Truckers Stay Off Roads Amid Nationwide Shutdown
Independent truckers push a multi day protest in Washington and across states over fuel costs, higher speeds, and diesel prices. Coordinators in Ohio and Pennsylvania vote to extend the stoppage while marketers in New England feel shortages and a Chicago produce firm warns of supply disruption.
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Midwest
Florida
Claude Brinegar
J. W. “River Rat
Edwards
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Order of Steel Haulers
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Oklahoma City
Dave “Patches
Milford
Conn
Denver
Colo
Bob Crawford
Dave Townsend
Crawford
Daryl
Preacher Man
Boring
Bartonsville
Pacity Supreme
Herby Wolff
Emil Kahn
Take Your Pick Before Baby Is Conceived
London AP reports three scientists claim a sperm separation technique could let couples choose a baby boy before conception with about 85 percent accuracy. Drs Ericsson Langevin and Nishino say artificial insemination might implant male chromosomes to ensure a boy, though no method to reliably select a girl exists yet.
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London
R. J. Ericsson
C. N. Langevin
M. Nishino
Nature Magazine
Getty Grandson Held Captive Returns Mutely Missing Ear
In southern Italy police report 17 year old J Paul Getty III. abducted for over five months the grandson of oil magnate J Paul Getty has been released. He is weak hungry and exhausted and says kidnappers cut off an ear. Ransom rumors swirl with no confirmation of payment.
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J. Paul Getty III
Italy
Getty
Salerno
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Lagonegro
Paul
Piazza Navona
Gail Harris
J. Paul Getty Jr
London
J. Paul Getty Sr
Britain
Stonerock Decides Not To Move Amid Truck Stop Protest
About 200 long haul rigs parked at Pocono Truck Plaza near Interstate 80 protest rising fuel costs and shortages. Independent drivers refuse to move, while others leave with no meals, no fuel, and no parking as authorities offer escorts.
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Blue Springs
Bartonsville
Pocono Truck Plaza
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Stonerock
John Cepurneck
Middleboro
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Daryl
Watergate Probers Publish 1972 Tax Returns
Washington AP two Senate Watergate Committee members released their 1972 federal income tax returns amid White House threats to challenge their finances. Chairman Sam Ervin Jr. reported $63,440.50 AGI with $35,489.55 in taxes. Sen. Lowell Weicker Jr. showed $223,364.63 AGI and $37,415.29 in taxes for 1969–1972.
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White House
Senate Watergate Committee
Sam J. Ervin Jr
D-N.c
Ervin
Lowell P. Weicker Jr
R-Conn
Congressional Record
Weicker
President Nixon Signs Year Round Daylight Saving Time
President Nixon signed a bill to place the United States on Daylight Saving Time year round starting January 6, claiming it could save about 150,000 barrels of oil daily. The action follows Congress approving the measure hours earlier and includes an executive order allowing exemptions for states straddling two time zones.
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Nixon
United States
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Oval Office
Norman Lent
R-N.y
Lent
Indochina
House
Edward J. Derwinski
R-Tll
White House
Henry A. Kissinger
Geneva
John Sawhill
Federal Energy Office
U.S
Mrs. C. A. Black Dies At Age 80
Mrs. Charles Alva Black age 80 of 803 Yale Street died at 9:25 p.m. Friday at Audrain Medical Center after an extended illness. Funeral services 2 p.m. Monday at Precht Pickering funeral home with Rev. Frank Park of First Baptist Church officiating. Burial in East Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery. Survivors include two sons Buddy J. Black and Russell E. Black of Mexico, three grandchildren and two great grandchildren. One sister and four brothers preceded her in death. Visitation after 2 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
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Yale St
Audrain Medical Center
Precht- Pickering
Frank Park
First Baptist Church
East Lawn Memorial Park
Ruth E. Davis
Beaver Dam
Mexico
Isan
Adaline Brett Davis
C. A. Black
Mrs Berry Dies Rites Monday At Arnold Funeral Home
Mrs Will Berry 87 of 408 W Anderson St died at 6 40 pm at Center after admission yesterday funeral Monday at Arnold funeral home with burial Walnut Grove Cemetery Paris She born Sallie E Young Jan 22 1886 in Goss married William A Berry Dec 26 1906 in Goss He died Jan 26 1970 She lived in Audrain County since 1933 member of Paris Methodist Church Survivors include son Leslie Raymond Berry Mexico sister Mrs Rose Hawkins Paris grandson Richard E Berry Raleigh NC great grandson Stephen Berry Raleigh NC and two brothers and two sisters Friends may call after 1 30 pm Sunday at the funeral home
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Will Berry
Arab States Consider Atomic Bombs At Algiers Summit
Beirut AP reports Arab World digest says the Algiers summit discussed Arab states possibly acquiring atomic bombs with China as a potential source but no final decisions. Leaders agreed to revive inter-Arab cooperation in nuclear energy. plans trace to 1965 Casablanca summit.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Algiers
China
Casblanca
House Passes Emergency Energy Bill After Long Night
Washington AP dispatch reports the House approved a broad emergency energy bill by 265 to 112 after a marathon all night session. The measure grants Nixon power to curb energy shortages, includes a temporary ban on certain oil exports to Indochina, and tightens fuel rationing rules.
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American Automobile Association
House
Senate
Senate House
Nixon
Bob Eckhardt
D-Tex
Elizabeth Holtzman
D-N.y
One Star Lights US Xmas Tree
President Nixon lit a single star atop the 40-foot Colorado blue spruce at the Pageant of Peace ceremony and urged the public to value love over lights. He noted the energy crisis reduced power to 9,640 watts from prior years, with eight spotlights remaining, and the tree remains planted on The Ellipse between the White House and the Washington Monument.
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Washington
Nixon
Colorado
White House
Gerald L. Warren
Washington Monument
Britain Braces for Energy Crunch and Unions Clash
London faces a sharp energy squeeze as gasoline jumps to 96 cents a gallon and rolling outages spread. Government orders factories to cut energy use to five days weekly while pay disputes with coal, railroad, and power workers spark debate over union power. Shoppers flood stores before limits bite, and expected tax hikes by Chancellor Barber loom. Many households rely on candles as brownouts rise and fuel rations are floated, with retail analysts noting credit card surges in central London.
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Britain
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Anthony Barber
Oxford Street
Fortnum and Mason's
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