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Newspaper
Danville Register
Location
Danville, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1974
Page
2
Amid fuel shortages inventors push ideas from feasible to crackpot. Kendig Variable Venturi Carburetor by Willard Kendig shows promise, built by Pollution Controls Industries with 1.5 million invested. A UC Davis student’s Kendig car won a smog-free contest and doubled mileage, though California bans Kendigs.
Federal energy officials predict no heating oil shortage this winter with two cautions. Consumers should keep thermostats down and avoid prolonged cold spells. The Northeast and upper Midwest rely mostly on oil heating while other regions use natural gas. Refiners are told to produce more heating oil and less gasoline to maintain a 200 million barrel stockpile by year end 1973, about 2 percent above safety.
A fragment from a World War II era reminiscence by a U S Army chaplain recalls India memories of famine and government grain storage. The narrator hints at an off limits scare story about incendiaries and ideological tensions in Washington during wartime.
A reflective piece argues American shortages reveal a pattern of consumer, producer, and government roles. It warns against ideologue gridlock that blocks natural gas and other supplies, likening potential unrest to historic mob dynamics and urging democratic reform to avert disaster.
Wiam Buckley Jr surveys Abe Fortas ideas to immunize Nixon from state or federal prosecution if he resigns. The column mocks preemption and federal overreach, cites Charleston and Rice, and notes possible rewards and tax considerations, all amid debate on how to shield the president from liability and how Congress might condition federal aid or laws on state actions.
The Foreign Minister of Ruritania comments on US response to Solzhenitsyn and earlier critics like Lyons Chamberlin and Dos Passos. He argues American media and liberals downplay or dismiss candid exposure of Communist methods while praising homegrown voices in other eras. He notes Nixon and Watergate as a possible source of current hostility toward critics and asks whether Americans will finally heed truth-tellers.
Gordon Sinclair, a 73 year old Canadian broadcaster, sparked widespread praise in 1973 with a bold defense of Americans. His comments on June 5, 1973, and subsequent reprints across newspapers stirred national pride and cultural reflection. The piece notes the ripple effect from coast to coast.
The piece foresees a future of economic and political upheaval in Europe and the West driven by energy and mineral scarcities. It contemplates paralyzing oil shortages, potential shifts to neo-colonial leverage, and a rise of hardline regimes as nations such as Zaire, Arab states, and Brazil maneuver over copper and oil. It warns of fragmented blocs, possible military substitutions, and a Western response shaped by resource conflicts.
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