Word: runaways
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...scene, Hickel concluded that the leak was caused by violations of federal regulations laid down in the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act of 1953, which he himself had toughened in 1969. Hickel charged that Chevron had failed to equip some wells with required "chokes," which automatically shut off runaway oil; the oilmen were presumably mindful that the safety devices can become clogged with 'sand and reduce the flow of crude. The Secretary later boasted that he had found "the guy, the very guy" who had lifted the choke from one offending well. Hickel also asked the U.S. Geological Survey...
...game rarely had a clear shot. The Knicks' outside men hounded the Lakers to distraction. On offense, their whirling, quick-cutting weaves time and again sprang a man loose. With Guard Walt Frazier leading the way, the Knicks hit 58% of their shots and rolled to a runaway 69-42 lead at half time. In the second half, it was more of the same as Holzman sent in waves of reserves who squelched every Los Angeles rally. For the Lakers, the 113-99 defeat was the seventh time they had gone to the championship finals and lost...
...Rookie-of-the-Year honors. He did just that. Last year he knocked in 90 runs, hit .293 and was named the league's All-Star catcher. After a slow start, Bench so far this season has hit five home runs to help the Reds to a runaway lead in the National League's Western Division, with a 16-6 record...
Hickel, who has indefinitely suspended all offshore lease sales, is particularly incensed because, he claims, Chevron "willfully and knowingly" violated the various requirements. Chevron's alleged negligence is as perplexing as it is illegal: the storm chokes, which could have shut off the runaway oil, cost only $800 per well...
...wage controls as a possible way to stop inflation without paying too high a price in unemployment. Nixon has slapped them down hard, but he seems to be getting nervous about sticking with the professors. The professors may well be correct in thinking that their course will stop runaway inflation without plunging the U.S. into a deep recession. If they are wrong, however, the political damage to the Republican Party and the economic damage to the nation could be extreme...