Congress weighs giving Nixon power to ration fuel
Congress debates granting the president authority to allocate oil products and ration consumers amid feared shortages. The Senate backed preserving allocation power as hearings loom, with Eagleton pushing a distribution system while Tower warns against market interference.
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Washington
Congress
Nixon
United States
Senate
House Banking Committee
Thomas F. Eagleton
D-Mo
Eagleton
John Tower
R-Tex
Tower
Sheep and Lamb Slaughter Down Despite Higher Lamb Prices
U S Department of Agriculture reports 941000 sheep and lambs fed for slaughter in seven major states on March 1, down 7 percent from last year. Lamb prices rise sharply with spring lambs in San Angelo fetching 45.25 per 100 pounds, up from 32 a year ago. Hay harvest projected at nearly 60.9 million acres, up 2 percent from 1972 but below 1971’s 61.4 million.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
San Angelo
Tex
Blues legend Furry Lewis Still Shakes A Leg At 80 In Memphis
MEMPHIS AP Furry Lewis, born 1893 in Greenwood Mississippi, celebrates his 80th with ukulele partner Laura Dykes and Piano Red Williams. Once a street cleaner for 44 years, he recalls playing for $2 and the old medicine shows while maintaining health and pride in a rekindled blues era.
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Memphis, Tenn
Furry Lewis
Walter “Furry” Lewis
Greenwood
Miss
Field Dunn
Lewis
Board of Health
Laura Dykes
Furry
Laura
Red Williams
W. C. Handy
Mamie
Oklahoma City Rapist Strikes Twice In 24 Hours
Oklahoma City police report a serial rapist who has committed twelve attacks in northwest Oklahoma City in under a year. In a new development the suspect struck again within a 24 hour period on Monday, marking an intensified wave of offenses.
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Oklahoma City
Maxwell
Transatlantic air fares rise again this summer
International Air Transport Association members announced fare increases on North Atlantic routes starting April 15. US and Canada up six percent, Britain eight percent, rest of Europe ten percent, with currency adjustments, to hold through year end.
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International Air Transport Association
North Atlantic
United States
Canada
Britain
Europe
Arson Suspect Purchases Gas Night Of Crime
Norman investigators pursued a description of the man tied to the February 28 firebombing of Dr. Paul Sharp's residence. A service station attendant reported a late night purchase of five gallons of gasoline between midnight and 1 a.m., leading police to believe the fuel powered the attack.
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Norman
Okla
Paul F. Sharp
University of Oklahoma
Dr. Sharp
Rustlers Still Ride Range Across Oklahoma
Cattle rustling rises with beef prices as Albert Scroggin Cattle Co reports extensive losses in Altus. Raymond Russell of Pawhuska notes more rustling and bigger cattle batches, with calves fetching 80 to 100 dollars and adults 400 to 500. Many thefts go unbranded, hindering recovery.
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Oklahoma
Raymond Russell
Pawhuska
Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association
Albert Scroggin Cattle Co
Altus
Russell
Ellis Freeny
The
Oklahoma Cat
Tlemen
Newsmen Won't Have To Testify In Bug Case
A federal judge barred President Nixon's reelection committee from subpoenaing officials and reporters of four news publications for information on the Watergate bugging affair. The ruling cites dangers to the free flow of information and limits government access to press sources.
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Washington
Nixon
Wildlife bill could allow hunting in designated state park areas
Representative David Stratton explains proposed 1922 bill seeks mutual consent between Recreation and Tourism and Wildlife Commissions for hunting in select park zones. Aimed at opening remote park reaches with safeguards, hearings, and area specific agreements. HB 1415 would study Pine Creek reservoir park on Corps land with no wildlife land zoning interference.
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David Stratton
D-Clinton
Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation
Stratton
Clinton
Recreation and Tourism and Wildlife Commissions
Fort Gibson
H. G. Williamson
Department
Lynn Thornhill
R-Wakita
Williamson
Bill Gooden
Kingfisher
Mike Murphy
Idabel
Pine Creek
Oklahoma
Murphy
Corps of Engineers
Roy Boatner
D-Durant
Bridge Contracts Approved by Ada Council Amid Bid Dispute
Ada City Council approved three of four桥 bridges bids totaling about 1,000 under the engineer’s estimate while the fourth on N. Mississippi exceeded forecasts prompting a potential redesign. The meeting also backed a HUD community development statement and housing authority resolutions, plus tennis court use for June and July.
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Wintersmith Park
N. Mississippi
Tulsa Construction Co
Council
Mobile
The
Coun
Cil
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Ada Urban Renewal Authority
Ada Public Housing Authority
Ada Tennis Center
Marcia Morris
Jim Kingery
Jim Cook
Cattle-hide and grocery promos noted in USDA briefing
The AP reports on cattle hide values and trade, with U.S. hides worth a record 264 million exports led by Japan and Mexico. The Agriculture Department promotes May plentiful foods including cranberry products and oranges while DES implant tests face delays and FDA will decide after USDA testing.
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Lowen
U.S
Japan
Mexico
Washington
Agriculture Department
USDA
Department
Farmers to Increase Crop Acreage and Wage Shifts
The report notes farmers plan to raise crop acreage while piece-rate workers earned $2.66 per hour, up from $1.98, and hourly earners averaged $2.02, up from $1.88 last year. Wheat under loan stood at 55.1 million bushels as of March 1, down from 328.6 million a year earlier.
Grain price support limits 1972 corn loans rise
Washington report shows the Agriculture Department inventories 359.5 million bushels of 1972 crop corn under price support loans as of March 1, far above the 843.1 million bushels of 1971 crop loaned a year earlier. The ongoing high prices deter farmers from putting 1972 production under loan.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
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