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Word: provenances (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...cost could be reduced by the development of more efficient ways to produce alcohol. At present, the only proven technique is fermentation, basically the same, slow method that has been used for centuries to make liquor. Gasohol proponents have long been trying to get the government to finance the development of newer methods, and with Carter's help they may succeed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Rediscovering Home-Grown Fuel | 4/9/1979 | See Source »

...record on nuclear waste is no better. Despite periodic official reassurances, no proven method of safe, permanent radioactive waste disposal exists. A recent report by a federal interagency task force conceded this point, claiming that no available technology can guarantee containment of waste beyond a few thousand years...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Moratorium | 4/7/1979 | See Source »

...afternoon, Carter went to address the Knesset, and he did not mask his frustration. Going over the heads of the Israeli Premier and Cabinet, the President appealed directly to their nation. Said he: "The people of [Israel and Egypt] are now ready for peace. The leaders have not yet proven that we are also ready for peace?enough to take a chance." The Knesset listened to Carter in silence and politely applauded only once, when he had finished. This was in marked contrast to the enthusiastic response Carter had received two days earlier from the Egyptian parliament, which interrupted...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Peace: Risks and Rewards | 3/26/1979 | See Source »

Bills suggesting changes in draft registration are also pending on the Senate floor, following charges by Sen. John Stennis (D-Miss.) that the nation's all volunteer forces are a "proven failure...

Author: By The CRIMSON Staff, | Title: Survey Indicates Students Oppose Draft and Believe Current Army Inadequate | 3/17/1979 | See Source »

Charges by Sen. John Stennis (D-Miss.), chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, that the all-volunteer army is a "proven failure" have prompted attempts to reinstitute the Selective Service System...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Libertarians Protest Draft | 3/15/1979 | See Source »

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