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...They noted every change in the doomed forest and fields. Most conspicuous event was the quick death of the pines; but humbler plants died too, or their seeds failed to germinate. The only successful survivors were species of plants that can spring up from deep perennial roots. One annual weed, a kind of Arenaria, grew with unnatural vigor; its seeds apparently thrived on radiation...
...housewives watch warily for rattlesnakes slithering through the mesquite and catclaw bushes in their yards. Because the town lies 23 miles from the Fort Worth El Paso highway, only an occasional tourist passes through. There is no train service beyond an occasional Texas-New Mexico freight clattering over a weed-sprinkled spur line...
...nominate City Manager Mitchell Man of the Year because he proposes to weed out the moochers on the welfare rolls of his city...
...absurdity of TV ratings was given at a special FCC hearing in Manhattan. The commission was collecting the views of "a number of persons who are actively engaged in the creation, production, writing, casting, sale and licensing of programs." Their recommendations were not revolutionary-tighten licensing requirements, weed out the Madison Avenue orchids-but the testimony was considerably more entertaining than most TV fare...
Although agricultural experts are still not certain just how the two chemicals do the delicate job of differentiating between wheat and weed, they are confidently predicting remarkable results. Some scientists expect the Canadian wheat crop alone to show an increase of 75 million bu. a year. And though both companies may sell more Avadex and Carbyne than any other herbicide ever made, some of their scientists suspect that they have opened the lid on a Pandora's box. Said one of them last week: "With a surplus of North American wheat right now, what are we going...