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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1974
Page
1
Major oil firms say relief will be slow with two to three months before Arab crude reaches U.S. refineries. Gasoline supplies should improve for summer, yet high prices may persist due to unchanged patterns and continued conservation needs.
US District Judge Sirica ruled the secret grand jury report on President Nixon’s Watergate role should go to the House Judiciary Committee, with appeals possible. Attorneys warned of delays as they seek review, while Ford supported the delivery to Congress and urged timely action.
Readers ask about removing parking on Adams to ease eastbound traffic and enabling a beauty shop at High Point Memorial Hospital. Answers note ongoing investigation and a hospital auxiliary plan. Also guidance on finding mercy killing literature via libraries and a note that meter maid positions require only a high school education with slow turnover.
Eunice Kronholm, 46, reunited with her husband days after abduction, plans to tell newsmen on Wednesday details of the crime. FBI says James William Johnson, 27, of Lakeville, will be arraigned today in connection with the kidnapping. $200,000 ransom paid by Gunnar Kronholm, president of Drovers State Bank, may be unrecovered. Kronholm walked into a suburban grocery store wrapped in a blanket and asked to use a telephone amid a shaky, perplexed scene.
Washington AP reports the House Judiciary Committee says it is not pursuing an impeachment fishing expedition as it provides specific justifications for 42 requested tapes. Chairman Rodino and special counsel Doar say negotiations with the White House continue, with subpoenas possible if talks stall, while St. Clair negotiates handing them over.
Sen. James L. Buckley urged President Nixon to resign, saying the crisis has weakened the presidency and only Nixon’s resignation can save the office. He stressed he supports Nixon’s policies but condemns the handling of Watergate and warned the office risks irreparable damage.
WHBQ-TV cameraman Bill Anderson said he acted in sheer anger when he rammed the getaway vehicle carrying three robbers and two hostages. One gunman Clyde Hyde Jr. killed himself as police closed in. Officer Benjamin Payne was badly injured and hospitalized. another officer James Samples was wounded. Police recovered the $49,778.
Washington AP reports the government will lift price controls on most canned fruits and vegetables aiming to fix a shortage and boost 1974-75 production. Ten major canning firms pledge not to raise prices immediately, covering 30 percent of output and about 4 percent of the consumer food dollar. Companies consent to hold March 1 prices and raise output by up to 25 percent, affecting 1,223 firms, 96,000 workers, and 4.4 billion dollars in 1973 sales.
Vienna AP report says Saudi Arabia Algeria Abu Dhabi Bahrain Egypt Kuwait and Qatar agreed to resume oil shipments to the United States after a five month embargo tied to the October war. Libya and Syria refused to endorse the move, with Libya calling it an act of treason and Syria likely to keep barring U.S. bound tankers via the Saudi pipeline.
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