Interview with Ernest Gordon. Gordon was born in Scotland and joined the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders in 1939 at Stirling Castle. He was sent to Singapore in January 1940 before the Japanese invaded. Gordon recalls defending the Malay Peninsula starting in January 1942. Gordon was the last to go over the causeway into Singapore before it was destroyed. As Singapore fell, Gordon escaped to Sumatra. When Sumatra fell, Gordon escaped on a sailboat but was captured asea and sent back to Singapore where he entered Changi. He was sent north to build the Death Railway. He describes the conditions along the railway and the work environment.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about three weeks contracts which will be signed for delivery of Saudi Arabia oil to Baltex oil and gas corporation in Malakoff in East Texas.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about a Texas petroleum executive who says delivery of petroleum products sold to his firm by Saudi Arabia could begin in about three weeks when contracts are signed.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story about W Page Ballard- president of Baltex oil and gas company who says he has a solid commitment for delivery of Saudi Arabian oil and gas for the next five years.

Letter from Harris L. Kempner to the members of the English-Speaking Union of the United States thanking them for inviting him to dinner with the ambassador of Malaysia and apologizing for being unable to attend.

Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.

This report assesses the possibility of increased oil production from 21 less developed non-OPEC countries (excluding the Middle East and Mexico) by 1985. The forecast is compared with those prepared by the World Bank, the International Energy Agency, and others. The 21 Latin American, African, and Far East (including Asia) countries produce 2.5 million barrels of oil per day (BD) or 4.2% of world production, and they have 21 billion barrels of proved reserves, or 3.2% of the world total. In recent years these countries have consumed 3.1 million BD, some 0.9 million barrels in excess of their production. By 1985, the 21 countries may produce 3.9 million BD, an average annual increase of 5.0%; however, demand is expected to increase at an annual rate of 3.5% to 4.4 million BD. The net effect is that the 1985 aggregated supply-demand balance will be in deficit, by nearly 560 thousand BD, compared to slightly more than 930 thousand BD in 1976.

Front: Text describes action on various war fronts: Iwo Battle Bitter; Americans Take Cologne - Soviets Reach Baltic. Maps: Pacific spearheads; The Rhine. Back: Text and photographs highlight the bitter battle on the tiny island of Iwo Jima.