Nixon flies secret United flight to California vacation
President Nixon flew unannounced on United Flight 55 from Washington Dulles to Los Angeles en route to San Clemente, signing autographs and talking with passengers. White House indicated secrecy was for security. The 25 presidential entourage rode a DC-10 with 132 other passengers. Nixon paid $217.64 for his ticket.
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SAN Clemente, Call
Nixon
Hera
United Air Lines
Washington
Dulles International Airport
Secret Service
Los Angeles
White
San Clemente Calif
Plana
White House
Prasa
Garakl Warran
Warran Anid
United
Pat
Tricia
China
Soviet Union
Warren
le House
California
San Clemente
Standby gasoline rationing system announced by Simon
Federal Energy Chief William E. Simon announced a standby gasoline rationing system with three months of online ration coupons. He said operation would not begin before March 1 and that overall shortages may be less severe than earlier feared. A basic monthly ration of 32 to 35 gallons per driver over 18 is planned, with regional adjustments.
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Washington
Federal Energy
William E. Simon
Simon
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Hag
Congress
Fie
New England
Nixon
California
San Clemente Estate
White House
Gerald L. Warren
Leisure Takes Lots of Energy
A 1972 survey by the National Motor Sports Committee estimates Americans used 8.1 billion gallons of fuel for leisure and travel. Vacation driving accounted for 9.4 billion gallons and 46.6 billion miles, with auto racing and other sports consuming substantial fuel as energy restrictions rise.
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Bloys Britt
Associated Press
NEW York (Ap
United States
National Motor Sports Committee
Auto Racing Inustry
Aviation Administration
U.S
Comet Kohoutek Nears Sun in Friday Perihelion Swing
Astronomers report Comet Kohoutek will reach perihelion Friday, passing about 1.44 million miles from the sun at 241 400 miles per hour. If it survives, it should reappear to Earth observers in early January, visible near Venus and fading as it moves away into deep space.
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Warren FE
Leary
AP Science
Cambridge
Mass
Kohoutek
Kaohoutek
Earth
William A. Deutschman
Project Kohoutek
Southsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Deutschman
Venus
Pieeter Ganon Sarbales Petru Walener
Fragmentary OCR item referencing Pieeter Ganon Sarbales Petru Walener with unclear context. Details incomplete. cannot determine event date location or affiliations due to garbled text. Further readable lines needed to craft a proper headline and summary.
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Pieeter Ganon Sarbales Petru Walener
Explosion at Dow Freeport Plant Injures Fifteen
An explosion at the Dow Chemical Co plant in Freeport Texas injured fifteen people. The blast, felt up to 50 miles away, occurred at a rail tank car in the epoxy resin unit. About 6,500 Dow workers and 2,500 contractors were nearby. no major burns reported. A leak in the tank and a three hour fire followed, with ethylene oxide involved and windows shattered as far as 10 miles. The cause was not determined.
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Freeport, Tex
Dow Chemical Co
Everett Jacob
Jacob
Dow
South Vietnamese Sweep Mekong Delta
South Vietnamese forces moved to protect the rice harvest after a Viet Cong ambush left about 150 government casualties. A battalion of 500 was reportedly put out of action on Christmas Day, with 18 killed including the commander and deputy. Reinforcements were sent as fighting continued in the delta.
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George Esper
Associated Press
Saigon
South Vietnam
Mekong
Comemander
Holiday Lull Hits Capital
Washington, AP report notes Nixon’s San Clemente vacation as 1974 faces probes into Watergate, energy shortages, and looming elections. The piece surveys the year’s crises, Senate hearings, indictments, and the push for reforms to prevent future abuses. Mathias critiques national security reporting and calls for stronger oversight and constitutional safeguards.
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Walter Ft. Mears
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Coness J
Ixon
San Clemente
Washington
Charles McC
Mathias
Senate
Hat Settlement
Solue
Congress
House
Nixon
Archibald Cox
Leon Jaworski
Senate Committee
Mormon Leader Harold Lee Dies
Harold B. Lee, 74, president of the Mormon church for 16 months, died of lung and heart failure after a hospital exam. His death leaves Spencer W. Kimball likely to become the next church president, with the Council of the Twelve meeting with Lee's family to discuss funeral arrangements.
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Larry Kurtz
Associated Press
Salt Lake City
Harold B. Lee
Mormon Church
Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints
Mormon
Lee
Joseph Fielding Smith
Joseph Smith
David O. McKay
Council of the Twelve
Spencer W. Kimball
Elder Kimball
Ball
Ezra Taft Benson
Eigenhower
Wth
Ufe
Fern Lu
Mitchell Rejects Grand Jury Probe of Dairy Cooperative
Washington AP report notes Atty Gen John Mitchell denied a federal grand jury investigation into the nation’s largest dairy cooperative, Associated Milk Producers Inc. Civil antitrust action was pursued instead. The suit, pending in federal court, accuses the group of monopolistic conduct in the Midwestern milk market. The affair ties to political contributions linked to President Nixon’s campaign and to Mitchell’s then-detailed role in campaign decisions.
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Jererey Mills
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
John N. Mitchell
Justice Department
Mitchell
Associated Milk Producers Inc
Nice
Lee. Mitchell
Nixon
Ale Ready
Wall Pees Group
Department
San Antonio
Tex
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