Word: problems
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Dates: during 1980-1980
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...NATO leaders did not entertain the possibility of military reponse, they discussed some risks that Alliance members could face in the event of an invasion. One example: the prospect of hundreds of Polish "boat people" escaping across the icy Baltic Sea, which would pose more than a refugee problem. "Do the Danes or the West Germans go to the protection of fleeing Poles with their frigates or patrol boats, and risk exchanging fire with the Russians?" asked a NATO official...
...this year's military coup in Turkey was fueled, to a considerable extent, by the inability of that nation to maintain normal economic growth in the face of ever higher prices for imported oil. The Iranian revolution, on the other, was spurred by precisely the opposite problem: a far too rapid, and socially disruptive, industrial development that was made possible by inflated oil prices...
...were more worried in 1974 about the recycling problem. The sums of money are bigger now, but we understand the process better. I don't think the banking system has reached its lending capacity. It can expand where necessary...
...major hurdles remain in the path of atomic energy. The first is the disposal of nuclear waste. Spent fuel rods contain radioactive isotopes that remain potentially lethal for thousands of years. The industry believes that there are several ways to handle the problem. The most promising is vitrification, a process that mixes the nuclear waste with glass; the material hardens into a black solid cylinder which is easy to store...
...nuns of Mount St. Benedict's Priory in Erie, Pa., last year came up with an unusual solution for the common problem of skyrocketing energy prices. After consulting a geologist, they decided to dig their own natural gas well. While the community prayed for divine assistance, the two-man J & L Well Service Co. began drilling for gas on the nuns' 100-acre property. Within four days, natural gas was found; today this private energy source heats the two-story convent that houses 140 Benedictine nuns and a chapel that seats 300 people. The sisters...