Oil Official Claims U S Ignored Embargo Warning
An Aramco official testified that Saudi King Faisal warned the United States in August 1973 of a coming Middle East war and oil embargo within six months, saying U S authorities ignored the warning. He said Aramco could resume preembargo shipments and add 2 million barrels per day if the embargo ended, amid renewed Arab Israeli conflict and delayed U S contingency planning.
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Washington Cap
Aramen Oil Company
Saudi Arabia
United States
Middle East
Arama
U.S
Michael M. Ameen, Jr
Aramco
Faisal
Ameen
Propeller Club
King
Bob A. Lilly
Jacobsen
Connally
White House
Nixon
Frome Lilly
FBI
Lilly
Aramen
Hell
Aranito
Spying and oil policy dominate tense testimony in session
Radford testified about taking sensitive documents on trips to China with Haig and Kissinger while Welander denied orders to obtain materials. Separately Aramco chief Ameen described Saudi pressure reducing oil shipments and the embargo’s effect, with production shifts and potential US access. The Virginia bill on annexation and seat belt rules faced defeat amid debate on rest guarantees and exemptions.
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Radford
Indochina
Haig
Kissinger
China
Welander
Harold Uuphes
Plowa
Welarder
Nixon Pushes New Minimum Jail Terms for Drug Traffickers
President Nixon asked Congress for new minimum sentences for narcotics traffickers and repeat offenders, to curb nonserving convictions. He seeks three year first offense and tougher penalties up to 15 or 49 years with heavy fines, plus bail denial in some cases, citing shifts in drug trafficking from organized crime.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
John Bartels
Drug Enforcement Administration
Bartels
White House
Latin America
Mexico
Blocked House move on Nixon pay raise for top officials
In Washington the House Post Office Committee blocked a veto resolution to oppose President Nixon’s pay raise for top federal officials. Fourteen members held a quorum from voting, delaying action and leaving a Senate veto as possible. Rep. H R Gross vowed to pursue a discharge petition to force a floor vote.
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Roding
Nixon
Hutchinson
Washington
House
House Post Office
Senate
H. R. Gross
Iowa
Gross
Federal Appeals Court
Supreme Court
Warren Burger
Thaddeus J. Dulski
D-N-Y
Hearst assets and SLA demands in kidnapping case
The Symbionese Liberation Army urged that Hearst’s assets be used to fund a $6 million food relief plan for several California cities within 24 hours. The group threatened execution if rescue efforts began, while referencing Hearst’s wealth and a separate ransom scheme. The notes also included criticisms of past losses and calls for guaranteed high quality food distributions overseen by People In Need, with volunteers expanding to 2,500.
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Hearst
Symbionese Liberation Army
SLA
Joseph Remiro
Russell Little
Oakland
Marcus Foster
San Quentin
Lester
Miss
Iran
Tehran
Miss Hearst
San Francisco
East Palo Alto
San Francisco Examiner
William Randolph Hearst Foundation
Energy and oil policy notes from Washington and Riyadh
The American Petroleum Institute reports small gains in crude imports production and gasoline stocks while gasoline inventories sit 219.2 barrels higher than a year ago. Senate panels debate an emergency energy bill as VP Ammeen warns of a Saudi embargo and a declassified document reveals how antitrust actions in oil were softened for national security.
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Michael M. Ameen Jr
Aramco Oil Co
Saudi Arabia
United States
Middle East
Senate Foreign Relations
Frank Church
P-Tdaha
Justice Department
State Department
Labor rene Pse One Labor rene Pse One find petroleum industries
Government officials may seek authority to retain controls on additional industries and approve a streamlined Cost of Living Council to monitor negotiated commitments. The labor federation’s economic report argues wages must rise with living costs and productivity, estimating about 12 percent increases.
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Cost of Living Council
The
Labor Federation
Kissinger Pledges U S To Latin Hemisphere Brotherhood
Secretary of State Kissinger vowed a new spirit of brotherhood with Latin American nations meeting 24 foreign ministers in Mexico City He said the United States would not intervene in internal affairs or impose political views and proposed a framework for dialogue conciliation and dispute settlement to ease tensions with expropriation and fishing rights issues, citing progress with Mexico Panama and Peru.
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Mexico City
Henry A. Kissinger
United States
Latin America
Kissinger
Nixon
Cuba
U.S
Mexico
Panama
Peru
Washington
Ecuador
Tidewater gasoline lines ease after state controls
Virginia stations opened Thursday morning amid a eased shortage as fewer lines formed. Crown Petroleum reports quicker vehicle movement and many dealers say customers mostly follow the odd-even plan though some bribes and gauge tampering were noted. In Waynesboro stations stayed closed or crowded while doctors and nurses received special allocation.
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Kenneth Sanderson
Crown Petroleum Corp
Richmond
Tidewater
Gov. Mills
Godwin
Roanoke
Lynchburg
Petersburg
Waynesboro
Atlanta editor Murphy vanishes amid alleged heating oil scam
FBI and police hunt for Reg Murphy, editor missing after being lured by a man promising a $100,000 heating oil donation for the needy. Fields said Murphy planned to help select recipients and left home at 7:30 p.m. to meet a lawyer, with calls alleging kidnapping hours later. Mayor Jackson returns to Atlanta as investigators search Murphy's offices and home for leads.
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Fields
Murphy
Revolutionary Army
Tom Wood
Wood
Reg
Maynard Jackson
New York
Atlanta
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Virginia Highway Safety Division
Big George
Virgil Partch
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New Latin Brotherhood
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Goodyear
Scratch and Dent Sale
Virginia
M & M Furn
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Fain
Caister
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Journal-Constitution
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