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Since last spring, the number of drilling rigs at work in the U.S. has jumped from 1,929 to 2,434. That is more than the 21-year high of 2,385 in October of last year. The count could climb to close to 2,600 in December...
Another spur is that profits of ten of the largest oil companies increased an average of 94% in this year's third quarter, and managers have attempted to divert public criticism by pumping up exploration budgets. A number of independents are still holding back until the windfall profits tax reaches final form. The Senate has proposed that newly discovered oil and certain categories of low-volume wells be exempt. Some oilmen hope that the first 1,000 bbl. per day from an independent producer's well will be free from the tax. Says Jack Allen, president...
Rumors of forthcoming official price rises constantly sweep East bloc countries and produce sporadic shortages as shops are cleaned out. Buyers also suffer from hidden prices that the state slides in without fanfare. A product-for example, a $45 electric razor-suddenly might be given a new model number, a different color or a fresh package, and a new price...
Neil Armstrong, ex-astronaut on jogging: "I believe every human has a finite number of heartbeats. I don't intend to waste any of mine running around doing exercises...
What caused the attacks? A growing number of cardiac specialists now agree on the probable villain in these and thousands of other heart attacks: coronary artery spasm, a sudden and transient constriction of a blood vessel. Lasting from 30 seconds to many minutes, the spasm effectively blocks a vessel and keeps oxygen from reaching the heart...