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...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 to check other offshore wells in the Gulf. Result: of 3,400 wells examined, 300 violated federal...
...Sand of Reality. As Lockheed sees it, the fault lies not in its own performance but in a system of Pentagon contracting called Total Package Procurement, or TPP, instituted under former Defense Secretary Robert McNamara. TPP was designed to end overrun claims by setting a strict ceiling on the final cost of any project. It penalized contractors who exceeded the ceilings but held out the reward of higher profits to those who reduced production costs. As Lockheed's costs overran the total package price, wrote Chairman Haughton in the company's annual report, "the gold of good intention...
...FACULTY at present is clearly more interested in preserving order at Harvard than in making sure there is a nation left for Harvard men to run. And they are doubly blind if they believe that sticking their heads in the sand will prevent bullets from flying here. The Faculty can stand in the doorway of Shannon Hall forever- the only thing that will stop student militance in this racist, imperialist country is the end of racism and imperialism...
...Faculty's head is very deeply stuck in the sand. At its meeting Tuesday, the illegal American invasion of Cambodia and the resultant nation-wide strike was not deemed appropriate for the Faculty to consider in formal session. In a convocation afterwards, the Faculty let us know they are unofficially opposed to the Cambodian invasion- but so what? Whoever doubted that they would be? The question on most students' minds as the Faculty met was what action they would take to back up their sentiments. The answer came: a resounding "nothing." Only eleven Faculty members voted in favor...
...late at night, eat crackers and cheese, drink beer and watch on TV those old movies about composers! Cornel Wilde as Chopin murmuring sweet note-things to Merle Oberon as George Sand in A Song to Remember. How (munch) romantic! Dirk Bogarde as Liszt tirelessly flailing away at the old 88 in Song Without End. Good (crunch) show...