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Paula Eastman Sutton Tallahassee...
Waldheim had planned a small dinner that evening at his Sutton Place town house to celebrate what he thought would be the successful culmination of his diplomatic efforts. The guests arrived on time, but the Secretary-General did not appear until 10, sipped a cup of soup, then retired to his study to phone Washington and Tehran. Through most of the night, he tried to arrange a compromise...
Finally citizens offered some ideas for frightening the birds away. One Oklahoman proposed setting up bright red or amber lights. Another recommended pinwheels and bells. The state accepted a third suggestion, from Ornithologist George Sutton of the University of Oklahoma: it set out 48 plastic snakes, coiled and with fangs bared, just below the ledges. This scared away the starlings, but the pigeons got the joke and stayed...
Stevens workers hampered efforts to unionize the mills because many feared the company would fire them if they advocated unionization, Sutton said...
...attempting to organize Stevens labor, Sutton said, "you never know whether you're going to be shot in the chest or bitten by dogs. You can't give up just because of threats on your life...