American girl held by Yard in London arms case
An 18 year old American, Allison Thompson of Santa Barbara, was arrested at Heathrow Saturday with five machine pistols and 150 rounds of ammunition. Scotland Yard said she is being questioned but no charges filed. A Moroccan and a Pakistani were arrested in connection with the case, with deportation likely to avoid Arab reprisals.
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Heathrow Airport
Los Angeles
IRS checks gasoline price hikes
IRS survey shows about 20 percent of checked gasoline stations sold above the legal ceiling, a higher violation rate than other industries. The agency plans stepped up enforcement with 300 agents. many violations use gimmicks to skirt price controls. Energy Office expected further fuel price increases beyond recent hikes. major oil firms raised prices amid higher foreign oil costs.
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Associated Press
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La-Vaca cuts gas deliveries to Austin and San Antonio
Natural gas supplies to Austin and San Antonio were cut 100 percent for power generation. Austin switched to fuel oil with a reserve of 10.8 million gallons, while San Antonio fired boilers mainly with oil. La-Vaca raised daily gas allocations but could not fuel plants, and Austin secured 16 percent of normal gas from Texas Oil and Gas Co. through Friday.
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Skylab 3 crew vows to push through despite errors
Space Center Houston AP reports Commander Gerald P. Carr says the Skylab 3 crew will reach 84 days with a renewed ground crew schedule. Carr Pogue and Gibson note shifts in perspective and a near spiritual change in self and life in the universe after 48 days aboard the 12 week voyage. In New York AP notes church attendance rising or steady during Gasless Sundays as faith leaders cite fuel concerns. Beirut AP reports Kuwait agreeing to a 60 percent government takeover of Gulf Oil and BP operations with nationalization possible within five years.
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Persian Gulf
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An Nahar
Gulf Oil Corp
Pittsburgh
British Petroleum
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Kuwait Oil Co
Administration opposes two newspaper-broadcast licenses
The Nixon administration urged the FCC to apply antitrust standards to newspaper owned broadcast stations. DOJ petitions seek denial of renewals for Pulitzer Publishing Co in St. Louis and Cowles Communications in Des Moines, arguing continued renewals harm public interest by concentrating control of local news and advertising.
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Pulitzer Publishing Co
Newhouse Broadcast Corp
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Hunt Freed While Appeal On Plea Withdrawal Awaits
E Howard Hunt, freshly released from prison after 10 months, says he is free for the time being as the U S Court of Appeals considers whether his guilty plea in the Watergate case should be withdrawn. Fellow conspirator Benard Barker also left prison and awaits the appeals ruling.
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Hunt
U.S. Court of Appeals
Benard L. Barker
Barker
Florida
Trials delay for Mitchell and Stans in Watergate case
The New York trial of former Nixon aides John Mitchell and Maurice Stans was delayed indefinitely by U S District Judge Lee P Gagliardi. Mitchell and Stans were to start trial January 9 but are tied to parallel Oklahoma proceedings. In Washington, Dwight Chapin's trial faced a one month postponement as defense sought more prep time for charges of four perjury before the Watergate grand jury. The special prosecutor’s office did not oppose.
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U.S
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Atty
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Commerce
Maurice Stans
U.S. District Court
Chapin
Watergate Grand Jury
Jacob Stein
Special
Watergate Prosecutor's Office
Shots fired at Rio Grande Herald office in Texas
Rio Grande City police and FBI joined Starr County officers and Texas Ranger Jack Dean in investigating seven gunshots fired at the Rio Grande Herald building early Thursday while the editor Raul Trejo was alone. Publisher James V. Mathis posted a 250 reward for information leading to an arrest.
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Rio Grande Herald
Raul Trejo
FBI
Texas
Jack Dean
McAllen
Starr County
Trejo
James V. Mathis
Edinburg
The
Former Pittsburg Corning workers sue for $100 million
Former Pittsburg Corning employees file a class action in Tyler Texas federal court seeking $100 million for negligence. They allege exposure to asbestos fibers in dangerous concentrations caused asbestosis lung cancer and other pulmonary diseases, noting health hazard disclosures and new air pollution rules led to the Tyler plant's 1972 closure.
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Tyler
Mooney executive denied appeal of fraud sentence
U S District Judge D W Suttle denied Hal Francis Rachal former Mooney Aircraft executive's request to set aside his May 1971 conviction on 13 counts of fraud and conspiracy in selling Mooney stock. Rachal was sentenced to concurrent terms and a $10 000 fine after the Fifth Circuit refused to stay his sentence. The judge said the motion offers no relief and imposes burdens on the court's time.
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U.S. Dist
D.W. Suttle
Mooney Aircraft
Hal Francis Rachal
Midland
Mooney
Rachal
5Th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Suttle
Oil field fire victims listed in critical condition
Three oil field workers burned in a well fire near Midland on New Year’s Day remained in critical condition at Brooke General Hospital. The men, identified as Billy C. Redling 23 of Odessa burned over 45 percent, Roger E. Montgomery 21 of Midland burned over 32 percent, and Ray D. Gaspard 20 of Odessa burned over 15 percent.
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FWA Drilling Corp
Billy C. Redling
Odessa
Roger E. Montgomery
Ray D. Gaspard
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