Airline And Auto Layoffs Increase Amid Energy Crisis
The energy crunch drives mass layoffs across airlines and auto makers as Eastern, Pan Am, Allegheny announce cuts. United and Frontier follow with job losses while Ford GM and Chrysler also shed workers. January fuel mandates claw back demand, raising unemployment to as high as 5.3 million.
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Nice Tatro Associated Press
Eastern Airlines
Pan American Airways
Allegheny Airlines
Herbert Stein
Nixon
Council of Economic Advisers
Pan Am
United Airlines
Frontier Airlines
Washington
Air Transport Association
Ford
Michigan
Chrysler
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Airlines Seek End Of Flights To 25 Cities
Seven major carriers asked the Civil Aeronautics Board to drop all air service to 2 percent of cities amid a fuel shortage. Four others sought permission to discontinue some routes while continuing others. Affected towns are mostly in the Northeast with three communities each in Oklahoma and Ohio.
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Washington
Civil Aeronautics Board
Oklahoma
Ohio
Austin man selling complete Playboy collection for 3000
Elmo Wagner of Austin seeks 3000 for his 239 issue Playboy collection stored in an eight foot high stack with no April 1954 issue. He bought the set after researching hobbies while in federal service and plans to use proceeds to free shelf space. His wife admits she reads them rarely.
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Austin, Tex
Elmo Wagner
Playboy
Wagner
Austin American Statesman
Cincinnati
Ohio
Senate voting to cut oil shipments to Southeast Asia
The Senate approved a 60 33 cut in military petroleum exports to South Vietnam Cambodia and Laos as part of a 73.3 billion defense bill and trimmed 476 million from Nixon's Indochina aid. Norris Cotton urged relief for New England while Mansfield Hatfield opposed the plan.
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Washington
Senate
South Vietnam
Cambodia
Laos
Pentagon
Nixon
Indochina
House
Norris Cotton
N.H
New England
Vietnam
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Mansfield
Mark O. Hatfield
R-Ove
Lights On Again In Kansas City Plaza
The Country Club Plaza lights glow again in Kansas City but on a reduced schedule from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. through December 26 instead of New Year’s night. The lights were off since November 25 after President Nixon urged energy conservation. Officials said lighting resumed Thursday following Nixon’s plan to light the national Christmas tree in Washington on a limited basis.
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Nixon
Washington
Poll Boosts Nixon Rating in Gallup Poll
Gallup poll taken Nov 30 to Dec 3 shows 31 percent approve of Nixon, up from 27 percent a month earlier, with 59 percent disapproving. The rise is largest in the South where appearances boosted approval by 7 percent.
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Princeton
N.J
Nixon
Gallup
Vietnam
South
Tornadoes Kill 3 in Carolina and Injures Widespread
Tornadoes from a cold front struck three Southern states, killing three in South Carolina and injuring at least 43 across South Carolina, Georgia and Tennessee. Damage runs into millions, with a textile mill and mobile homes destroyed in Ninety Six and Prosperity, S C. Three pupils hurt in Benton Tenn. and Gaines ville, Ga. reports exceed $2 million in damage. A separate prewinter storm brings snow to the Midwest and Northeast, shutting O'Hare and cutting power to tens of thousands.
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Associated Press
South Carolina
Georgia
Tennessee
Ninety Six
D.C
Charity Griffin
Ozala Thompson
Brandon J. Farr
Prosperity
S.C
Coronaca
Gainesville
Civil Defense
Benton
Tenn
Midwest
O'Hare International Airport
Chicago
Lake Michigan
Chicago Area
Ohio Valley
Atlantic
Michigan
Mexico Ledger frontend entry December 6 1973
Local page notes date for the Mexico Missouri Ledger issue dated Friday December 6 1973. Details of community items and regional notices are listed for readers.
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Mexico
Storm Fronts Hit Northern States With Snow and Cold
Snow watches extended into northern Pennsylvania as 6 to 10 inches were forecast for western New York. A separate system spread snow across the Dakotas and into Nebraska. Subzero temperatures accompanied the snow in North Dakota and reached northern Minnesota.
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New England
Pennsylvania
New York
Dakotas
Nebraska
North Dakota
Minnesota
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Logan Pharmacy
North Side Square
MFA
MFA, Inc
Bob
Kansas City Plaza
Kansas City
Country Club Plaza
Armee
East Coast
Amana Test Kitchen
Sacramento Utility District
Radarange
Wyatt’s. Electric Inc
Price eQuality eService
Carolina
Machin
Uance Precht - Pickering
Meller
Iwest Plaza
Canning Center
American Legion Hall
Harvey Morts
Gamble Paint & Glass
Chou Center
Chou Shop
Pangburn
Jcpenney
Girl Scout Agency
Mexico, Ma
Aly
Dodge
Hiway
Va. Smith Motor & Impl. Co
Mexico, Mo
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