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...expedite the surface mining of coal, opened up wilderness areas to allow exploration of strategic minerals, halted the acquisition of more lands for national parks. He says he wants a bold, sensible program that will renew the country's growth. Says one of Watt's top aides, Stan Hulett: "Nobody could have survived making these proposals a few years ago. It took a major economic crisis to let us finally change direction...
...someone's head to make them work in those mines," Mabeta says. Accident rates in the uranium mines are high, working conditions are abominable, living conditions are almost as bad, and wages are slave-wages. "It's like working in a large bowl of oatmeal," explained Stan Barnhill, director of New Mexico mining operations for Gulf Oil. The worst part is that after breakfast it gets worse. Uranium miners have one of the highest disease rates in industry--by low estimates, one out of six miners dies from radiation-induced lung cancer...
...seasons as the Canadiens coach, he won eight Stanley Cup titles and shepherded the careers of Maurice ("Rocket") Richard, Jean Beliveau and Bernie ("Boom-Boom") Geoffrion. From behind the bench, Blake schemed to stop such high-scoring opponents as Gordie Howe, Bobby Hull, Phil Esposito and Stan Mikita. So when it comes to evaluating hockey's newest natural wonder, the New York Islanders' Right Wing Mike Bossy, Blake is succinct: "Why is Mike Bossy great? That's easy. He scores goals...
...Possess a sophisticated understanding of world trends. In the wry words of Stan ley Hoffmann, professor of government at Harvard, the Secretary must appreciate "the foreignness of foreigners" - that is, he must understand that they do not think like Americans. W. Anthony Lake, out going chief of the State Department's Policy Planning Staff, elaborates: "The Secretary must understand the extraordinary diversity of trends in the world, be able to listen to other nations in calculating our own tactics, then make sure that the U.S. leads the coalitions that are formed...
...people are not pleased with ABC's coverage. Stan Wojcik, a writer and producer at WCVB, the Boston ABC station, said yesterday Channel 5 has been receiving five to ten phone calls every day this week complaining that the Harvard-Yale game is preempting Michigan-Ohio State...