Labor Day gas shortages may grip motorists
Labor Day weekend may see service stations closed due to fuel shortages or protests over price controls. The Cost of Living Council postponed Phase 4 gasoline price ceilings for a week, extending the current freeze. AAA urged filling tanks early and avoiding long trips while dealers challenge the rules.
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Associated Press
Cost of Living Council
Bastille
Robert Jacobs
Illinois Gasoline Dealers Association
American Automobile Association
Washington
AAA
Charles Shipley
Waldheim Says Jerusalem Capital Then Calls It A Slip Of Tongue
U N Secretary General Kurt Waldheim caused a diplomatic ripple in Jerusalem by saying it is Israel's capital then clarifying it was a slip of the tongue and not a shift in UN policy. He later defended the UN stance and noted the 1948 plan for an international Jerusalem.
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Jerusalem
U.N
Kurt Waldheim
Israel
United Nations
Waldheim
Middle East
Palestine
Abba Eban
Yad Vashem
Eban
Golda Meir
Newsprint Shortage Probed by Senate Inquiry Request
Sen. Clifford P. Case asks the Senate Commerce Committee to investigate the newsprint shortage. He cites six New Jersey weeklies ceased or reduced output, a Canada supply share of 65 percent, and a Canadian railroad strike. Case warns of an 18 month minimum long term shortage even if mills start now.
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Washington
Clifford P. Case
R-N.j
Senate Committee
Warren G. Magnuson
D-Wash
Senate Commerce Committee
Case
New Jersey
U.S
Canada
Man's Efforts Have No Effect on World Climate
Environmentally focused remarks by Dr. Fred Singer of the University of Virginia challenge the view that human activities permanently alter the global climate. He cites a 13 percent human contribution to atmospheric dust and notes natural sources dominate. He says satellites will detect small climate changes and humanity may eventually control them. The talk capped a three day conference at the University of California with 100 scientists in attendance.
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Los Angeles
Fred Singer
University of Virginia
Secretary of the Interior
Singer
Hugh Elisaesser
Lawrence Radiation Laboratory
Berkeley
Calif
University of California
United States
Meany on Law and National Security on Labor Day
AFL CIO President George Meany urged that Americans follow laws only when officials enforcing them also obey. He criticized government wiretaps and compulsory strike-ending laws, warning that unchecked “necessity” for national security erodes democracy and individual rights. He cited watergate era abuses and stressed rights to free expression and privacy.
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Washington
Aflcio
George Meany
Meany
Afl-Cio
Daniel Elisberg
G. Gordon Liddy
E. Howard Hunt
Nixon
John D. Ehrlichman
Government Hit On Celebration
New York historian Dr Louis Tucker accuses the federal government of failing to define its bicentennial role despite a 1966 start. He says national support looks grim and local efforts may not receive Washington help for the 1977 celebration, praising only the original 13 states committees.
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Rome
N.Y
New York State
America
Louis Tucker
Newsmen
Tucker
Washington
Albany
Holiday Planners Face High Beef Costs For Labor Day
An Associated Press survey shows beef supplies are adequate but prices remain high for Labor Day picnics. Shoppers shift to corn and chicken as meat costs deter gatherings. Navajo Nation traders and Dallas retailers anticipate price-driven changes while Rep. Fascell cancels his Key Biscayne event.
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Associated Press
Ameasness
John Oswald
Allentown
C.G. Robertson
Schwegmann
Gentilly
New Orleans
Robertson
Elaine Johnston
Washington, D.C
Dallas
Lloyd Burleson
Gerald's Meat Market
Denver
Window Rock
Ariz
John
Nelson Dee
Dee
Peter MacDonald
Dante B. Fascell
Dfla
Key Biscayne
Water and Power Woes Haunt East and Midwest
Heat wave grips the East and Midwest with water shortages and ongoing electricity problems. The National Weather Service predicts no relief before after Labor Day weekend.
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Midwest
Associated Press
National Weather Service
Parliament Approves Bill to End Rail Strike In Canada
The House of Commons approved a government bill by 192 to 24 to end the nine day railway strike with two year contracts for nonoperating workers and staged wage hikes. Union leaders warned strikers would not return without higher pay.
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House of Commons
National
Canada
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
Liberals
Senate
Richard Smith
Smith
New Democrats
Parliament Hill
Parliament
United States
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