Truckers Block Major Routes Over Fuel Costs and Speed Limits
Truck drivers blocked the Delaware Memorial Bridge and other routes across Ohio Pennsylvania New Jersey and New York in protests against fuel prices and 55 mph speed limits. Police reports cited 200 trucks on the bridge and hundreds on toll roads with some arrests as blockades continued into the day.
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Nation to adopt year round Daylight Time by late December
Senate votes 68 to 10 for a year round energy time plan with 22 months of Daylight Time beginning May through October 1975. States may exempt themselves if advancing the clock causes hardship. FCC rules to allow sunrise broadcasting and industries get 15 days to adjust schedules.
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State May Get Snow Rain Mix
A dreary weather picture in Wisconsin includes snow mixed with rain, with heavy snowfall in the north and a flood watch in the south. Weather officials expect 1 to 2 inches more snow in the north, drizzle in the south, then partial clearing and light flurries as a high pressure ridge moves in.
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Weather outlook with snow flurries and cold spell
Snow flurries arrive early Wednesday night then become partly cloudy and colder by morning. Lows near 12. Wednesday night, Thursday will stay partly cloudy with a high around 27. Friday remains fair and cold with a low near 20 and a high in the low 30s.
Winter storm stretches from Kansas to Wisconsin with snow and ice
A fast moving pre winter storm coated Kansas to Wisconsin with ice and heavy snow. Kansas utilities reported nearly one million dollars in damage as four to six inches of snow extended into Minnesota and Wisconsin. Tornadoes and gale force winds struck Arkansas, causing one death near Lakeport.
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Agency Expected To Okay Higher Heating Oil Price
Washington AP reports higher heating oil prices likely approved by the Cost of Living Council as a test of energy conservation via price signals. Officials foresee an eight cent rise before winter. Kissinger to meet Saudi and Algerian ministers on oil cuts, with limited hopes for quick supply resumption.
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Secretary Ordered Back to Court Over Watergate Tape Gaps
Federal Judge Sirica summoned Rose Mary Woods to explain advice from White House lawyers before her testimony on the Watergate tapes. The court probe seeks the relationship between Woods and attorneys representing the White House as Haig and others testified. Also reported, billionaire Howard Hughes gave $100,000 in cash to Charles Rebozo for Nixon’s reelection effort, with the bills photographed and later returned.
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Danish voters swing right as premier resigns in chaos
Socialist Prime Minister Anker Joergensen resigns after a landslide rightward vote in Denmark’s general election. Queen Margrethe accepts the resignation. a caretaker government forms while parties jockey for a new coalition amid record turnout and an enlarged Folketing of 175 seats. The Social Democrats slip to 25.7 percent and 46 seats.
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