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Power experts were still at odds over ways of preventing a single malfunction from pulling down an entire grid. Though FPC Chairman Joseph Swidler was preparing a report for President Johnson, final recommendations will take more intensive studies. Meanwhile, there were signs that Congress will be asked to tighten FPC's police powers. Next week a special House Commerce subcommittee investigating the blackout will hold its first meeting in Washington...
Since they're printing better-quality material, the editors of the Drama Review should tighten up their own publishing standards. None of the pieces so far has been carefully edited, and the printing, although in an attractive new type-face, is occasionally a shambles...
...Tighten Standards...
...Bind. While constricting the flow of money abroad, the Administration is most anxious not to let money tighten too much at home. The U.S. supply of money has already begun to tighten, largely because of the record demand for credit. Bank loans have risen 16% this year to a total $48 billion; corporate loans and consumer credit are each rising by about $1 billion a month. Worried about the possibility of inflation, the Federal Reserve Board has contributed to the tightening simply by not adding enough to the money supply to keep up with loan demand. The board...
Against Cornell this Saturday, Driscoll and Barrett may tighten up a little to stop the Big Red running game. Fullback Bill Wilson, last year's leading ground gainer for Cornell, and halfbacks Pete Larson and Ron Genvase present a formidable attack. Larson and Genvase have combined for 455 yards in three games, averaging over seven yards a carry...