Word: spreading
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...scare has even spread to Montana, which has grown only 2.9% in the past ten years. The signs are still friendly here: WELCOME TO BOZEMAN -15,000 FRIENDLY PEOPLE...
Bast places much of the blame on the deluges of Hurricane Agnes: "Eggs that were deposited over the last several years hatched in the high water and high tides." During July, New York state officials began an intensive spraying campaign against both larvae and adult mosquitoes-which can spread encephalitis and other diseases-but it is too late to eliminate the insect hordes. Says Massachusetts Agriculture Official Charles Cannon: "We used to control mosquitoes with massive, year-round larvacide projects. In the summer we sprayed, and in the winter we put down a powder pesticide on ice and snow, which...
...barrel weapon now is discount merchandising, which has spread to 40% of the nation's supermarkets. Generally, discounting involves scrapping frills such as trading stamps and games, reducing the variety of goods, and trimming prices on a large percentage of store items. Buying at a discount store can save consumers about 5% and sometimes more of the cost of shopping at a conventional supermarket...
Arnold concedes that possibly harmful radiation from such beams might be a cause for concern, but it need not be an insurmountable problem. The beams could be somewhat spread to reduce their intensity to a safe level, yet still retain enough strength to carry messages...
...over the U.S., white sociologists who once prided themselves on being unprejudiced and basically sympathetic to the blacks they studied have found their motivation and competence challenged by militants who claim that only a black can understand the black experience. The antagonism toward these white sociologists has also spread through the black ghettos, making it difficult for them to continue their research. During the past six months, their plight has been studied by Wilson Record, a white sociologist at Portland State University in Oregon. He interviewed 140 of the estimated 750 white sociologists specializing in race and ethnic relations...