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...return. If the construction of power plants and transmission lines is to be hastened, a multitude of local governments will have to sacrifice some of their authority. Oil in quantity from the rich Alaskan finds will not reach the market for years, even if the Government allows a prompt start on construction of the trans-Alaskan pipeline, which conservationists oppose. Some oilmen believe that a vast untapped pool of oil lies beneath the Atlantic shelf, but offshore drilling has lately been curtailed by concern over oil spills...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: The Energy Shortage Worsens | 8/31/1970 | See Source »

Some argue that one danger of the amendment is that it may prompt a deluge of lawsuits demanding clarification of existing statutes. Should that happen, the courts could be clogged for years...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: New Victory in an Old Crusade | 8/24/1970 | See Source »

Among the measures: the transfer of U.S. aircraft to Korea from other Pacific bases; the shift of Navy tracker planes for reconnaissance and antisubmarine patrols; and the accelerated development of defense industries in South Korea. The U.S. also reaffirmed a commitment to "render prompt and effective assistance" in the event of attack...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Asia: Yankees Going Home | 8/3/1970 | See Source »

Gonorrhea is usually considered less serious, but is more "catching." And it can be inapparent in a woman, whose only sign of infection may be a slight vaginal discharge-which might result from a multitude of other causes. A male victim is more likely to seek prompt medical help, as he will probably suffer a painful urethral discharge...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: VD: A National Emergency | 7/27/1970 | See Source »

...begin retrieving the lower middle class from its alienation-a feeling that might, coincidentally, prompt many of them to follow a George Wallace in 1972 -the report recommends an eleven-point program of tax relief, job retraining and adult education. To restore some of the laborer's lost mythos, it suggests that the Government might even issue postage stamps honoring various trades. The Administration denies that it will make any calculated appeal to hardhat militancy, insisting that the report "deals with all people in a certain economic status, regardless of race." But it is not lost on the White...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: American Notes: Remember the Forgotten | 7/13/1970 | See Source »

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