Nixon Flew Secretly To San Clemente On Commercial Flight
President Nixon vacationed at the Western White House after secretly boarding United Airlines Flight 55 from Dulles to Los Angeles. He mingled with passengers and signed autographs while Secret Service guarded him. FAA chief Butterfield criticized the lack of advance coordination as improper for air traffic planning.
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San Clemente
Calif
Nixon
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
Alexander P. Butterfield
Washington
Butterfield
California
White House
United Air Lines Flight 55
Dulles International Airport
Secret Service
Los Angeles
Gerald Warren
Warren
Simon Announces Stand by Plan Gas Rationing
Federal Energy Chief William E. Simon announced a stand by system for gasoline rationing with three month coupons and state coordination. He said operation would not begin before March 1 and that six week trends would decide if rationing is needed. He noted Arab oil embargo shortages may be 2.7 million bpd, about 13.6 percent, with regional adjustments for density and transit use. He warned higher prices likely and said Nixon directed steps to prepare if rationing becomes necessary.
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Washington
Federal Energy
William E. Simon
Simon
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Nixon
Califfornia
San Clemente
White House
Gerald L. Warren
300 000 Drivers Nationwide Threaten Jan. 31 Strike
Los Angeles AP report says a nationwide truckers strike with 300000 drivers possible on January 31 as Overdrive editor Jim Dinkhall cites a 95 percent confidence level and a list of major demands including fuel audit, allocation stop, diesel price cap, and speed limits.
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Los Angeles
National Trucker
Jim Dinkhall
Drinkhall
Midwest
Drink
Unseasonably Warm December Sets Maine Records
December brings four new temperature records in southern Maine with highs of 56 on Dec 6 and 53 on Dec 9 and 17, plus 48 on Dec 14. Boston ties 1915 record at 60. Rivers flood as Saco peaks at 27 000 cfs then 19 000 cfs. Weather center foresees near normal precip next month amid continued above normal temperatures.
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Maine
Boston
National Weather Service
Portland Bureau
Saco
Weather Service
Scott Howard
Central Maine Power Company
West Buxton
Howard
Saco River
New York State
Gypsum Makers Indicted by Federal Grand Jury
The six largest gypsum board producers were indicted on price fixing charges. Ten current and former executives were named in Pittsburgh as the Justice Department announced. Companies listed include United States Gypsum, National Gypsum, Georgia-Pacific, Kaiser G Co, Celotex, and gypsum supplier Flintkote.
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Washington
Pittsburgh
Justice Department
United States Gypsum Co
Chicago
National Gypsum Co
Buffalo, N.Y
Georgia-Pacific Corp
Portland, Ore
Kaiser G Co. Inc
Oakland
Calif
The
Celotex Corp
Tampa
Fla
Flintkote Co
White Plains
N.Y
Big Businesses Stockpiling Fuel Amid Shortage
New York reports reveal massive fuel oil stockpiling by large corporations including Aluminum Company of America Union Carbide and General American Transportation. Firms built storage tanks leased tank cars and arranged steady deliveries while critics call it hoarding though regulators say no laws are broken.
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New York
Aluminum Company of America
Union Carbide Corporation
General American Transportation Corporation
General American
J. R. Scanlin
LURC Decision On Bigelow Mountain Challenged In Court
Maine land use commission blocked a 200 million four season resort on Bigelow Mountain prompting two lawsuits. Flagstaff Corp of Boston seeks reversal of the zoning decision and challengers claim improper process and bias in the agency actions.
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Augusta
Maine Land Use Regulation Commission
LURC
Wilderness Bigelow Mountain
The
Flagstaff Corp. of
Boston
Superior Court
Flagstaff
Bigelow
URC
Maine
LARC
Sugarloaf Mountain
Pulp and Paper Companies
Four year old bursts into song with hairy angels lyric
A four year old unexpectedly belts out a musical quip, singing Hark the hairy angels sing, drawing smiles in a lighthearted moment for readers.
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San Diego
Nix
Energy Czar
William Simon
Hall
Susan Morrison
York County Savings Bank
Dick Danforth
Scanlin
Federal Energy Office
Bigelow Action
Carrabasset Valley
Commission
Donaldson Koons
Lawrence Stuart
Clinton B. Townsend
Natural Resources Council
Fortin Powell
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