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Show Ji I mi Tisi Kohlmeir ouis M. Salt Lake Tribune. Tuesday, June 26. 1973 IS Dr. T. R. Van Dellen 'Severe Fuel Shortages Looming for Winter Chicago Tribune Service ASHINGTON This summers spotty ortage of gasoline is gomg to become e jvt winters considerably more shortage of Vi uncom-Jirtabl- jtural gas. Widespread urtailments of t deliver-e- s gas atural are predicted in ederal Power fore-a- st ommission of a chilly Win- ahead. er But astronomical boosts will produce gusher profits for the oil companies. Nassikas. the Nixon appointee whom Congressional liberals haw tried to picture as an oil industry man, dissented from the 73 percent Louisiana increase. It was too much, he said. Moreover, he asserted that such huge increases amount to deregulating gas study says jhe shortage will hit mainly the Midwest, Northeast and Appalachian region, The Curtailments will be severe in some The fareas. This is he first year of the gasoline Portage but will be the third and worst sear of the natural gas shortage. File Plans The major pipeline companies that transport natural gas to consumers already have filed ratiomng plans with the FPC. Top priority goes to homes, schools and hospitals that use gas for heating. According to the FPC study, there will be widespread curtailments of deliveries to industrial plants. But last Winter some unheated schools as well as factories had to close temporarily and the closing will be more widespread this Winter. More than a million different species of insects in this country are bothersome to man. Some bite to get blood; others sting when startled or alarmed. Insects pollute the air via emanations Na.ural gas historically has been a highly volatile political issue. When Lyndon Johnson of the gas producing state of Texas was in the Senate and White House, he fought the oil industrys battles long and hard. Now LBJ is gone, and if the FPC and the oil companies do not keep consumer gas costs within reason, Congress may well do the job. Reactions to airborne emanations are not as as those resulting from bites and stings. Employes handling silk worms, their maths and the fabric develop a dermatitis from contact with se crit-ermicroscopic fragments from Immunization Help., TRBF rom Washington National Attention Span Shortened by Design? figure and it is since corroborated by the visitors log. The New Republic At OHare airport d picked up a copy of the Chicago Tribune, the world's greatest newspaper. It was Sunday, a week before John Dean was to testify. Later that day I would spend five hours reading as a newsman must, section after section of the Washington Post and N Y. Times on Watergate. But in n Chicago there was an splash headline on the front page of the Tribunes final edition: Lightning Kills 2 in Storm. There was no reference to Watergate on the front pagp, or until hage 32, and that was a sidebar story from the NAACP, that Watergate hurt civil rights. The big news in Tribune-lan- d was the storm. I five-poun- So what? The President's final defense is apathy: the crashing boredom of a scandal that continues beyond the publics attention span, abetted by provincial newspapers like the Chicago Tribune that in their hearts know that the ultimate consequence of belittling a conserv-- ' ative President is to damage a low-taera of conservative free enterpiise. x eight-colum- The shortages, of course, are part of energy crisis. Suddenly and mysteriously, the nation is gripped by shortages of oil, coal and electricity, as well as gasoline and natural gas. the There is nothing mysterious, however, the determination of the big oil companies to make the most of the crisis. Energy prices and the consumer cost of living are going to skyrocket, notwithstanding President Nixons temporary price freeze. about Firms Complain natural gas is The bulk of the nation's produced by oi companies, which bring gas and oil to the surface from wells in the South and West. The oil companies for longer than a decade have been com- bitterly that the FPCs price plaining ceilings on their gas are too low. They have blamed the FPC for the long term decline in natural gas reserves and the current shortage. So, the FPC recently granted a huge 73 percent price increase to three Louisiana producers. The agency allowed them to boost their price from 26 cents to 45 cents per thousand cubic feet ' of gas. FPC chairman John Nassikas said the increase may well set the scenario for a new national gas rate at a minimum of 45 cents. However, Continental Oil and others 0 say they want not less than cents. Some are betting much higher. now 75-8- Companies planning to import liquified natural gas from Algeria and the Soviet Lmon are betting that will be able cubic This week John Dean testifies and it becomes a question: Do you believe him or Richard Nixon? One of them seems to be lying. But behind that is the bigger question symbolized by the Chic.go Tribunes complacent parochialism, A constitutional crisis? So what? Ousted former White House counsel John Dean, 34, testified that the Presi-- . dent had prior knowledge of the White House Watergate cover-up- . In