The sins of progress and the energy crisis debate
An article quotes Dr Jar Dyrud and Justice William O Douglas linking the energy crisis to myths of progress and corporate lobbies. Maurice Strong and others urge a low energy lifestyle while noting Americans use vast energy for air conditioning and everyday devices. The piece questions guilt and argues that high living standards underpin technology and wealth needed for future energy solutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Chicago
Jar] Dyrud
Supreme Court
William O. Douglas
Maurice F. Strong
United Nations Environment Program
China
Rockefeller
Ford
Douglas
America
Ballpoint Pens Dominate Postwar Writing Culture
In 1972 the United States produced 1.3 billion ballpoint pens, about six per person, as fountain pens fade. The era of disposable documents expands with ballpoints, while banks and offices shift to their use, even for state papers and presidential signatures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
BIC Corp
Boyle's column compares worst jobs with humorous list
Hal Boyle argues many jobs are harsher than modern indignities and stacks a long, cheeky list of worse occupations from a Pentagon duster to a tuba player for a Salvation Army band. He notes the DC-3's durability amid global duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Boyle
New York
Pentagon
WCTU
Boys’ Town
Times Square
Indexing BY MORRIS HIGLEY
A reader praises Gerald Ford as a sensible and intelligent man and a trusted friend. He contrasts Ford with critics and notes an 85 percent approval rating in Ford's Michigan district after 25 years in the House. The writer argues Ford would make a good Vice President despite press opinions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris Higley
Gerald Ford
Dolph Briscoe
John Connally
Michigan
U.S. House
Inflation blame and political critique in letters
Readers argue inflation stems from government overspending and currency value decline, urging reduced spending and recalling lawmakers. Other letters praise postal service efficiency and warn of holiday mail pressures, urging early mailing deadlines. A political critique highlights Dolph Briscoe’s record and Civil Rights Commission conflicts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Childress
Dispatch
Postal Service
Littleton Havins
Wallace as Scandal and Stand for Alabama Bosses
Sunday column extols George Wallace’s actions in Alabama and his 1960s governance. It lauds his clashes with federal judges, cites his schoolhouse door stand, and credits him with cost cutting, job growth, and reform measures while urging Democrats to consider him for Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Briscoe
Mr. Clean
Dolph Briscoe
Rooster
Montgomery
Tme
Washington
Civil Rights Commission
South
Dixie
Wallace
Johnson
Judge Johnson
Tuscaloosa
Supreme Court
John Marshall
Robert Kennedy
Alabama
Barbs by Phil Pastoret versus politics and prices
The column satirizes political wrongdoing as minor missteps and jokes about daytime serials food prices and salaries. It critiques the boss and suggests cutting waste to fix issues. It mocks high costs and notes living standards under economic strain with light humor.
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Don Oakley
Newspaper
Entersprise Assn
Boyle
Harold Stassen
Sahara
Notre Dame
Jack the Ripper
Phyllis Diller
Mama Cass
River Styx
Yemen
Congress
Harry Byrd
C.C. Moseley
Civil Rights Cominion
C. R. Commission
George C. Wallace
Christ
Mobile
Bobby Hammond Plumbing Co
Ave. F
By Phil Pastoret
First Federal Savings & Loan Association
Commerce and Avenue
Texas
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