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Dates: during 1970-1979
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When a Communist-led mob attacked the car of Richard Nixon in Caracas in 1958, smashing its windows and battering its doors and roof with rocks and lengths of pipe, one of the dozen Secret Service agents who risked his life to save the then Vice President was an erect, athletic man named H. Stuart Knight. Last week President Nixon installed Knight, 52, as head of Secret Service, a job that will require courage and initiative of another sort. Knight's job will be to re-establish the reputation of the 1,230-agent organization, which has been badly...
...time when kilowatt counting may pass calorie counting as a favored American preoccupation, and the Emergency Energy Bill calls for a 25% cutback in power use, many people are wondering what they can do to help preserve the nation's energy, and save themselves some money. In fact, they can do much on the road and at home. Some guides...
Simply by keeping his auto tires properly inflated to reduce friction, a driver can save as much as 50 gal. of gas per year. Still another 75 gal. can be saved by keeping an engine in tune: ignition timed, carburetor checked, pollution-control valve cleaned, filters and spark plugs repaired or replaced...
...major electrical appliances are significantly responsible for the surge in energy consumption, and a user can save by buying the standard model instead of the deluxe model. He can also save by properly handling the furnace and the insulation in his house: REFRIGERATORS: A standard 14-cu.-ft. fridge uses 1,137 kwh. per year, while a 17-cu.-ft. "frost-free" model uses 2,008 kw-h., or $45.98 worth. New "efficiency" units, which are also frost-free and have an energy-sparing design and insulation distribution, use only 1,155 kwh. per year...
...more than four inches of insulation in the attic, the most critical area in preventing heat-loss. Another two inches of fibers costs about $2 for, every 20 sq. ft., and pays off the investment within a .few years. Keeping the storm windows up all year long will save 15% of a house's heating energy and, if it is air conditioned, 7.5% of its cooling energy...