other words that he was aware of a criminal act. Evidence Suspect Dean, of course, may be lying. Evidence of a witness who is trying to get immunity, as he is, is suspect. On the other hand, Dean has made the White House eat its denials again and again. He disclosed the EUlsberg psychiatric files burglary, and he leaked the story of the secret Nixon plan for a national surveillance agency. When newspapers published his allegation that he had seen the President 35 times between January and April, the White House angrily called the stories a careful, coordinated strategy to besmirch the President, using innuendo, distortion of fact and outright Next day (June 4) the falsehood . . White House lamely conceded the Dean I they it here for nearly $2 per thousand to sell feet. Consumers to Pay Consumers will pay, although such astronomical producer price boosts are not directly reflected in your gas bill. Dunagins People Producers sell the gas to the pipelines Thus, most of your bill covers transportat- ion costs. The 73 percent increase in Louisiana boost the annual gas hill of a northeast homeowner by about 15 percent, or will a year. Some increase in the FPCs gas ceiling prices is necessary to encourage U.S. production and stem the shortage. FPC ceilings of cents make gas relatively cheaper than oil or coal and the oil giants, instead of exploring in the U.S., have been investing in the North Sea and other areas abroad. Wholly Wasted for Here, example, are two quotations, 50 years apart, one after Teapot Dome when Harding undertook to restore big business normalcy, and one from today where Mr. Nixon has undertaken to dismantle social programs for the ailing, the indigent and the elderly. The weeks and months spent in listening to scores of witnesses of doubtful scoffed the Pittsburgh reputation, in 1924, of Sen. WalshS in the marble Caucus investigation Room, were wholly wasted. And here is one inserted in the Congressional Record, June 13, by Sen. Taft, from a letter to the Cincinnati Enquirer by Charles Sawyer, former commerce secretary under Truman: Chronicle-- Telegraph, The episode (Watergate) has been overworked and the Senate committee has contributed to no result of any benefit to the American people. In fact, this monotonous piling up of second- - and third-hanevidence has already dragged on far too long. d 20-2- 5 What happens if we have to cook with Russian gas? vulnerable. East deals. NORTH 4 A J76542 ?43 07 A62 WEST KQ EAST 10983 v A 10 8 6 Void S OKJ10S3 410 02 4KQJ987S3 SOUTH 4 Void VKQJ972 O AQ0804 4 The bidding: East South West 4 Dble. 4 4 Pass Pass North Pass Opening lead: Ten of Wests double of South's four heart overcall appeared o be money from home to the former. for a Hopes profit died, however, when !,' failed to uncover the win- F ning defense. West opened the ten of ' clubs, the suit In which Lis partner had preempted, and the ace was played from dummy. A diamond was led to the ace and then a small diamond was ruffed with the three of hearts and East discarded a club. Easts failure to overruff enlightened South to the fact that every missing trump was stacked behind him. West was now revealed to have started with five hearts and five diamonds. He had led the ten of clubs originalof ly and, on the basis club four bid, Easts opening it appeared likely to the that Wests remaining two cards were spades. The ace of spades was cashed and a diamond from the closed hand. A small spade was ruffed with the deuce of hearts as West followed suit with the king. A diamond er No, he concludes, chillingly, our rigid government basically centers on one and is always tempted toward man, repression. The more probable outcome he concludes, of our current difficulties, This is will be a man on horseback. why he calls the book the twilight of Will Watergate alter the presidency. this? Maybe for a while. But how long is the national attention span . . . Lightning kills 2 in storm. carrying. moves A president, he continues, through his days surrounded by literally hundreds of people whose relationship to him is that of a doting mother to a spoiled child. As the power of the United States increases so does the responsibility of the president and his isolation. There is, to fcAYTI) J Al & Dljjyg J)av S2S1 '','193$ toe A s&s li $ not kings, but only politicians with Helping this along is the accidental circumstance that for the moment, television is being used impartially. Television, the most dynamic force in a democracy, is not used impartially when it offers itself at prime time whenever the asks for it, to give his side of the story without equal time for his critics. Mr. Nixon gave four discrepant versions of Watergate in April and June. It must seem unfair to him that all three TV networks now plant to broadcast the Dean testimony. n Reedy's book, The Twilight of the came out in 1970 and is the Presidency best explantion of Watergate, and the presidency, that I know. It is now reprinted in paperback, a Mentor book, for $1.25. Here is the deification of the presidency. begun in childhood in schools with ritual veneration of Flag, White House and the man who is in it, and carried through life in a political system that combines in one frail human the head of government and the head of state. was trumped in dummy to give declarer six tricks and produce this position: NORTH 4 J 76 5 4 Void Void 462 EAST WEST can be A president, says Reedy, rude, insulting, and even downright sadistic to his closest advisers and their How fortunate orly response will be that he has people around him who understand the tremendous burdens he is well-know- salus. 