Word: present
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Neither as a student of politics nor a follower of any particular ideology am I qualified to discuss Reverend Kimball's remarks on Iran's present situation (see The Crimson, Jan. 9). But as an Iranian Moslem student currently at the same institution and a member of the Center for the Study of World Religion as is Rev. Kimball, I would like to raise a few questions about his article...
...going to raise more money than is needed. Our concern now is that the money is not tied up." This change might well incite new debate in Congress over the embattled windfall profits tax and thus delay passage of Carter's energy program. In sum, the present U.S. energy policy depends largely on the voluntary conservation by the American public and a hope that the oil-producing countries will continue their current levels of output without unforeseen interruption...
...Deputy Secretary of State Warren Christopher, the Administration program called for about "5 million tons of corn" to be used this year to make "over 500 million gal." of ethanol. That would be enough to displace a little more than one day's worth of oil imports. The present annual U.S. alcohol distilling capacity is only about 80 million gal. and nowhere near enough to consume 5 million tons of corn a year...
...future meets the present in Denver...
...There's a much heavier load on the system right now," Galvin said, "so it's much more likely to crash." At present, 22 of the 31 Science Center terminals and four of the seven Leverett House ones are used...