Gas Station Men Threaten Strike Over Fuel Rules
In New York and across states, gasoline service station operators threaten a strike after federal fines for exclusive sales and a price freeze. Dealers report pumps closed or ready to close, as associations press for price increases and equal treatment of all customers under the Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act. Authorities report a separate Jacksonville, North Carolina case where gasoline donations and pledges fund a $5,500 reward for information in a slaying, with the suspect at large.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bill Victory
Washington
Jacksonville
N.C
North Carolina
Tasca Virginia Rader
Federal Energy
William E. Simon
Hartford
Conn
Alex Rokycky
Simon
Washington State
California
Ray Ashwill
California Coordinating Council of
Service Station Associations
Wayne Gilbert
Greenville, S.C
Dealers’ Association
Oregon
Connecticut
State
Gasoline Retailers Association
Thomas J. Meskill
Waterbury
Siphon Thieves Hit School Buses in Raleigh Area
Two teenagers Roy Hollifield 17 and Ron Holden 16 of Garner are charged with larceny after police say they siphoned gasoline from parked school buses. Officials report an average 250 gallons stolen per night over the past month amid a fuel shortage.
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Raleigh
N.C
Roy Hollifield
Ron Holden
Garner
Gas shortage myth fades for Minnesota ski resorts
Minnesota ski industry optimism grows as Quadna Mountain Lodge owner Thomas O Fallon says gasless Sundays cut little into winter business. He admits earlier forecast of a $40000 loss was wrong and notes December skier traffic rose 40 percent and January up 50 percent as patrons stopped doubting the shortage.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Minnesota
Minnesota Resort Association
Thomas O'Fallon
Quadna Mountain Lodge
Hill City
Quadna
O’fallon
Truckers groups pursue merger to form large nationwide union
Tulsa AP report notes two independent trucker associations United Truckers of America led by Jay Lofton and the Owners Operators and Independent Truck Drivers Association led by J W Edwards begin merger talks. If completed the combined body would claim about 6,000 dues payers and represent an estimated 800,000 interstate truckers across 12 states.
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Tulsa
Okla
United Truckers of America
Oklahoma City
Owners
Operators and
Independent Truck Drivers Association of
Kansas City
Paul Palin
Oklahoma Group
J. W. “River Rat
Edwards
Jay Lofton
United Truckers
Lofton
IRS says gas stations show strong compliance with price caps
Internal Revenue Service reports 31 479 complaints about price and posting violations at gas stations and truck stops, 19 900 investigated with 4 494 violations found. Most rollbacks under 500, few gouging cases, and total overcharges total 2.4 million dollars. Loeb notes enforcement of a rule barring selling only to regular customers will be vigorous and cites tie in sales as a common violation.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Service
Ira S. Loeb
IRS Energy Branch
Loeb
IRS
Federal Energy Office
Jaycees Sponsor Leroy Van Dyke Show For Cerebral Palsy
Mexico Jaycees vote to sponsor a Leroy Van Dyke country show at Presser Hall on March 30. Proceeds go to Audrain County Cerebral Palsy Center, with at least $1,000 guaranteed and a funding fallback if needed. Dwight Schindler chairs the project.
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The
Mexico
Richard Nye
Jaycees
Albert Lester Mefford Jr
Dennis Purdy
Hardee's of
Nellis Kotsenburg
A. B. Chance
Centralia
Bowling Green Jaycees
Jack Garnett
Region II
Vandals Bash Car Fenders in Edwardsville Spree
A group of vandals battered eight cars on a residential Edwardsville street late Wednesday. Police say a carload window bat was used to strike fenders breaking lights and mirrors while none of the windows were broken. Two witnesses reported the vehicle drove by with the bat visible. Damage estimate unavailable pending inspection.
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Edwardsville
No Head Table For John Glenn
In Cincinnati, former astronaut John Glenn, once the nation’s hero after orbiting Earth, attended a Democratic fund raising dinner but was not seated at the head table or formally introduced as he pursues a Senate bid for a second time. Senator Howard Metzenbaum addressed about 600 attendees while Glenn moved through the crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Ohio
John Glenn
Glenn
Senate
U.S
Howard Metzenbaum
Cleveland
Banks Cut Prime Rate to 9 Percent Across Industry
Bankers Trust Co, the eighth largest commercial bank in the nation, said it would drop its prime rate by a quarter point to 9 percent. The First National Bank in St. Louis followed suit, signaling a likely industrywide move. The prime rate guides big corporate lending and signals overall loan conditions, though it does not directly set small business or consumer loan rates.
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NEW York
Bankers ‘Trust Co
First National Bank
St. Louis
Pulitzer Says Phone Snooping Intolerable
The St Louis Post-Dispatch publisher Joseph Pulitzer Jr denounced federal subpoenas of telephone records for the paper's Washington bureau and chief correspondent Richard Dudman. He urged action to prevent such intrusions on reporters' rights and privacy, noting the Pentagon Papers period and support for FOI efforts.
