Florida spring invasion draws thousands of students despite slump
The scene along Florida beaches attracts 15 000 to 25 000 daily in Fort Lauderdale and up to 100 000 on weekends in Daytona Beach as colleges recess for spring breaks. Students say tight money won’t deter trips with some driving up to 40 hours, hotels report strong bookings, and police report orderly crowds.
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Florida
Howard Kerr
Ohio University
Daytona Beach
Joyce Jakubiec
Michigan
Gene Ber
Propane gas users overcharged by millions in probe
A Federal Energy Administration investigation known as Project Speculator finds rural users and farmers charged at least 80 million dollars more for bottled propane gas in the last heating season. The probe may reach 200 million dollars or more. enforcement actions have already forced nearly 50 million dollars in price rollbacks. The inquiry, begun about nine months ago, is FEA's third energy price probe since the Arab oil embargo.
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Federal Energy Administration
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Disney World Overcrowding Hits Easter Week Rush
Traffic swelled in Florida as Easter vacationers flooded in with record numbers. Disney World gates closed for four hours as attendants redirected motorists. officials urged early arrival and noted a strong season. Florida Tourism logs 9,726 cars and 39,928 people at I 75 welcome station over the weekend.
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Gas Watchers push five gallons to do six
AAA launches a nationwide Gas Watchers plan urging licensed drivers to voluntarily produce five gallons of gasoline to substitute for six. The program aims to help reduce foreign oil imports and surpass a goal of cutting imports by one million barrels daily in 1975. Central Florida hotels report capacity crowds through April 1 with Daytona Beach seeing about 50,000 visitors over Easter vacation.
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Central Florida
Daytona Beach
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