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Jones said the probable defeat of the bill will result from "the troubled state of the budget right now." He added, "Contract board is a resource the Governor and the Legislature would like to tap...
...prices may skyrocket and energy crises come and go, but the winds will blow forever. In an effort to tap that inexhaustible source of energy, everyone, from NASA's skilled aerodynamicists to do-it-yourself basement tinkerers, is now suddenly rediscovering one of the oldest technologies known to civilized man: the use of the windmill...
...University has emerged with a fundraising style adapted more to the current depressed economy and an approach that attempts to tap more financial resources than in the past. Instead of one major effort, there are about 20 separate drives, each one gearing its approach to a constituency that has a special interest and concern with the development of a particular facet of the University. Peterson says this "uniquely plural approach" allows the separate drives to proceed at their own paces...
...together, Alaska's proven oil reserves constitute about a third of the entire known U.S. supply. As the U.S. tries to decrease its dependence upon foreign sources for its energy, the pressure will surely increase to tap more of Alaska's lode of black gold in areas like the Cook Inlet and offshore in the Bering Strait. By 1985, the state could be furnishing 25% of the nation's oil. Alaska also has an estimated 420 trillion cu. ft. of natural gas, a supply worth approximately $420 billion and large enough to handle all U.S. needs...
Improvements in these areas are on the way. Congress has moved-albeit not very far-to tap the reservoir of talents the elderly have accumulated during their lives. It has approved $45 million for a variety of projects, including the Foster Grandparent Program, which pays oldsters for supervising dependent and neglected youngsters; $17.5 million for the Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP), which pays out-of-pocket expenses to 100,000 involved in such community activities as entertaining the handicapped and visiting homebound patients; and a skimpy $400,000 for the Senior Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE), which reimburses some...