Word: oiling
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Mexico's President López Portillo [Oct. 8] expresses legitimate concern when he questions supplying oil to Americans who are unwilling to apply "discipline" in oil consumption. In view of the fact that his country's population is expected to double in only 22 years, isn't it legitimate for us to ask when Mexicans will apply the discipline necessary to control population growth and quit dumping their excess millions over our borders...
Harvard's investors share commodities in industries that range from mining companies to conglomerates, from utilities to electronics companies including, of course, oil companies...
...largest single investment is $35 million in Exxon Corporation, which is involved in the exploration, mining milling and fabrication of nuclear fuel. Among investments in seven other oil companies, Harvard has $16 million invested in General Electric Company, a corporation active in the same processes as well as the manufacture of nuclear reactors...
...Nukes are a symbol of economic exploitation," Boudreau says. She adds that by opposing the companies that support nukes "we're striking right at the heart of the American economic system." Harvard's Top Ten Nuclear Related Investments Exxon Corporation $35,442,448 Standard Oil Co. of California $20,912,364 Mobil Corporation $18,360,622 Atlantic Richfield $17,465,122 Gulf Oil $15,969,160 General Electric Company $15,673,735 Getty Oil $11,765,924 Raytheon $9,585,634 Phillips Petroleum $8,996,703 Florida Power and Light $7,169,390 According to '78-'79 Financial Report
...United States moves into the new decade, the Right looks forward with relish to the prospects of oil and gas decontrol, the MX missile system and massive defense spending increases, tax reform amounting to welfare for the rich, a federally-sponsored recession, social service cutbacks, court attacks on affirmative action, rollbacks of hard-won gains in abortion rights and labor law reform. Most of all, the Right expects that the growing public distrust of Big Government and demands for Washington to get its nose out of other people's business will allow the corporations to step into the vacuum...