Word: coal
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Their Knees. It has not. Since that prayer meeting on the Wednesday after Easter, busloads of people from as far away as Texas and California have flocked to the humble coal town of 12,000 to gaze at the Christ of the tabernacle cloth. One day a band of bejeweled gypsies roared up in a red Rolls-Royce, crawled on their knees to the altar, and left 13 dozen red roses as they departed. By last week the number of visitors had passed 60,000 (including repeaters), even though news accounts of the "miracle" cloth have been spotty. On weekends...
STANDING OUTSIDE A THATCHED HUT in the hills, a family of Mapucho Indians describe the way their lives havemimproved under the Allende regime. One man begins to sob, and a woman standing near him explains, "It's a very emotional thing for us." A coal miner says, "Before it was terrible because the 'momios' [the rich, the big landowners] ran things and threw us out when they were angry. Now we are in good shape. We work for ourselves and so for Chile." Their words are not forced--they come from the heart...
...more. An Oklahoma salvage entrepreneur plans to erect a huge shredder at Heidelberger's place; he aims to process the tires to extract oil, added as a rubber-softening agent during manufacture, and steel belting, and to make an oatmeal-like material that can be mixed with hard coal to provide smooth-burning fuel for generating electricity. The salvager's price: 390 to $5 a tire, or as much as $9 million for the whole pile...
...other matters, the Republicans and the President are in agreement. The G.O.P. too wants more coal production and would provide tax incentives for companies to convert from gas to coal. Like Carter, the Republicans would provide tax credits for insulation and other energy-saving equipment, and draw up tough efficiency standards for home appliances. They would encourage utilities to insulate homes and recover costs by monthly billing; Carter's plan would force utilities to offer that service...
...group of 35 experts concludes that by the year 2000 oil production in the non-Communist world could fall short of meeting demand by 15 million to 20 million bbl. per day -about as much as the U.S. uses now. Moreover, the shortfall is likely to occur even if coal production doubles, the output of nuclear-generated power multiplies 15 times, conservation measures cut the increase in petroleum demand to half its historic growth rate, and the "real" price of oil (discounted for inflation) rises 50%, further reducing consumption...