U S Motorists Face Longer Lines as Gasoline Shortage Grows
Washington sources warn Americans will see extended fueling lines and fewer gallons per driver as supplies shrink. Officials say stocks near 200 million barrels cover about 30 days at 6.7 million barrels daily, with shortages worsening by late January.
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Energy Office
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Connecticut
Boston
Philadelphia
New Haven
Gas Stations Empty As New Year Holiday Hits
Holiday drivers faced empty pumps across major cities as many gas stations planned to close for New Year’s Day. AAA reports limited open stations and fuel shortages, with 40 percent of Rhode Island stations set to close and others unable to open. Police departments slowed patrols due to brunch traffic and gas scarcities. Federal Energy Office head William E. Simon cautioned that long lines are likely confined to large metros.
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Washington
Federal Energy
William E. Simon
New York City
American Automobile Association
AAA
Washington, D.C
Rhode Island
Federal Energy Office
United States
Procrastination as a Common Fault
A brief note notes that procrastination is a fault many people try to correct. The item reflects a light, reflective tone typical of a diary or advice page. No dates or names are provided in the readable text.
Gas supply tight but improving in Kennebunks area
A survey of Biddeford Saco Old Orchard Beach and Kennebunk stations shows supplies vary by town with Kennebunks reporting adequate gas while Biddeford and Saco face shortages. Several stations advise limited service or early closings today with deliveries expected Wednesday morning.
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Biddeford
Saco
Old Orchard Beach
Kennebunks
Kennebunk
Kennebunkport
Biddeford Rogers
Elm St
Sevigny
Letourneau
Alfred St
Ted's
Elm Street
Voter Turnout Seen Light in Crucial Israeli Election
Israeli voters faced a tense election as six thousand ballot boxes opened from the Golan to the Suez border. Early turnout appeared light amid reports of limited Egyptian fire along the Suez front and a charged race between Golda Meir's Labor coalition and Menachem Begin's Likud Unity.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Golan Heights
West Bank
Suez Canal
Suez
Likud — Unity
Golda Meir
Socialist Labor Party
Oil Tanker Probes Grow Across East Coast
State and federal investigations probe reports of tankers lining up along the East Coast delaying unloads for price leverage. New York AG Lefkowitz and governors in three states say inquiries are under way while officials deny evidence of jams.
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New York State
Louis Lefkowitz
Federal Energy Office
Boston
Philadelphia
New Haven
New York
Lefkowitz
Pennsylvania
Milton J. Shapp
Delaware Bay
England Adopts Three Day Work Week Amid Coal Shortage
Britain begins a three day work week to save coal for electricity as miners refuse overtime. About 15 million people face reduced hours with exemptions for utilities hospitals food firms and continuous process plants. disputes arise over PM Heath’s move and the miners’ response.
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London
Britain
Edward Heath
World Welcomes 1974 With Global New Year Festivities
Revelers in Times Square Trafalgar Square Honolulu and Paris prepare to toast 1974 amid inflation fuel shortages and energy cutbacks. East Berlin bans fireworks while Tulane Sug ar Bowl crowds near 85 000. Los Angeles Nativity Rose events see police crackdowns on drunk driving.
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Trafalgar Square
Honolulu
Paris
New York
Nelson
East Berlin
Los Angeles
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