Gas Rationing Bill To Be Fought In Congress
Washington AP reports Congress debates granting the president power to allocate oil products and ration them amid feared shortages. Senate voted to keep allocation authority while hearings loom. Eagleton pushes emergency boards, Tower warns against rationing. independents fear loss of pricing leverage.
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Mrs Boggs Wins Louisiana House Seat in Landslide
Mrs Hale Boggs, Democrat, is the first woman elected to Congress from Louisiana's 2nd District to fill the term of her late husband. She defeated Republican Robert E. Lee by 42,583 to 10,352 after a campaign at New Orleans headquarters.
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Missouri and Kansas Senators Vote on Rates and Rent Controls
In Washington on Tuesday Missouri and Kansas senators split on a move to freeze the prime interest rate at the March 19 level, with Dole and Pearson for and Eagleton against. The Senate approved 50-36 an amendment to restore Phase 2 rent controls in about 50 metropolitan areas, with Pearson, Eagleton, and Symington voting for and Dole against.
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