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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1973
Page
1
Washington reports that motorists will see longer lines at gas stations and a stricter shortage as January ends. Officials warn available gasoline will shrink to eight to ten gallons per week per driver, with continued reliance on Arab oil and dwindling stocks.
State and federal probes launched into reports tankers lined up off the East Coast delaying unloads until prices rise. Authorities in New York and four other states seek to determine if tankers are owned by oil firms and why delays occur as fuel stockpiling concerns prompt energy office reviews.
Israeli forces are on maximum alert as 6000 ballot boxes open from the Golan Heights to the Suez enclave. Early turnout is light with shells fired along the Suez front, while voters weigh Labor versus Likud on security and land concessions, amid a divided Knesset outlook.
As inflation and fuel shortages loom, cities from Times Square to Trafalgar Square prepare for New Year's Eve revelry. In New York lights blaze for crowds, London plans a fountain plunge, Honolulu fires firecrackers, and Paris horns ring. East Berlin bans fireworks while New Orleans hosts a Tulane Sugar Bowl party. Local plans adapt with police crackdowns in Los Angeles and a Rose Parade doubt in Pasadena. Cleveland cites a dime fare drive to boost public square festivities.
Brig. Gen. Fuad Sama said the 2nd Army will stay on the northeast bank of the Suez Canal and aim to liberate all of Sinai. Gen. Abdul Magoub noted Egyptian forces hold eight miles of Sinai with 50 yards to two miles separating Israeli positions, amid UN peacekeepers. The visit included 25 diplomats and three reporters.
Ohio lawmakers return to the Statehouse to open a session likely to last two to three months as energy crisis bills multiply. Federal action delays and possible state measures include lower speed limits Sunday gas stations closure and fuel rationing. Leaders warn of a busy agenda on energy and farm property tax provisions amid earlier reform debates.
The Ohio Turnpike Commission chair says income debt repayment and vehicular use reached new highs this year while fatalities dropped. Weekend service-station closings and tracker blockades allegedly shaved about 325000 from revenue.
Carlos Arias Navarro was designated Spain's new premier by Generalissimo Franco after the assassination of Luis Carrero Blanco. He will not take the oath of office until January 2, according to the government.
Variable cloudiness and cold with a chance of snow flurries tonight. Lows expected from 18 to 24. Tuesday will be partly cloudy and cold with highs in the low to mid 20s. Details, Rage 2.
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