Word: cutbacks
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...beyond the August 2005 Energy Policy Act, which is glaringly lacking in bold conservation measures. Contrary to Vice President Richard B. Cheney’s belief that conservation is merely a “personal virtue,” one of the quickest ways for the U.S. to cutback on imports of oil is to stop using so much of it. Even with less than a full term left in office, there is much Bush could accomplish in immediately and realistically cutting America’s “addiction to oil.” Possibilities include...
...also argued for a dramatic cutback in U.S. nuclear stocks...
...good news was the projection that the wheat crop, while plentiful, will dip by 8%, to 2.38 billion bu., its lowest level in six years. That decline will occur primarily because most wheat farmers harvested 30% fewer acres than last year in return for federal subsidies. Even after this cutback in production, wheat is selling for a mere $2.90 per bu., down sharply from a high of $4.21 in early...
...President hurls verbal instead of military firepower at the alleged source of terrorist raids on airports. After the biggest U.S. military buildup in history, a new budget-balancing law may force a record Pentagon cutback. A South Carolina killer is executed for a murder he committed as a teenager, and 31 prisoners are held on death row for juvenile crimes...
Perhaps even more pressing for the student body was the threat of losing the more luxurious elements of their housing. Already concerned by the College’s 1954 cutback in individual maid services for undergraduates, many students were reluctant to sacrifice their spacious rooms. “Private baths may go the way of other elements of gracious living,” a Crimson headline speculated...