Word: salt
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...animals trapped in Russell Lake are almost certainly doomed. Freshwater from the mountain streams sits atop the denser salt water, with little mixing. As a result, oxygen, which is replenished at the surface through diffusion, cannot be replaced once it is depleted from the salt water. Fish and crabs might last for a year, but the air-breathing sea mammals that eat them will not. "The seals are exhausted from diving through that extra 50 ft. of freshwater before they can reach salt water and maybe find something to eat," says Marine Biologist Tamra Faris of the National Marine Fisheries...
...such concessions are unlikely. Even as Gorbachev was renewing his test- ban offer, the Pentagon continued plans to equip B-52 bombers with cruise missiles at a pace that would break the unratified SALT II treaty limits by mid-November. The defense budget passed by the House of Representatives, however, would cut off money for any weapons that would cause the U.S. to exceed SALT II weapons levels. The House also demanded a halt to any nuclear testing above the level of a single kiloton...
...higher than a first-class ticket. It cost Businessman Gardner more than $14,500 in fees to transport his car from Milwaukee to California and back again in June. Popular runs include the stretch between Washington and New York City and the mountain-hugging route from Salt Lake City to Denver...
...Orange Riviera's basic appeal is still its natural assets: gorgeous beaches, wooded hills, balmy climate. Real Estate Investor Leo Gugasian hardly needs to explain his fondness for the area: his office is aboard his three- bedroom yacht. Says he: "The salt air and relaxed pace make me think better." Another amenity: a lower rate of serious crime, 37% below Los Angeles' last year...
...reserves the right to proceed with the research, development and testing of SDI, "which is permitted" by the ABM treaty. Earlier this year Reagan touched off a storm of protest by declaring, at the Pentagon's behest, that the U.S. would no longer be bound by the unratified SALT II limits on offensive weapons. Now he has called into question how much longer the U.S. will feel bound by the ABM treaty...