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...domestic, sold in the U.S. The results were painfully predictable: gas mileage drops with every pound of weight and power accessory. Says Eric Stork, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Mobile Source Air Pollution Control: "Far and away the easiest way of reducing fuel consumption is to drive smaller and lighter cars and use less air conditioning...
...ANGELES--Yesterday's revelation in the Pentagon Papers trial--that John Mitchell, while attorney general, illegally put wire taps on the telephones of ten White House aides and two New York Times reporters--is not amusing. But recent days have provided some lighter moments in the long trial...
...common complaint against chamber music, on the other side of the volume scale from nineteenth century masses, is that it is difficult to understand to the uninitiated. At Dunster House this week is an excellent chance to hear attractive, lighter works by Mozart and Poulenc. The players are some of the very best around Cambridge, among them Kathy Flanders (flute), John Eisenhart (horn), and Jay Gottlief (piano...
...shishkebob itself benefits from fresh lamp and careful preparation. The portions could have been bigger, but the dish was well spiced with green peppers, tomatoes and onions. It is usually served with rice-pilaf. Baklava, a Greek-Turkish pastry filled with walnuts, is lighter and less syrupy at Hemispheres than at most places, and makes a good dessert...
...soon as Paul is certifiably healthy and can leave the hospital, Phyllis hopes they can go off on a vacation together, somewhere quiet and warm. She expects Paul to be lighter than his old 160 lbs., but intends to fatten him up. "His favorite food," says Phyllis, "is a great big juicy hamburger with lots of onions. And milk or a Coke-I bet that's the first thing he's going...