Word: zoning
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...energetic commander, as well as a stickler for army regulations. Born in Valparaiso−Allende's home town−Pinochet (pronounced pee-no-chet) entered the army's military academy at the age of 18. He has been to the U.S. Southern Command in the Panama Canal Zone several times, and in 1956 served as military attache to the Chilean embassy in Washington. Although a number of Chile's top-ranking officers are Masons, the junta leader, who is married and the father of five children, is a practicing Catholic. Generally he is regarded as a colorless...
...airport manager's biggest environmental headache, noise pollution, is reduced by the very size of the place. Beyond each end of the runways extends a 4½-mile buffer zone, without any buildings, followed by another mile where private housing is banned...
Because the sun's rays strike it more directly, the earth's equatorial zone heats up more than either polar region. If some of this heat were not transported away from the tropics, average equatorial temperatures would probably begin to rise dangerously. Fortunately, the earth has some handy mechanisms for carrying heat from the tropics toward the poles. Perhaps a third of this heat is distributed by ocean currents. The rest is transported by movement of the atmosphere. A large portion of this atmospheric heat−the exact percentage is unknown−is picked up from...
WHEN ENDZONE Crone pranced into the endzone three years ago and earned his immortal nickname, The Crimson followed him there. And when the St. Louis Cardinals drafted him in the 17th round, The Crimson eagerly followed his effort to make the squad. The Zone didn't make it, and Jeff Leonard found out why. All on The Crimson sports page (page 15), a daily feature of The Crimson...
...facet of the game. Bruce Tetirick handles the short field goals and conversions competently. But Tetirick has limited range, and last year missed some crucial extra points. McInally, who handles kickoffs and long field goals, has a strong leg but is inconsistent. He often booms kickoffs over the end zone only to squib on the next attempt. He needs consistency. PLACEKICKING looks FAIR...