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...whole process could have been a lot cleaner, but then, the Crimson women's tennis team will take their wins any way they can get them. They took yesterday's match against the Boston University Terriers the hard way, sweeping the three doubles matches to eke out a 5-4 victory...

Author: By Mark H. Doctoroff, | Title: Netwomen Eke Out 5-4 Win Over B.U. | 10/10/1980 | See Source »

...foremost nuclear energy generation firm in the world--seems an exceedingly dangerous bet. Rising plant construction costs, along with the March 1979 Three Mile Island debacle, have made dinosaurs of light water reactors. While to many Americans the slogan "No Nukes" signifies the direction to a cleaner and safer life, it is anathema to Westinghouse employees. They must daily defend themselves against environmentalists' charges and justify their livelihood to the increasingly skeptical American public...

Author: By Siddhartha Mazumdar, | Title: Playing The Energy Game | 9/29/1980 | See Source »

...Good evening ladies and gentleman, this is my bag, you can take it or leave it...I just flew in from Los Angeles and got air sick. Trouble was, nobody noticed...Can you guess where I buy my clothes? Sacks Fifth Avenue...I used to wear a vacuum cleaner bag, but that sucked...And now for a song. 'He ain't heavy, he's my baggie...

Author: By Bill Braunstein, | Title: THE UNKNOWN COMIC | 9/18/1980 | See Source »

...while, automen fought a rearguard action against Washington's attempts to make cars cleaner and more fuel thrifty. For at least ten years Detroit opposed the Clean Air Act, which reduced auto pollution. It also struggled long and hard against the 1975 Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards that required American automakers to have a fleet fuel efficiency of 18 m.p.g. in 1978 and 27.5 m.p.g. in 1985. As a result, after Iranian oil was cut off in December 1978 and American consumers began demanding smaller cars, Detroit had little to offer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Detroit's Uphill Battle | 9/8/1980 | See Source »

...Detroit's new generation of cars represents some important changes in the auto industry. Many of the parts, such as trunks, were designed by computers, which permit three-dimensional views and instant read-outs of technical data. The new cars are most noticeable for their smaller size, cleaner aerodynamic styling and greater interior space. But some of the most dramatic advances are under the hood. The auto industry is on the threshold of an electronic revolution that will make cars run better, cleaner and more reliably through the use of minicomputers. All GM models in 1981 will have what...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Detroit's Uphill Battle | 9/8/1980 | See Source »

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