Gas Rationing in World War II Faces Its Own Cheating Era
A historical look at wartime gas rationing details how East Coast shortages spurred voluntary limits then nationwide quotas in 1942. Fraud flourished via altered registrations, coupon theft, bribery, and a growing black market, while enforcement lagged and public opinion split on the policy’s efficacy.
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New York
NEA
United Effort
Atlanta
East
East Coast
New Jersey
Connecticut
Chester Bowles
Office of Price Administration
Bowles
South
American Automobile Assn
America
Subpoenas Target Nixon White House Papers in Watergate Probe
Senate Watergate committee subpoenas 481 White House documents spanning dairy industry campaign contributions and ties to Howard Hughes. The 60 page set demands ledgers, correspondence, checks, tapes and visit logs, with a Jan. 4 delivery deadline.
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UPI
Senate Watergate Committee
White House
Nixon
Howard Hughes
Hughes
Samuel J. Powers
Executive Department
Sam J. Ervin Jr
D-N.c
Charles G
Bebe
Rebozo
Edward
F. Donald Nixon
Donald A. Nixon
Ellsberg Data
Darin dies after second heart operation in Los Angeles
Bobby Darin famed singer and actor dies at 37 in Cedars of Lebanon Hospital after completing his second open heart surgery. The Bronx born performer who rose with Mack the Knife had a gradual film and music career including Splish Splash and an Oscar nomination for Captain Newman M.D. He left a legacy of early teen idol fame, marriage to Sandra Dee, and later life with Andrea Yeager.
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UPI
Bobby Darin
Sandra Dee
Capt. Newman
Miss Dee
Darin
Cedars of Lebanon Hospital
Walden Robert Cassotto
Bronx
New York City
Mack the Knife
Berthold Brecht
Kurt Weill
Frank Sinatra
Frank
Bronx High School of Science
Hunter College
Catskills
New York
Dodd
Andrea Yeager
Gas rationing inevitable says former Nixon energy adviser
John A. Love, former top energy adviser to President Nixon, warned gas rationing is unavoidable to cut fuel use by 25 to 30 percent. He proposed a national system to implement rationing within 90 days, including transferable coupons to prevent a black market and priority for basic industries and agriculture.
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UPI
John A. Love
Nixon
Love
Post Office
Nate
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