Latest News for: 1970s

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Australia last rationed fuel in the 1970s. Could we do it again?

The Observer 22 Mar 2026
A research paper by Acil Allen Consulting in 2014 concluded that during the 1970s, despite the disruptions and chaos, “there were no interruptions to supply to or in Australia” ... “We were largely self-sufficient in the 1970s,” Morrison says.
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Why gas prices are rising as Iran tensions grow, echoing 1970s

New Jersey Herald 21 Mar 2026
In New Jersey, drivers are paying elevated prices at the pump, much as they did in the 1970s ... New Jersey saw a version of that in the 1970s ... Still, the United States produces far more oil than it did in the 1970s, and supply systems are more flexible.
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I moved my family from the glitz of 1970s Los Angeles to rural Oregon. My ...

Business Insider 21 Mar 2026
The author and her kids moved to rural Oregon ... I grew up in Los AngelesStudio City, to be exact. My father was the chief audio engineer at NBC Burbank for 38 years. I met the stars he put on the air — Dinah Shore, Bob Hope, and Johnny Carson ... ....
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This 1971 Classic Rock Song Was Ranked the Best 1-Hit Wonder of the 1970s

The Capital Journal 20 Mar 2026
Some of the best songs of the last century were produced by artists that are now defined by them ....
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Actor in popular 1970s TV shows dies at age 86

Cleveland 20 Mar 2026
Ed Bernard, who had major roles in the hit TV showsThe White Shadow” and “Police Woman,” has died at the age of 86. Bernard’s family released a statement saying that he died on Jan. 23 in Northridge, California ....
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This Oregon couple avoided their 1970s kitchen for years. Then they spent $280K to make ...

The Oregonian 20 Mar 2026
A Gresham couple who love to entertain at home avoided hosting for years after they purchased their house. The kitchen, where everyone tends to gather at parties, was dark, dated and cramped ....
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Sir Bill Birch oversaw carless days in the late 1970s - what's his advice in ...

RNZ 20 Mar 2026
Former minister Sir Bill Birch is the first to say he copped criticism over the carless days of the late 1970s and early 80s ... Sir Bill, who was Energy Minister, said the scheme "wasn't perfect" and "wasn't very pleasant" ... 'Ineffective and expensive'.
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Commentary: The 1970s Oil Crises Hold the Key to Surviving the Current Middle East Shock

Caixin Online 19 Mar 2026
... is shaping up to rival, if not surpass, the twin oil crises of the 1970s.
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Glamming up ‘dirty war’: Teens in Mexico glorify 1970s secret police on TikTok

The Guardian 19 Mar 2026
Young people in Mexico are taking to TikTok to imagine themselves as agents from the country’s 1970s secret police, the DFS ...
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10 Perfect Classic Rock Albums That Nobody Remembers

Collider 19 Mar 2026
You have just read some hyperbole. That title ... It maybe recalls a quote by David Eagleman.
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Trump Bombing US-Arab Relations Back to the 1970s

Truth Dig 17 Mar 2026
With oil selling for around $100 a barrel and the price in the United States of gasoline at the pump having increased 20% in two weeks, Americans have been thrust back into a 1970s-style mix of oil and insecurity in the Persian Gulf.
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6 Best Blondie Albums, Ranked

Collider 17 Mar 2026
Call Me” was one of several Blondie songs that hit #1 in the U.S., so the band’s popularity is hard to dispute ....
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