Gas bills may jump further under new federal pricing rule
Natural gas bills have already risen by about a third in five years and could climb more as regulators approve a new pricing method. Three offshore Louisiana producers seek an immediate 73 percent hike and expect annual increases that could double prices within seven years amid a national gas shortage. Demand last year exceeded supply, straining consumers and producers alike.
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Washington
Louisiana
Federal Power Commission
Gas Prices Seen Rising to Lure New Gas Supplies
The FPC's optional pricing plan could push higher rates to attract unused gas sources. Applicants including Tenneco Oil Texaco and Belco Petroleum seek approvals based on economic factors and alternatives costs. Opponents from municipal gas groups Consumers Union and Rep. Moss contest windfall profits and cite potential "end run" around the 1938 Natural Gas Act. The FPC regulates interstate gas. wellhead prices within states have already risen beyond 21-25 cents per thousand cubic feet. Gas from coal and LNG imports add to the evolving pricing landscape as the industry defines new gas.
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Tenneco Oil
Texaco
Belco Petroleum Co
Gas Association
Consumers Union
Concermel
John E. Moss
D-Calif
Supreme Court
Algeria
Many Factors Figure in Committee Spots
Washington AP reports that Senate committee assignments hinge on travel, staff slots, and home state interests more than policy aims. Seniority shifts and cross weights shape chairmanships, with examples from Brooke Griffin Moss Humphrey Stevenson and Weicker highlighting the jockeying for posts and panel expansions.
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Washington
Griffin
Nixon
Brooke
Space Committee
Senate
Mittee
Amee
Minnesota
Exima
D.C
Thomas F. Ragleton
Missouri
Humphrey
Senate Democratis
George McGovern
Foreign Relations Committee
McGovern
Willham Hathaway
D-Maine
Agriculture Committee
Adlai E. Stevenson Til
D-11
Labor and Public Welfare Committee
Commerce
Lowell P. Weicker
R-Conn
Managua Rebuilding Under Way After Deadly Quake
In Managua the evacuation of survivors is finished and reconstruction begins. Somoza reports a 15,000 house project funded by the United States and OAS allies. Officials estimate 10,000 to 12,000 deaths, 600 blocks destroyed, and damage around $1 billion.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Anastasio Somoza
United States
Organization of American States
Garden City Telegram Cutout Page Highlights
A cutout page from the Garden City Telegram dated Tuesday January 16 1973 features small notices and brief items. The page emphasizes local events and community briefs typical of the period with scattered names and places reflected in civic and social notices.
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Garden City
Hobby Club Frame From Clothespins by Cappy Dick
An easy fun project for kids uses springy clothespins to create a decorative picture frame. Choose a magazine image, trim and paste it to cardboard, add a border with colored mending tape, then color clothespins with enamel. Ensure adult permission before painting.
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Cappy Dick
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R-Mass
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R-Mich
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Kansas Ave
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