Word: soiling
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...least three of the animals have been slain by bow and arrow. Says California Rancher Gordon Garland: "Cattle theft in the foothills has increased so much in recent months that ranchers are now forced to carry guns to protect their own physical well-being." Another leathery son of the soil advises: "When you catch some slob stealing, shoot...
...endangered by the corporations that invaded agriculture a few years back. But they turned out to be helpless on a land they could not really understand, clumsy brontosauruses bogged down in rigid procedures. Relying on a labor force that lacked the farmer's single-minded devotion to the soil, they could not make a profit. One after another, United Brands, Tenneco, S.S. Pierce and other companies have retreated from the fields, abandoning some or all of their farm ventures...
...National Institutes of Health hospital in Bethesda, Md., weeks before he died in 1961 at age 36, he received the first copies of his last and most revolutionary book, The Wretched of the Earth. The FLN had his body flown to Tunis and buried him with honors in Algerian soil, while a CIA agent stood by his grave...
...Nebraska, soil runoff is still our most serious water pollutant, and dust is our No. 1 air pollutant. Through REAP, the likelihood of devastating floods has been reduced, public recreational opportunities have been provided, and the program has contributed significantly to increased productivity in agriculture, which in turn gives the American consumer relatively low food costs...
...emotions at this time are indescribable. To be back on American soil has been our dream, our prayer for over seven years. You have reached across time and space and brought us home. Thank you, America. Thank you, Mr. President. May God bless you all. -Air Force Colonel...