Weekend gas squeeze hits rationing and protests nationwide
Gasoline customers face rationing in eight states plus DC and upcoming price hikes as Washington Birthday closings complicate supply. Federal official allows a penny rise for stations with large cuts, while dealers voice frustration and plan possible shutdowns or dry outs in cities like Miami Orlando and Sarasota.
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Associated Press
Washington
Oregon
District of Columbia
New Hampshire
Vermont
John C. Sawhill
Federal Energy Office
Jim Miller
Florida Allied Gasoline Retailers Association
Miller
Miami
Orlando
Sarasota
al Hein
The
Colorado Petroleum
Energy chief William E. Simon receives Secret Service protection
Federal energy chief William E. Simon has been assigned Secret Service guards, confirmed by the Treasury and Federal Energy Office. Officials refused to discuss threats or reasons, while retailers call the move an administrative burden. Gasoline supply tensions rise as Washington's Birthday weekend prompts stockpiling and station closings.
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Charles Binstead
National Congress of Petroleum Retailers
Federal Energy
William E. Simon
Real Adam's Rib couple in Franklin
Neal and Barbara Bronson, a real life Adam's Rib couple, met in law school and both now practice law in Jim Ruppert's Franklin office. Eric von Klinger's story appears on page 42.
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Neal
Barbara Bronson
Adam
Jim Ruppert
Franklin
Eric von Klinger
Cattleman Urges Higher Beef Purchases to Lower Prices
Wray Finney, future ANCA president and Oklahoma cattleman, says beef prices stay high due to system instability, price controls, energy issues, boycotts, and inflation. He argues continued beef buying by households can stabilize demand, with prices expected to drop once the industry settles.
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Dallas
American National Cattlement’s Association
ANCA
Wray Finney
Finney
Weicker Blames Nixon for GOP Watergate Fallout
Senate Watergate committee member Lowell P. Weicker Jr. says Nixon bears responsibility for any 1974 GOP damage and urges Republicans to repudiate both the scandals and the White House handling. He predicts fallout will hurt incumbents and supports a law forcing top presidential aides to Senate confirmation. Weicker also says he will not seek GOP nominations in 1976.
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Washington
Lowell P. Weicker Jr
Senate Watergate Committee
Nixon
White House
Associated Press
Connecticut
Senate
Weicker
GOP
Agnew Guard Continues Under Secret Service Protection
A Treasury spokesman said the Secret Service will keep guarding former Vice President Spiro T. Agnew until Nixon orders an end. The GAO has said payments for Agnew's agents are not authorized, with Elmer B Staats noting no law covers the payments. Agnew and wife are in Palm Springs with 12 to 21 agents in escort, Rep Moss criticizing ongoing protection.
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Treasury Department
Secret Service
Spiro T. Agnew
Nixon
Treasury
General Accounting Office
Agnew
George P. Shultz
GAO
Elmer B. Staats
Palm Springs
Calif
John E. Moss
D-Calif
Moss
Hearst Daughter in Good Health. Kidnappers Speak
An executive from the Hearst owned San Francisco Examiner called a message from the 19 year old abducted college student hopeful. The Hearst family spokesman said the full tape contents would be released later and Randolph Hearst would announce soon. The abductors set a Tuesday deadline and Hearst contemplates a food distribution plan as a gesture to listen to complaints.
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Hearst Owned
San Francisco Examiner
Catherine
Hearst
Hillsborough
San Francisco
Randolph A. Hearst
Middletown Area Sunnier With Warmer Weekend Outlook
It will be mostly sunny in the Middletown area with highs in the mid and upper 40s today. Monday looks warmer with highs in the lower 50s and a low tonight in the upper 20s. Chance of rain or snow today and tonight is near zero.
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Middletown
Solzhenitsyn Ban Lift Seen to Shake Communist Unity
The banishing of Nobel writer Alexander Solzhenitsyn may backfire by freeing a powerful critic who exposes Soviet abuses. Western Communist parties fear the damage to their movement as Solzhenitsyn continues his history and critique from abroad, challenging their myths and peaceful coexistence.
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Associated Press
Soviet Union
Alexander I. Solzhenitsyn
Russia
Kremlin
Solzhenitsyn
Moscow
Stalin
Trotsky
Hungary
Czechoslovakia
Solzhenitzyn
West
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