National Gasoline Pinch Follows Fuel Oil Shortage
Oil shortages this winter raise the possibility of a gasoline shortage this summer. Industry leaders cite tight refinery capacity and high demand as key factors while the Nixon administration moves to boost imports and reduce limits on heating oil.
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Washington
George A. Lincoln
Office of Emergency Preparedness
Lincoln
American Petroleum Institute
Frank N
Ikard
Bureau of Mines
Rocky Mountains
Oil Regulating
Texas Railroad Commission
Nixon Admin
Istration
Alaska
Atlantic
API
U.S
Interior Department
Office of Oil and Gas
United States
Big Daddy Stewart Runs Perfect 300 In Logan Sanctioned Title
Bob Big Daddy Stewart bowled a perfect 300 in the Bill Sauer Classic at Scenic Lanes Logan. It was the first sanctioned 300 in Logan in nearly 30 years, surpassing Ed Thomas’s 299 in 1964. He started with 170 and 165 then ripped nine straight strikes to seal the 300 and a $100 prize.
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Bob
Big Daddy) Stewart
West Logan Kewler
Scenic Lanes
Logan
Big Daddy
Ohio
Ed Thomas
Stardust Lanes
Grove City
Stewart
Tom Thomas
Logan Goodyear
Dixy Ray Named First Woman AEC Chairman
President Nixon appoints Dixy Lee Ray to lead the Atomic Energy Commission succeeding James R. Schlesinger. The 59 year old becomes the first woman chairman at the AEC and the third woman named by Nixon to head an independent agency. No Senate confirmation required. The post pays 42500 dollars per year.
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Washington
Dixy Lee Ray
Nixon
Atomic Energy Commission
James R. Schlesinger
Dr. Ray
AEC
Senate
POW Releases Planned For Saturday Near Saigon
A senior U S official said 20 to 40 American prisoners of war will be released Saturday from jungle camps near the Cambodian border north of Saigon. First group expected early next week, possibly Sunday or Monday, with Kissinger visiting.
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Saigon
U.S
United States
North Vietnam
Henry A. Kissinger
An Loc
Tan Son Nhut
Five more file petitions for Logan city offices
Five additional candidates filed nominating petitions with the Hocking County election board for the May primary, due by 4 p.m. Today. Incumbent Republicans S Louise Smith and George Dunigan seek ward and at large seats respectively, while Democrats James H Stewart Robert Schultz and George Carr seek council seats. Carr, a WWII veteran and former Wellston City Council member, returned to Logan two years ago with his wife Shirley and four children.
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Logan City
Hocking County Election Board
S. Louise Smith
N. Mulberry Sr
Second Ward
George Dunigan
W. Front St
Robert Schultz
Gallagher Ave
Fourth Ward
George C. Carr
Logan
Wellston
Immanuel United Methodist Church
Mingo Lodge
F&am
Shirley
Vicky
Peggy
Douglas
George III
Ireland Walkout Strikes Across Northern Ireland
In Belfast a 24 hour general strike by militant Protestants crippled Northern Ireland. About 500,000 workers reportedly stayed home amid intimidation, with buses halted, cars torched, and factories disrupted. Former Home Minister William Craig warned the action was a serious show of force.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
William Craig
Two Hocking Firms Seek New Liquor Permits
The Ohio Department of Liquor Control is processing liquor permit applications from two Hocking County businesses. Evelyn C. Butler of Indian Springs Grocery seeks a C-2 permit for carry-out high powered beer and wine, and Keith Knight of Knight's Grocery seeks a C-2 permit. County commissioners do not oppose either application.
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Ohio Department of Liquor Control
Hocking County
Evelyn C. Butler
Indian Springs
Middlefork Rd
Rockbridge
Perry
Keith Knight
Knight’s Grocery
Laurelville
Liquor Control
Richard E. Guggenheim
Guggenheim
Probers Eye 1960s Elections in Watergate Inquiry
Republican senators push to broaden the Senate Watergate probe to include presidential elections from 1960 and 1964. The plan would expand panel balance and cover alleged Democratic sabotage and earlier Nixon Kennedy era incidents amid ongoing controversy over the investigation’s scope.
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Washington
GOP
Senate
Watergate
Nixon
Convic
Sam J. Ervin Jr
Dn.c
Barry Goldwater
John F. Kennedy
Capitol Hill
Justice Department
White House
Snow and Ice Hit Plains From Rockies to Mississippi
Snow and freezing drizzle affected the midcontinent from the Rockies to the upper Mississippi Valley with light snow in many areas. Hill Air Force base reported heavy snow while Ogden Utah saw about 12 inches. drivers faced hazards in Kansas Nebraska and Colorado as California and the Middle Atlantic saw rain showers.
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Associated Press
Rockies
Mississippi Valley
Plains
Hill Air Force
Ogden
Utah
Kansas
Nebraska
Colorado
California
Middle Atlantic
Appalachians
Ohio Solons Push For Daily Allowance
The Ohio House approved a resolution to fund lawmakers' expenses at 20 to 25 dollars a day and set a May ballot vote on a Vietnam veterans bonus funded by a property tax increase. The proposed amendments include governor lieutenant governor tandem elections and changing how agricultural land is taxed. The panel also rejected expanding farm tax rules and debated a debt limit proposal.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio House
Charles E. Fry
Springfield
Senate
House
General Assembly
Constitutional Revision Commission
Rep
Vernal G. Riffe Jr
New Boston
Ronald M. Mottl
Parma
Mottl
Fred Young
Dayton
Young
Gilligan
John Brown
Batchelder
Drug Suspects Nabbed in Cincinnati Secret Indictments
Cincinnati police vice squad rounded up 11 of 13 men named in secret indictments tied to drug sales. The arrests occurred Tuesday night as part of a coordinated operation by federal and local authorities.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Heartwarming Deeds Boost Rev Ferguson Fund Drive
The Rev Leonard Ferguson Fund nears $23,000 as the community raises money to aid the ailing Baptist pastor. Mrs Cecelia Jones handed in 12.50 aided by a cross made from burnt matches at a Logan Senior Citizens Club event. A rock concert at Logan High School auditorium raised 142 for the fund, organized by Mark Warling and a Bremen Town Musicians crew.
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Leonard Ferguson
Baptist Church
Cecelia Jones
W. Second St
Ferguson
Jones
William
Pennyslvania
Grove City
Logan
John Hillis
Nelsonville
Bremen Town
Lhs Auditorium
Ferguson Fund
Bremen
Greg Harper
Doug Richardson
Neil Bibler
Mark Grimm
Jeff Cumberland
Rod Montgomery
Mark Warling
Warling
Pat Linscott
Chuck Matheny
Steve Smart
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Stan Benjamin
Scenic Lanes Co
The
American Bowling Congress
Clark Air Force Base
Philippines
International Commission For Control and Supervision
Canada
Indonesia
Poland
Mungary
Tan Son Nhut Air Base
Red Cross
Vietnam
Paris
Central Highlands
Pleiku
A Shau
Hue
Ireland
Hocking
Hocking Valley
William Batchelder
Medina
John Gilligan
Logan Senior Citizens Club
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