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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1973
Page
1
In Cincinnati Ohio Mrs Anna Lee received a police radio as a Christmas gift and used it to help a Denver family stranded in a car. Police traced them to the Lees home where they were sheltered after being locked out of their apartment. The Collins family had arrived with two children in search of work.
An Amtrak train carrying 300 to 400 holiday passengers derailed early today near Anderson, California, about 3:48 am. Six cars left the track with three overturning. up to 80 people were injured, none seriously. The rear six cars of a 17 car consist derailed one mile east of the town, 10 miles south of Redding.
William E. Simon ordered oil heated homes to drop thermostats six degrees starting Jan 15 with penalties for suppliers up to 5000 dollars. Commercial oil heated buildings must reduce by 10 degrees under 1972 levels. Gas electricity coal users excluded. Gasoline rules take effect Jan 11, implementation dates vary.
Energy Chief William E. Simon outlines a system where 18 plus licensed drivers receive monthly gasoline coupons for one dollar. Coupons, worth varying gallons, could be traded privately with prices driven by supply and demand. The plan aims to reduce bureaucracy, replacing WWII style administration with a private market for coupons and a $1.4 billion annual bill.
The Ohio Turnpike Commission announced free coffee for motorists on New Year’s Eve. From 10 p.m. Monday to 7 a.m. Tuesday, all service plaza restaurants will offer complimentary coffee along the toll road.
PUCO Chairman Edmund Turk issued an order banning most energy use advertising by utilities in Ohio, effective upon statements to be received. Hearings start Jan 28 in Columbus to decide if the ban will be made permanent, with several major electric and gas companies named. a typing error omitted Ohio Edison Co. from the list.
Las Vegas. Billionaire Howard Hughes was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges tied to the 1968 purchase of Air West. Conspiracy, stock manipulation and wire fraud counts name Hughes and co defendants including Robert Maheu Chester Davis and David B Charnay with others listed as unindicted coconspirators.
The Middletown area can expect showers tonight with lows in the low 30s. Showers are forecast Saturday with highs in the 40s. Skies will be mostly cloudy Sunday and Monday with a chance of snow flurries Monday and Tuesday. Highs Tuesday will be in the upper 30s and lows in the 20s.
The Ohio Bus Terminal at 1335 Central Ave will remain open after owner Bill Cunningham said he was seriously considering closing it.
Coast Guard confirmed First Mate George K. Gann and ship skipper C. W. Pemberton washed overboard in heavy seas. Both men, ages 38 and 50, are presumed dead while onboard the Chevron Mississippi near San Francisco.
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