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Newspaper
Greeley Daily Tribune
Location
Greeley, Colorado, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1973
Page
8
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Governor Vanderhoof warned that truckers threatening highway blockades would face swift response, including possible National Guard deployment. He criticized eastern protests demanding a 65 mile per hour limit and price controls as misguided. He forecast energy shortages bumping Colorado unemployment from 8 percent, with James Shiffer expecting a slight rise above that rate.
Governor John Vanderhoof said he will submit a new program and executive budget to the Colorado General Assembly when it convenes in January. He and his staff will work straight days to prepare a state of the state address and a joint budget briefing with Department of Administration head Eve Patton, using slides to outline the plan. Lawmakers open January 2 with a list of important issues, aiming to finish in 89 days, while land use legislation from an interim committee and two years of Lane Use Commission research inform the proposals.
A 48 year old Delta resident Frederick W. Smart was killed when a sugar beet pulp drier exploded at the Holly Sugar Co plant. The blast knocked out a wall and damaged the building where he worked. Plant operations were halted for investigation and safety checks.
AP dispatch notes farm fuel shipments remain tight even as winter slows energy use. NH NY TN OK report brief outages. some farmers get only 4 to 90 percent of base purchases. States find oil companies ignore mandatory middle distillate locations. LP gas for grain drying cited as critical in SC SD NE. Bay leaf admonition appears stray.
Nebraska aeronautics director Rudolf Peralez appeals to Frontier Airlines to halt planned cancellations affecting eight cities including Lincoln, Omaha, Hastings, and North Platte. He urges state Public Service Commission review, citing insufficient service levels and questions fuel allocation amid national shortages.
Denver AP report indicates Gov. Vanderhoof links unrest over Colorado corrections to budgeting practices, with the Joint Budget Committee blamed for funding issues. The trip to Canon City covered State Reformatory Buena Vista and Canon City Penitentiary budget requests and critiques.
A federal grand jury charged Melvin Wedgle of Denver and Herman Wedgle of Arvida with nine counts of illegal gun sales and concealing the facts from authorities. The brothers, who ran the Utah Loan Co., face indictments dating back to October 1970. Warrants issued. bond set at 5000 each.
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