Neenah-Menasha Northwestern (Newspaper) - January 3, 1974, Oshkosh, Wisconsin Edition of the Oshkosh Daily Northwestern Associated Press United Press International c l Oshkosh Wis Thursday January 3 1974 24 Pages 154 Faithful to churches despite 0 By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS nf in 17 Fnr PRESS come by foot on bi- cycles and in car pools They nation's and church leaders say they are flocking to worship services despite Gasless days the onset of the energy crisis some religious leaders feared parishioners would not use up costly fuel to go to church But an Associated Press sampling of in 17 showed attendance had not been adversely affected in surveyed Eight areas reported increased at- tendance eight were not and only one had a drop Since we had Gasless day has been said Rev Carl ger pastor of St John's theran Church in New Britain Conn For the want of where else to go people are coming to church The Rev Dr Robert W Scott of Westminister terian Church in Elizabeth said Gasless Sundays have more people at home this year because they didn't drive to vacations or second homes during days The D Robertson of St Luke's United Methodist Church in Jackson County Mo said figures show a rise in attendance since Dec 2 over the same riod last year The Rev Raymond comb pastor of the First Methodist Church of Portland Ore says he's seen no marked change in attendance but is watching closely A decrease in attendance was reported in the Maryland suburbs of Washington Our Lady of Lourdes in Bethesda said normal ance of has dropped off at least 500 on the average But churches and gogues have not completely escaped the energy crisis mainly because the houses of worship are often heavy users of heating oil arid religious leaders con- said thermostats had been lowered some meetings switched from evening to time lighting displays turned off and travel by car or bus curtailed Methods of getting to church also are changing The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints urged the world's Mormons to walk to church while other churches have urged increased use of mass transit and even bi- cycles The energy crisis is ingly a topic of sermons church periodicals and even campaigns as tp stress moral power These are times when we stress spiritual and reshape pur living to show it is not made up of just material said the Rev Robert J shall of New York City dent of the Lutheran Church in America Gasoline prices climbing upward I WASHINGTON AP Energy chief William E on said today that oil com- panies and independent dis- have agreed to set a limit of 10 gallons of gasoline per customer at service tions Simon also predicted that gasoline prices will increase over the next month or two to levels about 8 to 11 cents er than jn early December Simon told a news ence his price estimates in- creased from his about seven cents last week took account of a new set of gasoline price hikes to be Feb L Simon said the new es would come as a variable formula designed to give ice station partial compensation for the reduced agreement with the dis- marks a further of con- although still on a basis major oil com- panies independent dis- and retailers have agreed to encourage a policy limiting service lines may tic Simon reported that line consumption running some 7.8 per mal demand forecasts over the four weeks ending Dec 21 This was an improvement in fuel per cent reported the week lier but still far short of the 20 per cent gasoline reduction okay Looking for trouble a 1 1 runways at the sons in a in precautions last month Nixon to boost in benefits SAN CLEMENTE Despite some misgivings Nixon is ready to sign into law an 11 per cent increase in Social Security benefits Although Nixon was known to feel that the timing hikes would have -an adverse on the federal Jaids to 10 amounts of gasoline they can customer sell as gasoline production is said the companies could believed necessary he cut under federal regulations this as company said Simon has already ordered licy at the service stations It creation of a standby directly but could only rationing program but has de- ferred until later a decision whether to put it into effect also asked the public to limit its gasoline purchases voluntarily to 10 gallons Today's announcement of Talks continue Simon factors would combine urge it franchised age gasoline prices even The sales enforced would still leave a motorist er than previously predicted over the next several weeks One obvious factor is the re- free to drive on and purchase cent round of steep price in- WASHINGTON another 10 gallons at the next creases on foreign oil led by Howard Hunt service station as dwindle waiting Arab oil late last CAP An woman and two men arrested here for arms smuggling belonged to an extremist student group headquartered at Santa bara Calif security sources said today The woman ar- a London airport arms smuggling plot stand trial or be de- hoped to nab more But the sources said the FBI geles But only the Pakistani is other students flew uT in the United States who celed a trip to London after the arrests here A decision on whether the three will stand trial in Brit- ain or be deported