Word: virginia
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Afraid of Virginia WooIf? Not Edward Albee, who has directed it and other plays he has written. "Nobody can get as much into the mind of the author as the playwright himself," says Albee, 50. For his latest project, he has directed a troupe of six actors who are presenting eight of his one-act plays, including The Zoo Story and The American Dream, on a 35-week tour of U.S. and Canadian universities. For parts of the tour Albee plans to be on hand. But actors, beware. The director has a ready brush-off. "When there is a question...
Kylene Barker, the first Miss Virginia to take the long walk as Miss America, after winning the crown: "Ah hope Ah can always be fresh and bubbly...
...suffering the effects of Agent Orange has not deterred the U.S. Department of Agriculture from using a weakened form of Agent Orange, 2,4,5-T, to spray forests, rangelands and pastures in the United States. The Pacific Northwest bears the brunt of the spraying, but Wisconsin, Minnesota, West Virginia and other heavily forested states endure the dousings as well...
Much of the corruption has emerged in GSA's Region 3, which includes the District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia and Delaware-an area that accounts for 44% of GSA purchasing. Last week GSA Administrator Jay Solomon announced that 50 indictments are expected in a matter of weeks, most of them involving fraud in the repair and maintenance of federal buildings in Region 3. Eventually, more than 500 indictments are expected nationally...
...much as they have at private institutions during the past decade. Though tuition, room and board at public colleges average around $2,000, many run quite a bit higher. Samples: the University of Vermont ($3,192), the University of Wisconsin ($2,583), the College of William and Mary in Virginia ($2,804), and Southern Oregon State College...