Word: pools
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...lets nuclear workers receive up to 50 rems per year, a limit where "all scientists agree that irreparable genetic damage is occurring," Halpurn said. "But nuclear workers comprise such a small portion of the gene pool that policy-makers consider this an acceptable price." Current federal regulations permit people living near nuclear plants to absorb .5 rems a year, Halpurn added...
...heat for Hyde's modern cedar-walled house, keeping its temperature at a comfortable 68° to 70° F. during even the coldest days of a New England winter. Solar energy also warms the water in Hyde's 16-ft. by 30-ft., kidney-shaped swimming pool. Putting the sun to work saves Hyde money on his fuel bills. His prototype solar system meets most of the house's space and hot-water heating needs, and cuts his energy bills by about...
...decision to institute a policy of equal access followed approval last year of the report of the Strauch Committee, which recommended a reduction of the 2.3-to-1 male-female ratio through the recruitment of an enlarged female applicant pool...
According to a glut of stories, McKay was leaving the University of Southern California-where he had won four national championships-for a salary of $175,000 a year, a $350,000 home, complete with furniture, maid, gardener and pool service, plus five new cars and a variety of land deals that could have seduced the Shah of Iran...
...Tampa Bay Buccaneers were formed from a pool of pro freshmen-"rooks" in the argot-and a group of veterans other teams considered expendable. Approaching Tampa, McKay said that it would take three years to assemble a competitive team. Meanwhile, he would do the best he could...