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...individuals [who] blithely go along wasting fuel," I object to my use of gasoline being termed waste. By whose standard does use become waste...
...Cleveland-based maker of electric motors that had sales of $966 million in 1978. The takeover, which appears to be a friendly one, would give the oil company the electrical expertise and production lines that it needs to rush the new device to market. The trustbusters may object, since the oil majors are under attack for spending profits on non-oil diversifications. But the Department of Energy quite possibly will conclude that the Reliance takeover would be a form of energy investment. Says a DOE official of the Exxon proposal: "A barrel of oil saved is just as good...
Police reaction to the hiring of women is generally positive. Chafin said yesterday the officers had told him they didn't object to the hiring of women, "as long as they aren't in the same locker room...
...irresistible force is about to collide with an immovable object. The force is the average American's desire to climb into his auto and take off, regardless of revolutions in Iran, soaring gasoline prices or presidential appeals to drive less. Gasoline demand has increased 3% since last year. No decrease at all has been noticeable since President Carter in April called on every motorist to reduce driving by 15 miles a week...
...immovable object is the empty service station. Why it may be empty is a complicated question, but the fact is inescapable: gas stations just do not have as much fuel to sell as they did a year ago. Each month, oil companies are allotting their station chains anywhere from 5% to 20% less gas than in the same month of 1978. Every month, many stations are drained early, and in the last week of the month they start closing early in the evening, or on weekends, or until they get the next shipment. Come Memorial Day and the start...