Gas Dealers threaten national closedown over price controls
Disgruntled California and Indiana gas stations resume or continue protests against Phase 4 price controls. President Nixon orders a retail price rise to be expedited, but dealers warn a national shutdown could follow if wholesale costs cannot be fully passed to customers. California 75–85% of stations closed. Indianapolis area heavy shutdown. other towns report mixed action.
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Associated Press
California
Indiana
Nixon
National Congress of Petroleum Retailers
John Huemmrich
Gas Dealers Group
White House
Cost of Living Council
John T. Dunlop
Huemmrich
Bob Moore
California Service Station Dealers Association
California State Automobile Association
Indianapolis
Hoosier Motor Club
Otis R. Bowen
Richard F. Messer
Greater Indianapolis Gasoline Dealers Association
Petitions Seek End to Maine Prison Furlough Program
In Thomaston area petitions urge Gov Curtis to discontinue the Maine State Prison furlough policy and tighten parole rules. Organizers say 300 signatures are gathered toward a 3500 goal, citing a Thomaston officer's death and a Swanville double homicide linked to a furloughed inmate.
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Thomaston
Kenneth M. Curtis
Maine
Waldoboro
Knox
Bangor
Skowhegan
Swanville
Journalism Post 325 Plans Meeting Tonight
Journalism Explorer Post 325 will meet tonight to elect officers and plan attendance at the Council Explorer Planning Conference at the Maine Mall Sheraton October 4 5. The post meets Tuesdays at 7 pm at Robert Newcomb's 3 Cole Circle Biddeford open to high schoolers up to age 21 in Biddeford Saco and Old Orchard areas interested in journalism.
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Journalism Explorer
Council Explorer
Maine Mall
Sheraton
Robert Newcomb
Cole Circle
Biddeford
Saco
Old Orchard
Oil shortage prompts plan to ease impact
Morton and Love discuss short term fixes for a gas shortage and oppose wartime rationing. They favor regional offices to route aid to hardship cases and argue controls can ease the shortage while advocating coal-powered electrical generation to reduce oil imports from the Middle East.
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Morton
Love
Middle East
Develo
United States
Maine Clinic Project to Provide Pediatric Screening
Sanford Maine hosts the first of five pediatric clinics in a three year 300000 grant project by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the U S Office of Economic Opportunity The effort will expand to Machias Leeds and Waldo Penobscot Counties with a sliding fee scale and referrals to local doctors The program aims to identify sight hearing and developmental issues early and operate self sustaining after three years through fees and fundraising
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Maine
American Academy of Pediatrics
Machias
Leeds
Waldo
Penobscot
Lucille Simpson
Man
The
Academy
U.S
York County
New England Regional Commission
Expanded Child Care Services, Inc
Augusta
Kissinger Warns Soviets on Jews Hamper Trade Talks
Secretary of State Kissinger told Andrei Gromyko that U.S. congressional opposition to MFN for the Soviet Union hinges on Moscow’s treatment of Jews and harassment of intellectuals. The dinner also touched on arms control and troop cuts while Kissinger planned Arab League talks at the United Nations.
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Henry A. Kissinger
Moscow
U.S
Kissinger
Andrei A. Gromyko
Gromyko
Anatoly F. Dobrynin
Washington
Congress
Arab League
Israe
American Moves In the Middle Fas
Cairo
al Abram
United Natons
Israel
Middle Eas
Nixon
Libya
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