Thousands of Truck Strikes Freeze Traffic and Jobs Coast to Coast
National Guardsmen monitored highways as a broad trucker shutdown halted operations in Iowa Texas Missouri Ohio and Pennsylvania. More than 10 000 workers were affected with major industries and mines unable to run. Violence mounted as some drivers faced beatings and rock throwing while fuel and supplies dwindled in several states. Government urged a return to work as emergency gasoline shipments began and freight rates rose for iron and steel haulers.
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Midwest
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Jacksonville
Mansfield rejects Nixon bid to end Watergate probes early
Senate Democratic Leader Sen. Mike Mansfield urged ongoing Watergate investigations beyond the Feb. 28 deadline and said Special Prosecutor Leon Jaworski must continue. He pressed for election reform with public funding and warned against shortcuts, while outlining a 1974 agenda including tax reform and defense cuts.
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Nixon
Mike Mansfield
Nation
Senate Watergate Committee
Leon Jaworski
Senate
Mansfield
Cambodia
Montana
Woman driver beaten near Lorain tied to trucker protest
Mary Ginter 28 of Lorain, a Brady's Chuckwagon driver, was pulled from her truck on Interstate 90 south of Lorain and beaten by three men who questioned her work. Two steel haulers stopped, with a shotgun, and the suspects fled. She was not seriously injured.
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Lorain, Ohio
Ohio Highway Patrol
Mary Ginter
Lorain
Brady's Chuckwagon Services
Here
Nixon Aims To Break Energy Crisis In 1974
Energy officials doubt the administration can end the energy crisis in 1974 as Nixon vowed. John Sawhill of the Federal Energy Office warned shortages may persist for two to three years even after any Arab embargo lift. He also questioned a goal of total energy self sufficiency by 1980, noting continued oil imports by decade's end.
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Washington
Nixon
John C. Sawhill
Federal Energy Office
United States
Sawhill
Hawaii to open hearings on gasoline ration plan
Hawaii will hold public hearings next week on a coupon based gasoline ration plan. Alvey Wright said work on the plan began Friday and stressed no decision has been made yet. The state also launched a mandatory gas sales program with even and odd license plate day rules and reported mixed results.
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Hawaii
Honolulu
Alvey Wright
Punxsutawney Phil Predicts Six More Weeks of Winter
Groundhog Phil sees his shadow at Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney Pennsylvania signaling six extra weeks of cold weather. The annual ceremony draws about 400 onlookers as Sam Light leads the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club.
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Phil
Sam Light
Punxsutawney Groundhog Club
Light
Pennsylvania
Warmer winter in most of the United States
The winter of the energy crisis has been mild with January ended warmer than normal across most of the country. Officials cite elevated fuel oil inventories and reduced heating demand as contributing factors while cautioning that a mild January does not guarantee a mild February.
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Washington
Federal Energy Office
Murray Mitchell
The
Weather Service
Dickson
America
Central Southwest
Midwest
Northwest
Upper Great Plains
177 Die in Brazil Bank Building Fire
A short circuit in an air conditioning system sparked a blaze in a 25 story bank building in Sao Paulo killing 177 and injuring more than 100. Flames trapped workers on upper floors as rescue attempts failed and several jumped to their deaths.
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Sao Paulo
Brazil
Middletown Forecast Sees Showers and Cool Temperatures
Cloudy skies and a chance of thundershowers move through Middletown tonight with lows in the mid 30s. Continued rain is expected Sunday with highs near 40. Monday and Tuesday bring partly cloudy skies and rain with highs in the mid 30s and lows in the teens. Wednesday should see temperatures around the mid 40s.
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