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Terrorist gun battles and frequent political assassinations. A fratricidal massacre involving warring Muslim sects. Martial law in a third of the country. Shortages of basic commodities and foodstuffs. Unemployment higher than in any continental European country. Inflation that has soared beyond any citizen's desire to measure...
...Winnipeg is the sheer fun−or, as one scientist says, "the orgasmic experience"−of eclipse watching. But the scientists do follow in a distinguished tradition. It was during an eclipse in 1761 that scientists discovered the dense atmosphere of Venus; at such times the inner planet is higher in the sky, letting astronomers see it through less of the earth's atmosphere. Helium was found in the sun during an 1868 eclipse. And in 1919, British scientists measured the bending of starlight by solar gravity, thus providing dramatic proof of Einstein's general theory of relativity...
Like fast-approaching storm clouds, the consequences of the political turmoil that shut down Iran's oil fields became clearer last week, presaging a period of trouble and uncertainty for Western nations. Higher fuel prices and some scarcities are inevitable in the U.S. President Carter warned that though the situation created by the Iranian cutoff is "not critical" yet, it "certainly could get worse." He said that the difficulties might be manageable if Americans "honor the 55-m.p.h. speed limit, set thermostats no higher than 65° and limit discretionary driving." Otherwise, the President added, "more strenuous action" would...
...Higher oil costs are bound to filter into Consumer Price Index and complicate the Administration's tough task of slowing inflation. The Government's efforts to moderate consumer spending without bringing on a recession are showing mixed results. January housing starts fell 20% from the previous month to 1 6 million units, in part because of bitter winter weather in much of the country. On the other hand, major retailers such as J.C. Penney and Sears reported double-digit sales gains in January, and auto sales in the first ten days of February were 15% higher than...
...raise the retail price. U.S. prices are low by world standards; a gallon of regular gas that sells in New York City for 78? costs $1.55 in Tel Aviv, $1.83 in Bonn and $2.09 in Paris. Economists, bankers and independent study groups like the Trilateral Commission agree that substantially higher prices would drive home the reality of the energy crisis and the need to save. For that to occur prices would have to rise drastically−probably to $1 or more a gallon for gasoline−and Congress is not yet willing to go that...