Global New Year Festivities Open Amid Inflation Warnings
Revelers worldwide brace for New Year celebrations in major capitals. Times Square will glow briefly after energy saving, Trafalgar Square hosts the fountain plunge, Honolulu plans fireworks, and Paris horns will sound. East Berlin restricts fireworks and wall passes, while New Orleans eyes the Sugar Bowl Notre Dame vs Alabama crowd set to exceed 85,000. Los Angeles flags a police crackdown on drunken driving as revelry continues.
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Record cold grips Minnesota with 35 below in Bemidji
Gasoline shortages and plummeting temperatures paralyze travel across Minnesota. Between 20 and 30 motorists abandon vehicles after running out of gas in 20 to 25 below zero in Minneapolis St Paul. Troopers rescue stranded drivers as stations run dry and sheltering guidance warns to stay home.
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Global election intensifies clash between Labor and Likud
Israelis from Mt Hermon to Sinai vote in a pivotal list tight race over Likud Unity and Labor amid war setbacks. The debate centers on preparedness and potential land relinquishment at Geneva talks. In Egypt, 2nd Army stays near Suez as brigadiers pledge Sinai liberation. Nixon and Kissinger meet in California to discuss foreign policy.
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Tragic Gaylord fire takes life of farmer and son
Willard Deitz, 39, and his 17 year old son Keith, Gaylord athletes, died in a rural Minnesota home fire. Overnight guest Scott Ayre was rescued. Keith re-entered to save him but perished. Fire likely started by a malfunctioning upstairs heating stove.
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Five Minnesotans Die In Snowmobile Accidents
Five snowmobile deaths reported across Minnesota raise the season total to twelve. Leo L. Schiltz age 28 of Fridley died at McCarthy Beach State Park when his sled struck a sign pole. Charles Fortier 14 of rural Little Falls was killed when his snowmobile collided with a car near his home. Leslie J. Marsh 20 of Circle Pines died from injuries after a Christmas Day crash in Lexington. Eugene Beck 49 of Montevideo died after his snowmobile hit a roadside power pole near Montevideo. Robert Scharberg 24 of Hayfield died after being thrown from his snowmobile near a bridge construction zone outside Hayfield.
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Leslie J. Marsh
Circle Pines
Hennepin County General
Hayfield
Minnesota
New Year's gas crisis grips several states nationwide
Drivers faced empty pumps as many stations closed or ran out of fuel ahead of New Year’s Day. AAA reported under half stations open in some areas while Rhode Island noted 40 percent planned to close. Energy officials warned shortages could spread beyond metropolitan centers.
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Coal Shortage Triggers Three Day Work Week in Britain
Britain begins a three day work week to curb coal use for electricity as miners refuse overtime. About 15 million workers face reduced hours with exemptions for utilities hospitals food processors and steel mills. Negotiations resume Wednesday while officials debate pay measures and extra bonuses to avoid higher base wages.
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Simon allows penny gas hike at service stations
Energy chief William E. Simon said stations may raise prices by one cent per gallon to cover a small nonproduct cost. He argued delays are confined to large cities during the holidays and rejected claims that oil companies withhold production or that tankers back up at ports.
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