Americans burn billions in fuel for leisure travel
A 1972 national survey by the National Motor Sports Committee shows Americans used 2.1 billion gallons of fuel for leisure in a year, driven largely by vacation travel. Major league baseball used 1.3 million gallons to light parks for 3538 night games in 1972.
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New York
United States
National Motor Sports Committee
Federal Aviation Administration
U.S
Calvin Griffiths
Minnesota Twins
Gasoline price clash looms over station markets and IRS
IRS moves to crack down after Christmas price gouging reports as many gasoline stations plan to close to protest federal controls. Massachusetts and Illinois dealers warn margins falter. some stations charge 49.9 cents per gallon while federal prices target 44.8 to 47.9 cents. IRS aims to monitor holiday pricing with limited staff. over a third of 25 543 stations checked cited violations.
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Internal Revenue Service
IRS
American Automobile Association
Harold Murphy
Bay State Gasoline Retailers Association
Massachusetts
Murphy
Robert Jacobs
Illinois and
Indiana Gasoline Dealers Association
Jacobs
U.S
New York City
JRS
IRS flags one third of gas stations overcharging or mispricing
The IRS reported 2,115 complaints between November 16 and December 14 and 9.19 percent of 25,543 spot checks found violations such as not posting pump prices. The agency noted penny discrepancies, occasional large refunds, and a $4,000 refund at Great Neck.
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Washington
UPT
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
TRS
ERS
New York City
New York
Brooklyn
Manhattan
Long Island
Great Neck
N.Y
Energy chief flooded with odd ideas from public
Federal energy chief William A. Simon receives about 1,500 letters daily with energy crisis suggestions. Inventors tout bizarre devices from buffalo dung fuel to electro plasma gravity reactors while a caller jokes about a 50 mph limit and a tow in a 35 mph zone.
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Washington
UPI
Federal Energy
William A. Simon
Great Plains
Simon
Federal Energy Office
Energy Office
Oklahoma
Orville
Doodwinut Torches Return On Pitcairn Island Fuel Crackdown
Glimpse from Glendale via UPI notes Pitcairn Island descendants restrict travel as gas and kerosene run low. A radio operator reports all gasoline travel halted, refrigerators shut, old Christmas torch lighting using doodwinut torches seen in Adamstown.
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Calif
UPI
Crisia
Pitcairn Island
South Pacific
Australia
South America
Tom Christian
Fletcher Christian
Royal Navy
William Bligh
Christian
Adamstown
Paradise garage dealer optimistic on fuel crisis
In southern California Wayne Schlotthever runs a combined used car lot and museum with 44 vintage vehicles, including Fraschini models, priced around 9000 each. He predicts a market for these cars despite fuel shortages and notes some pieces are for sale, offering a rare chance to own a historic vehicle.
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Paradise
Letta Fraschini
California
Wayne Schlotthever
Thara
Moody
Schlotthaver
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