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...Americans like to rail against OPEC and its supposedly sinister oil-pricing policies [April 2], but isn't it just practicing orthodox capitalism as taught in every American business school and as honed to perfection by American businessmen? We have made our own uncomfortable bed, and now we must...
...would be funneled into an Energy Security Fund that would bankroll the development of alternative energy sources such as solar power and coal gasification, help low-income families pay for the rising cost of fuel and stimulate the development of energy-efficient mass transit systems such as rail and bus service...
...supplies are transported to Boston by rail and then picked up by our distributors. So far everything has been delivered on time," Weissbecker said...
...added that since Harvard's supplies are delivered by rail, the strike, which affects food supplies delivered by trucking companies across state lines, probably will not interrupt Harvard's supplies...
When Congress formed Amtrak in 1971, the idea was that a national passenger rail service would make money. But the federally supported rail system has been a steady loser and a growing drain on the public purse. The Government subsidy in 1978 reached $578 million, or about $2 in taxpayers' funds for every $1 taken in fares. Last week the Senate Commerce Committee began hearings to decide just what to do about...