Energy Office botches gasoline cutback plan muddle
The new Federal Energy Office proposed a five percent cut in gasoline production to leave the nation 25 percent short next year. Confusion followed as officials issued and corrected figures, with misstatements suggesting 75 percent of 1972 levels before correcting to 95 percent, leaving motorists unsure about shortages and rationing planned for December and beyond.
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Washington
Federal Energy Office
Ener
Federal Register
New York Times
Ed Cowan
Energy Office
Oil Warnings Unheeded Fuel Woes Aided By Political Fears
Washington reports Senate investigators received sworn testimony from top oil policy planners. They cited miscalculations and ignored warnings that oil output would peak. Election-year concerns allegedly influenced reluctance to alter policy and expand imports amid rising shortages.
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Washington
Nixon
Senate
LaVern F. Duffy
Duffy
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
William C. Trappner
OEP
Saxbe pledges support for Jaworski investigation
Atty. Gen. designate Saxbe told the Senate Judiciary Committee he would defend Jaworski's independence and resist White House efforts to limit the Watergate probe. He said he would not impede the probe, would resist a presidential order to fire Jaworski, and would not resign if pressured. Jaworski praised Saxbe's assurances.
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Washington
Atty
William B. Saxbe
Leon Jaworski
Senate Judiciary Committee
Bork
Jaworski
Saxbe
White House
Senate
Richardson
Nixon
Archibald Cox
Meeting With Judge Sirica Slated On Watergate Tapes
Technical experts prepared to brief Judge John Sirica about the 18 minute gap in a subpoenaed Watergate tape. The panel, with White House and Watergate prosecutor representatives, is delivering a preliminary report after two weeks of examination.
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Sirica
Watergate
Washington
U.S
John J. Sirica
White House
Special
Watergate Prosecutor's Office
New York Daily News Today
Leon Jaworski
Grand Jury
Jaworski
Kissinger Tho to Confer in Paris on December 20
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and North Vietnamese adviser Le Duc Tho will meet in Paris on December 20 to discuss matters of mutual interest and the Vietnam conflict. The White House confirmed the meeting but gave no further details.
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Kissinger
Tho
Washington
Henry A. Kissinger
le Duc Tho
Paris
White House
Vietnam
Weather Details and Classifieds Note Frigid Weekend Ahead
The page notes a cloudy forecast with a chance of snow flurries tonight and temperatures dipping to the low to mid 20s. Friday will be partly cloudy with highs in the mid to upper 30s, with full details on Page 2.
Ohio Reports Shooting As Truck Halt Begins
Violence flared as a two day truck stop work stoppage began with shootings and property damage across Ohio and Pennsylvania. Police reported at least 10 shooting incidents involving rolling trucks with no injuries, while hoses were cut and tar dumped at truck stops. Independent drivers led the action, union drivers stayed away, and Ohio authorities warned against blockades.
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Nice Tatro
Associated Press
Pennsylvania
Ohio
U.S. 322
Lonnie Bowers
Ivan Z. Zimmerman
New Holland
Bowers
Lancaster
Cheshire
Ohio Highway Patrol
Canfield
Interstate 76
Interstate 75
Cincinnati
Dayton
East
Midwest
Columbus
Ohio Trucking Association
Many Gas Stations Plan 3 Day Holiday Closings
Nationwide surveys show thousands of gas stations planning to close for three days at Christmas and New Year in a bid to stretch scarce fuel. Executives from regional and national associations expect about half the stations to shut from the Saturday before each holiday to the following Wednesday. Independent operators and those near interstates anticipate greater closures as allocations tighten.
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Michigan
Illinois
Louisiana
Florida
Washington DC
Indiana
Wisconsin
John Huemmrich
National Congress of Petroleum Retailers
American Automobile Association
Dick Reynolds
The
Society of Independent Gasoline Marketers of America
Boston Tea Party contretemps rivals bicentennial groups
Boston faces a split over commemorations as the city Bicentennial Commission plans a quiet church service and a Beaver replica Tea Party reenactment while Peoples Bicentennial Commission protests with oil drum demonstrations and a mock Nixon impeachment march along Fort Point Channel and the waterfront.
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Boston
Nixon
Boston Bicentennial Commission
Peoples Bicentennial Commission
Jeremy Rifkin
Peoples Group
The
East India Co
Washington
King Richard
City Commission
Rifkin
Katherine Kane
Faneuil Hall
Sam Adams
Sons of Liberty
Fort Point Channel
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Ohio House
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Greater Washington-Maryland
Charles Shipley
Michigan Service Station Dealers Association
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