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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1973
Page
2
A historical Lawrence daily masthead lists The World Company employees and leadership including editor W. C. Simons, 1854 established, 1891 to 1952 publication span, with staff roles and subscription rates across regions. It notes AP membership and circulation auditing agency.
President Nixon outlined a program to cope with the energy crisis including rationing of home heating oil and allocations to business, shorter service station hours, and a 15 percent cut in gasoline deliveries. He urged voluntary cooperation and warned that mandatory steps could follow if shortages persist.
Sponsored by the National District Attorneys Assn and funded by the Justice Department, the Economic Crime Project aims at white collar crime. Director Nathaniel E. Kossack notes experts cite losses above 40 billion annually, denoting a crime cancer more destructive than theft or homicide. The program will emphasize tougher action on priority economic crimes including sales fraud and merchandising schemes.
The article surveys broad fraud losses and the danger of white collar crime as Ed Miller cites forty billion dollars annually. It then shifts to caution about traffic accident handling and mental readiness, followed by a long critique of JFK assassination theories and revisionist scholars including mentions of Mark Lane and Alger Hiss with a closing jab at professor Rouse on authorship.
New York reports a 9.6 percent overall rise in living costs, accelerating from 3.6 percent in September. Food prices rose modestly while energy costs surged, with gasoline up 3 percent and heating oil and coal up 5.7 percent, signaling broader inflationary pressure across all industries.
In 1963 the nation mourned President John Kennedy after his assassination. Mrs Kennedy, flanked by Robert and Edward Kennedy, followed the caisson as Lyndon and Lady Johnson attended the Requiem Mass. Layered memories, sports results, and local notes then filled the page.
The U S S Johnson returned to Philadelphia after a 30 hour Atlantic cruise testing coal derived synthetic crude oil as ship fuel. FMC Corporation produced the oil at its COED pilot plant in Princeton New Jersey under OCR contract. The process converts crushed coal through pyrolysis and hydrogen treatment into oil gas and char with potential for petroleum products and clean fuel possibilities.
US intelligence says Poland has deployed about 800 paratroopers from the 6th Airborne Division to Egypt to provide logistics for the UN force at Suez. Arrivals in Cairo noted. motive unclear. Warsaw Pact troops remain opposed by the United States in the tense Middle East.
Kansas City marks a 44 year tradition as the nationally known Country Club Plaza holiday lights are turned off following President Nixon's energy speech. Miller Nichols of the J C Nichols Co announces the decision within an hour. Lights were scheduled to go off after Thanksgiving, with officials noting minimal power use.
Washington reports the new Office of Petroleum Allocation is led by Vice Admiral Eli T. Reich who retired from the Navy to run the program. He has brought in many senior officers and asserts the operation will be done “the military way”. Interior officials worry about civilian control and image as Reich prioritizes defense and middle distillates while reshaping the energy bureaucracy. The piece also notes strain in the Nixon administration with Sen. Henry M. Jackson angered by withheld diplomatic information amid the Mideast crisis and Kissinger’s outreach attempts.
Wisconsin congressman Les Aspin says boosting fuel imports is the quick fix for winter shortages but ignores price controls and Middle East supply constraints. He urges domestic petroleum self sufficiency through Alaska pipeline, natural gas deregulation, and reduced reliance on foreign crude. Philip Hoffmann, Chicago.
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