Spanish Anyone Aims to Explain Language and Culture
Spanish Anyone? by Ivan A Castro surveys Spanish as a living culture, notes regional variation in New Mexico, and highlights archaisms and Anglo-derived words. It offers examples like Yo te vi and vocab such as aterrizar and sinverguenza with brief translations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miguel de Cervantes
Ruben Dario
Alejandro Casona
Enrique Jardiel Poncela
Emiliano Zapata
Cesar Chavez
Simon Bolivar
Jose Marte
Pal
Buddy
el Avion Aterriza
el Aeropuerto
Advisory Groups Cost Millions Across Federal Agencies
The federal government maintains 1,439 advisory committees as of December 3, 1972, up 24 from the prior year, costing $25,215,882 with an average of $15,508 per committee. One Justice panel ran $1.75 million. Since Kennedy, Nixon orders and the Federal Advisory Committee Act aim to review active committees annually for purpose, need, and possible mergers or abolition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Cary Washington
Department of Justice
National Advisory Commission On Criminal Justice Standards and Goals
John F. Kennedy
Nixon
Office of Management and Budget
Congress
George Washington
Travel on Ameripass offers cheap monthlong trips
A $149 Ameripass lets travelers explore Greyhound routes across the United States and Canada for one month, with an extra $50 for two months. It includes discounts on hotels, eateries, car rentals, sightseeing, and luggage. A friend logged 9,000 miles in a month using this. The British Student Travel Center outlines study and work options in Britain with courses at Oxford and Cambridge, sailing, diving, tours, and seasonal jobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greyhound
United States
Canada
Britain
Fifth Ave
New York
N.Y
Oxford
Cambridge
British Tourist Authority
Better Business Bureau humor on metric adages
The Better Business Bureau of Southern California humorously outlines how common sayings would sound after adopting the metric system. It notes phrases about measurements like kilometers liters and hectoliters, presenting a playful take on conversion errors and inferiority complexes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Better Business Bureau of
Southern California
Observer free copies locations list across area
The notice states it will deliver the Observer to homes and offers free copies for pickup at Paradise Hills Rio Vista Marker Corrales Mercantile Territorial House First State Bank Corrales Post Office Alameda Yonomato s OSHA Rio Rancho Pharmacy Vista Grande Cuisine Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute Administration Building and University of Albuquerque Student Activities Building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corrales Corrales
Mercantile Territorial House
First State Bank
Corrales
Post Office
RIO Rancho First State Bank
Rio Rancho Pharmacy
Vista Grande Cuisine
Southwestern Indian Polytechnical Institute
University of Albuquerque
Radioactive Waste Leaks Face Tough Questions In New York
Ralph Nader reports on a large leak at the Richland Washington storage site run by Atlantic Richfield for the AEC. He cites 115000 gallons released from tank 106T, questions about groundwater reach, lack of automatic alarms, and limited access to documents. Critics urge full disclosure and safer long term waste solutions while urging investment in solar geothermal wind and efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Richland
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Atlantic Richfield Corporation
J.W. Pollock
Polack
Alex Fremling
Union of Concerned Scientists
UCS
Henry Kendall
MIT
Atlantic Richfield
Commission
F.R. Pittman
Congress
White House
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By Ivan A. Castro
Jet
New Mexico
Albuquerque
Sinverguenza
Rascal
James Bond
Power Commission
Paradise Hills
Rio Vista
Alameda
Yonomato
OSHA
Ralph Nader
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