Ten Lowest Gas Rationing Areas Named By FEO
The Federal Energy Office named ten metropolitan areas likely to receive the lowest gasoline rations under the plan. Areas may face monthly limits around 33 gallons when tight, rising to about 40 as supplies ease. The list includes Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Chicago and suburbs Des Plaines Evanston and Gary, Milwaukee, New York and Newark, Philadelphia, San Francisco Oakland, New Orleans, and Honolulu. An additional eight metros were set to 10 percent below the nationwide standard with 37 to 44 gallons monthly in Buffalo Cleveland Shaker Heights Miami Minneapolis St Paul Pittsburgh Washington Savannah and Charlotte.
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Washington
Federal Energy Office
FEC
Atlanta
Baltimore
Boston
Chicago
Des Plaines
Evanston
Gary
Milwaukee
New York
Newark
N.J
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Oakland
New Orleans
Honolulu
Buffalo
Cleveland
Shaker Heights
Miami
Fla
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Pittsburgh
Floods threaten western states amid evacuations and rescues
Storms cause widespread damage across Oregon Washington and California with evacuations in Libby Montana and White Swan Washington. Rivers rise and dikes breach as crews search for missing motorists and a teen. Gasoline rationing rules emerge while Middle East talks unfold in parallel.
Gray urges belt tightening amid energy crisis and housewife analogy
A speech by Gray links state budgets to fixed income citizens, arguing for伸 tighter government, not cuts. He compares services to soup and urges finding nutrition in lower price cuts, citing a broad list of cities where drivers may face rationing as energy costs bite.
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Gray
Slide Tragedy After Torrential Rains Strikes Oregon
Ray Bell of Douglas County and six Roseburg Medford workers linked to Sage Co amid a Pacific Northwest flood and a 150-foot wide slide near a mile downstream from Slide comained. Bob Cook of Medford survived a rock burst and 15 hour delay in rescue as authorities used heavy equipment and electronic gear to reach the site.
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Ray Bell
Tri City
Douglas County
Sage Co
Bell
Bill Combs
Bob Miller
Gilbert Maret
Roseburg
Bill Centers
Ed Waldren
Medford
Pacific Northwest
Oregon
Bob Cook
Cook
Gas price outlook cited in oil operations hearing
Gas prices today reflect expected future levels. Prices rose 190 or 140 percent in two to three years with expectations of further increases as regulation debates continue. Bendell, a rate hearing witness, says he must sell gas to maintain cash flow, not hold for speculative gain. he notes the lack of an intrastate market and contemplates possible sale to ensure business survival.
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Wilson
Special
Senate
Bendell
Subpoena in Watergate probe targets Nixon aides
A Common Cause subpoena seeks political documents from Nixon and associates Rose Mary Woods Charles Colson and Henry Buchannan. Nixon may resist as he has in prior Watergate requests while legal bodies enforce subpoenas during discovery and can be quashed by a judge.
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Common Cause
Nixon
White House
Senate Watergate Committee
Special
Watergate
Kenneth Guido
Rose Mary Woods
Charles W. Colson
Henry M. Buchannan
Reelection Committee
Tapes Evidence and Secret Service Tape System Details
Testimony reveals Bull returned tapes within two days. ZumWalt recalls a 1900s-era tape recorders storage misstatement and a machine bought for Rose Mary Woods. Sims notes Bull's inquiry about John W. Dean II and Butterfield’s request to transcribe White House tapes.
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ZumWalt
Ben-Veniste
Secret Service
Rose Mary Woods
Zumwalt Aid
Sims
Bull
John W. Dean II
White House
Dean
Housing Starts Decline Sharply in December 1973
Economy shows a sharp drop in housing starts with 2,041,800 total for the year and 1,355,000 in December on a seasonally adjusted basis, down from November. Building permits for new housing fell to 1,231,000 annualized in December, as economists caution about 1974 prospects despite no early sign of improvement.
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Wee
Twenty Two Firms Indicted On Bid Rigging Charges
Twenty two contracting companies were indicted by a federal grand jury on bid rigging charges tied to Illinois highway projects costing over twenty million dollars. The seven indictments, returned in U S District Court at Springfield, accuse the firms of conspiring to rig bids.
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Washington
Justice Department
U.S
Springfield
Illinois
Standard Paving Co
J. L. Simmons Co. Inc
Chicago
Howell Asphalt Co
Mattoon
Pautler Brothers Contractors Inc
Chester
Sangamo Construction Co
Illinois Department of
Transportation
Illinois State Department
Energy experts urge more disclosure and watchdogs
A House subcommittee heard calls for an independent agency to require reports on exploration, production, refining, and marketing of energy. Witnesses argued that current reserves data are flawed and large fuel shortages are overstated by majors, while indictments in Illinois accuse 22 firms of bid rigging on highway projects and inflated competition.
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Energy and Minerals
Walverson
Federal Power Commission
John W. Nassikas
Subcommittee On Regulatory Agencies
Halverson
Nassikas
American Gas Association
FPC
Christopher T. Rand
Nader
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Pagene
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Libby
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Army Corps of Engineers
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Griffin Creek
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Siskiyou
Shasta
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Humboldt County
Pete Vandeklis
Jimmy Moore
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Larry Jentosi
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Coeur d'Alene
Idaho
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St. Maries
Benewah
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Pinehurst
Yakima
Mideast
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Gidi
Sinai
Egypt
Allon
Eban
Kissinger
Allen
Middle East
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Moshe Davan
Foreign Affairs and Security Committee
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Sinai Peninsula
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Charleston
Pagenet
Odeneierstead
Big George
Perich
Coane
Poe
Capp Homes
Dea
Daniel Murray
Roanoke
Virgin
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East Sth Ave
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Enim
Page de
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Rexall Drug
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