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Newspaper
Mexico Ledger
Location
Mexico, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1973
Page
1
President Nixon outlined a plan to curb the winter energy crunch, including a likely Sunday gasoline ban with a mandatory allocation system, tighter heating oil quotas, and reduced jet fuel. A 50 mph speed limit for cars and 55 mph for larger vehicles may follow, pending congressional authorization.
A Dutch 747 hijacked by Palestinian guerrillas landed in Malta from Libya with 247 passengers and 17 crew on board. Earlier reports place 264 aboard as it landed in Libya, while KLM noted 159 Japanese passengers and two Japanese flight attendants among those aboard.
Greece's new rulers pulled troops from Athens and began removing pictures of ousted President George Papadopoulos. Lt Gen Phaedon Gizikis became president and freed three former politicians, but the regime rejected Papadopoulos' pledge for a return to parliamentary government next year amid student protests.
The vanishing red eye of Jupiter has been photographed by Pioneer 10, now five million miles away. The oval eye about 30,000 by 8,000 miles in Jupiter’s southern hemisphere appears in color images beamed to Earth. Ames Research Center scientists say the eye is likely gaseous material, with some suggesting hydrogen ice floating in the atmosphere.
A federal advisory commission on criminal justice urged a citizen crusade against government corruption and street crime including narcotics prostitution extortion and gambling. It warned that unchecked corruption breeds public disrespect for the law in a 364 page report.
In Algiers 17 Arab nations and Yasir Arafat met to forge a common peace or war stance toward Israel amid boycotts by Libya and Iraq and disagreements over recognizing a Palestinian state. Arafat weighs a Palestinian exile government while Geneva peace talks approach on December 18. In Paris, Servan-Schreiber is reelected head of the Radical Socialist party.
Israeli and Egyptian generals met at Kilometer 101 east of Cairo to discuss cease-fire line withdrawals along the Suez Canal. The 21 hour talks were to resume Wednesday with no details released amid a move toward Geneva peace talks set to begin December 18. Egypt seeks a full eastern bank force. Israel wants a lightly armed police contingent. Arab leaders gathered in Algiers as both sides remained cautious on progress.
Albert DeSalvo known as the Boston Strangler was found stabbed to death in his Massachusetts prison cell during a 8 am head count. He had confessed to 13 murders in the Boston area but was never convicted of the stranglings. He served a life term for assaults on four women and earlier trial testimony referenced his confession through psychiatrists.
A storm-swept weekend in southern Missouri left five dead as a tornado ripped a mobile home from its foundations near Eminence, Shannon County, and high winds destroyed a country house near Clarkton in Dunklin County, killing Robert Miller, 64, and his wife Ruth, 68, around 10:30 p.m. Saturday.
President Nixon spoke to the Seafarers International Union AFL-CIO urging public support for his energy crisis solution and the goal of United States energy self sufficiency by 1980. He likened himself to a ship captain steering the nation through troubled seas and vowed to remain at the helm until safe port is reached.
U S intelligence reports say Poland is deploying about 800 troops from its 6th Airborne Division to Egypt to support the U N peacekeeping force. First elements reportedly arrived in Cairo. Motives unclear as Polish airborne troops are trained for behind enemy lines.
Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev arrived in New Delhi for a five day stay with Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. Observers expect talks to seek Indian backing for an Asian collective security plan and possible arms deals including SAMG missiles and MIG23 jets.
Kansas City AP reports the Country Club Plaza holiday lights were turned off Sunday night due to the energy crisis, ending a 44 year tradition that drew visitors each season.
An image described as the face of Christ appears on the Holy Shroud held in Turin Italy. The 14 by 3 foot linen relic has been viewed by millions on Malian television via AP Wirephoto from Rome.
Gallup finds Senator Edward M. Kennedy dominating as Democratic favorite for the 1976 presidential nomination among 627 Democrats surveyed on November 25. George C. Wallace and Edmund S. Muskie trail, while Ronald Reagan leads Republicans in a separate fall survey.
The Mexico Ledger reports government guidance on wartime fuel, traffic, and travel limits. A 50 mph national speed limit is planned for roads under presidential control, with 55 mph for intercity buses and heavy trucks. Domestic airline fuel allocations will drop 5 percent from Dec 1 and 15 percent from Jan 7, prompting flight reductions.
President Nixon outlined energy measures to curb the crisis. Home heating oil deliveries to residences cut 15 percent starting January 1, with larger cuts for commercial and industrial users. Gasoline sales limits proposed for service stations from Saturdays 9 p.m. to Mondays 12:01 a.m. and overall cuts to wholesalers and retailers. Jet fuel allocations reduced for domestic and international airlines, with broader cuts to follow upon Congressional authority. Nationwide speed limits of 50 mph for autos and 55 for trucks and buses eyed after approval. Ban on residential ornamental lighting and certain commercial lighting pending congressional consent. Opera news item unrelated to policy.
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