Oil profits debate stirs California and Washington
The piece argues oil companies earned 8.3 percent profit on sales in Q3 1973, up from 6.7 in 1972, yet calls for more drilling and new refineries. It cites Joe Shell blasting California taxes that cut depletion allowances, dropping state output from 1,050,000 to 890,000 barrels daily, and notes 600 independents left amid reduced drilling amid tax burdens. It criticizes Populist liberal views and praises lawmakers who removed windfall profit provisions from the Emergency Energy Bill while urging broader industry profitability.
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Scoop) Jackson
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Arizona
Dewey Barrett
Oklahoma
Clifford Hansen
Wyoming
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Louisiana
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Castro's long war ends, but Castro's tyranny persists after 15 years
Fifteen years after Castro's guerrilla success toppled Batista, Cuba remains under a Marxist regime tied to the Soviet Union. The regime faces drought, austerity, and a stalled push for detente, while Latin America watches and history brands the era as an object lesson in revolutionary politics.
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Fulgencio Batista
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Che Guevara
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Washington
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Latin America
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Organization of American States
Circle of hate in a world of driving and faith
A reflection on road rage and social tensions ends with a biblical scene from Luke 5 19 as men carry a paralyzed man on a bed to Jesus. The passage contrasts hostility among drivers pedestrians and cyclists with the hope of reconciliation and healing.
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Jesus
Mark My Words That Pile of Papers By Jim Fiebig
Opinion column questions Nixon TV media tax deduction for donating vice-presidential papers to the National Archives. It questions what the papers contain and suggests public access or a film, contrasts with Jack Benny's deduction dispute, and slams IRS over tax cheating.
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Mr. Nixon
National Archives
Vicepresidential
Jack Benny
John Adams
Gerry Ford
IRS
Energy crisis debate and gas market tensions noted
The piece critiques the oil industry and government responses as unclear and flawed. It cites William E. Simon, Boston Edison, and 4.2 million barrels diverted from Florida to Massachusetts, plus the urge for investigation into executive efficiency. Senator Henry M. Jackson advocates a staff study on petroleum oversight.
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Oil Company
Lewis B. Hershey
Concord
Boston Herald
Boston Harbor
Boston Edison Co
Energy
William E. Simon
Florida
Massachusetts
New York
Simon
Boston Edison
Adam _— Smith
Henry M. Jackson
Government Operations Committee
Jackson
Marx Brothers
Nixon
Readers question bus service policy and eligibility
Letter writer questions a Sunday article claim that Middletown schools provide bus service to all students, including high schoolers within one mile. editor notes state state law requires bus service only beyond two miles. Another letter shares a personal Christian testimony offering support to someone considering self harm.
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David Flick
Middletown
Vancouver St
Flick
Middletown Journal Subscription Rates and Terms
The Journal, published daily by News Journal, Inc., Middletown Ohio, lists subscription options with prices for single copies, home delivery, motor route, and mail. Rates include 80 cents weekly delivery, 3.47 or 3.20 installment options, 15 cent monthly service charge, and yearly mail rates of 30 dollars within trading area and 36 outside USA, all payable in advance.
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First Ave
Middletown
Ohio
USA
Reader complains about Oliphant monopoly on editorial page
Mrs. Robert Easton of 4304 Fisher Ave writes that she and thousands of readers are disgusted with the dominance of Oliphant cartoons on the paper's editorial page, asking if others share the sentiment.
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Robert Easton
Fisher Ave
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