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...speedup in putting new nuclear power plants into operation by reducing the years it takes to pass through all of the regulatory challenges. While a case could still be made that bureaucratic indecision and delay ought to be minimized even tougher safety standards would almost inevitably be one result of the Pennsylvania breakdown. Wrote Democratic Senator Edward Kennedy in a letter to Energy Secretary James Schlesinger: "It s more important to build these plants safely than to build them quickly...
...letter, Bok restates the contentions of his first open letter by saying "total divestment would undermine the willingness of outside groups to respect the academic independence of the University," and result in financial losses that could "run into millions of dollars...
Sherman L. Holcombe, a union shop steward and advocate for the rights of Harvard dining hall employees, died last night as the result of injuries sustained in an auto accident in Harvard Square March...
...what it would cost to track down, investigate and prosecute the thousands of young people who would opt for a five-year prison sentence in the face of compulsory service. Even staunch militarists like Stennis say they will support more appropriations for AVF if they can achieve the desired result. Perhaps the Congress should spend more of its time making the volunteer services more attractive and streamlining the program...
...land the energy crunch would magically go away. But assuming that nuclear plants will solve the problem is just as naive, and perhaps disastrously so. If a comprehensive government program to encourage installment of solar heating devices--along the lines of the home insulation tax rebate--were to result in only a 5 per cent decrease in the overall demand for oil it would be well worth the effort since U.S. oil supplies are currently only 2.5 per cent below demand, according to government estimates. The benefits of such a program would seem to outweigh the costs...