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...money available for development of solar energy. The nation does need to push production of alternate forms of energy, to reduce its debilitating dependence on unpredictable and outrageously priced oil supplies from OPEC. But neither solar power nor synthetic fuels will help much to shorten gasoline lines, or to keep homes warm, for years to come...
...allocated to the gas station at Orlando's Disney World and 25,000 to nearby Sea World. Insisted Deputy Energy Director Jim Pollock: "We're certainly not trying to show any partiality, but these are major tourist attractions and we're letting them have this to keep motorists from getting stranded...
...independents demanded that states establish uniform truck weights across the country. Most states allow an 80,000-lb. load and 60-ft. truck length. But nine states, most bordering the Mississippi River (called the Iron Curtain by truckers), impose lower weight limits. Trucks going across the continent have to keep their loads down to the Iron Curtain level, and they lose money in the process. The Federal Highway Administration last week asked the Governors of the nine states to waive their limits for 90 days. If that is done, operators could increase their loads by 10% and save 25 million...
...seen in my years in Congress." This was a polite and partisan way of glossing over the fact that no applause greeted Carter's statements on the treaty itself. The audience did clap six times, but only when Carter condemned war and Soviet expansionism and exhorted Congress to keep U.S. defenses strong. In fact, there was no evidence that Carter's speech swayed any votes in the Senate...
Malaysia later softened its stand, and Prime Minister Hussein Onn informed United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim that there was no plan to shoot refugees to keep them from landing. Only if no countries are willing to take the refugees already in Malaysia, he added, will his government force the issue by expelling its unwelcome guests...