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THE NEW BERN MIRROR, NEW BERN, N. C.
Friday, October 26, 1973
SENATOR
SAM ERVIN
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SAYS
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The ominous shadow of a
major energy crisis hangs over
the nation. It now is clear that
the Arabs intend to curb the
flow of oil to the United States
as a strategic move in the Arab-
Israeli war.
The implications of this
decision compound an already
serious situation for our country
which consumes about one-third
of the oil in production. Last
week, Presidential Coimsellor
Melvin Laird warned everyone
to “buy a sweater and prepare
for rationing.” Conservation of
fuel is being suggested at all
levels of government. Three
major airlines agreed a few
days ago to eliminate 44 daily
flints to conserve 616 million
gallons of fuel a month.
Governors and mayors are
setting in motion plans to cut
back consumption of electricity
and fuel in public buildings. The
White House is ordering lower
heat levels for all Federal
buildings.
The latest Middle East
developments come at a time
when the outlook is already
bleak for Americans getting
enough fuel for winter. For
months now, industries have
been scramUing for fuel sup
plies—storing what they could—
and hoping for the b«t. Even
so, many individuals are un
convinced that we have a real
energy shortage. The problem
is so immense and so com
plicated that it defies un
derstanding on the part of
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millions of citizens used to
turning on a switch and having
all of the power, heat, or driving
pleasure they want.
The heart of the problem is
that oil has been called upon to
take up the burden for lagging
production of natural gas, coal,
and nuclear energy.
Normally these other sources
would insure a balanced energy
supply. Because of the difficulty
of getting environmentally
acceptable sources of coal,
electric power companies are
using vast amounts of oil that
they did not require even two
years ago. The curtailment of
natural gas for consumers adds
a new and possibly unfulfilled
burden on oil supplies.
Currently, the United States is
consuming about 17 million
barrels of oil a day, but more
importantly that consumption is
rising at an estimated rate of 6.4
percent while domestic
production is falling at an
estimated rate of 5 percent per
annum.
Despite Administration ef
forts to minimize the effect on
Americans of the Arab oil
cutoff, the facts are otherwise.
The United States is importing
about one million barrels of oil
daily from eight Arab coun
tries—Saudi Arabia, Kuwait,
Libya, Algeria, Iraq, Tunisia,
Oman, and the United Arab
principalities. Another one-half
million barrels of oil come daily
from Arab wells through
refineries in Europe and the
Carribean. Both sources will be
affected if the Arabs carry out
an effective cutoff.
Other immediate sources of
oil are difficult to find. Canada,
Nigeria, Venezuela,' Iran, and
non-Arab producers, we are
told, cannot increase production
on the sptr of the moment in
sufficient quantities to by-pass
Arab oil, and substantial
domestic increases here at
home are hard to achieve. Saudi
Arabia is the key to the situation
because it has the oil we need. It
also has the capability of
greatly increasing production
for a sustained p^od of time.
Indeed, much of our oil policy
has been based upon the
assumption that the Saudis
would boost United States
supplies over the next seven
years. This is the crucial period
until we can tap Alaskan
reserves.
The hard realities are that it
will take more than ”a
sweater” and “conservation” to
get us through anything but a
warm >^nter.
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Charles D. Barham, Jr., and
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Frank Wright and wife, Annie
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Property in No. 2 Township.
Charles J. Toler and wife,
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Bertha C. Johnson and
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Bonnie Jones, Jr., and Vlfe,
Linda Bone Jones. Property in
No. 1 Township.
John R. Taylor and wife,
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Bowie and wife, Cathy Hunt
Bowie. Property in Neuse View.
Ira W. Davis and wife, Vera
L. Davis, to Linwood Earl
Taylor and wife, Giva G.
Taylor. Property in No. 8
Township.
Tyson & Hooks Realty, Inc.,
to Martin S. Gaspierik and wife,
Ethel M. Gaspierik. Property in
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James Edward Miller to
Larry D. Norris. Property on N.
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G. M. ITckard to Albert A.
DeHay and wife, Doreen M.
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George Bryan Carraway and
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Etta R. Ebom to Gyde I.
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Mary F. Boring to Ralph J.
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Township.
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