4b Void y A 10 8 6 S 4109 OKJ 4 Void OVoid KQ J87 wm&oooir1 It's that bankagain! Wteij Bank again" Thousands of retail items are purchased every week Salt Lake Valley with Valley Bank and Trust checks. Because thousands of families find it convenient and economical to use our choice of checking account plans. in Minimum 3alance Plan: no service charge with a minimum balance of $300. Average Balance Plan: no service charge when adequate balance is maintained: Econo Check Plan: only IOC for each check used no other charges. FREE Imprinted Checks: available with any plan . Goren O We can send a Skvlab into space, but we cant hold an election; there is no political escape hatch; we are living in a Short of tenement without a we are or impeachment resignation stuck with the President for three years. Presidents Not Kings will temporarily remind Americans that Presidents are Goren on Todays Bridge Hand Both gate in a month by an election We guess Watergate i By C. H. be sure, the press; it could keep the president in touch with reality. But it is nearly always resented and by no one more so than Mr. Nixon FDR averaged 83 press conferences a year; Mr. Nixon has averaged seven; 34 m all in office. The beleaguered chief magistrate has been in hiding since March 15 A professor saw Reedys manuscript and told him the American audience would demand a solution to his problem. Reedy says that originally he planned to submit a plan of parliamentary government. He dropped it, he says simply, because he doesnt think the U.S. will accept it. till it bores you. the parliamentary system doesnt do that; monarch and prime minister are different; Canada would have settled WaterAs we have said Similar allergic reactions occur in some people when swarms of max flics and locusts descend upon us. Beekeepers also develop a similar problem when handling dead bees. When the physician suspects that insect dusts or particles are responsible for eczema, hives or an itchy burning rash, he may suggest skin tests using extracts of various Insects. When the results are positive, improvement follows immunization. The allergic aspects of insect bites Some people are so also are sensitive to bites of fleas, flies, mosquitoes, chiggers, gnats or bedbugs that they develop welts that burn and itcli for many hours. Ointments containing antihistamines or steroids relieve the swelling and itching. These insects usually bite to obtain blood and are easily warded off with a suitable repellent. Anger Over Repellent Ointments or sprays containing repellents are of little value in preventing bee, wasp, hornet and yeilowjacket stings. These critters attack when angry or aroused. Serious reactions may follow when the individual is allergic to the venom in the sting. Giant hives and swelling of the membranes of the throat and bronchi may ensue; death may occur unless the victim receives epinephrine, antihistamines or a steriod medication. Yes, sir; Watergate is a bore; lets Lightning get back to the local things; kills 2 in Storm. The life of the White House is the life of a court, writes George Reedy, one time assistant to President Johnson. He puts it simply: The trouble with the for anyone who is apart White House of it is that when he picks up a telephone and tells people to do something, they usually do it. which sell it to local utilities for distribution to residential and other customers. 135 con- taining microscopic fragments. These may irritate the skin or cause allergic reactions when whaled. prices something only Congress can do. unpublished ,n Million Species Of Insects Tr.lliod x aiiiL,u in U.c with the seven of hearts. The king of hearts was led and ducked giving declarer Ihis ninth trick. He switched to a diamond which West ruffed with the eight of trumps. He cashed the ace; however, Souths queen took the final and game fulfilling trick. you choose. Open your account today, at Valley Bank and Trust the bank where customer is king. t? Void SOUTH 4 Void VKQJ97 ?Q9 4 Void A club was led from dummy and South ruffed with the jack of hearts. West discarded the jack of diamonds, a move he was soon If West had overruffed the jack of hearts with the ace at trick seven, the final outcome would still have been the same for he is on the return whether he leads a heart or a diamond; South can throw him and force in subsequently another favorable return. end-play- to regret. Declarer exited Jhe only effective defense is for West to discard a with a diamond putting West in with the king. The letter returned a small trump, enabling South to score a trick This averts one of the and declarer will eventually fall one trick short. vtfTAtf small heart under the jack. end-pla- ,s 2 |
