"The first day was spectacular. ... The second day started to get a little tedious, but the third day I wanted bigger motors to move that raft out. ... On the fourth day we were praying for helicopters and they came."
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Quoted in EARTH FIRST! Newsletter volume 1, number 5, page 7 (1 May 1981) and in New York Times (27 June 1981).
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James G. Watt
James Gaius Watt (January 31, 1938 β May 27, 2023) was the 43rd United States Secretary of the Interior; he served from January 23, 1981 to November 8, 1983.
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