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ST. Louis
St. Louis Post- Dispatch
Washington
Justice Department
Joseph Pulitzer Jr
The
Post- Dispatch
Pulitzer
American Telphone & Telegraph Co
Richard Dudman
Dudman
Post-Dispatch
Reporters Committee For Freedom of the Press
Pentagon
Warning On Danger In Rainbow Lamps
The Consumer Product Safety Commission warned of fatal electric shock hazards from Rainbow Lamps sold by Spencer Gifts in Atlantic City and Greenland Studios orders. Twelve thousand plus lamps imported from Taiwan were sold for 1.99 each. refunds including postage are offered and further imports halted.
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Washington
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Spencer Gifts
Atlantic City
Greenland Studios
Miami
Fla
Taiwan
Spencer
Cerebral Palsy telethon at Columbia raises funds
Pledges reached 21500 with 15500 to be used after telethon expenses. General Chairman Rory Ellinger said 25 percent would go to the national organization while the rest supports Missouri. Detente defined as a slackening of strained relations between nations per Webster's dictionary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Rory Ellinger
National Organization
Missouri
United States
Russia
Cadets’ Yucatan Educational Tour From MMA Campus
About forty Missouri Military Academy cadets depart Saturday for a mid winter educational tour traveling from Florida to Yucatan. Col and Mrs Stribling lead with I J Col E R Jackson as escort. They sail on MS Bolero visiting Cozumel Puerto Morelos Vera Cruz and Key West before returning a week later.
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Missouri Military Academy
Florida
Yucatan
C. R. Stribling
I.J
E. R. Jackson
MMA
St. Louis
Miami
Cozumel
Puerto Morelos
Yucatan Peninsula
Vera Cruz
Mexico
Key West
Fla
Louis Weiss
Carol Tours
Park College Moves Education Unit to Crown Center
Park College, a four year liberal arts school from Parkville Missouri, will move its community education unit to Crown Center in Kansas City. The program will offer degree courses for residents and workers, women returning to work, business problem seminars, and courses for enjoyment. Kenneth G Beyer, the president, notes expansion into workshops and specialized courses at the Crown Center complex near Union Station.
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Kansas City
Park College
Crown Center
Old Union Station
Parkville
Park
Kenneth G. Beyer
Economists forecast inflation and gradual gains in 1974
Economists foresee continued price rises in early 1974 with gradual improvements later. The University of Michigan report cites 55 forecasters predicting 6 percent inflation for the year, easing to about 4.4 percent in the final quarter, as corporate profits hold steady. Henry Wallich notes the worst part of the year is underway but expects steady improvement.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Economic Outlook USA
University of Michigan
Survey Research Center
Yale University
Henry C. Wallich
Wallich
The
Federal Reserve Board
German Strike Is Settled in West Germany
In Nankiyurt West Germany two million public service workers ended a three day strike. The Public Service Employers Union accepted an 11 percent pay raise with a minimum rise of 62 dollars a month.
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Nankiyurt
West Germany
Public Service
Foundation Offers Two Scholarships for Health Careers
The Audrain County chapter of the National Foundation March of Dimes offers two scholarships to area high school graduates pursuing health care fields such as nursing occupational therapy physical therapy speech pathology or audiology. The March of Dimes scholarship provides 500 and the Laurene Miller scholarship 250. Interested students may contact Miss Laurene Miller at 581-1194 or their high school counselors. Deadline is May 15.
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National Foundation
March of Dimes
Audrain County
Don Fuller
Laurene Miller
Fechter's 90 MPG DIY car named Jutta in Orlando
Aaron Fechter, 20, built a one passenger auto from a lawn mower engine and odds and ends to fight fuel pinch. The contraption, named Jutta, averages about 90 miles per gallon, tops at 55 mph, passes state inspection, and cost roughly 1500 dollars with a fiberglass body.
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Orlando
Fla
Aaron Fechter
Fechter
University of South Florida
Jutta
United to reinstate 21 flights after fuel shortages
United Air Lines will reinstate 36 flights on March 2 after curbing service earlier due to a fuel shortage. The plan follows an estimate that suppliers will provide 89 percent of 1972 jet fuel use, below the 95 percent level advised by the Federal Energy Office.
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Washington
United Air Lines
United
Charles F. McEilean
Federal Energy Office
Energy Office
Thai ban on China After Mao book by Barnett
The Thai government banned further imports of A Doak Barnett’s China After Mao With Selected Documents published by Princeton University Press. The Royal Gazette offered no reason for the ban and the book had been on sale in Thailand since 1967.
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Bangkok
Thailand
China
Mao
A. Doak Barnett
State Department
Brookings Institution
Princeton University Press
Royal Gazette
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Philadelphia
Commerce Department
Official Reserve Transactions
Liberty
Aiba Pre
Wis
Stanley Kramer Naducton
Oklahoma
Otice Commerce Bank
Commerce Bank of Mexico
Foundation
Thaisan Book
Inn
Fulton
Mattress and Foundation Sale
Tress & Foundation
Mattress & Foundation
Senk Bes Group
RTE
Hollywood
Kelly's
Highway
East
Mexico, Missouri
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