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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1973
Page
2
Washington reports indicate growing gasoline shortages with fewer ships and dwindling stocks. Administration officials warn lines will lengthen and driving must drop as imports stay tight and inventories are reviewed amid price gouging probes.
Joseph Edward Sieff 68, president of the Marks and Spencer group, was shot in London Sunday night and is in serious condition after surgeons removed a bullet from his head. Police consider Arab terrorism a possible motive and warn Jewish leaders to take safety precautions. Scotland Yard reviews port and airport records for clues.
In Azerbaijan the Soviet government executed Teimur Faradyze Akhmedov and Zaman Mirza Khakimovy, leaders of a fruit juice plant gang, for grand larceny and theft of state property. A 1972 case nearby involved another plant director and deputy for pocketing hundreds of thousands of rubles.
In Miami Beach Florida an elderly man missing after a walk is identified with a newspaper photo. Dorothy Sitko and nurse Mamie Brown recognize him at Jackson Memorial Hospital where he was listed as an unidentified white male. He once cried upon recognizing his wife Eddie Rosenman and was returned home after recovery.
Iran's Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, on an unofficial visit, underwent a routine medical checkup Sunday at his longtime physician Prof. Karl Fellinger’s clinic. He appeared fit and in good health, with no details released about the exam.
Former U.S. president Theodore Roosevelt, 26th leader of the nation, died at age 60 on January 6, 1918, ending a long career in public life and conservation.
The IRS says audits target returns with high revenue potential guided largely by computers. About 1.8 million of 78 million returns were audited last year, yielding $5.1 billion in additional tax. Audits rose among White House enemies list names, though no pressure was found.
A Chicago service station and the Action Shell Service on the South Side were ordered closed by a federal court until the owner provides financial records. IRS officials said investigators had found conduct tied to price stabilization and sales of wills and rabbits’ feet to obtain gas. If records are produced soon the closure may lift. otherwise a Jan 9 court date for price stabilization violations looms.
On January 13 1868 the Senate refused to accept President Andrew Johnson's ouster of Secretary of War Edwin M Stanton.
James W. Moore, a local gasoline and oil distributor, says supply remains very critical as the 92 percent allocation for 1972 has run out. He notes Shell stations’ Sunday closures worsened the shortage and calls January and February still critical, with several stations likely to close in the last 10 days of each month.
Funeral services for Marion Dowling Guerriero 65 of New Orleans, formerly Monroe, will be at 9 a.m. Wednesday at Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church. Burial at Greenwood Cemetery, New Orleans. She died Sunday at Ochsner Hospital after a brief illness. Survivors include son Joe D. Guerriero of Monroe daughter Mrs Samuel Welborn of New Orleans two sisters Mrs William J. Langlois Miss Ruby Dowling three brothers Judge Richard A. Dowling Allen Dowling and Judge Clarence Dowling all of New Orleans and six grandchildren.
The article marks Carl Sandburg born on January 6 1878 noting his fame as poet and biographer of Abraham Lincoln.
Brig. Gen. Fuad Sama says the 2nd Army is dug in on the northeast bank of the Suez Canal and will stay, as both sides prepare for action. He notes Sinai liberation goals, while El Qantara hosts 25 foreign diplomats and three newsmen observing the frontline.
Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger leads the Gallup Poll as the most admired man, overtaking President Nixon who drops to third. Billy Graham is second and Sen. Edward M. Kennedy is fourth, with Vice President Gerald R. Ford fifth among 1,514 adults polled December 7 to 10.
London reports Britain begins a three day work week to save coal for electricity. Approximately 15 million workers face reduced hours as nonessential firms run on limited power. Exemptions include utilities, food processing, hospitals, and media. Negotiations over miners pay continue with possible additional compensation methods discussed.
Prime Minister Arias Navarro is expected to make few changes to the cabinet after succeeding the late Luis Carrero Blanco. He faces the challenge of locating the six Basque nationalists blamed for the assassination and deciding whether to seek extradition from France.
The uncle of a Daytona Beach coed posted a $5,000 reward for information leading to the capture of a masked gunman who abducted Kathy Morris 20 during a birthday party. Police described the suspect as a black male in his early 20s, who bound three girls with towels before fleeing in a white 1966 Buick. FBI and sheriff deputies joined a statewide search following the incident at the Malarney home.
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