Gas shortage forces many to phone on Mother's Day
Gas rationing hits California first with many Los Angeles area stations closed. Pacific Telephone reported jammed circuits as Gov Brown drafts rules to keep half the stations open in participating counties. Texas AAA warned Memorial Day demand could exhaust fuel while 80 to 90 percent of stations closed locally. Kansas Illinois Indiana and Georgia also reported half or more closures, with New York and Maryland showing mixed openings. Michigan warned drivers to conserve as supplies dwindle.
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Culver City
Calif
Marina del Rey
Mizufuka
Los Angeles
California
San Francisco
Raymond Chin
American Automobile Association
Texas
Kansas
Lamar Phillips
Texas Aaa
Illinois
Indiana
Georgia
Massacchusetts
New York
Maryland
District of Columbia
Michigan
Charles Shipley
State Service Dealers’ Association
Park system good idea for vacation benefits from energy crunch
With high gasoline prices expected to keep Americans close to home, the National Park System offers 320 areas including 39 national parks ideal for day trips. Visits rose from 239 million in 1975 to 283 million last year, as the service urges travelers to write for locations and avoid crowds.
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National Park System
National Park
Yellowstone
Yosemite
Great Smoky Mountains
National Park Service
Park Service
Duncan Morrow
Khomeini restricts courts amid Tehran crackdown
Ayatollah Khomeini issued a decree limiting death sentences to those proven to kill or order killings, targeting abuses by Iran's revolutionary courts. He urged supporters abroad to target Shah Pahlavi and associates, while notes surfaced about the Habib Elghanian case and ongoing royal regime figures.
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Iran
Ayatollah
Ruhollah Khomeini
Islamic Revolutionary Courts
Revolutionary Court
Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi
United States
Ardeshir Zahedi Khomeini
Habib Elghanian
Khomeini
Revolutionary
Secret
Revolutionary Council
Sadeq Khalkhali
Islamic Revolutionary Court
Khalkhali
Lawmaker Hargreaves Linked to Trucking Stock War on Truck Weights
Baltimore Sun reports Maryland Rep John R Hargreaves owner of 1115 Preston Trucking shares and $18000 in Annapolis based truck firm stock faced ethics questions after delaying action on the capital budget to press a higher truck weight bill. He defended his votes noting no conflict of interest and said he would not be jailed. Governor Hughes aides lobbied in support of the measure amid pressure allegations. Senate floor leader Timothy R Hickman warned Baltimore County risks and potential losses of $5 million per amended truck weight provision.
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House Appropriations Committee
John R. Hargreaves
House
Maryland
Baltimore Sun
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Caroline County
General Assembly
State Senate
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Preston Shares
House-Senate
Benjamin L. Cardin
Cardin
Investment Club
Secretary of State
Suns
Preston Trucking
Harry Hughes
Hughes
Denton
Preston Hughes
Preston
Baltimore County
Timothy R. Hickman
the Sun
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