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Long before President Carter was asking Americans to set the thermostat at 65°, the temperature at 1908 East 14th Avenue in Spokane, Wash., had been held near 40°-not to save energy but to save money. 1908 East 14th is a drab four-room frame house in a blue-collar neighborhood. It cost $4,000 eight years ago, but at the time, as the present tenant explains, "they were having some trouble keeping the paint on it. Great strips would peel off. They were flopping all over the place...
...thermostat is near a window, the cold air coming from an open window can cause the thermostat to signal an increase in heat output, Joyce says. "But if the thermostat is set properly in the right place, then the system will be at balance," he adds...
...nation's energy binge has gone on without significant letup. Token fuel-saving gestures have been widespread, and it may be that most Americans have actually turned back the thermostat a notch now and then or switched off a needless light. Still, through last summer America had managed to use and import more fuel by far than ever before...
...date only one arrest has been made: a restaurant owner who refused to limit his hours or turn down his thermostat. Cops cannot barge into any homes without a warrant, but Byrne's plan seems to be working. Says Sergeant Charles Clayton of the Bridgeton police: "These people lead real easy...
Next day Carter met with his team for the first time around the big mahogany table in the Cabinet Room. Signifying his concern with conserving energy, the thermostat was at 65°. Quipped Press Secretary Jody Powell: "I'm told it was one of the most wideawake Cabinet meetings ever held...