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...secret to the surprisingly quick election of the new Pope may well be discovered in his recognized "aversion to Communism." And so, important church matters like birth control and priestly celibacy may have been set to simmer on the back burner in order to attend to a primary concern: the right of the individual to realize his potential and pursue his highest destiny free of oppression...
...championed laborers and tenant farmers, he proved an ineffectual leader when his campaign compromises with political factions of the coalition government sapped his authority. Nine months into his term, with his economic policies failing badly, he resigned, crying, "All I want is sleep, sleep!" and retired to a back-burner role as party chairman...
Herbert said programs for the fund drive "are just beginning to surface. The Radcliffe College Office of Development and Alumnae Affairs had been keeping all new ideas on the back burner. Nothing could really move until they had their development person...
...Cusamano won two high scoring matches in the 134-lb. events. Cusamano's first match, a real barn burner, ended with the Crimson matman on top of Engineer Tony Masullo, 15-12, Cusamano poured on the steam against Wilcat Marc Brown, by running up his tally...
Experts differ on the actual efficiency of various models, but most good wood-burners deliver at least 60% of the fuel's potential in terms of heat-which is comparable to an oil burner. In terms of heating capacity, however, a cord of hardwood burned in a sound stove will deliver as much heat as 166 gal. of #2 fuel oil (Massachusetts price: about 48? per gal.), or 6,290 kilowatt hours of electricity (about $330 worth), or 264 therms of natural gas ($97). No wonder Americans are returning to their old flame...