Word: clock
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...story, has two wood stoves in his home. He adds: "I have fitted the house with every form of insulation and heat-saving device short of an IBM 370 to run the furnace." Among them: storm windows, weather stripping, a new DOUG BRUCE fuel-efficient oil furnace and a clock-timer thermostat that shuts off the furnace at night. "The temperature drops by only 15° with the heat off," says Byron, "and then we use electric blankets-one of the greatest inventions of modern...
...Timer clocks. After the furnace, the biggest energy user in the home is the hot-water heater. Most hot-water tanks retain heat for at least eight to ten hours; with electrically operated heaters it is possible to save substantially on hot-water bills by rewarming the water during nighttime or the early morning hours when utility companies offer reduced rates for so-called off-peak usage. Several firms manufacture industrial-grade timer clocks for that purpose. The Tork Corp.'s clock retails for $30 to $40 and is easily wired up by a licensed electrician. Sales of such...
...offering no explanation. After lengthy meetings with Mrs. Catherine Rohter, Carey's replacement as school board president, two of Hannon's top financial officials resigned. Mrs. Rohter let it be known that she had been unable to obtain an accurate fix on school finances, despite round-the-clock investigation by a high-priced firm of accountants. Even so, depressing details began to dribble out: to meet expenses, administrators had failed to set aside $15.9 million in federal withholding taxes due the Federal Government and $5.3 million in teachers' pension funds and annuities. "This money belonged...
Though the music was not billed to being until 8 p.m., the crowd started building outside the coliseum around 1 o'clock Monday afternoon. By 3, the police had arrived to keep watch. With so long to wait, the kids tried to keep a party mood going. There was some drinking, some grass...
...doubts remained, freshmen phenom Greg Olson dispelled them when he backhanded a loose puck past Moffett at 6:35 in the final stanza. Lau & Co. added insult to injury by denying two UNH power plays as the clock would down...