Danville Register in Danville, Virginia

Gas Ration Bill Vote Seen Today

Washington AP reports a coalition of Senate Democrats and Republicans pressing to send back to House conference emergency energy legislation that would authorize Nixon to order gasoline rationing. A final Senate vote is set for Tuesday afternoon amid moves by Sen. Gaylord Nelson to recommit with instructions to drop the windfall profits provision. Nelson supports windfall tax in principle but finds the clause unworkable and opposes some environmental flexibilities for power plants to burn high sulfur fuels. The White House opposes the windfall profits section and backs a plan to redirect excess profits to exploration and development.