Gasoline price controls debated as rationing looms
Washington officials weighed price freezes and high taxes against possible rationing to cut auto fuel use by about 30 percent in private cars and 20 percent in other vehicles. A Cabinet group eyed rationing with coupons, distribution options, and market prices for coupons while delaying immediate action.
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Washington (Ap
White House
Cabinet-level
Energy Emergency Action Group
Nixon
John A. Love
Cabinet Energy Group
Love
Phelps Prevails In Missouri Senate Presiding Authority Ruling
The Missouri Supreme Court ruled Lt. Gov. Phelps may preside over the Senate when desired, striking down Senate Rule 11 as unconstitutional and limiting Senate Pro Tem Cason from blocking Phelps in the presiding role. The decision affirms the lieutenant governor’s ex officio presidency under Art. IV Sec. 10.
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William C. Phelps
Missouri Senate
Missouri Supreme Court
High Court
Senate
William J. Cason
D-Clinton
Phelps
Oro Ter
Cason
Supreme Court
Atty
Gen
Danforth
Missouri House Panel Seeks 55 MPH Speed Limit and Energy Agency
A state House committee studying the energy shortage urges Missouri to set a maximum speed limit of 55 mph for all vehicles in a special session. It also recommends creating a dedicated energy agency, transferring staff by the governor, and establishing energy allocation priorities with automatic expiration next year.
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House
Missouri
Christopher S. Bond
Richard DeCoster
D-Canton
DeCoster
Commit
Legisla
Creat
State Public Service Commission
Agnecy
Bond
Richard M. Nixon
Right
Colorado
John A. Love
White House
Farm price changes show mixed movements across crops and meat
The Crop Reporting Board notes Oct 15 to Nov 15 farm price shifts with milk, potatoes, rice, and tomatoes higher while cattle calves uplands cotton broiler chickens and soybeans eased. Overall farm prices remain 38 percent above last year as declines follow prior climbs and beef prices dip for the first time in 13 months.
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Crop Reporting Board
Fatal crush at DeLong's Inc claims Loose Creek man
A Loose Creek man, Richard Lee Veltrop, 21, was crushed when a steel bundle weighing nearly two tons fell from a crane at DeLong's Inc 301 Dix Rd during unloading. He died after being pinned and was pronounced dead at Charles E. Still Hospital.
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DeLong’s, Inc
Dix Re
Richard Lee Veltrop
Veltrop
Charles E. Still Hospital
James DeLong
DeLong
Union Electric seeks 15 to 22 percent rate hike
Union Electric Co. asks Missouri and Illinois utilities commissions to approve a rate increase of 15 to 22 percent for about 2.3 million customers in the St. Louis area. The plan would raise annual company revenue by $53 million, with Missouri bills rising about 2.73 dollars monthly and Illinois by about 3.74 dollars. Interim increases of 19 million in Missouri and 6.5 million in Illinois are requested pending hearings.
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Louls (Ap
Missouri
Ilinois
Union Electric Co
St. Louis
Charles J. Dougherty
Missouri Public Service Commission
Minors Commerce Commission
Dougherty
Illinois
Iingis
Union Electric
Jefferson, Franklin
St. Charles
St. Francois
Morgan and Miller
Rationing Plans Spark Hard Questions for Gasoline Grid
Washington officials weigh how to distribute coupons by driver, vehicle, or family with 10 to 15 gallon weekly limits. They consider transferable coupons to avoid black markets but fear misuse, counterfeit risk, and logistics of thousands of redemption centers.
Sunday gasoline ban finds many stations closed
AP survey shows 80 to 90 percent of stations in many states plan Sunday closures from about 9 p.m. Saturday to midnight Sunday. Officials in 23 of 35 states report at least three quarters will not sell gas Sunday, though repairs and emergencies may be served. Ohio patrols will assist stranded motorists with pumps. Florida and California also report widespread Sunday closures despite some open stations and steady hours.
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Associated Press
Nixon
Ohio
Homebuilders offer extras to lure buyers in slow market
Builders across the United States gabling in a sluggish housing market offer incentives like free carpeting and help selling old homes. Mortgage fears and high interest rates curb demand, though some firms say financing is available at lower rates or via second mortgages to aid down payments.
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New York
National Association of Homebuilders
Ken Philpott
Homebuilders Association of
Louisville
Atlanta
Barton & Ludwig Inc
Sherman Henderson
Henderson Co. Realtors
Kaufman & Broad
Pearl-Mack Co
Denver
Latwin
Long Island
California
Michael Tenzer
Larwin
Levitt
Gimirgyks
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Platte County
Tim Ryan
Platt County
Recorder of Deeds
Mary Beth Edwards
James Sr
Washington
Ohio Highway Patrol
Gordon Spidah
North Dakota Gasoline Retailers Association
Connecticut
Charles Matties
The
Connecticut Gasoline Retailers Association
James Miller
Allied Gasoline Retailers Association of Florida
Miller
Florida
Congress
John Bevine
International Service Station Dealers Association
Larwin Group
Levitt & Sons
Midwest
International Telephone & Telegrah Corp
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