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Soviets of all nationalities seem more offended by Washington's increasing cooperation with China than by the Olympic boycott, the grain embargo, or any of the other post-Afghanistan anti-Soviet policies of the Carter Administration...
...veto message. "I know this is a difficult issue for many members of Congress." Nevertheless, he added, the gas tax was "good public policy and good common sense." Without this kind of action to conserve energy, the U.S. would "remain dangerously vulnerable to severe economic disruptions from terrorism, accident, embargo...
When oil was first shut off in the 1973-74 Arab oil embargo, Detroit found itself in serious trouble. Because American automen had few small cars to sell, customers flocked to imported models. By then foreign-built cars had won a reputation for fuel efficiency that most U.S. cars could not approach...
...gasoline prices actually declined 5% in real terms. With no lines at the pump and relatively inexpensive gas, people had no real incentive to buy small cars. Says Transportation Secretary Neil Goldschmidt: "There was an opportunity that was missed in 1973-74 at the time of the embargo to send a message about fuel economy and energy." The renewed interest in big cars peaked in the fall of 1978, just as the Shah of Iran was toppling and the world was heading for another energy crunch. There were waiting lists for big Ford Lips and Dodge St. Regises...
...long as Washington and Moscow are at odds over Afghanistan, there is little chance of progress on other issues. The U.S. is likely to maintain its embargo on grain and advanced technology sales to the U.S.S.R. Though Washington last week approved Moscow's purchase of $5 million in American equipment for oil drilling in the northwest Pacific, the Administration claims that no highly sophisticated technology is involved. What also is likely to remain frozen is SALT II. When asked about the nuclear arms treaty at the confirmation hearings, Muskie said that Senate ratification is "an impossibility at this point...