Christmas lights dimmer nationwide as energy use cuts rise
An Associated Press survey shows cities, businesses, and residents reducing or eliminating holiday displays. The Chicago Merchandise Mart scrapped its famous riverfront lights, Norwalk trimmed hours, Lorain removed most park displays, and officials urge cutting outdoor trimmings while indoor lights may be allowed. Tempe investigators found a cut Christmas star wire labeled energy crisis and repaired it.
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Joseph J. Zahorec
Lorain
Ohio
William FE. Simon
Federal Energy Office
Holness- LaBar Insurance Co
Billings
Mont
Jim Holshouser
North Carolina
Holfhouser
Tempe
Ariz
Nixon to trek to Florida using least energy method
President Nixon plans a post Christmas trip to Florida choosing the lowest energy option. Deputy press secretary Ger ald Warren declined to reveal train or plane methods, leaving reporters to assess fuel use. Nixon’s displeasure at fuel reports for Air Force One and his helicopters sparked a long pause since Thanksgiving weekend 19. Donations and full reports from Humprey’s office noted.
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Florida
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White House
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Air Force 1
Chicago 7 appeal filed in contempt of court convictions
Three defendants and lawyer William Kunstler in the Chicago 7 contempt rulings appeal their federal convictions for contempt after a 1968 Democratic National Convention disruption case. Judge Gignoux in Maine held no sentences would be vindictive.
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Chicago
Chicago 7
William Kunstler
David DellyAey
Abbott
Abbie’ Hoffmar
Jerry Rubin
Julius J. Hoffman
Edward T. Gignoux
Portland
Maine
Humphrey aide claims tax deduction for personal papers
An aide to Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey says he claimed an income tax deduction for personal papers from his vice presidential years. The papers were donated to the Minnesota State Historical Society, Humphrey's office disclosed Monday. Nixon had previously claimed a deduction for papers from 1953 to 1961.
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Nixon
National Archives
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
Humprey
Minnesota State Historical_ Society
Humphrey
Boyle indicted for 1969 Yablonski murders in Pa
Washington County grand jury returns a three page indictment charging former United Mine Workers president W A Tony Boyle with murder in the 1969 killings of UMW reform leader Joseph A Yablonski his wife and daughter He is in protective custody in a Washington DC hospital recovering from a September 24 suicide attempt and faces federal conspiracy charges announced earlier in Pittsburgh
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United Mine Workers
W.A
Tony” Boyle
UMW
Joseph A
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Washington County
Pittsburgh
Boyle
Carently
Washington, D.C
Draft registration climbs as 18 year olds register
Selective Service reports higher registrations among 18 year olds than in 1972 after a publicity push by director Byron Pepitone. He notes pockets of resistance persist, especially in New England industrial areas, while planning the March draft lottery for the 1955 birth cohort and maintaining the 30 day registration rule.
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Baulch Washington
Selective Service
Byron V. Pepitone
Justice Department
Pepitone
Late registrations and neon milestone noted at Cosmopolitan Theater
Pepitone warns many young men register late during the first half of the year and suggests boards leniently permit late registrations when no wilful avoidance is shown. The piece marks 50 years since America's first neon sign lit the Cosmopolitan Theater marquee in New York.
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America
Cosmopolitan Theater
New York
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