Energy Administration born amid White House disarray
The creation of the Federal Energy Administration under William A. Simon shows the administration's struggle to address the energy crisis. While favoring price allocation over rationing, critics warn of ongoing confusion as EPA bypass and staff resignations signal deeper policy disagreements and looming price-driven scarcity.
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Federal Energy Administration
William A. Simon
John A. Love
Nixon
Love
Colorado
Washington
Simon
Secretary of the Treasury
George Schultz
Cost of Living Council
Office of Oil and Gas
Office of Energy Conservation
Department of Interior
The View From Planet Earth and Distant Comet Kohoutek
Pioneer 10 has passed Jupiter 513 million miles from Earth and continues its voyage toward the Milky Way, aiding solar system knowledge with data and images. Comet Kohoutek appears in the southeast before sunrise with brightening views through December and January, then fades for at least 82,000 years.
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Jupiter
Earth
Milky Way
Solar System
Pioneer 10
United States
Moon
Sky Laboratory
Skylab
Kohoutek
Lubos Kohoutek
Projecting the News The Overseas Chinese
London reports a shortage of Chinese chefs in Soho and across Europe prompting use of Pakistani and Spanish cooks. The piece surveys overseas Chinese loyalty issues, government positions, and economic influence in Indonesia, Malaysia, and beyond, noting tensions and shifting citizenship ties amid unrest and migration.
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London
Soho
Mao Tse-tung
Mao
Chen Ning Yang
Yang
Betty Lee Sung
America
China
United States
Chou Enlai
Indonesia
Malaysia
Philippines
Energy Scandals Mark Nixon Energy Policy Debate
Washington columnist outlines four scandals about the Nixon energy policy. Truck and fuel debates hinge on speed limits and efficiency claims. Oil industry influence grows as shale plans are promoted with favorable terms and royalties. Secret contrasts between public promises and expert warnings emerge about 1980 self sufficiency goals.
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Washington
Nixon
Morton
Reid Stone
Atlantic- Richfield Oil Company
Interior
Colorado
Utah
Wyoming
Interior Department
Stone
Seafarers Union
Cosmic irony in Soviet U S trade ties exploited
John P. Roche notes that U S policy views Soviet reliance on American spare parts as a tool to loosen Moscow’s ideological rigidity. The piece argues that cementing political ties through dependency is the guiding theory behind these wartime style exchanges.
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Henry Kissinger
Bundles for Bolsheviks and the political economy critique
The piece argues that political power dominates economic relations, citing Lenin, Brezhnev, and Western oil interests. It critiques Soviet strategies to lure U S corporate investment with barter, warns against naive acceptance of a Cold War truce, and notes the impracticality of Soviet economic aims. An Israeli lunch anecdote underscores skepticism of the liberal plan.
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United States
Qaddafi
Libya
82D Airborne
Chile
Unites States
Soviet Union
U.S
Lenin
Moscow
The National Whirligig Our Worldwide Economic War
Washington voices concern over energy shortages and a shifting world economy. The piece argues trade imbalances, reliance on foreign markets, and the need for rapid political maturity to confront energy and material dependencies. It stresses the United States has become a processing nation and warns of dependence on Arab energy, urging recognition of a worldwide economic war and the survival role of American business.
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Halpern
United States
America
American Petroleum Institute
National Petroleum Council
Interior Department
Oil and Gas Office
Rogers
Washington
Great Britain
Attila
London
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Jack Anderson
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Cummins Engine Company
Transportation Department
Irwin Halpern
Capitol Hill
John P. Roche
King Features Syndicate
United States Chamber of Commerce
Karl Marx
Trotsky
Christian Science Monitor
Paul Wohl
Brezhnev
Armand Hammer
Occidental Petroleum
Siberia
Hammer
Ernest Cuneo
North American Newspaper Alliance
Japan
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