29 Mar 1974
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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1974
Page
1
US and Canadian tourism officials plot a clash over summer travel ads as gasoline supply and prices shape a cross border battle. Maine official notes Canada funded by American dollars via higher crude oil taxes while US aids promotion amid oil embargo easing.
After two years of litigation, McCallum's 68 acre mobile home park proposal near T For Turn Road moves toward final approval. Planning board approves preliminary plan for 87 more lots, reducing required site size to 7,500 square feet per lot, with final plans due soon.
A journal survey of area gas stations shows uneven progress in easing the energy crunch. Some signs of improvement emerge, but there is no clear prospect of a quick recovery.
Bob Croteau, manager of Bob's Exxon in Saco, offers regular gas at 49 cents but warns the station may run dry this afternoon with no new supply until Tuesday. He reports tight conditions for the next three months and limited daily hours, while nearby Top Gas at Saco Valley Shopping Center, supplied by British Petroleum, has ample supply.
A reporter quotes several gas stations with varying supplies and prices. Top Gas shows no customer limits and long lines at 55 cents, while Roland's Mobil reports 50.6 cents and a pending April shipment. Harold's BP expects ample summer supply and possible price drop to aid tourists. Bob's Tulsa warns of possible stockout by Saturday with an early April restock.
Congress takes up a new energy bill backed by Sen. Henry M. Jackson and Rep. Harley O. Staggers to lower oil and gasoline costs. The plan shifts price controls from the Nixon vetoed measure, keeping ceilings on oil while limiting large oil companies pass throughs on imported oil price hikes. Local impact remains uncertain as lawmakers debate feasibility amid opposition.
Alexander Solzhenitsyn and his family flew from Moscow to Zurich to join him in exile after the Soviet government stripped his citizenship and Nobel Prize. The writer, 55, stood with his wife and children as Swiss officials welcomed them aboard. A Swiss lawyer and several friends accompanied the family, who brought 28 suitcases and shipped many boxes of belongings ahead. The move supports his work on a World War II era novel and Bolshevik Revolution series.
Secretary of State Kissinger opens talks with Israeli Defense Minister Dayan on the Golan Heights. He seeks Israeli withdrawal from pre October War gains and possibly Quneitra, aiming to outline a troop separation with Israel and Syria within a month. He returns from Moscow and plans a trip through the Middle East to secure agreement.
A learned doctor says spring fever is not incurable but notes the real issue is a patient unwilling to improve. The wry remark frames seasonal mood as hope versus effort rather than a medical fix.
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