Gas glut sparks nationwide price wars and dealer pressure
A UPI survey shows gasoline flooding the U.S. market triggering price wars as majors push dealers to buy large supplies at high costs while selling surplus to independents. Stations near highways must slash prices to move excess, with pump prices ranging from 43 to 57 cents a gallon and far above nearby independents in some areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
UPI
Federal Energy Administration
New York
John Lichtblau
Litchblau
Jerry Ferrara
New Jersey
Assn
Sun
Shell
Mobil
Esso
Minnesota
Jack Houston
The
Georgia Assn. of
Oklahoma City
Ed Bishop
Robert Jacobs
Indiana-Illinois Gasoline Dealers Assn
Ford
Art Show Opens at Cedar Rapids Art Center
The annual high school art exhibit opens today at the Cedar Rapids Art Center on Third Avenue SE. It features two dimensional works, ceramics, and hand crafted pieces from Jefferson Kennedy and Washington high schools. The exhibit runs through March 30 with a noon to 4 p.m. opening reception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids Art Center
Third Avenue SE
Nowhere
Paul Holloway
Cavalier NE
Kennedy High School
Jefferson, Kennedy
Washington
Kissinger Rebuff of Cambodia Talks Reported
New York Times reporting from Phnom Penh cites Ambassador John Gunther Dean proposing contact with Khieu Samphan, a senior Cambodian insurgent leader. Kissinger allegedly rejected the idea, fearing U.S. negotiating from weakness as fighting fared poorly in 1970s Cambodia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phnom Penh
John Gunther Dean
State Kissinger
U.S
Dean
Khieu Samphan
Samphan
Europe
Kissinger
State Department
Washington
Cambodia
Minister as own bookkeeper keeps bills in drawer
A small church minister doubles as treasurer storing invoices in a drawer labeled Due unto others. The brief witticism reflects self reliance and moral humor from a 19th century style. Copyright notice appears at the end.
Plant study faults utilities over nuclear reactor reliability
A federal analysis dated December 2 1974 concludes that utilities owning most U S nuclear reactors show insufficient concern for reactor safety and performance. It faults state regulators for weak influence on design, notes utilities avoid life cycle cost analyses, and says architecture engineers lack long term reliability incentives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Tuiner
Kissinger Seeks Progress in Sinai Peace Talks
Egyptian President Sadat and Henry Kissinger opened talks in Aswan with optimism that peace with Israel is possible after 26 years. Kissinger warned of hard bargaining ahead and may make several shuttle trips between Sadat's villa and Jerusalem to bridge gaps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aswan
Egypt
Sadat
Kissinger
Israel
Jerusalem
Syria
Dr. Kissinger
Sinai
Middle East
Assad proposes unified Syrian Palestinian political and military command
President Assad offered at a rally marking the Baath party’s 13th anniversary to form a unified Syrian Palestinian political command and an allied military command to bolster the Palestinian struggle. Libyan Maj. Mehreshi pledged support for Syria against external pressure in backing the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Damascus
Syria
Assad
Palestinian Resistance Movement
Arab Socialist Baath Party
Maj
Omar Mehreshi
Libyan Revolutionary Command Council
Libya
Middle East
FBI mailed covert tape to Mrs King to silence MLK
The FBI sent an unlabeled tape recording to Coretta King in 1965 to frighten Martin Luther King Jr into halting his civil rights criticism. Former agents describe years of surveillance and harassment, with Hoover directing the covert action to disrupt King and his marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Coretta King
Martin Luther King
Bureau
FBI
Atlanta
King
Jimmy Hoffa
New York Times
J. Edgar Hoover
William Sullivan
Hoover
Also Mentioned on This Page
United Press International
New York Times Service
Africa
Edwin Triner
Office of Policy Planning
Nuclear Regulator Commission
Theory
Triner
Lauds Kissinger
Gazette
Ismail Fahmy
Beirut
Lebanon
Tel Aviv
Zarit
Mohamed Abdel Ghany Gamasy
Fahmy
By Nicholas Horrock
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Today's Index
Travel
Lote News
Fditoriats Ag
Jowo
Frank Nye
Marion Food
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!