Small Cars Surge In Demand Amid Fuel Scare
AAP survey shows buyers flocking to small cars as gasoline prices rise and rationing looms. Colossal lines and wait times echo postwar demand, with buyers trading in large cars for compact models while luxury features remain appealing. Dealers report inquiries spike across Fiat, Jaguar, Volvo, Toyota, and Ford Pintos as shoppers seek economy without surrendering comfort.
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Associated Press
Nixon
Danny Papernoster
Dick Clifton Motors Inc
Columbus
Ohio
Fiat
American Motors
Local Chagnon Hosts Meeting of Maine Bodies
The semi annual meeting of the Association of the Union St. Jean Baptiste Councils of Maine was held at Council Chagnon hall in Biddeford. Officers elected for 1973 74 include Arsene Morin as president and Bernard Chretien as vice president with Irene Lachance and Andre Cote in secretary and treasurer roles respectively. A donation to the Scholarship Foundation was voted.
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Association of the Union St. Jean Baptiste Councils of
Maine
Council Chagnon
Biddeford
Donald Nicknair
Ste. Therese
Maria Porell
Sanford
Irene Lachance
Old Orchard Beach
Andre Cote
Arsene Morin
Stevoix
Lewiston
J. Henri Gaguen
Paul Belisle
Robert Gagne
Council Ste Therese
Duplicate Bridge Winners At Beach Playhouse
Duplicate bridge winners at Lawn Avenue Playhouse Thursday evening include Joan Mullen with Oscar Paradis first place and Dane Johnson with Mrs. Dane Johnson second. Gwenn Flannery and Pauline Larochelle tied for third with James Warren and Steve Stanton and Mrs. A Mongalian with Pat Peterson in fourth.
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Duplicate Bridge
Lawn Avenue Playhouse
Joan Mullen
Oscar Paradis
Dane Johnson
Gwenn Flannery
Pauline Larochelle
James Warren
Steve Stanton
A. Mongalian
Pat. Peterson
Lorimer Brackett
William Claus
Angelos Tsika
Rosalie Ross
Joe Smaha
Alice Fecteau
Ruth Anderson
Estella Aranovitch
Ralph Dumaine
Robert Toulouse
Esther Green
Lottie Haas
Jerry Thibodeau
Toni Berra
Phyllis Claus
Mary Kneeland
Mrs. McHugh
George McLean
Britain imposes emergency fuel cuts and ad lighting ban
Britain under Heath declares an energy emergency after coal miners and power engineers strike, ordering 10 percent fuel cuts in government and industry, banning lighting, and reducing heat in offices and factories. The move accompanies a currency defense amid a record balance of payments deficit and a Bank of England rate hike to 13 percent.
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London
Britain
Edward Heath
Heath
Offi
Cials
Bank of England
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