Word: demands
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...letter came in response to the Corporation's demand at a December 12, 1977 forum that the SASC provide criteria for any possible corporation divestiture policy decisions. Peter Sacks '80, author of the letter, said yesterday. Sacks said the SASC needs information on corporate practices in order to propose an investment policy for the University...
...clash is a result of society's increasing demand for energy and the refusal by some of its members to meet that demand by despoiling the land. The companies protest that the only alternative, burying the line, would be economically and technically unfeasible. Farmers have suggested running most of the line through state-owned land. But the state does not want the line either. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources claims that the line might "affect the behavior of animals and change wildlife habitat and affect the physiological state or conditions of plants and animals." Harrumphs Farmer Art Isackson...
...free flow of oil from the 13 OPEC nations. What most Americans do not realize is that the West's economic well-being is also indirectly dependent on the crude being pumped from wells in the Soviet Union. Reason: so delicate is the worldwide balance between supply and demand that a downturn in Soviet production could throw petroleum markets into chaos and set off skyrocketing price rises as a result of a punishing competition for existing supplies. On the other hand, an increase in Moscow's output could help delay an energy crunch until new power sources, notably...
...list of industries and products that it wants exempted from the new foreign competition that tariff cuts would bring. The U.S. list includes color television sets, chemicals, shoes and special steels. The Europeans want to protect agriculture, cars, electronics and. like the U.S., shoes and steel. Also, the Europeans demand that the U.S. cut its comparatively high tariffs of 25% to as much as 108% on certain goods-orange juice, men's wool suits and watch bracelets among them...
Cranks purporting to represent various groups claimed responsibility. But it was soon clear that the kidnap was à 1'italienne. Along with a ransom demand reported to be $20 million, the kidnapers sent the baron's family a letter written by him and his identification card, plus further proof that they held him: a bit of flesh from a fingertip...