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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1973
Page
1
The House met for 15 hours and approved a broad emergency energy bill by 265 to 112. The measure grants President Nixon power to manage the energy crisis, includes an antibusing provision, and allows gasoline rationing with antitrust exemptions for oil firms. The bill now heads to conference with the Senate.
Protesting drivers remain at a local truck stop in Franklin after police escorted some aleaders back to the highway. The stand continues amid tensions with authorities and supporters nearby.
Independent truckers vow to keep off the road beyond two days to protest high fuel costs and low speed limits amid the energy crisis. Supermarkets and manufacturers report transportation slowdowns while Florida growers fear disrupted shipments. a spokesman declares an indefinite nationwide stoppage.
President Nixon lit a single star atop the 40 foot Colorado blue spruce at the Pageant of Peace ceremony. He said Christmas should be measured by love in hearts, not by the number of lights, noting the energy crisis and calling the season a peaceful contrast to war.
Negotiators for Trans World Airlines and its striking stewardesses reach an agreement that could end the six week walkout and restore operation by Christmas. If ratified by 5062 flight attendants next week, travel home for the holidays may be easier but no details were released.
Cincinnati police accuse Hughes High School principal of concealing a shooting by delaying its report until Friday. One student was shot and two others were targeted amid threats to a witness of a purse snatching. Principal Williams says he conducted a local inquiry and did not know a youth was shot. The injured student sought treatment after school hours.
Forecast calls for more snow in the Middletown area tonight with lows in the teens. Sunday cloudy with a chance of snow flurries and temperatures near 25. Yesterday's high reached 28 and the overnight low 26 with 1 inch of snow on the ground. The season's first ground snow occurred November 28 with 3 inches.
Dr. Steve Kayser of the University of California Medical Center cautions that holly, mistletoe, poinsettia and other Christmas plants can cause upset stomachs, skin irritation, or worse. He notes 25 to 30 holly berries can prove fatal and warns against eye contact with poinsettia sap and ingestion of mistletoe berries.
U S officials warn the Arab-Israeli peace conference in Geneva could start a day or so late. Kissinger travels to Damascus and Tel Aviv to push negotiations on prisoner releases and territorial withdrawal.
Five American servicemen were attacked while unloading gear in a rice paddy 12 miles south of Saigon. One American was killed and four wounded when Communist gunners opened fire on three unarmed helicopters conducting a search for missing U.S. personnel. Major Richard Laritz of St. Paul Minnesota reported the incident and said the attack occurred after the team raised their hands to surrender.
J Paul Getty III, 17, reported found near Salerno after five months in captivity. He spoke to authorities saying his kidnappers released him and that his right ear is missing. His parents are divorced. his grandfather J Paul Getty Sr. refused ransom.
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