw water overtop local levees, surge through streets, inundate prime farm land. In Keithsburg, Ill. (pop. 836), 15 square blocks-three-quarters of the town-lay under 3 ft. of water after the levee broke. Four thousand flood-plain residents north and south of Quincy, Ill. were evacuated during a touch-and-go fight waged by 1,000 volunteers to shore up 75 miles of levees...
Though spectacular on the podium, he is just plain Georg in real life. Where Karajan tools around in a flashy sports car, Solti drives a Volvo sedan. Where Bernstein emerges from a concert in a flowing cape, Solti strolls out in a faded turtleneck. He prefers mineral water to wine, and his daily drink is usually a Scotch just after the concert and before his late-night supper; he never eats before conducting...
...Mercy killing is "just plain murder and that is wrong...
...role of externalizing -- and parodying -- the way we look at the everyday world. What Steinberg shows us so well is that the way we see time, imagine geography, look at city streets or television images is as much caricature as the drawings he produces. Reality may seem as plain as the features of one's face, but in fact it is as strange and elusive as the masks we make for ourselves...
...Arboretum, located in Jamaica Plain, has experienced increased public usage over the past three years and was the location of large beer-drinking parties over the warm, three-day Patriot's Day weekend...