Trucker Stoppage Erupts Across States
Protesters aimed to pressure federal action on fuel costs, with shutdowns at truck stops in Pennsylvania New Jersey Ohio West Virginia Kansas and Oklahoma. Leaders pledge to modify tactics while warning more action could return if demands aren’t met. Police arrested two Pennsylvania protesters and slashed air brake hoses were reported in Kansas City Kansas.
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Associated Press
Pennsylvania
Ohio
New Jersey
West Virginia
Kansas
Oklahoma
Fraternal Association of Steel Haulers
William Hill
Hill
Colorado
National
Association of
Independent Truckers
Dave Townsend
Denver
Washington
Oklahoma City
Jim Moore
Washington, D.C
Tulsa
Okla
Franklin
Kearny
N.J
Charleston
W.va
Bartonsville
Beaver Valley
Kansas City
Kan
Gouldsboro
Pocono Mountains
KC Area At Standstill Over Fuel Prices Protest
Kansas City area truck drivers protesting high fuel costs and lower speed limits claim to have shut down every diesel selling truck stop in the region. Operators say they back the action and organizers coordinate locally to maintain the stoppage.
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Kansas City
Ottawa Jaycees Host Annual Christmas Party at Elliott Hall
The Ottawa Jaycees plan their annual Christmas Party at 7 p.m. Thursday in Elliott Hall of the First Baptist Church. About 50 local children are invited to enjoy singing, games, and a Santa visit, with proceeds from a courthouse square Christmas tree sale funding the event. Don Lambert is chairman for inquiries.
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Ottawa
Energy Czar Warns Crisis Will Persist Despite Oil Rebounds
Energy chief William F. Simon says the public must be convinced the energy crisis is real and not political. He warns demand will outpace supply even if Arab nations resume shipments, cites underused refineries, and calls for belt-tightening while noting imports from Saudi Arabia alone cannot meet U.S. needs. Other leaders urge refinery builds and policy moves, with a glare on campaign funding within the industry.
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Washington
William F. Simon
Federal Energy Office
United States
CBS
Simon
Henry M. Jackson
Dash
Senate Interior Committee
Jackson
Saudi Arabia
U.S
Israel
Winter Storm Grips Atlantic States Causing Delays
A major winter storm swept from northern Georgia to Maine bringing snow sleet and freezing rain. Wall Street exchanges delayed opening by an hour and travel disruptions affected roads railways and subways across the mid Atlantic region. The National Weather Service cited an intensifying low pressure system off the mid Atlantic coast as the storm’s cause with forecasts of continued cold and breezy conditions.
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Associated Press
United States
Georgia
Maine
New York
American Stock Exchanges
Wall Street
Washington, D.C
New England
Berkshire Hills
Virginia
New York Metropolitan Area
Long Island Rail Road
Senate
National Weather Service
Middle Atlantic
Geneva Sees Open Geneva Peace Conference Near
Secretary Kissinger ends seven nation Middle East mission with a reported complete agreement on opening Geneva peace talks. Israel and Arab states discuss separation of Israeli and Egyptian forces on the Suez Front as the first agenda item.
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Israel
Kissinger
Geneva
Golda Meir
United Nations
U.N
United States
Syria
Meir
Red Cross
Egypt
Jordan
Damascus
Hafez Assad
Suez Canal
Lod International Airport
Neville Chamberlain
Czechoslovakia
Meir Kahane
Jewish Defense League
Lebanon
Beirut
Tebanon
Suleiman Franjieh
Algeria
Saudi Arabia
Portugal
Spain
Paris
Hanoi
le Duce Tho
Congress Finds Snag in Anti Busing Debate
In Washington the Senate stalled adjournment over an anti busing amendment by Sen. James B. Allen. A 46-25 roll call produced a quorum after snowbound delays. Mansfield blocked action on the antibusing measure while the panel advanced a Rhodesian chrome embargo bill and pending nominations. The day also featured fights over Social Security, energy powers for the President, and a House-Senate clash on busing provisions.
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Senate
James B. Allen
D-Ala
Allen
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
U.S
United Nations
Harry F. Byrd Jr
India
Mansfield
House
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D-Mich
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D-Wis
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