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...line was tailored to the increasingly prosperous and conservative Italian working classes. Communist Party membership has wilted from its postwar peak of 2,145,317 to 1,615,296, and the slippage among youth groups (off 60%) and in the factories has been even more drastic. Seeking to match the mood of the new masses, Longo suggested a nuova maggioranza (new majority) that would unite Communists, Socialists and left-wing Christian Democrats behind a platform demanding nothing more doctrinaire than better economic planning and fewer monopolies. Over objections from some hard-lining delegates, Longo hinted that his merged party might...
...cleverly worked out a new version of Djordjevitch's plan. For melting snow, Martini substituted electric pumps to compress the air. For the Karst caves, he substituted abandoned salt or potash mines surrounded by nonporous rock that is easy to seal. Cheaper electricity is available during off-peak (usually early morning) hours when the demand is low, and Martini figured it could be used to pump air into the mines. The compressed air could be released during hours of peak electrical demand to drive gas-turbine-powered generators providing additional power when it is most needed...
Pumping Water Up. Geologist Martini already had evidence that his scheme would work. There was no doubt that compressed air could be stored underground; it is often used for testing the sealing of caverns that many nations use to store natural gas. In addition, off-peak-hour electricity is already used to pump water up into a reservoir above the level of a water-driven turbine. During hours of peak demand, the water is released to flow down against the blades of the turbine, which drives an electric generator...
...years ago the Crimson set its mile relay record at Hanover. One of the relay teams could establish a new mark Saturday, or high jumper Chris Pardee may do something big. The senior nearly cleared 6-10 in the B.A.A. meet, and is approaching peak from...
...rejected his wheat program. Since then, in one of the Cabinet's toughest jobs, Freeman has steered a four-year farm bill through Congress, reduced agricultural surpluses by nearly a third, helped to make American food production a key instrument of foreign policy. He now stands at the peak of his popularity with farmers...