Rockefeller 1976 bid gains as fifth term doubts rise
New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller strengthens as a 1976 Republican presidential contender while the chance of a fifth term in office fades. Advisors say a 50 50 shot at seeking another term mirrors rising negatives though he retains strong national GOP support for a potential White House bid.
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Nelson Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Watergate
White House
Rocky
Agnew
John Connally
California
Ronald Reagan
Nixon
Washington
Daniel Evans
Governors’ Conference
Memphis
Evans
Let Them Eat Kasha Editorial on Oil Embargo Tactics
A group of eight American economists urges countermeasures against Arab oil blackmail, proposing withheld food and goods. Agriculture Secretary Butz notes the U S rejected food cutbacks as ineffective since Arabs could source from the Soviet Union, and warns against causing famine or genocide. The piece argues high world grain output and urges Arabs to diversify away from Soviet dependence.
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Agriculture
Earl L. Butz
United States
Soviet Union
Corporate extortion alleged in Nixon fund-raising probe
Senate Watergate committee heard oil executives Orin Atkins of Ashland and Claude Wild of Gulf recount pressure from Maurice Stans and John Mitchell to raise 100000 for Nixon’s 1972 campaign. They described methods to conceal contributions before the 1972 legal limit expired, fearing firm reprisals if they refused. The episode mirrors past coercive power of the presidency.
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Commerce
Maurice H. Stans
John N. Mitchell
Nixon
Orin E. Atkins
Ashland Oil Co
Claude C. Wild Jr
Gulf Oil Corp
Atkins
Wild
Boy Scouts
Spiro T. Agnew
Maryland
Watergate
A little oil goes a long way
A study highlights how a 15 percent cut in petrochemical output could cost up to 1.6 million U S jobs and over 65 billion dollars in domestic production value. Plastics industry would see 560 thousand layoffs and about 23 billion dollars in value lost. The ripple spreads to construction, packaging, auto, electronics, and more.
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U.S
Arthur D. Little Research Organization
Arthur D. Little
Pecos Enterprise Leader Pauly O'Ferrall Editor Award Winner
Pecos Enterprise announces editor Pauly O'Ferrall, longtime publisher since 1887, receiving the 1973 General Excellence Award from the Texas Press Association, highlighting the paper's journalistic standards and community service.
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O’ferrall Pauly
Texas Press Association
Americans Ignore Energy Crisis Warnings Across Decades
A 20 year hindsight view questions how America knew an energy crash was coming yet failed to act. Experts cite denial, comfort with growth myths, and industry and government inaction as factors. The piece notes past publications predicting supply gaps overlooked oil shortages and urges recognition of long term risks.
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New York
Jarl Dyrud
University of Chicago
U.S
America
National Planning Association
Those Were The Days Remembered In Boyle Column
HAL BOYE recalls memory as the great storyteller of personal and national history. He notes how past comforts shaped identity, from four in five workers with baloney lunches to dime beer and carnival prizes, with reflections on a gentler era and social norms. He laments changes since then.
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Hal Boye
New York
C130 Airlift Fuels Enough to Drive World Twice a Day
A C130 cargo aircraft recently airlifted enough fuel in a single day to drive an average American car around the world twice, highlighting the massive logistical reach of air supply operations.
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Arabs push by oil embargo tied to U S energy plan
The Nixon aides argue a firm U S stance could force Arab leaders to relent or end the oil embargo. Some Arab leaders fear a prolonged embargo hurts their cause, while a rapid U S shift to alternative energy could blunt the weapon. The piece notes only a narrow window to pressure Israel and avoid derailing a massive U S energy program.
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Nixon
United States
Mideast
U.S
Washington
America
West Europe
Japan
Israel
Boycott threats amid Arab oil squeeze anger Japan stance
Bruce Bioss reports on a protest by Jacob Stein representing American Jewish groups after a meeting with Japan's ambassador. He warned of a wired boycott of Japanese goods to press Tokyo amid Arab oil cutbacks. The piece argues such embargoes harm Japan's economy and urges U.S. leaders to offer sympathy and aid instead.
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Jacob Stein
Japan
Takeshi Yasukawa
Israel
Tokyo
Stein
Yasukawa
U.S
Iran
Today in history highlights from December 4
A compact history slate noting George Washington's farewell dinner at Fraunces Tavern in 1783, Elizabeth I against Mary Stuart in 1586, Monroe's 1816 election, 1851 Paris massacre, Tweed's 1875 escape, 1942 bombing of Italy, Churchill and Roosevelt meet in Cairo, and related Cold War and Chilean notes.
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Fraunces Tavern
New York
England
Elizabeth I
Mary Queen of Scots
James Monore
U.S
Paris
Tammany
Ross Tweed
Spain
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