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Much of the argument between utility companies and the Government concerned timing. The Government could plan-and spend-on a basis of demand ten years hence (and write off some of the losses as "flood control"). The utilities had to restrict their planning to two or three years ahead, to be reasonably sure of their market. One way or the other, it looked as if the U.S. would lick the power shortage, though the debate on how to do it would go on for months...
...management, in refusing to parley, said it had no power to affect HLU relations with its distributors, Chastain said. He claimed, however, that during a previous meeting the U.T. manager had telephoned the local RKO office and asked them to restrict further distribution of 16mm films to HLU. This was done before several Film Series officials, according to Chastain. The manager's complaint was based on HLU's alleged competition with the U.T. He protested against the showing of English language films, but was willing for the Liberal Union to show foreign language films like "Ivan the Terrible" and "Shoe...
...plumbing in every home, nor profit for U.S. imperialism. "It is not that material objects in and of themselves make a better or fuller life, but they are the means by which people can obtain freedom, not only freedom from the pressure of those other human beings who would restrict their freedom, but help in the ancient struggle of man to earn his living and get his bread from the soil...
...haste to protect farmers from this latest evil of free competition, the U.S. planned a quick conference with Canada. It hoped to restrict shipments of Canadian potatoes-and hoped no one would ask how this fitted loud U.S. talk of freer world trade...
...Russians restrict barge traffic into the Soviet zone...