Word: growths
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...case. If the quota were to stay at roughly that point in 1981 and succeeding years (a decision that may have to be made by another President), it might begin to bite! The nation would be forced to conserve fuel, or produce more itself, to accommodate normal growth in the economy. But for the moment the quota's main, and not insignificant, value is to serve as a symbol of national determination to put some ceiling on foreign petroleum...
...trick is to grow them under an inflatable plastic dome, which captures the air's available moisture instead of allowing it to evaporate under the searing sun. Also, J. Paul Austin explains, carbon dioxide is pumped in from diesel exhausts, and the gas promotes plant growth...
...give it any color and taste the customer wants, even split pea. It is made from the whey that is left over from cheese manufacturing; using this protein-potent residue has a double benefit because most whey now is dumped into streams, where it pollutes by inducing algae growth...
...worst economic slowdown since the first round of OPEC price gouging touched off the 1974-75 recession. So says the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development in its semi-annual forecast covering 24 member nations of the industrial world. In the next twelve months, predicts the OECD, their economic growth will average 2%, down from 3.7% last year; their inflation will rise from 7.9% to 10%; and their unemployment may swell from 5.25% to 6%, a postwar record of 19 million people out of work in OECD countries...
...forecast found that the U.S. will have no growth at all. Elsewhere, performances will range from flat in Britain to a healthy 4.5% to 5% expansion in Japan. West Germany, Europe's trusty "locomotive," will slow to about 3%, while France will do well to reach 2.5%. Because of higher prices for oil, balance of payment deficits for the OECD countries will double, to $40 billion. Meanwhile, the combined surpluses of the OPEC cartel will also double, to $70 billion...