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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...like Energy Secretary James R. Schlesinger '50. Commitment to nuclear energy and trust in the safety of its technology runs deep and strong among these people, despite the increasingly ominous warnings that the technology is not as safe as they think. One wonders why--in the face of protests, near catastrophes, indisposable nuclear waste, and the increasingly unrewarding economics of building nuclear plants--the energy establishment hasn't taken more interest in other energy sources such as the sun and the wind...

Author: By Joseph B. White, | Title: In Search of the Sun | 4/6/1979 | See Source »

...York Daily News and commentator for New York public television, wrote The Streets Were Paved With Gold to sort out how the self-proclaimed greatest city in the world self-destructed. His book is the best overview and analysis yet to appear of the four years of near bankruptcy and the circumstances that led to that debacle. Auletta's discussion avoids hackneyed liberal or conservative interpretations and provides convincing explanations of where the fault for New York's troubles lies...

Author: By Jeffrey R. Toobin, | Title: The Coroner's Verdict | 4/6/1979 | See Source »

Crane added that the temporary branch might possibly be located in the University potting studio, which is near the Quad and therefore accessible to Observatory Hill residents...

Author: By William E. Mckibben, | Title: Harvard May Provide Space For Temporary City Library | 4/4/1979 | See Source »

Oder said the fire broke out at the rear of the home, near the kitchen or television room. It failed to trigger a smoke detector and a fire alarm...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: 25 Dead, 3 Injured in Boarding House Blaze | 4/3/1979 | See Source »

Brian W. Bell, the finance officer for the holding company of the Rainier Corporation, said yesterday, "We only have two very small loans in South Africa." He added that the corporation did not plan to withdraw these loans or increase its loans to South Africa in the near future...

Author: By Mark A. Edwards, | Title: Columbia Sells Stock | 4/3/1979 | See Source »

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