Fuel Shortages Hit Schools Factories And Transport
Extreme cold and fuel scarcities across the nation forced schools, factories, and transport firms to cut services. Jet and diesel supplies were rationed while northern New England and Midwest grids reduced refinery output to conserve heating oil. Authorities warned the shortage was serious, with some eternal flames snuffed and utilities urging conservation amid high demand for gas and fuel oil.
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1. Kennedy International Airport
New York
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Bellefontaine
Ohio
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Unyion Power and Light
Federal Office of Urgency Preparedness
Tutt Oil
Williamson
Ilinois
Wisconsin
GM heads pessimistic on smog aid assembly
GM chairman Gerstender warned at an SE meeting that the auto industry may fail to meet federal emissions standards without a one year delay. He questioned whether mass produced vehicles can be tuned to the law, noting the gap between proving grounds and real customer use.
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U.S. District Court
Washington, D.C
Environmental Protection Agency
Tepa
Chrysler
John A. Riccardo
Ford Board
Henry Ford II
Minister defends sailor in court martial at Kitty Hawk
A Philadelphia minister testified for the defense in the court martial of sailor Bernard Arnold Petty accused of assault and rioting during a seven hour brawl among Kitty Hawk crewmen on Oct 12 13 1969 The defense claimed Petty is non racist and coexists with whites The proceedings touched on a Supreme Court ruling upholding confinement of sailors during the fracas and recent EPA emissions standards impact on cars and industry costs
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Jatin Raber Couhran
Emanuel Lathoray Church
Seatnad Arnold Petty
Hiladelphia
Petty
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U.S. Supreme Court
Washington
Postal worker held in shooting at USPS HQ
Washington police say a postal worker allegedly harassed by colleagues shot and killed John E. Burton, 3, wounded F. Buxton, 45, and Oren Jeter, 42, at the U S Postal Service headquarters. James Blackman, 31, an a n ail distributor, was arrested. A fifth mail distributor suffered head injuries while escaping. Buxton and Jeter remained under intensive care at Rogers Memorial Hospital.
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UPS
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James Blackman
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John E. Burton
F . Buxton
Oren Jeter
Buxton
Jeter
Rogers Memorial Hospital
Brighton street crash injures several in seaside town
A tourist crashed into two parked cars on a Brighton street sending a passenger to hospital. The car owner fell Lemons stairs in alarm and bruises were noted. A second car owner fainted and a passerby sprained an ankle. An ambulance took multiple people to hospital.
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Brighton
England
UPI
Pompidou Arrives in Minsk for Talks With Brezhnev
French President Georges Pompidou arrived at Minsk for two days of talks with Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev on Europe’s political economic and military future. The arrival ceremony was brief and televised across the Soviet Union.
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UPI
Georges Pompidou
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Leonid J. Brezhnev
Europe
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Pompidou
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Soviet Union
Paris
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