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April 15: Major oil companies register record first quarter profits with industry leader Mobil weighing in with a 200 per cent jump over 1979. The seven largest oil copmpanies agree to ease the fiscal crunch faced by the U.S. Government by buying the Interior Department...
Came the energy crunch of 1974, and passing drivers began to gesture impolitely. The Hermans persisted. But needless to say, things got worse recently. One night the Hermans found a note on their windshield: "The only reason I don't set fire to your car is because I'm not sure you're Iranian. Go home...
...crunch will come in January with the announcement of the 1980 budget, which will almost certainly contain some subsidy cuts. On that potentially explosive occasion, Sadat may need all of his considerable powers of persuasion to convince his people that the "better life" he has promised is still imminent...
...They lost every single new rider the gas crunch gave them," he said. "It's not politics. "It's not personal. It's embarrassing," he added...
...Look at condominium control and rent control. New housing can do something positive," Agee says. Building more housing and attracting nonpolluting industry can ease the pressure of the housing crunch and pump in new revenues for the city, he adds...