Word: trailingly
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...long, sometimes treacherous 19th century Westward trek of covered wagons is deeply embedded in American legend, folklore and sense of national identity. Thousands of pioneers, for example, braved the perilous Oregon Trail. Now, to salute the Western settlers, Americans representing all 50 states are replaying history in reverse by forming Eastbound wagon trains. They are set to arrive in Valley Forge, Pa., July 3. The following day, President Ford will address the passengers in the 60 official wagons and approximately 2,000 other travelers. The Pennsylvania Bicentennial Commission sponsored an official wagon from each state, plus ten escort wagons. Wagon...
...Roads. Financed by $10 membership fees from eager bikers and a grant from the Bicentennial Administration, and aided by an army of volunteers, the Burdens charted a relatively picturesque, somewhat historic, largely traffic-free, and not overly demanding route. Since crossing deserts is hazardous, the western end of the trail was kept wen to the north. The North Central plains tend toward macadam monotony, so the route drops south to skirt the Ozarks. To avoid urban sprawl, Bike-centennial is a Baedeker of back roads...
...advance deposits are required. Bikecentennial prices for those who go coast-to-coast: from $75 if you are alone, buy your own food and sleep under the star-spangled skies to $965 for coast-to-coast groupies who want prepaid meals and real beds at night. Reports from the trail put the average total cost per day at about...
...produces bubbling waters (112° Fahrenheit) that can be used to treat rheumatism. Says one visitor: "It smells and tastes strongly like the washings of a foul gun." Located in inaccessible mountains near the sources of the James River, the springs could once be reached only by an Indian trail, but the authorities recently raised ?900 by a lottery and cleared a coach road to nearby Jennings...
...instance, Jack put the FBI on the trail of another young woman who worked for Hays a few years ago. Interviewed by FBI agents, she said that she got on the congressional payroll only after consenting to have sex with Hays several times a week. She quit when Hays suggested lunchtime copulation on his desk top. This source has also told investigators that Hays and other members of Congress cooperated in putting potentially embarrassing employees on each other's staffs. The clear implication: a few lawmakers were engaged in mutual back scratching to cover up payroll padding...