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Dates: during 1970-1979
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California seems to have solved the problem of gas closings by taking more drastic action than other states. After officials discovered that the odd-even purchase arrangement was not working because 90% of the stations shut down on weekends, they invoked a four-year-old law that gave them emergency...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: And the Gas Lines Grow | 7/9/1979 | See Source »

The Carter Administration has eased some of the cumbersome federal regulations that discriminate against independent truckers. Last week the Interstate Commerce Commission increased from 6% to 7% the surcharge it requires trucking firms to pay the owner-operators they hire. The Government urged states to allow heavier loads so that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: And the Gas Lines Grow | 7/9/1979 | See Source »

The skirmishing off Iceland was only a warmup for next week's activities in London. At the plush Cafe Royal banquet hall, representatives of the 22 member nations of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) will gather for their 31st annual conference since the protective body's founding in...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Environment: Whale of a War off Iceland | 7/9/1979 | See Source »

Civil rights leaders cheered the decision. Said Benjamin Hooks, executive director of the NAACP: "Had we lost this case, the cause of affirmative action would have been set back ten years." The reaction in many boardrooms was relief. Before the ruling, employers were caught in a bind. If they gave...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: What the Weber Ruling Does | 7/9/1979 | See Source »

By the Nuclear Regulatory Commission 's reckoning, some of the responsibility for the near miss at Pennsylvania's Three Mile Island nuclear plant lay with control-room personnel: they were not able to cope with a crisis. Just how should reactor operators learn their jobs? To find out...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Learning How to Run a Nuke | 7/9/1979 | See Source »

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