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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1973
Page
10
A UPI report notes that fluorescent lamp economics hinge on startup versus running costs. A lighting manufacturer study finds about a 15 to 20 minute off time as the breakeven point for turning lamps off to save electricity, balancing bulb life against energy use.
London AP reports Britain unveils an austerity package led by Chancellor Anthony Barber to curb public spending and tame inflation. The budget includes a three day week, a credit squeeze, and fuel controls while avoiding tax increases, aiming to spark industrial revival and stabilize the pound amid shortages and wage disputes.
A British army chief of staff, Brig. Michael O'Cock, lost a hand when a letter bomb exploded as he opened it in London. The attack parallels a prior letter bomb found at a department store, part of a suspected terrorist wave blamed on urban guerrillas. The device resembled a hollowed paperback book and was linked to a stolen stock of books used in a summer wave.
Brian C Griffin, a Harvard student from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, was mistakenly left off the Associated Press list of Rhodes Scholarship winners. The corrected list of 32 winners was released Sunday by William J Barber, Wesleyan University economics professor and administrator of Rhodes Scholarships in the United States.
Health officials in New York advise maintaining daytime thermostat settings at or below 70 degrees to cut fuel use and costs. Reducing daytime to 68 degrees could save about three percent on fuel, with nighttime drops of around one degree for added savings.
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