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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Congratulations for explaining the way the Big Oil Game [May 7] is played. It's easy to blame the companies, but it's also a gross injustice. Only when people understand this incredibly complex situation will they realize the energy crisis is for real, and not a plot of the oil companies. The Federal Government is the worst offender in spreading the myth that big oil companies are ripping off the public...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, May 28, 1979 | 5/28/1979 | See Source »

...real, but the oil companies and the OPEC nations are just ripping off the American consumer. They holler shortage and up goes the price. I realize there is a crisis, but President Carter and the Congress could take action to solve it, instead of sitting up in Washington drawing big salaries for nothing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, May 28, 1979 | 5/28/1979 | See Source »

...more appropriate title for your article would be: "How Big Business practices backfired and shot down the national economy along with the public's trust in Big Business-in two painful steps...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, May 28, 1979 | 5/28/1979 | See Source »

...Reservations increased by 16% on airlines and by 40% on Amtrak's trains. Amtrak's 925 reservations clerks were overwhelmed by phone calls-1.3 million, four times the normal number, in the first week of May. Long-distance travel on Greyhound buses was up 20%. Sales of big cars during the first four months of 1979 were 8% lower than a year ago, while sales of small cars rose...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Playing Politics with Gas | 5/28/1979 | See Source »

...Neill stood in his Speaker's office and waved a big hand toward the floor of the House. "The oil industry is in rough shape out there," he declared. "The members think they're voting against another rape by Big...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: Backlash Against Big Oil | 5/28/1979 | See Source »

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