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Ralph Nader yesterday urged consumers to organize against the monopolistic attitude of major oil companies...
ALAN GREENSPAN: "The Fed had no alternative," says the former chief economic adviser to President Ford. "The new reserve requirements are significant because they will increase the cost of Eurodollars, which have been one of the major sources of funds flowing into the United States," pumping up credit availability and increasing inflation. "But the key and by far the most important change is to switch to a policy of constraining money supply as distinct from manipulating interest rates." Greenspan grants that "for an interim period, interest rates could be highly unstable; the prime rate could easily...
...pokes his finger here and there at the naughty historians, mentioning places and points where they have strayed from the ideal. However, his explanation of what went wrong doesn't surface until halfway through the book, after he gives a detailed list of research how-tos for the history major. Handlin repeatedly argues that speculation on the psychological behavior of historical figures does not belong in a history book: subjective data on Hitler's bisexuality or Nixon's insecurity are the stuff of trashy novels...
Henry Lee, research director of the Energy and Environment Policy Center at the Kennedy School said that the energy situation is a complex problem that can not be totally blamed on major oil firms...
Channel 7 news will predict the next mayor from student data shortly after the polls close, Steve Teichner, president of TAI, said yesterday. The questionnaire asks the voter's choice for mayor, reasons for that choice, opinions on major campaign issues and age, sex and income...