Sunday Driving Ban Could Curb Fuel Use Nationwide
Washington AP officials say a Sunday driving ban and closing of filling stations on Sundays are under consideration to conserve fuel. The plan could include partial bans to allow church attendance and may extend to blue laws curtailing store hours.
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Washington
Nixon Administration
White House
John A. Love
Charles DiBona
Congressional Joint Economic Committee
DiBona
Love
Highways 54 and 19 Get New Surfacing Projects
The Missouri State Highway Commission will open bids next Thursday for shoulder work and new asphalt on two eight mile sections of Highway 54 from Scott's Corner to Baysinger Corner and from Baysinger Corner to Route P plus a 6.6 mile stretch north of New Bloomfield to Route 0. Cleaning and painting the Missouri River Bridge at Jefferson City is included. Highway 19 in Montgomery County from south of I-70 to the Missouri River at Hermann will be resurfaced for 13.2 miles using asphaltic concrete.
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Scott's Corner
Vandalia
Missouri State Highway Commission
Baysinger Corner
New Bloomfield
Jefferson City
Montgomery County
Missouri River
Hermann
Economists urge embargo as oil crisis debate grows
Four Nobel laureates from MIT and Harvard urged that nations hit by the Arab oil embargo consider reciprocal measures. They warned U S refining limits, not crude supply, drive shortages and urged maintaining policy toward Israel. The signers cautioned against yielding to oil blackmail and predicted continued shortfalls despite abundant crude.
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United States
Israel
Paul A. Samuelson
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Kenneth Arrow
Simon Kuznets
Wassily Leontief
Harvard
John Kenneth Galbraith
Franklin Fisher
MIT
Merton Peck
Yale
Robert Solow
Rationing Bill Now Goes To House
The Senate approved a one year nationwide energy emergency measure by 78 to 6 and sent it to the House as Nixon considers gas rationing and fuel saving steps. The bill would empower the President to implement rationing if needed and extend authority to regulate speeds thermostats and public hours. An amendment allows Congress to terminate the emergency after six months if energy savings are no longer required. Forrest Wonneman, patient in Boone County Hospital, remains in serious condition after hip surgery.
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Nixon
House
Henry M. Jackson
Cash
Congress
Forrest Wonneman
Mexico
Molino Road
Boone County Hospital
Columbia
NAACP
Mitchell
House Judiciary Committee
Ford
Michael J. Harrington
D-Mass
Harrington
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Melvin R. Laird
Dogs Not Found: Kids Face Shots
Parents of Brian Boswell and Cindy Zumalt search for the dogs that bit their children last week. Cindy may need Pasteur shots if the dog is not found and rabies-free. Both families urge no killings and believe the dogs have been recovered by their owners.
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Brian Keith Boswell
Mexico
Cindy Zumailt
Montgomery City
Cindy
Larry Zumalt
Pasteur
Thanksgiving services planned across Mexico churches
Traditional services will be held in several Mexico churches for Thanksgiving. The Mexico Ministerial Alliance sponsor hosts a 7:30 p.m. service Wednesday at Second Baptist Church with Rev. Victor R. Clark delivering the sermon and other pastors assisting. Additional churches hold 7:30 p.m. services Wednesday and 11 a.m. Thursday at the Christian Science Society. The First Presbyterian carry-in dinner precedes the group visit to Second Baptist. Special music and offerings support community work.
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Mexico Ministerial Alliance
Second Baptist Church
E. Breckenridge St
Victor R. Clark
Church of the Nazarene
Elbert Jones
St. Luke's United
George Wraith
First Christian Church
Larry Etherton
Mexico Christian Science Society
E. Promenade St
Warren Buffington
William J. Hartell
St. John's Lutheran Church
Dorcas St
First Presbyterian Church
Fellowship Hall
Friendship Baptist Church
Highway 54 East
Committee OK On Ford Nomination
Senate Rules committee unanimously approves renomination of House Republican Leader Gerald R. Ford as vice president and sends the measure to the Senate floor. The panel notes a thorough probe into Ford’s finances and campaign contributions, with a public financial statement to follow.
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Washington
Senate Rules Committee
House
Gerald R. Ford
Ford
Senate
Howard W. Cannon
D-New
Rules Committee
Cannon
FBI
Robert Byrd
D-W.va
Marlow Cook
R-Ky
Robert Griffin
Michigan
Griffin
Clarence Mitchell Jr
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Parking Lot Bonds Cleared in Mexico City
Mexico clears $200,000 parking bonds from 1958 with final payment of $5,227 on 19 bonds. City to invest meter revenue in improvements, including off street lots and a plan to convert the old city hall block into parking space. City manager Nielsen notes meters funded safety, maintenance, and future upgrades.
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Mexico
Old
City Hall
Kansas City
Coal, Promenade
Jackson Streets
Neil Nielsen
Nielsen
Mr. Nielsen
Christmas Lighting To Turn On Friday In Mexico
Downtown Mexico launches the Christmas season with lights turned on Friday at 5 30 p m and Santa arriving at the square corner. Hours are reduced about 70 percent to conserve energy, with stores mostly open 8 30 p m on Mondays and Fridays and weeknights Dec 10 through Dec 21. The Chamber notes coal fired power and urges conservation. new decorations worth over 5000 have been installed around the square with help from the Jaycees and Optimist Club.
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Mexico
Cal Sims
Chamber of Commerce Retail Committee
Santa
Allen Carriere
Chamber
The
Mexico Jaycees
Optimist Club
Nixonization Shift Faces GOP Governors Conference
Memphis AP reports Republican Governors Association members, led by George Bush, say Nixon has turned the Watergate tide. The group endorses his foreign and energy efforts while urging continued disclosure, awaiting his meeting with Nixon to shape 1974 election prospects.
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Memphis
Tenn
Republican Party
George Bush
Nixon
Bush
Capitol Hill
Republican Governors Association
Dow Jones Tumbles Amid Energy Shock Fears
New York AP reports the Dow Industrials slide further in early trading as worries about an energy crisis intensify. Analysts warn a recession could follow next year amid persistent selling after Monday’s sharp drop, marking one of the market’s significant declines.
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New York
Dow Jones
Dow
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