to the Saturday when customs States will probably be found guns and determined on political tion in her luggage was U.S Embassy as Allison Thompson of Santa The identified by sources as Atler 21 of Pakistan and 25 both previously involved in student politics Barbara The sources said was the leader of the group which apparently planned to attack Moroccan diplomats or property after gathering in London There was no ent link with known Arab sources said Scotland Yard has imposed a security blackout on the declining even to identify the three ing a decision on whether they grounds For fear of reprisals ain has sometimes shied away from putting suspected rillas on trial The group was discovered was amid a national security alert for Arab who were believed planning a concerted attack against targets in Brit- ain The woman arrived at hrow Airport Saturday on a flight from Los Angeles five machine pistols and 150 rounds of ammunition in her luggage police said land Yard had been tipped off by United States officials but they delayed their arrest until she contacted the Moroccan A Yard spokesman said the ers were warned away The assistant manager of Mr a Santa bara restaurant where Miss Thompson worked for a year said she was fired because her friendship with an Arab man about 30 years old was inter- fering with Ben Crawford said he be- woman was born in Santa Barbara and had been reared either there or place in Oregon She never discussed tics or international affairs I got the im- pression the only thing she was interested in was ions She seemed to be in the drifting category British authorities believe the woman brought were intended for more attacks like the one day night on Jewish aire Joseph E Sieff There was also speculation the group may have planned to arrests were kept secret until riate Hassan the Wednesday because detectives Western ruler of Morocco Drive to apply antitrust standards to media starts objections had to act on it would die by pocket The would increase the monthly payment for a- retired individual to and for a couple from to signed a major bills Wednesday including a billion defense appropriations This was than the administration had requested The bulk of the re- duction billion was in procurement funds at billion Nixon also signed a in- creasing by million the total amount of loans and guarantees that the Small Business Administration can make before June 30 The same measure retroactively the Agriculture De- loan program for rural residences damaged in disasters that curred between Dec 26 1972 and April 20 1973 Finally Nixon signed lation to encourage state tion of maximum state speed limits of 55 miles per hour and to reorganize seven rupt Northeastern railroads with the help of million in federal subsidies and billion in loan The Social Security tion also raises the wage base the amount of annual ings subject to lax from of 1973 to in 1974 Under previous law it was scheduled to be in 1974 The maximum tax paid each by the worker and employer in 1973 will be in 1974 The 5.85 per cent rate paid months the tergate free he day Egyptian and Israeli at East peace talks in Geneva are an agreement on crucial troop by the end of the month U.S administration officials said The officials at the Western White House in said the peace talks take to six ment is reached The disclosure followed an announcement by peace Geneva that they have tant stage in the withdrawal the battle yn uie in ad clashes thP said clashes the J tian and Syrian Wednesday produced prison v Conference officials said the H said Minister Moshe Dayan fly to ton for talks of State A I encouraging t the have reached of negotiators are consulting singer on the Egyptian and Israeli with their governments on the ence Jhe talks will newsmen after progress in the talks The troop tne formalities of said both sides must get Egyptian Foreign abide conditions their government's Ismail Fahmi was scheduled the court before finalizing an agreement to fly to Moscow win the He also thanked the tors trying to decide should separate their forces along the Suez Canal The officials said of a full on the pullbacks middle of the month Astronauts say space trip changing outlook on life HOUSTON UPI Two that it's going to increase my the Skylab 3 crew awareness That's going to be Wednesday their a major effect on my inner space flight has significantly self changed the way they look at Pogue said he caused em- life and will make them better to his fellow thousands of who have sent jne tele- grams and letters over these long months has made my incarceration far more bearable Hunt was reunited with his children who nearby Potomac Md His release and the expected release of Barker 1 gross and now he's trying to perform human being within the limitations I four of the original Watergate possess defendants Jn prison Gibson said orbiting the three of could earth makes you speculate a leased soon either by parole human beings crewmen the first few days of little more about life existing board action or appeals court Astronauts Gerald P the flight when they tried to elsewhere in the universe order Edward G Gibson and liam R Pogue took time to re- cover up his being