Seashells proposed as cheap antidote to acid rain
New Jersey environmental researcher William E. Marks says calcium bicarbonate in seashells can neutralize acid in waterways. Seashells offer a renewable resource that communities can collect or obtain from fishermen to combat acid shock in ponds and lakes in the Northeast.
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Newark
N.J
New Jersey
Martha's Vineyard
Mass
William E. Marks
Marks
Massachusetts
Reagans Celebrate Third White House Christmas
AP report details the Reagan family Christmas at the White House with wife Nancy, Patti Davis, and Ron Reagan among the attendees. Gifts included clothing, a camera, and an electric converter kit. The menu featured roast turkey with turnip sleighs and spiced apple purée, plus several festive sides and monkey bread.
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Washington
White House
Patti Davis
Ron
Reagan
Donia
California
Reagans
Patti
U.S. Information Agency
Michael Deaver
Paul Laxalt
R-Nev
Daniel Ruge
Greta
Joseph Canzeri
Stuart
Holiday Traffic Sinks Under Icy Weather Fallout
Christmas travel faced detours as cold conditions froze roads across the nation. By 3 p.m. EST 118 traffic deaths were tallied. safety officials warned 300 to 400 more deaths likely over the long weekend. The piece also follows families facing deportation in Alamogordo and a New Orleans snow machine failure halting a White Christmas stunt.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Wezb-Fm
Peggy van Matree
Metairie
WEZB
Mark Bazoo
Christmas Day Giving Across the United States
Charitable groups served hot meals to the needy and aided travelers stranded by snow. A man in Annapolis raised funds atop a utility pole for the city opera, while others spent the day in a lighthouse so crew could go home. Coast Guard families and volunteers supported the Red Andrews Dinner in Oklahoma City with thousands served. A Hillsboro drive bought a cow for a needy family, and Minnesota churches canceled Christmas Eve services due to storm. Historical note recalls Rome’s 1849 proclamation and Garibaldi’s failed subsequent campaigns.
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Alamogordo
N.M
Juan Macias
Bolivia
Mary Macias
Macias
Margarita
Mary
Juan Jr
U.S
la Paz
United States
Associated Press
Westvale
West Jordan
Utah
Salvation Army
Oklahoma City
Convention Hall
George Nigh
Andy Coats
Ed Hardy
Hardy
Red Andrews
Hillsboro
W.va
Sally Nottingham
Ms. Nottingham
Coast
Williams
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Jesus
Jeff Bingaman
D-N.m
Labor Department
Bingaman
New Orleans
Minnesota
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Gibbon
Minn
Mankato
Oregon
Republic of
Rome
Pius IX
Giuseppe Mazzini
Giuseppe Gribaldi
Roman Republic
France
Garibaldi
Papal States
Dillard "Dil" Shrewsberry
Rt. No. 3
Bluefield
Bankers Life and Casualty Company
Chicago, Ilinois
Harvard
Sportcraft
Kids Wooo
EA. Ava
Douglas Sporting Goods
E Brunswicke
E ‘Cel
Sporting Goods
Co., Inc
Dynafit
San Marco Raichle
Real McCoys
Parkas
Swallow
Solomon
Reflex
Bermeyer
Sabelo
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