Word: 1980s
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Nationally, the U.S. now has a 24% surplus of generating capacity, and that should suffice through the early 1980s if present rates of growth in demand and capacity stay the same. At present, many utilities expect that use of electricity will increase by between 4% and 6% annually. But before the surge in energy costs and the 1973-75 recession, the growth rate was 7.2% a year; so far this year demand for electricity is up, to 7% annually in the first quarter. An FPC advisory commission warned that if the growth in demand returned to 7.2%, "the industry reserve...
Carter was also impressed by Pentagon reports that despite the B-1's speed of up to 1,320 m.p.h. and its ability to slip under enemy radar defenses, weapons advances would probably make it vulnerable to Soviet defenses by the 1980s...
...water. The U.S. has such radar in its Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) planes. The Soviets, however, have not yet figured out how to distinguish an airplane or missile from ground clutter. Before they solve this problem and deploy look-down radar (which may not happen until the 1980s), U.S. bombers will be able to penetrate Soviet borders...
...proponents give their plane a clear edge in cost effectiveness and contend that it can hold its own-or better -in terms of offensive capability. They point out that both planes will be able to penetrate Soviet defenses well into the 1980s. But even among B-52 proponents, there is some concern whether the old bird can remain aloft for another couple of decades...
Southern's three-year term as chairman of Afro is due to expire in 1979, and the appointment of her successor may hint at the course that the department will chart in the 1980s. The alleged "Americo-centric" direction of Afro stands little chance of being reversed in two years, as the steady exodus of pan-Africanists like Isaac from Harvard and Afro shows few signs of stopping. The Afro offices at 77 Dunster will probably preserve the outward stability of the department for the foreseeable future, but that appearance remains a deceptive one, and conditions in Afro may once...