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...more than was on hand in 1978. In addition, the winter wheat crop, which is now being gathered in and commonly accounts for three-quarters of the nation's yearly wheat production, is estimated to be a hefty 1.43 billion bu., 8% more than was expected in May. Though beef will remain in short supply until ranchers finish rebuilding their still skimpy herds, pork production is at near record levels and poultry should continue to be plentiful. Last week the DOA reported that acreage planted in wheat is up 8% and corn acreage is about the same as last...
...pronouncement worthy of Orwell's Ministry of Truth. Already, there was talk of CLO factors (clothing insulation value) and acclimatization periods. In this case, though, the agency involved was the Department of Energy and the proposed effective date 1979, not 1984. Part of President Carter's stand-by energy-conservation measure approved by Congress last May, the plan in question would require that thermostats in nonresidential buildings be set no lower than 80° F in the summer and no higher than 65° F in the winter, and that hot water settings be turned down...
...With relentless reporting, pursuit of detail and narrative skill, Wyden recalls and amplifies the anguish of men caught in chaos. Though the whole concept was fatally flawed, specific botches stand out. The CIA's aerial photoanalysts had dismissed some dark blotches off selected landing sites as either "seaweed" or "clouds." They turned out to be coral reefs, which ripped open the hulls of landing craft. The Bay of Pigs had been chosen partly for its assumed isolation from Castro's defending army. As they churned toward shore, the invaders were startled to find part of the beach bathed...
...this euphoria is not the moon-gazing of laboratory visionaries, nor a spiel for still another arcane piece of audio equipment. Digital recordings do sound amazingly better, even in the hybrid form available today. Recording apparatus is beginning to be widely used, though hardware for full playback is not yet available outside the lab. Even heard on conventional equipment, the new hybrid records bring a full panorama of sound rushing from the speakers. In rock, digital is like scoring a studio seat next to the microphone. In classical, the sound is like a symphonic apotheosis. Floors vibrate; paint could crack...
Statler and Waldorf, the old geezers who heckle the TV show, pop up long enough for Statler to say, "I've seen detergents that leave better films than this." This is too harsh, though even an addicted Muppet fan must admit that the movie has draggy stretches. The transition from the yank-'em-off-if-they-bomb lunacy of the TV show to the coherent narration of the film is not a complete success. Muppet magic remains a bewildering succession of wonderful bits, and perhaps the movie's best occurs when Rowlf...