Gas shortages, storms slow Minnesota Sunday travel
The Minnesota Highway Patrol reports light traffic on many roads due to gas shortage and stormy weather. Northwestern Minnesota faced near blizzard conditions with 40 to 50 mph winds and near zero visibility. Snow and drifting continued, the Twin Cities area got 1.4 inches, and stations varied in gas availability with some requiring patrol authorization. The Auto Club noted several motorists nearly out of gas and provided small amounts to help short trips. President Nixon urged voluntary closing of stations 9 p.m. Saturday to midnight Sunday. A low-pressure system moved east of Minnesota, with another storm expected Tuesday bringing more snow and cloudiness to the Dakotas and northwestern Minnesota.
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Associated Press
Minnesota
Minnesota Highway Patrol
Minneapolis- St. Paul
Highway Patrol
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Auto Club of Minneapolis
AAA
Nixon
Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Dakotas
Three-armed men rob Mountain Lake gas station
In Mountain Lake Minnesota three armed men robbed Don's Standard Service the only station open that Sunday. Attendant Keith Willard 17 was clubbed about the head with a fire iron as the trio demanded money and fled after the robbery. Willard was hospitalized in good condition.
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Mountain Lake, Minn
Mountain Lake
Keith Willard
Minneapolis
Willard
Funeral set for UPI Teletype operator Roy Markusen
Funeral services are planned in St Paul for Roy G. Markusen a United Press International Teletype operator and technician who died Friday at age 80 He served 52 years with UPI and marked his 50th anniversary in 1966 at age 73 retiring in 1968.
AIM trial called vital for Indian movement leaders
In St Paul attorney William Kunstler and AIM defendants Dennis Banks and Russell Means said the upcoming conspiracy trials over the Wounded Knee seizure are the most important in history. The defense team asserted government surveillance and efforts to destroy AIM, with Ramon Roubideaux and Kenneth Tilson supporting the claim.
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ST. Paul, Minn
American Indian Movement
AIM
Wounded Knee
5.D
William Kunstler
Chicago 7
St. Paul
Dennis Banks
Russell Means
Ramon Roubideaux
Rapid City
S.D
Kenneth Tilson
Banks
Daylight saving time unlikely to save large fuel amounts
Minnesota Civil Defense Director F James Erchul doubts winter daylight saving time will cut fuel use much nationwide. NSP and Minnegasco officials say savings would be minimal, roughly two tenths of one percent for NSP, with lights usage driving any gains. Erchul add he does not oppose the switch given a 25 percent fuel oil shortage.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Minnesota Civil Defense
F. James Erchul
Schul
Ercul
Northern States Power Co
NSP
Minnesota
Gene Felton
Felton
Minneapolis Gas Co
Minnegasco
Don Follett
Cricket chirp method yields Fahrenheit inaccuracy noted
The text explains a crude rule where chirps counted in 15 seconds, added to 40, approximate Fahrenheit temperature within about a degree or two. It references crickets as a natural thermometer in informal guidance.
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3Rd Avenue
Belle
Gitt
Town & Country Garden Club
Northwestern
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Civil Defense
Sears
F.E.T
Snow Crusader
Sfars, Rofbuck and CO
T.T
North Main St
Tire and Auto Center
Austin, Minn
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