Fossil trade blooms while scientists warn of looting
The fossil market expands from scientific interest to mass marketing including earrings made from dinosaur bone chips and wall hangings from 50 million year old rock sheets. Experts warn looting on public lands erases data, with limited enforcement of the 1906 Federal Antiquities Act.
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James P. Sterba
N.Y. Times News Service
Denver
Europe
Japan
Australia
David Whistler
Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History
Whistler
Society of Vertebrate Paleontologists
Colorado
Wyoming
Readers weigh winter via folklore and forecasts
The piece blends folklore from woolly worms deer and corn with official odds from the Commerce Department predicting a colder, harsher winter. Local predictors include Willie Smith of Murphysboro and Helen Lane of Crab Orchard citing woolly worm color moss and fogs, while Oklahoma City Zoo Director Larry Curtis notes animal behavior. Amateur forecaster Edward Pintar predicts Michigan will face a severe winter and a year with no summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
Commerce Department
Washington
Willie Smith
Murphysboro
Smith
Caleb Matlock
Commanches
Mexico
Oklahoma City Zoo
Larry Curtis
Roast Beef Hero Echoes Grandma’s Kitchen Tale
A narrator recalls a family kitchen scene as Grandma weighs timing of rolls and a sizzling roast beef. Carroll compares a current roast beef hero to a cherished memory from that day, highlighting anticipation and familiar tastes.
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Carrols
Grandma
Jack
Brooklyn Dodgers
Mickey
Grandma's
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Cumberland Mountains
Edward J. Pintar
Detroit
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Michigan
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Vermont Veterans Home
Anna Doran
Bob Harrington
Lula Cooper
Senior Citizens Community House
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