New energy czar signals openness to gas rationing
Deputy Treasury Secretary William E. Simon says he does not rule out rationing or other harsh measures as the new Federal Energy Administration prepares quick programs to address fuel shortages. He backs mandatory allocation and a possible gas tax, while hearings are set on Thursday.
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Viet Cong strike shuts large South Vietnam oil depot
North Vietnamese rockets hit the Nha Be oil depot six miles southeast of Saigon, destroying an estimated 35 to 50 percent of South Vietnam’s oil reserves. More than 10 million gallons burned as sapper teams moved in under shelling. one sapper was killed. The attack signals a possible early general offensive during the dry season.
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Middletown Weather Forecast Turns Showery This Week
Cloudy skies and showers are forecast for Middletown tonight and Tuesday with lows in the 50s and highs in the 60s. Yesterday’s high reached 57 and the overnight low was 45. Fair skies are expected Wednesday with a chance of showers Thursday and Friday.
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Best comet view coming Kohoutek sighting and outlook
In Cambridge, observers can now see Kohoutek with the naked eye before sunrise as the comet rises in the southeast. Scientists say it remains a striking sight though earlier predictions of size and brightness have been tempered.
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Oil firms and agencies warned of possible letter bombs
The U S Postal Service notified government agencies and major oil companies that letter bombs may have been mailed from Toronto around Dec 1. A postal spokesman said there was no indication any bombs are in the mail and that screening of mail for possible targets is offered. Police in Cleveland seized mail carried by an Air Canada flight but details on explosives were not released.
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Eternal flame at Canton JFK fountain goes out
The eternal flame at the John F. Kennedy Memorial Fountain in Canton’s park system was turned off Sunday by the park commission to save gas during the energy crisis. The flame had burned since Memorial Day 1969.
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Nixon tax bill details surface as White House plans release
The White House will disclose Nixon paid under $6,000 in federal income taxes over the past three years while reporting over $72,000 in the first year of his presidency before a large deduction for donating his vice presidential papers. Documents show $38,646 paid after taking office in 1968 and $30,916 withheld in early 1973. Nixon’s salary is $200,000 with a $50,000 annual expense allowance and notable real estate gains. The reports also say the couple will donate their San Clemente estate to the federal government upon death, valued around $500,000. The AP breakdown lists 1969 $72,686. 1970 $789. 1971 $878. 1972 $4,298, plus $7,351 in New York taxes for 1968 earnings.
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Farm energy shortage could push prices even higher
An Associated Press survey shows November prices rising in 9 of 13 cities, with an average 3 percent hike and a national trend of higher costs as fuel shortages threaten farm deliveries. Agriculture Secretary Butz warned fuel supply gaps could lift 1974 prices. Florida producers and traders cited trucks unable to move produce, risking worker layoffs and unpicked crops.
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