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...even in California the science of photovoltaics is in its infancy, and the cells remain expensive and not very efficient; the 1,500 sq. ft. of units required to power a typical one-family home would cost at least $40,000. Electrical power is measured in the number of watts that can be generated from a single power source. The cost of building and maintaining a plant to generate a single watt is about $1 from a coal-powered utility and about $1.25 from a nuclear power plant. The cost of a watt from photovoltaic cells has come down from...
Behind the door, talks may focus less on higher wages than on another goal. Declared Fraser: "Cost of living protection for retirees will be the No. 1 priority demand for the U.A.W...
Outside Cobo Hall, demonstrators pressed for a cost of living adjustment (COLA) for 205,400 retired auto workers and 29,100 surviving spouses. The current agreement does not have a COLA clause but pays pensioners about the same $700 a month that they were getting six years ago. Some union delegates are now talking about a raise to $1,100, plus a COLA...
Union officers flinch at the mere mention of a strike. Woody Ferguson, president of Detroit Local 174, which has 17,000 members, notes that the high cost of living would almost prevent a long walkout. Said he: "We can no longer strike over 50 for weeks on end." But if there is a strike, which company would be the target? Union representatives believe that Chrysler is too weak financially to weather a major stoppage. Ford was the target of the last strike, which lasted 28 days in 1976. So it might be General Motors' turn to take the heat...
Glenn Alexander led the Crimson with a 151, finishing seventh overall to earn All-Ivy status. The long-driving Alexander played well from tee to green most of the day, but an inconsistent short game cost the sophomore a shot a medalist...