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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1974
Page
1
AP News analysis outlines Vice President Ford delivering a GOP message to Nixon. Ford backs partial disclosure and hints at compromise on Watergate tapes while balancing White House loyalty and Republican accountability ahead of the 1974 elections.
Federal energy chief William E. Simon told ABC’s Issues and Answers that the new legislative authority will be used to pursue criminal charges against anyone found to be charging illegal gasoline prices. The statement framed a tough stance amid concerns over price gouging and supply pressures.
Officials discussed pressuring oil companies to limit sales to 10 gallons per customer amid Arab oil embargo leaks. Simon warned fines and prosecution for violations while Israel’s territorial dispute and embargo dynamics shaped calls for rationing. Gasoline may rise to 55 cents next spring. the Netherlands plans a strict weekly limit.
Former paper carrier at the hospital, Andrew Corbett, remains with the hospital now working in the operating room as an orderly. He is noted as pleasant and continuing his service to staff and patients.
Readers urge High Point municipal transport to stop engine idling during short stops and to extend energy conservation to industry. A letter-writer cites P97899 observed idling on Greensboro Road and recalls WW II fuel restrictions as justification for reducing idle time.
A reader questions why city crews have not fixed a dangerous sidewalk along Russell Street near the High Point Lunch and boarding house. The city attorney says property owners maintain sidewalks and are liable for injuries.
Reports say Israel may offer to withdraw 18 miles from the Suez Canal while demanding Egyptian reductions on the east side. Talks in Geneva involved Maj. Gen. Gur Col. Sion for Israel and Brig. Gen. el Magdoob Col. Howaidi for Egypt, with UN mediator Lt Gen Siilasvuoto presiding.
Washington AP Senate Watergate committee lawyers press for an early ruling on whether Nixon can legally reject committee demands for White House tapes. The panel will file a new brief in the civil suit though Sirica had dismissed it for lack of jurisdiction. A third grand jury was sworn in to aid the Watergate probe.
President Ford says Nixon rightly rejects Senate subpoenas but should turn over material linked to criminal activity. Sen. Ervin in Morganton favors a written deal to narrow White House document demands. Ford backs access to any evidence of criminal action and hints at possible compromise if subpoenas are trimmed.
Massive operation against Arab terrorists spreads from London airport to Windsor Castle. Queen Elizabeth II is away at Sandringham. About 400 troops and police with machines guns tanks and armored cars patrol Heathrow and the castle grounds. Police search side roads while soldiers sweep the meadows near the flight path.
The FBI questioned and released Robin Orban a 25 year old San Diego model described by British authorities as a known associate of three alleged student extremists held in London on firearms charges. FBI agents spent 242 hours with her after she flew home to New York from London where she was barred from entry.
A Phoenix operator sells gasoline only to customers with a $10 coupon book to shorten lines. The plan allows 100 gallons at 44 cents per gallon after 4 pm daily or Saturdays, with the book usable for other services. IRS and Justice Department review questions legality under price controls.
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