0 CC @ one : o LC ® 0 NF e The Dallas Post J W.J. BY J.W. JOHNSON As President Clinton prepares to tackle the nation’s economic woes, he would be well advised to promote a rise (that's right, rise) in the price of oil. Here's why: Our very future as a world political and economic power is, in fact, dependent on Americans embracing a notion the Japanese own as a cultural imperative: those who fail to look long-term, indeed, those who fail to plan, also plan to fail. We must, in fact, specifically demand of President Clinton that he, in concert with Congress, stop mortgaging our economic future in championing a need for cheap oil. This, along with tying the lives , of our young men and women, to the short-term expediency of at- tempting to sabre rattle away an oil price rise, as President Bush was attempting to do in the last days of his presidency. Setting aside the blatant stu- pidity of war to keep oil cheaply available, more to the economic point is that if we continue to establish policy based on cheap gasoline, while depleting our own finite oil supplies, then we will almost certainly become, and sometime in the next century, a third-rate economic and political power. We should, in fact, be paying $3 per gallon for gasoline...or higher. Here's why: From the beginning of this century, the world's oil supply and its price was controlled by what is known in the oil industry as the Seven Sisters, a loosley knit group of oil companies who received only lip service from those in charge of monitoring monopo- lies. At the same time, it was perhaps necessary for both sup- ply and price to be controlled by the suppliers, or the world’s econo- mies, desperately dependent on the black gold, would fluctuate wildly. Along came the 1970's and Dallas Class The Dallas High School Class of 1963 reunion committee is looking for addresses of the fol- lowing classmates: Bruce Carr, Pat Gardner, Carl Hildebrand, Carolyn Lahey, Linda OPEC, an acronym for a consor- tium—Ilargely Arab nations— called the Oil Producing Export Countries. Two steep price hikes in the 1970's proved the tempo- rary wisdom of supply and price control as the world, most notably the United States, went into price shock and economic recessions both times oil prices were raised. We survived, largely through reducing dependence on foreign oil by reducing consumption, by dramatically improving our over- all energy usage intelligence through massive education pro- grams, and through experimen- tation and real world use of alter- native energy sources, complete with tax incentives. What's happened since the 1970's is that, in the 1980's, and into the 90's, oil prices have dropped dramatically. This was caused, in part, by reduced con- sumption from the 1970's, along with a sluggish world economy reducing demand. Now along comes Saddam Hussein in 1990 and the U.S. decides to become modern day Hessians, hiring out our military forces for the dubious benefit of having our young people die in the sand when the real solution is implementation of simple market forces. Remember the $3 a gallon mentioned earlier? We need to increase the price of gasoline to a point where consumption will be reduced, and the rewards of the free enterprise system will rise up todiscover, manufacture, distrib- ute and promote alternatives, i.e., a viable electric automobile. There's only so much oil, folks, and the nation which gets out from under its yoke first will be the nation to lead the next 1,000 years. The other thing that Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait in 1990 did was to prolong the illu- sion that this country can and should continue its primary eco- of '63 seeks McClary, Archie Paitriaeri, Ed- ward Richmond, Gloria Culvert Squire, Warren Edmondson, Russ Greenley, Peter Lauderbaugh, Judy Mathers, Janet Ondish, Betsy Richmond, and Margie Schobert. ¢ U.S. policy should not be tied to cheap oil nomic activity as a military-in- dustrial complex. The naked truth is that many, many Americans are being paid under the thinly veiled guise of defending America here, and freedom abroad when, in fact, it is disguised socialism providing jobs. And the horrible irony is that while we have applauded the Soviet Union, and Eastern Eu- rope for its abandonment of com- munism in favor of free enter- prise, we find our economic sys- tem glued to the Defense Depart- ment for the survival of an inordi- nate number of American citi- zens. To wit: the Tobyhanna Army Depot is northeast Pennsylvania's single largest employer, providing nearly a half billion to the local economy. Don't kid yourself: our pres- ence in the Middle East has as much to do with keeping profits flowing, and defense industry jobs intact, as it has to do with trying to maintain stable oil prices. We proclaim peace and market war. We market war while our public infrastructure is falling down around our ears. We shout about the Japanese economic invasion while buying their cars, selling them our real estate, and not following their example of $3 per gallon for gaso- line. Any further military action in the Middle East should be be- cause we have declared a war against a legitimate threat to our principles and way of life, and come about in a war fully sup- ported by the people in both prin- ciple and pocketbook. Then again, former Soviet Pre- mier Nikita Khrushchev was quite correct when he said: “Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build a bridge even where there is no river.” Have you seen any bridges in that Middle Eastern sand? classmates If anyone can provide any in- formation concerning these gradu- ates, please contact the reunion committee at 675-6461, after 5 n.m. Young cartoonist's work will appear in The Dallas Post This week marks the debut of a new feature in The Dallas Post. “Sprog” is a cartoon panel drawn by Larry Morris, 12, of Sweet Valley. It will appear on the school page in each week's issue. Larry, who is in the seventh grade at Lake-Lehman Junior High School, is the son of Larry and Bonnie Morris. He has been drawing “as long as I can remem- ber,” he says, and when he was six won three first places, two seconds and a third in an art contest sponsored by Sue Hand's Imagery. Sprog is a British slang term for beginner, and seemed appro- priate for the first published ef- forts by this talented local car- toonist. Letter injured hiker says thanks Editor: On Sunday, afternoon, Janu- ary 24, my daughter, grandson, grandaughter and her girlfriend along with my daughter's dog went hiking in the woods in Frances Slocum Park behind Green Pond Road. Later that afternoon itbegan to rain. I slipped on a rock and broke my ankle in two places. My daugh- ter had to leave her 12-year-old son and I there while they went for help as it was starting to get dark. After we waited for what seemed forever she came back. So this big thanks goes out to these wonder- ful volunteers: Frances Slocum State Park Rangers; Dr. Cwalina, his wife, and son; Kingston Township Rescue Squad and the Dallas Ambulance crew. We will never forget your kind- ness. E. Caruthers and family Plains ROBERT KRAUSE CONSTRUCTION CO. CUSTOM BUILDER OF NEW HOMES +116 YEARS EXPERIENCE - Serving Luzerne, Lackawanna * and Neighboring Counties |_LICENSED SCHOLTZ BUILDER |] MEMBER: NHBA LARRY MORRIS "And the winner is - The Stantons.” Evangelist at Dallas Baptist February 21 Dallas Baptist Church guest speaker Garry Stanton, Evangel- the 11 a.m. service, and the 7 welcome. Angels. He has spoken at schools, Civic Clubs, Tough Love, Drug Rehab, and jails. Garry's six food plus frame and 300 lbs. gets and commands your attention. He has a message for all for today. ist, will speak at the Dallas Bap- f tist Church, Harveys Lake High- | way, Dallas, on February 21, at | p.m. service. The evening service | is centered for youth, adults also | Garry was a wayward minor, | back woodsman, former Hell's | Snowmobile fans sure heard that announced a lot of times in the 1970's. Our snowmobile photo has been identified by Mrs. Warren Stanton, “the mother and wife”. The Stantons are shown displaying several of the trophies they won. 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