Oil crisis spurs talk of world survey and US action
An international conference of oil consuming and producing nations, urged by Japan, could mark a global response to the crisis sparked by Persian Gulf price hikes. The piece notes U S and European reliance on imports, possible government measures, and lawmakers’ missing action, while also profiling Mao Tse-tung at age 80.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Persian Gulf
Kuwait
Abdul Rahman Ataki
William Simon
Federal Energy Office
Venezuela
United States
Western Europe
Mao Tse-tung
U. S
Henry Kissinger
Trains of the Golden Age Return in Rail Era Reflections
Railroad magazine recalls 40 years of famed passenger trains such as the Crescent Southerner Piedmont Orange Blossom Sunshine Special Pocahontas Southwind Broadway Limited Spirit of St Louis Admiral General Pennsylvania Limited and more. It notes fuel shortages, air travel cuts, and state actions to trim rail service while memories linger and a few relics seek renewed viability amid traffic and policy pressures.
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Railroad Magazine
Southern
Seaboard
N&w
L&n
East
Midwest
Twentieth Century Special
The
Broadway Limited
Spirit of St. Louis
Admiral
General
Pennsylvania Limited
Congress
Holmes Alexander On Trial Before His Own Court
A Washington scene centers on Holmes Alexander and the Nixon era court dynamics. The article discusses potential paths for presidential removal decisions outside Congress, noting the court’s composition and influence on Nixon's position. It highlights tensions between the executive and judiciary, with references to appointment politics and conservative majority.
New Year Predictions Mix Fact and Fantasty in 1974
A satirical forecast blends real names and events with playful prophecies. William Rickenbacker envisions global weather shocks, Oswald Mayer legal battles, and a wave of energy policy chaos. The piece lampoons Congress, the court system, and diplomatic talk while riffing on Nixon era politics and constitutional debates.
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William F. Rickenbacker
William
Soviet Union
Oswald Mayer
Whatsis Name
United Nations
Ahmed
Camel Driver
Tower Court
Byron Harding
U.S. Congress
Washington
National Review
Henry Kissinger
State Department
Ensin
Royal Insurance Society
Mayers
Hardings
Pawpaw Grove
Russell Kirk Predicts 1974 Political and Social Trends
In a 1973 foretelling, Russell Kirk predicts 1974 will not end the energy crisis or trigger Nixon’s resignation. He foresees modest recession effects, renewed rail transport, no major Levant war, Democratic gains but no 1976 candidate, declining college enrollments, modest church gains, and growing media diversification including public and cable TV. He warns of cultural appetite for Taroc cards and lotteries.
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Levant
Israel
Russia
Congress
Democratic Party
Fighth
Mocking the Law as Soviet Union Joins Copyright Pact
The Soviet Union joined the universal copyright convention last May and says it will pay royalties for future foreign works but will continue to block domestic publication of dissident writings. It plans to pursue redress in courts for smuggled foreign manuscripts, aiming to silence critics like Solzhenitsyn and Sakharov. Western publishers doubt the pledge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soviet Union
Soviet Copyright Agency
Russia
Moscow
Alexander Solzhenitsyn
Andrei Sakharov
Legal Hot Dogs Tasting Freedom On New Year
Public sale of hot dogs becomes legal January 1 as rules loosen under the 1.8. Agriculture department. Vendors may advertise frankfurters or wieners but may now sell a pound openly. This marks a shift away from prohibition era restrictions and recalls earlier penalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dept. of Agriculture
Chemurgy revival and the power alcohol idea from 1940s chemurgists
John Chamberlain recalls Christy Borth a chemurgist who argued for power alcohol produced from agricultural waste as a superior fuel. Borth notes wartime shortages and a forgotten prewar lesson on alcohol blends used by Indianapolis racers, urging renewed interest in chemurgy and local contacts in Washington and Michigan.
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Christiansen
Atchison, Kan
Indianapolis Speedway
Christy Borth
John Mansfield
Webster
Charles Taquey
Thirty-first Street
Washington
N.W
D.C
Christansen
Atchison
Danville Register Subscription Rates and Notices
The Danville Register outlines pricing for daily and Sunday delivery by carrier at 50 cents weekly, 10 cents for single copies, and Sunday edition 20 cents. Mail subscriptions are $20 yearly, $10.50 for six months, $5.25 for three months, and $1.75 for one month, with notices mailed 30 days before expiration and renewals encouraged.
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North America
Canada
Mao
Hong Kong
Lin Pao
Senator Soaper
Holmes Alexander
Washington, D.C
Nixon Court
Nixon
House
Senate
Willian F. Backley, Jr
Brussels
Geneva
Coty
Pevich
Bel
Forwn
Supreme Court
Raoul Berger
Harvard Law School
Cambodia
Harper's Magazine
Berger
James Madison
Madison
Qum
Sena
Andrew Johnson
Russell Kirk
Cableelevision
Wall Street Journal
Charleston
S.C
New Energy Agency
John Chamberlain
Luce Publications
Barth
George Romney
Automotive Council For War Production
Christy
Charles Franklin Kettering
General Motors
Det
Leo
Borth
Detroit
Parshilville Road
Fenton, Mich
Luce
Danville
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