Nixon Granted Broad Energy Emergency Powers
The House approved emergency legislation granting President Nixon wide authority to manage the energy crisis. The measure would permit fuel rationing, limits on oil exports, and exemptions for the petroleum industry, with a conference to reconcile House and Senate versions.
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House
Nixon
Senate
Indochina
Silvio Conte
R-Mass
Elizabeth Holtzman
D-N.y
American Automobile Association
Senate House
Getty Heir Found After Five Months Kidnapping
J Paul Getty III, 17, was found in southern Italy after more than five months in captivity. He told police kidnapers released him three hours earlier and muttered I am Paul Getty, captain give me a cigarette noting they cut off an ear. Italian papers report the Getty family paid 2.7 million dollars for his release.
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Paul Getty
J. Paul Getty III
Italy
Getty
Olice
Salerno
National Police
Nixon lights nation Christmas tree amid energy worries
President Nixon lit the top star on the 40 foot Colorado blue spruce during the Pageant of Peace at the Capitol. He noted energy shortages and said the spirit of Christmas is found in the heart, not in lights, as electricity needs dropped from 74500 watts to 9640 watts.
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Nixon
Capital
White House
Gerald L. Warren
Biddeford Votes On Full-Time Mayor Referendum
Biddeford voters go to the polls Monday for a charter amendment on a full-time mayor with salary set by the city council. Opponents fear council control. supporters cite city needs and a $5 million business level of activity.
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Biddeford
Gilbert Boucher
Lucien Dutremble
Dutremble
Boucher
Mideast Talks May Be Delayed
U S officials warn opening of the Arab Israeli peace conference in Geneva may be delayed by a day or so. Kissinger travels to Damascus and Tel Aviv to press for progress on Israeli prisoner releases and a withdrawal from occupied lands.
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Henry A. Kissinger
United States
Geneva
Damascus
Syria
U.S
Hafez Assad
Saeed Kissnger
Israel
Tel Aviv
Kissinger
John Foster Dulles
Assad
Iat Aaees
Inger
Atte Eban
Forign
Teapi
Egypt
Anwar Sadat
Slayings in Liberty Point to Robbery Motive
In Liberty Maine state police say robbery was the motive in the slayings of Joaquin Bettencourt 55 and his wife Florence 74 who ran a second hand clothing store. The couple were found shot to death at their home on the town’s outskirts with Bettencourt’s house ransacked and autopsies confirming multiple gunshot wounds.
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Liberty
Maine
Joaquin Bettencourt
Florence
Waldo County
Bettencourt
Thayer Hospital
Waterville
Americans Killed in Vietnam MIA Search Ambush
An American service member was killed and four wounded when Communist gunners attacked three unarmed helicopters landing to recover missing soldiers near Saigon. Maj. Richard Laritz of Minnesota described the ambush as well executed. the team was gathering remains from a crash site.
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U.S
Army
Richard Laritz
St. Paul, Minn
Laritz
Joint
Indochina
Joint Casualty Resolution Center
Nakhon Phanom
Thailand
Trucker Shutdown Expands as Protest Keeps Rolling
Angry independent truckers vow a prolonged stoppage beyond Friday with aims to press fuel and weight limit reforms. Union coordinators weigh backing while shoppers report delivery shortages and retailers in New England and the Midwest feel the impact.
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Washington
New England
Midwest
Florida
Claude Brinegar
J. W. “River Rat
Edwards
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Order of Steel Haulers
Pittsburgh
Oklahoma City
Dave
Flagg
Pensacola, Fla
Inside The Journal Page Highlights Eatery Humor Across Sections
The page lists features from church notices to classifieds and puzzles. It notes sections like Dear Abby editorial content and TV and sports listings. A light editorial tone surveys hotel dining room sight gags about an account executive with an ulcer.
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J. Paul Getty Jr
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Frank Sharon
Milford
Crawford
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