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Show &&& lUMni Don't take our word for tt Weve said before how safe U.S. experience with offshore drilling has been only four serious oil spills in more than a quarter century. But why not have a look at what some experts outside the industry are saying? Like Texas Land Commissioner Bob Armstrong, whose office handles leasing and management of offshore wells in the state. Says he: Based on our experience in Texas, offshore drilling has had no apparent adverse effects on wildlife." And oil produced off the east coast moving ashore in pipelines would likely reduce oil spill hazards now posed by tankers," says the " Director of the U.S. Geological Survey, Dr. Vincent E. McKelvey. Interior Secretary Thomas S. Kleppe agrees, noting that oil from the Outer Continental Shelf would be much less detrimental to the environment than the inevitable oil spills which occur when petroleum is imported by the tanker." Are you pushing 26? If so, you have around a billion and a half more neighbors today than you did in 1950, tho year you were bom. The U.S. Department of Commerce reports that world population has increased from 2,543,000,000 to 3,996,000,000 in the past 25 years. China, with 843 million people, and India, with 615 million, accounted for most of the increase. With so many mouths to feed, theres pressing incentive to develop the worlds resources as effectively and efficiently as possible. 777 KtxMcWMrsm n mt cosrofnxcsmrn. femtTMFgmwr A retired Air Force pilot builds his own airplane and using but foot power manages to get it off the ground. And a bicycle enthusinothing ast, searching for an alternative to the auto, pedals dose to 50 miles per hour. But there are problems: The airplane got only 18 inches off the ground, and flew but 100 feet The cyclist had to lie on his stomach to cut wind resistance. As wdve said before, we're for energy innovation. But for the time being, oil and natural gas are Americas main energy sources and the nation needs a sensible energy policy to encourage theit discovery, production and wise use while other energy is being developed. Energy Ingenuity. Skate. We noted earlier that Mobil 1 , our synthesized lubricant, outperforms conventional motor oils in automobiles and saves gasoline. Now it seems that the Massie Roller Rink in Farmington, Minnesota, used it to lubricate 480 pairs of skates. In the first 30 days, the rink did not have to replace any wheel bearings. Formerly, it lost more than 20 a month. Good 19, obir Observations, Box A. Mobil Oil Corporation. 150 East 42 Street. New York, N.Y. 10017 01976 Mot Ol GorpoflWon missions to highlight United States of America intent of capabilities is one. Another is "safeguarding United States citizens, property or investments." According to the battalion officer who gives briefings to visitors, that means exactly what it says. A typical Ranger mission would be "raids or special operations against deep enemy targets for example, nuclear storage sites, missile sites, key enemy personnel or resources." The briefing officer says that the battalion has prepared for all these missions. Last December it held a training exercise in which the problem was to snatch an enemy political leader from a hospital deep inside his country. "We can," says Colonel Yaugo, "do anything." The Army currently has two Ranger battalions, one at Fort Stewart, the other at Fort Lewis, Wash. Both are made up of specially trained, handpicked volunteers, many of them combat veterans. All have graduated from Airborne and Ranger schools. Most have taken additional training in such specialties as demolitions, wilderness survival, scuba combat or d operations, advanced marksmanship. Each company in a Ranger battalion, for example, has a two-ma- n sniper team which uses specially rebuilt Army rifles and can, according to one team member, kill a man at 900-110-0 yards. There are also a number of karate and experts in every company. hand-to-han- knife-throwi- |
