Word: winterful
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Repairs. The past winter's freezes left some runways in a potholed and fractured condition. Resurfacing jobs have shut some runways at a number of airports, including Washington National, O'Hare and Denver. A shortage of landing strips at major airports can cause delays and backups at other airports from coast to coast...
...marks on my thinking," writes White, "the Honan famine remains most indelible." It happened in the winter...
...Chicagoan, who requests anonymity because he works for Allstate Insurance Co., reports: "After an 18-year accident-free driving record, I put in my first claim this winter, for $350. I was not at fault; someone skidded into me on the ice. Now my insurance company [not Allstate] is going to increase my premium...
...Department of Energy distributes free teaching aids for schools. Among them are an impressive array of questionnaires accompanied by answer sheets. An example: a sheet showing three pictures of homes asks, "What's Wrong Here?" The sketches depict, among other things, open windows in the middle of winter, a running water faucet and one passenger in a car. For small kids, there are wall posters with cartoons showing what should be done to save: drive small cars, observe the 55-m.p.h. limit, keep the home heat below 70° and take showers rather than soaking in a tub full...
...Last winter's foul weather is certainly part of the reason for the double-digit helping of food inflation...