Bad to worse in energy ties with the Soviet Union
The column argues against big American investments in Soviet ventures such as pipeline gas to the United States and Soviet oil projects. It warns that Soviet planners pursue detente while enemies, not allies, of the U.S. gain from such deals. The piece urges investing at home for energy security and criticizes reliance on foreign sources.
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Henry Kissinger
Washington
Main Street
Occident Petroleum Co
California
Russia
U.S
Algeria
Soviet Union
Remlin
America
Joseph Alsop
Treasury
Justice of the Peace
Don
Wallace Massey
Onalaska
Baldus energy vote sparks reader letter controversy
Readers criticize Alvin Baldus a liberal Democrat candidate for Congress for supporting coal to oil fuel shift at higher cost. Letters urge accountability on taxes fuel policy and government oil dependence amid regional energy worries.
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Sirst
Alvin Baldus
Vernon Thomson
Baldus
State Building Commission
University of Wisconsin- Platteville
Thomson
Doug Ostrand
Johnson St
la Crosse
Mittens donated to La Crosse area drive
Beta Sigma Phi XI U Chapter thanks donors for over 500 mitten pairs given to the La Crosse Christmas Bureau. Businesses in La Crosse Onalaska and West Salem displayed trees and Heileman’s housed one in their office. Knitters are urged to help next Christmas. call Shirley Cvikota.
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la Crosse
Onalaska
West Salem
Heileman’s
Shirley Cvikota
la Crosse County
Beta Sigma Phi
XI U
Patricia Barnes
Can the United States endure the Soviet oil challenge
Joseph Alsop analyzes how Soviet pressure over Middle East oil and a potential Arab-Israeli settlement could shift naval power around the Arabian Peninsula. He warns that a canal reopening and oil leverage may give the Soviet Union broader naval reach, threatening Western economies and security. The piece ponders U.S. resilience in a rising oil-weapon era.
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Joseph Alsop
Washington
United States
Nixon
Middle East
Kissinger
Suez Canal
Kremlin
West
Arabian Peninsula
Red Sea
Indian Ocean
Persian Gulf
Vladivostok
U.S
Ford tops straw poll as voters weigh new vice president
A recent Harris poll shows Gerald Ford leading a hypothetical presidential race against Ted Kennedy and Henry Jackson, with independents mainly favoring Ford and Democrats split. Ford’s favorable image as a solid, principled leader emerges after weeks in office.
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Gerald Ford
Ford
Harris
Ted Kennedy
Henry Jackson
Kennedy
Jackson
Year-round kindness urged amid holiday tips from police
The Philadelphia Police Department shares helpful shopping tips urging caution with strangers who offer to help. The piece reflects on balancing safety with courtesy and kindness beyond the Christmas season.
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Philadelphia, Inquirer
Philadelphia Police Department
Red agents may operate in United States says Gouzenko
Igor Gouzenko warns of hundreds of Soviet spies in the United States as rescue vessels complete a lifeboat evacuation in the North Atlantic. The blitz of 1953 sees 711 holiday accident deaths and auto industry facing stiff competition next year. Senate loyalty checks face legal delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Igor Gouzenko
Canada
United States
North Atlantic
Senate
Back to nature in an ice storm
A Boston writer describes an ice storm that knocked out power across the north side, leaving a cold house and improvised fires. He notes trees and limbs splitting, the sump pump and other gear failing until lights return, and reflects on reliance on electricity and the stubborn beauty of the storm.
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Pfafflin
Civil Works Administration
French Island
Roosevelt
League of Nations
U.S
Sparta
Palmer Hanson
North Side Business Men's Club
Art Swan
B. E. Steen
Henry Tietz
John P. Roche
Boston Edison
Martha's Vineyard
Ray urges five year, 10 billion dollar energy program
The Washington Star reviewer flags Dr. Dixy Lee Ray's Atomic Energy Commission report as comprehensive and hopeful. He notes five simultaneous steps: conserve energy, boost domestic oil and gas, substitute coal, advance atomic energy, and pursue solar wind geothermal and ocean sources. The plan faces cost but promises self sufficiency with coordinated federal and private efforts.
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James J. Kilpatrick
The
Washington Star
Dixy Lee Ray
Atomic Energy Commission
Peti
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Janice Court
Dr. Kissinger
Japan
Sith Geal Nagar
Tribune
William Tscharner
Exchange State Bank
Minneapolis
Scharnhorst
Pittsburgh
Frank Wilkinson
la Crosse Kiwanis Club
Hetherington
O. W
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Wisconsin Motor Vehicle Department
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