Service Station Shutdowns Grow Across West and Tennessee
The Associated Press reports service station operators plan protests against Phase 4 price controls through shutdowns in Nevada and southern California, with other states considering similar action. Some groups advocate price increases despite federal ceilings, while lawsuits seek to overturn or limit the controls.
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Associated Press
Nevada
California
Oregon
Washington State
Pennsylvania
William Victory
Washington Evergreen Service Station Association
Internal Revenue Service
Pennsylvania Service Station Dealers Association
Thomas Anderson
Tennessee Gasoline Dealers Association
Cost of Living Council
Tennessee Association
Sydney Staggs
Herb Nye
State Service Station Association
Nye
Indianapolis Area
Richard Messer
Indianapolis Gasoline Dealers Association
Critics Say Oil Allocation Comes Too Late
Washington AP reports admin action to allocate propane gas and soon distillates prompts debate. Kennedy charges delay endangers New England. Knauer says the plan targets those with greatest needs. McDonald and Jackson seek broader mandatory allocations. administration previously resisted. Interior estimate warns 100,000 bpd possible shortfall this winter amid potential worsening weather.
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Washington
Administration
White House
New England
Upper Midwest
Edward M. Kennedy
Dmass
Northeast
Kennedy
Virginia H. Knauer
Consumer Affairs
Massachusetts
Torbert McDonald
McDonald
House
Senate approves smallest foreign aid bill in 27 years
The Senate passed a $1.2 billion foreign aid authorization to fund food production rural development nutrition population planning and health abroad. The measure moves to a conference with the House which approved $1.6 billion for economic aid as part of a $2.8 billion military economic package. Final passage came on a 54 to 42 vote with 28 Democrats and 26 Republicans voting yes and 26 Democrats and 16 Republicans voting no. A $25 million admin funds cut was accepted by voice vote.
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Washington
Senate
House
Robert C. Byrd
D-W.va
Ottawa Suffers Noon Blackout From Transformer Fault
A noon power outage hit Ottawa lasting from 10 to 60 minutes for some residents. The fault traced to a Kansas City Power & Light transformer southwest of the city near Interstate 35 spilled oil. City Manager Robert Mills cited a 10 000 kilowatt load with 7 000 KW from the Stag unit and 3 000 from KCP&L. City crews and gas diesel units restored service to hospitals and schools as authorities worked to reenergize the Stag and reroute power.
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Ottawa
Kansas City Power & Light
Interstate 35
Robert Mills
Kcp&l
Mills
Segretti Apologizes for Tricks in 1972 Florida Primary
Donald H. Segretti testified before the Senate Watergate committee detailing the political tricks he carried out in the 1972 Florida primary. He admitted soliciting assistants nationwide to disrupt Democratic candidates and apologized for distributing a forged Muskie letter and other deceptive campaign literature. He pled guilty to three misdemeanor counts and faces up to three years in jail and a $3,000 fine.
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Washington
Donald H. Segretti
Senate Watergate Committee
Segretti
Nixon
Florida
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
George S. McGovern
McGovern
GOP
Edmund
Muskie
Henry M Jackson
Hubert H. Humphrey
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Hitler
Wallace
Humphrey
Jackson
George A. Hearing
County Forecast Cloudy Tonight With Showers
Cloudy tonight with showers or thunderstorms and lows in the 50s. Thursday remains mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and highs in the 60s. Northerly winds 15 to 25 mph. Rain chances 60 percent tonight and 30 percent Thursday. High Tuesday 84, low today 71, high last year 75, low last year 57, record high 91 in 1909, record low 34 in 1908.
Agnew Jury Warned In Unusual Baltimore Hearing
In a public session federal judge Walter E. Hoffman admonished the Agnew grand jury to resist media influence amid renewed probes into the vice president’s case. The session, held with defense and government lawyers present, kept many details sealed and guarded by U S marshals as the investigation continues.
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Baltimore
Spiro T. Agnew
U.S. District Court
Walter E. Hoffman
Agnew
Justice Department
Hoffman
U. S
Edward
Northrup
Compromise Reaches Zoning Bid For Alexanders Addition
Ottawa Planning Commission and C and G Developers move toward rezoning Lots 13 15 and 17 Block 2 and Lots 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 Block 3 from residential to multi family for a 15th and Lincoln tract. The panel also backs a mobile home permit for Calvary Baptist behind 925 W 7th with a one year tie down rule and plans to allow terrace parking with utility relocation if feasible. The city commission to consider these Nov 7. George Marshall and Martin Owens attended with open space talk and concerns over maintenance of central play areas in new and old communities.
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Jewel Scott
Ottawa Planning Commission
John C. VanFossan
Alexanders Addition
VanFossan
15Th
Lincoln
C and G Developers
van Fossan
Lincoln and
13Th
Ray Moline
Jim Grogan
Fred Kaiser
Jim McCrea
Jack Patty
Robert B. Anderson
McCrea
Calvary Baptist Church
W. 7Th
Grogan
Kaiser
City Commission
Planning Commission
Herschel Kunard
15Th and
George Marshall
Martin Owens
Greater
Energy crisis warns Kansas towns to plan ahead
At the 63rd annual League of Kansas Municipalities convention in Topeka, officials warned of a very real energy shortage. Dr. Robel and Dr. Hambleton outlined supply limits and transport bottlenecks, urging cities to design streets for mass transit and conserve energy in buildings while avoiding new energy drains.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
League of Kansas Municipalities
Robert J. Robel
Governor’s Advisory Council On Energy and Natural Resources
James McDonnell
Wichita
William Hambleton
Kansas Geological Survey
Robel
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Ralph Haney
Steven Casteel
Shani Stinson
Henry M. Jackson
D.wash
Senate Interior Committee
John A. Love
Interior Department
Trias Foreign Aid
Dwight L. Chapin
Gordon Strachan
Herbert W. Kalmbach
Jay Topkis
Judah Best
Martin London
Maryland
KLM
Hambleton
Colorado
Iowa
Rowley
Cedar Rapids
KCRG
Buchanan County
Waterloo
Paul Adrian
Brandon
Adrian
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