Word: humboldt
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BORN: March 29, 1942, Humboldt EDUCATION: U of South Dakota, B.A., 1964; Harvard U, M.A., J.D. 1971 FAMILY: Wife, Harriet; one stepchild RELIGION: Roman Catholic MILITARY: Army, 1966-68 OCCUPATION: Lawyer POLITICAL CAREER: U.S. House, 1975-78; U.S. Senate, 1978- ADDRESS: 600 South Main Avenue, Suite 100, Sioux Falls...
...Dole turned up at a Riggs campaign rally. She may or may not be an asset. Her husband stands to get about 30% of the vote in Riggs' district generally. But Riggs made sure he was onstage with Mrs. Dole at her appearance in Eureka because it's in Humboldt County, part of the more conservative northern part of his district. House majority leader Dick Armey has also passed through. Genial multimillionaire Steve Forbes is next...
...heroes had probably preserved two redwood groves in Humboldt County, one of them the celebrated 3,000-acre Headwaters tract, a spectacular forest of towering, ancient redwoods--the largest still in private hands. And they knew for certain that they had sacrificed four smaller groves, rich with endangered wildlife. Activists at Owl Creek, one of the doomed groves, climbed the big trees and spread banners: DON'T RAPE THE REDWOODS...
...LAWRENCE, 45, HUMBOLDT COUNTY, CALIF.; radio DJ After two tours of duty in Vietnam, Lawrence developed cancer, which doctors believe was caused by Agent Orange. His vocal cords were removed as part of treatment, and he talks via a laptop computer and voice synthesizer. Still, since February, he has been host of Digital Music Zone on KHUM-FM, which features tunes from the Vietnam War era. Facing more surgery, he nevertheless urges listeners to "jump into the river of life...
Offutt and his staff are still smarting from what they see as the latest vengeful snub by the government. Jim Nelson, supervisor of the Toiyabe and Humboldt national forests, was scheduled to meet with Nye's commissioners one day this summer to try to ease the mounting hostility. That morning one of Nelson's employees delivered a letter to the gathered commissioners stating that Nelson would not be coming after all; he says now he couldn't attend because of the pending Justice lawsuit. The commissioners weren't terribly surprised, says Rachel Nicholson, a county attorney also present in Offutt...