Desert Holly Threatened by L A Smog in Death Valley
A study by Frank Fisher for UNLV finds silvery desert holly in Death Valley faces extinction risk from ozone pollution drifting up to 160 miles from Los Angeles. Lab tests show ozone plus water shortage kills the plant, which grows in Death Valley, southern Nevada, and parts of Arizona.
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Las Vegas
Nev
UPI
Los Angeles
Death Valley
Frank Fisher
National Park Resources Studies Unit
Univerity of Nevada
Fisher
Nevada
Arizona
Charles Douglas
UNLV
National Park Resources Studies
Douglas
United States
Revolving door to the executive suite
The article notes a rising turnover in top corporate posts with 60 U.S. firms changing chief executives in the first half of the year and Forbes counting 117 CEO changes in 1975. Experts say voluntary retirements and strong pressures drive rapid turnover and heighten stress on leaders. Arnold and Korn highlight the need to identify core decision makers, manage expectations, and cope with fast modern pressures.
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New York
UPI
John D. Arnold
Applied Synergetics, Inc
Waltham
Mass
Arnold
United States
Forbes Magazine
Lester Korn
Korn-Ferry International, Inc
Korn
Steven Green
Robino Ladd
Miami
Harry Truman
Karn
Wounded storekeeper beats the odds
In Torrance California Joe O Connor a storekeeper was shot in the chest by an armed robber. Surgeons faced a liver wound with incessant bleeding. They bypassed the bleeding using a plastic tube and tied off hepatic veins and vena cava. After seven hours of complex repair he survived.
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Torrance
Calif
UPI
Joe O’connor
O’connor
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