Moon Shot in the Mountains Oil Shale Effort
The article argues for a renewed U S government shale oil leasing push in Colorado Utah and Wyoming noting vast recoverable reserves possibly up to 2 trillion barrels and stressing the need to address water disposal land degradation and public interests while highlighting self sufficiency and public benefits of royalties and jobs.
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IWO
Rocky Mountain
U.S
Colorado
Utah
Wyoming
America
Four Day Week Could Reshape American Life
A four day work week could cut fuel use and reshape leisure spending, with potential shifts in moonlighting, women workers, and flexible hours. Government and industry debate pace, feasibility, and impact on productivity, suppliers, and personal freedom in a gradual move toward a Thursday finish line.
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Ashington
Jerome M. Rosen
Exxon
Europe
Labor Movement
Labor Department
White House
Riva Poor
Shockley Campus Debate Free Speech Contests Draw Fire
Los Angeles Times Syndicate reports three college incidents where Dr. William Shockley faced protests and disruptions that canceled or impeded his appearances. Harvard dropped a Shockley-Innis debate over audience requests. NYU blocked his forum. Staten Island Community College faced violent disruption. Critics condemn limits on academic freedom while acknowledging disputed findings on race and intelligence.
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Ashington
William B. Shockley
Harvard
Courage
Dr. Shockley
Roy Innis
New York University
Staten Island Community College
Shockley
Fuel Key: Research Fuel Key: Research By Norman Cousins
Nixon emphasizes using oil wisely while warning conservation alone won’t solve the energy shortage. He urges major investment in alternatives, noting gaps in safety and waste disposal in atomic energy and calling for large scale research into fuel cells, coal gasification, and solar energy.
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Nixon
United States
U.S
Manhattan
West Germany
Czechoslovakia
Pratt and Whitney
Manhattan District
Southwest
Wright Brothers
Michigan Fans Call Rose Bowl Vote Tragic Calamity
In a heated dispute over the Big Ten Rose Bowl bid, Michigan supporters decry Ohio State’s selection as a tragedy while a suit seeks a public revote. The piece wryly suggests humor from a derelict Iowa Hawk, offering a sharp, satirical view of the controversy.
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Big Ten
Ohio State
Michigan University
Shaftees
Hoarders and the Fuel Shortage Debate
To the Editor, a reader laments gasoline hoarding seen on TV and recalls wartime shortages of sugar and other items. He questions the motives of self serving drivers and officials, warns of fires from stored gasoline, and urges personal restraint to avoid playing into fuel shortage manipulators.
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Sunday Savings in City Neighbors Propose Day Off
A visitor suggests closing stores on Sundays to save energy and encourage lower costs. They advocate lower heating and fewer lights, and even propose wearing long johns again to stay comfortable. A Marion church minister adds ideas to fill pews and cut thermostat use.
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Marion
Compliments to Erma on the newspaper column
A reader praises Erma for her ventral column and notes family and friends enjoy it daily. The writer mentions finding the paper on the picture page, reading it at school, and appreciating the cheer it brings.
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Erma Haa
Venteral
Hoffer Biograpy Sparks Debate On Intellectuals
A new biography, Hoffer's America by James Koerner, analyzes Eric Hoffer's view that American intellectuals crave power more than truth. Born in the Bronx, he later worked varied jobs before becoming a harsh critic of professors and the education system, arguing that dreamers threaten productive society.
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Hoffer
Bronx
California
Adobo
Hoffer on youth revolt and American opportunity
The piece cites Hoffer arguing that student rebels once believed in moral superiority and riot against order. He notes migrants fueled national greatness, now many have only advantages and complain, while most professors and students remain productive and loyal, though neurotic compellers push reform.
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America
Willie Howard
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