ill He to work even harder to You realize the universe is Eugenio R quite big and just the number gilio R Gonzalez and of possible combinations that A Sturgis who pleaded guilty fleet on the effect the flight make up for that he said but has had on their lives during ended up making errors be- you can have out there which with Hunt and Barker last Wednesday's day off But the cause he was trying to move can create life enters your January already have served astronauts were back on their regular research plan today dala on the Earth and Comet Kohoutek Both Carr the mission commander and Pogue 43 the pilot said ing a televised news ence from space thai di- of their lives was being affected by their planned space flight People in our line of work a very technical type of work too quickly I finally came to the that Fm a fallible man being Pogue said I now have a new orientation of almost a spiritual nature and my attitude toward life is ing to change I think I see myself in a much more And when I see other people 1 try to sec as operating human entities and to fit self into a human situation in- mind and makes it seem much more he said more than their one-year sentence minmum Fair tonight Fair and colder tonight with overnight lows near zero Details on page 2 Inside WASHINGTON AP The Nixon administration has launched a drive to get the Federal Communications Com- mission to apply antitrust standards to newspaper of broadcast stations In petitions filed Wednesday of broadcast licenses held by publishers in St Louis and Des Moines the Justice Department argued that promotion or com- conditions in the dis- semination of news and tising should be an tant objective In FCC ing decisions The department said al of the St Louis and Des Moines licenses would be in- consistent with the public in- terest since the renewal would perpetuate the high degree of concentration Broadcast licenses must be renewed every three years Many major daily newspapers also own radio and television stations The petition estimated the two publishing firms receive approximately SO per cent of the advertising revenue the St Louis area It called the situation to The Justice Department policy and said it im- urged tiie FCC to deny a domination of al of the broadcast licenses are inclined to move along stead of trying to operate like by the worker and employer with your blinders Carr machines in 1973 will not be changed in said I think this mission is Pogue said in Irving to work 1974 going to do me a lot of good in like a machine I was a 2 4 6 S 13 16 16 Markets Want Ads held by Pulitzer Publishing Co and Newhouse Broadcast Corp in St Louis and by les Communications Inc in Des Moines Spokesmen for Pulitzer and Cowles would not comment on the petitions Representatives for Newhouse could not be reached In addition to publishing the St Louis zer operates and Newhouse publishes the St Louis and operates the sources of local news and opinion in a community of over a million and a half a domination whose renewal cannot be said to be- in the public interest The Justice Department tition said that in Des Moines members of the Cowles family control the only newspapers and that Cowles Inc owns the est area television station in terms of audience the largest AM radio station and an FM station Clocks move ahead this Sunday Some seek exemptions from time change By United Press states that now have two time Most Americans set zones such as Indiana may Mountain Time Zone and half of Idaho from DST thus asked Gov William Milliken clocks an hour ahead next Sunday as almost all of the country goes on Daylight ing Time in an effort to save energy The country will re- main on Daylight Saving Time until October 1975 Under the legislation passed by the Congress no mainland state is exempted from light Saving Time though both Alaska and Hawaii exempted But 14 mainland exempt one of the zones from Uie faster time Slale tures could also exempt stales or Uie stale could ask federal government for an So far only Arizona has asked for an exemption for the entire state citing a Arizona Gov Jack Williams in a wire light Saving Time would not result in saving energy liams contended that zona's holiest period is in the afternoon and DST would mean trading an hour of lower energy use in morning for an hour of higher energy use in the evening especially ing the summer with air con- Idaho Gov Cecil D Andrus said Arizona is last week issued a tion exempting the southern in section of the placing the entire slate on to petition for an exemptions Daylight time Gov Tom The government of Ontario McCall of Oregon asked that Canada is also expected to Malheur County in adopt Daylight Saving Time Oregon the only Oregon because of pressure from ly on Mountain time be ex- business and industry that from the but have close links to the United only if an exemption is also States granted to southern Idaho A resolution was introduced in the Nebraska lo place entire state on Mountain time And in igan several legislators have In some spots local school boards under pressure from parents fearful of their dren waiting for school buses before daylight have delayed the opening hour of schools
