Word: weathers
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Doing it seems to require the logistical genius of a Hannibal, the showmanship of a Hurok and the business acumen of a Howard Hughes. A traveling circus has to put up with the whims of the weather, moody animals, occasionally avaricious police and fire departments and frequently finicky bureaucrats who require a sheaf of licenses, clearances and permits...
Seedy Set. In the irreverent MN2 mix, serious news is usually engulfed by the fanciful. Stripper Fanne Fox once delivered the weather report; Disc Jockey Wolfman Jack analyzed the New Hampshire primary results; Actress Terry Moore submitted to a polygraph test about shipboard sex with Howard Hughes. Porn Queen Amber Hunt and Mobster Mickey Cohen both graced one of last week's shows with filmed interviews, she on what thrills, he on forged wills. The zest of MetroNews comes from the ham and hard-boiled-egg match-up of extrovert Anchor Man Charles Rowe, 37, and Reporter-Inquisitor Charles...
...fair-weather athlete," McCulloh said, explaining his inconsistent career--with jumps that have ranged from 6 ft. 2 in. to 7 ft. 2 in. this year alone. "I don't come out if it's raining or cold," he adds...
...time trying to learn about armaments in Africa, intrigues in Asia and other possible threats to U.S. security. But now the agency is concerning itself with another potential danger: a changing climate. In a report released last week, the CIA concluded the earth has entered a period of adverse weather that is already reducing food production and causing major economic problems throughout the world. The report warns that a changing climate could cause serious upheavals as famine-stricken nations seek-if necessary at the expense of their neighbors-to assure themselves of necessary food supplies...
...feelings about long-term trends, scientists generally agree that the world's climate is entering a period of more widely varying conditions that will make planning for agricultural production difficult. The experts are also worried about the impact of man-made pollution, which makes predictions based on historical weather cycles less reliable. "If humans interfere, we cannot say for sure that the climate will become worse," says Stephen Schneider, deputy head of the climate project at the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colo. "But it could be different, and different is likely to be worse because...