OPEC Achilles heel seen as path to curb energy reliance
The article argues that OPEC has a vulnerability in its production ceilings that could be exploited to reduce US dependence on foreign oil. It cites the hit to economies from high energy prices, notes Saudi Arabia increasing output, and urges growth of domestic energy sources while pressuring buyers to diversify away from the cartel.
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James R. Schlesinger, Jr
OPEC
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Libya
Persian Gulf Emirates
Soviet Union
United States
Schlesinger
France
U.S
Continental Shelf
Georges Bank
Baltimore Canyon
Jimny Carter
James Schlesinger
Vermont
Rhode Island
Northeast
Sam Schwartz
Safeguards In Swine Flu Vaccine Debate Persist
The piece argues that fears of malpractice suits and health risks have undermined the swine flu vaccination program. It notes prior doubts in August over insurance, October checks on elder safety, and current Guillain Barre concerns. It urges continued immunization efforts for broader disease protection despite public resistance.
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Congress
Ralphs Resolutions For Seventies New Year
Washington The late Westbrook Pegler once wrote a New Year's column of a single sentence repeated for space. The piece lists lighthearted personal pledges by Ralph de Toledano including staying away from politics, kindness to liberals, restraint on sharp words, avoiding cyanide in whiskey, and other modest self improvements for 1977.
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Washington
Westbrook Pegler
Offshore drilling debate in New England turns after tanker spill
John Chamberlain argues the offshore drilling debate in the northeastern United States, led by governors Dukakis Noel and Grasso and industry voices, was unsettled by the Argo Merchant spill near Nantucket. Environmentalists renewed opposition while advocates note the region still relies on seaborne energy, with tankers continuing to sail into New York and nearby harbors.
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New England
Dukakis
Massachusetts
Noel
Rhode Island
Grasso
Connecticut
Georges Bank
Sam Schwartz
Continental Oi Company
John Lichtblau
Petroleum Industry Research Foundation
Peter Brennan
U.S
New York State Committee For Jobs and Energy Independence
Boston
Mass
Providence
R.I
Argo
Nantucket Shoals
New York Times
New York
New Haven
Salem
Lamps Of Liberty and press freedom debate in 1970s
excerpts from a welcoming talk at the American Antiquarian Society Library in Worcester discuss the evolution of press freedom, recalling Isaiah Thomas and the Massachusetts Spy. The remarks warn about secrecy in government and courts, urge vigilance to keep information open, and reference global threats to liberty.
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Associated Press
Boston
American Antiquarian Society
Worcester
Mass
James Russell Wiggins
Wiggins
Washington Post
Ellsworth
Maine
North America
Great Britain
Isaiah ‘Thomas
Massachusetts Spy
Britain's Best Heads Overtaxed and Money Spent
Guest editorial critiques in tax policy and Inland Revenue practices. It labels VAT as a fast growing burden and jokes about the futile battle between taxpayers trying to dodge taxes and officials closing loopholes. The piece notes national effort wasted on taxation.
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Britain
Wolfe’s incisive satire on American decadence and campus doom
Jeffrey Hart lauds Tom Wolfe as a brilliant observer of educated elite manners. Wolfe’s Mauve Gloves & Madmen, Clutter and Vine surveys social-political commentary from hijacking anxieties to the blue jeans dandy contrast. He parries campus auras with sharp wit and cultural critique.
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Tom Wolfe
Pulitzer
Nobel
Wolfe
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
North Vietnam
Congreve
Ronald Firbank
Doom-Sayer
Great Plains
Squaw Valley
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Nelson Rockefeller
American Civil Liberties Union
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Yastr Arafat
Redskins
Ian
Eliam
John Chamberlain
Hoboken Token, Inc
J. Russell Figgins
Lamps of Liberty
Blackstone and Fox
Vietnam
Cambodia
Laos
Subcontinent
India
Edward Grey
British Foreign Office
Europe
Lichtblau
Sun Belt
Lichiblau
London Daily Mall
Danny Harris
Toledo
Jeffrey Hart
Felix Mendelssohn
Turkey
Omaha
Danville
the Register Publishing Co., Inc
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