Word: shrimping
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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DEFENDERS of T and E have another argument though, one that appeals to the worst excesses of supply-side theory. You see, the entertainment industry is one of the nation's largest employers of unskilled labor. If we took away the subsidy for shrimp cocktails, think of all the poor waiters who would be out of work...
...impact on fishing has been crippling. After tests showed possible contamination, Alaskan authorities canceled the fishing seasons for herring, herring roe and pot shrimp throughout Prince William Sound. The salmon season, due to start in mid-May, remains in doubt. "Sure, Exxon may pay in the end," fumed Sandy Cesarini, co-owner of the Sea Hawk Seafood Co. in Valdez. "But we sweated blood to build this place. What about the future? Everyone in the sound feels violated...
...quickly by being coated with crude will still be in danger, as the bottom oil contaminates first microorganisms, then the small fish that eat them, then the larger creatures up the food chain. Fishermen in the port of Cordova (pop. 3,000) fear that their catches of salmon, herring, shrimp and crab will be ruined for years, possibly wiping out their livelihood. Says Barbara Jenson, wife of a fourth-generation fisherman: "I don't think we are going to survive this...
...shrimp he can eat at Beefsteak Charlie...
...dinner last night, a few Harvard students were treated to something other than the Dining Service's pepper steak and fried shrimp...