North Carolina Patrol Sets Example With 50 MPH Limit
Raleigh AP reports the North Carolina Highway Patrol will lower speed to 50 mph to model restraint during the energy crisis. Gov. Holshouser ordered 55 mph limits Dec 1. enforcement starts after signs are updated. Lt. Col. Jones says troopers will issue warnings first and use speed timing selectively to reduce fuel use and prevent crashes.
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Dollar climbs as Arab boycott boosts U.S. edge
The piece notes the Arab boycott may aid the dollar and oil prices lifting European costs, with the dollar at multi month highs in London and Europe. It cites a European price shift from 3.50 to just under 6 dollars for Middle East crude, a factor in currency moves and trade.
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Skylab gyro repair boosts antenna use after space walk
Skylab's control gyros, each 242 pounds and turning about 9000 rpm, steer the station for sun, Earth, and comet Kohoutek photography. A six hour 33 minute space walk rewired the earth radar antenna drive mechanism, restoring roughly 80 percent of its usefulness after a prior Skylab 2 failure on the 59 day mission ending September 25.
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Nixon Considers Gas Tax and Sunday Close Drought
Nixon weighed a gasoline tax and Sunday closing of stations, ruling out a ban on Sunday driving. Roy Ash said rationing remains a last resort. After nine days of campaigning, Nixon spent Thanksgiving at Camp David with family and friends, while watching the Redskins beat the Lions 20 to 4.
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Deliberate Killing Alleged in U S Executive's Ambush
In Buenos Aires an English language AP report says a high level police source tied the ambush killing of John A. Swint, 56, general manager of Transax owned by Ford, to a planned assassination rather than kidnapping. Fifteen attackers stopped his car in Cordoba, killing Swint and two bodyguards. a third guard was seriously wounded. Authorities suspect ERP militants, though no motive is proven and no clues remain.
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Kidnap Trembles Through Magee Parsonage Tale
The Rev E M Nelson pastor of the First United Methodist Church near Atlanta described masked assailants who gagged him and his wife during a kidnapping for ransom tied to Daniel Warren a 36 year old held on a bank robbery charge. The family was driven away blindfolded and later released after a long drive to a remote area. Police hunt three or four men believed to be in their 20s to 30s as Warren’s captors demanded authorities negotiate.
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Mideast Talks Continue As双方 Seek Cease-Fire Accord
U N sources say Egypt and Israel kept daily talks to restore lines as of the Oct 22 cease-fire. Israeli Maj Gen Yariv and Egyptian Lt Gen Gamasy reported progress, with both sides showing constructive attitudes and rejecting Washington dictates amid border dispute tensions and sporadic shooting along cease-fire lines.
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Andreas Pleads Innocent In Humphrey Campaign Case
Minneapolis businessman Dwayne O. Andreas pleaded innocent to charges of making illegal $100,000 campaign contributions to Hubert H. Humphrey's 1968 presidential campaign. His attorney entered the plea for him and for the First Interoceanic Corp. in four Illinois donations. Joseph Walters represented both Andreas and the corporation. Andreas did not appear, reportedly abroad.
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Silence and Social Ease In A Busy World
A self described philosopher explains how silence keeps him connected with others. He talks of choosing Thursday to Saturday for calls and using quiet time for reading and writing. His long life in America and health are linked to an active mind, vegetarian diet, and sleeping outdoors.
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