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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1974
Page
1
Hub offers a medical tongue in cheek note warning readers about methanol poisoning from alcohol after New Year’s Eve. It humorously lists symptoms and urges avoiding alcohol, aspirin generally, and calls for professional medical advice if touched by the condition.
The world marks the new year as energy shortages and war linger. Times Square lights blaze in New York while England declares New Year’s Day a holiday. Israeli troops stay alert as Japan witnesses the Year of the Tiger and Skylab circles Earth on approach to 1974.
Early returns show Labor around 51 seats in the 120 seat Knesset with a predicted coalition path. Likud gains about 38 seats while military votes could shift about 10 seats under proportional representation. Municipal results give Likud 14 city council seats to Labor's 11 in Tel Aviv.
A harsh cold snap and heavy snows across the Midwest and East closed roads and strained travel. Minnesota warned motorists of exposure when out of gas as rescue crews aided about 20 stranded drivers in the St Paul Minneapolis area under subzero temperatures. Bemidji recorded 35 below zero while others in Ohio Indiana and Texas faced plummets and heavy snowfall with salt shortages affecting interstate traffic.
The Federal Energy Office authorized gasoline, heating oil, and diesel price hikes of 1 cent per gallon for retailers and half a cent for wholesalers, potentially raising consumer pump prices by 1.9 cents. The move follows a prior 2.3 cent increase and comes with a presidential warning against price gouging and hoarding, as officials seek to offset higher crude costs and overhead.
A mass of unresolved issues awaits Congress in the new year with possible impeachment talk surrounding President Nixon. Immediate tasks include finishing an emergency energy bill on gasoline rationing amid windfall profits disputes. Other items cover election reform foreign trade and campaign finance measures with Senate action set on multiple fronts.
Washington AP reports major new indictments are expected in the Watergate case and related probes. Jaworski says grand juries will vote in January or February on a substantial number of cases, with investigations into the White House plumbers, Ellsberg break in, campaign finances, and espionage continuing. Potential targets include Mitchell Magruder Haldeman and Ehrlichman.
A passerby freed Kathy L. Morris from a car trunk in Ocala after she had been abducted from a Daytona Beach birthday party. The 20 year old was unharmed and in good condition as police, including Sheriff Don Moreland, investigated the motive and location near an abandoned junkyard. Her father Ernest Morris thanked supporters as the search ended and she recovered safely.
Forecast calls for a cold period with increasing cloudiness becoming mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of snow begins this afternoon and continues Wednesday. Highs in the upper 20s both days, tonight’s low mid-teens. Monday’s high was 25 and low 14.
Lawton motorists buy new 1974 license tag numbers at a steady pace with no drop from 1972, while statewide December sales lag about 50 percent. Oklahoma Tax Commission official notes reduced numbers in many areas.
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