Americans cut energy use as fuel crisis deepens
New UPI report shows gasoline consumption fell 15 percent in the three weeks to November 30 and total fuel use dropped 29 percent. Crude oil use slid by 1.1 million barrels daily while airlines announce layoffs and other carriers trim flights to save fuel. President Nixon summons advisers to assess the economy as Britain plans short work weeks to ease its fuel shortage.
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UPI
William E. Simon
Eastern Airlines
Piedmont
Allegheny
United
Airline Pilots Association
Nixon
executive council
White House
U.S
Edward Heath
Britain
Leader Arrested In Truck Protest
John Sassi, 29, and three companions were taken into custody near Glasgow Delaware after a search of their station wagon. The arrest followed violence linked to an independent trucker protest over diesel prices and speed limits, with other incidents reported in Maryland and Ohio.
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UNITED PRESS _INTERNATIONAL
John Sassi
Glasgow
Del
Baird
Delaware
Maryland
Whitemarsh
Ohio
Post Office Plans Saturday Hours in Christmas Push
Plano post office will stay open 8 30 a m to 1 p m tomorrow to handle the heavy Christmas mail flow. Postmaster Billy Creed urges residents to mail cards letters and packages by then to ensure delivery by Christmas Eve.
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Plano
Billy Creed
Plano Chamber Elects 1974 Officers at Banquet
L. B. Showalter elected the Plano Chamber of Commerce president for 1974 with John Helsley as vice president and Nathan White Jr as treasurer. They will be installed January 18 as William Bill Roberts steps down to past president, with Roberts remaining on the board. The board also passed a resolution urging inclusion of a right to work provision in the state constitution.
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L. B. Showalter
Plano Chamber of Commerce
John Helsley
Nathan White Jr
Chamber
William Bill Roberts
BeBe Donley
Bob Patton
Marsdell Turner
John Waddell
Roberts
GCC Announces Spring Semester Courses in Plano
Grayson County College in cooperation with Plano Independent School District will offer college credit courses in Plano for the spring semester. Dr. H Wayne Hendrick announced the plan this week.
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Grayson County College
Plano Independent School
Plano
H. Wayne Hendrick
County Commissioner Compares Duties To City Council
Collin County Precinct Four commissioner Carl Marion compares his county roles to a city council, noting work on bills, buildings, roads, salaries, and budgets. He cites Coit Road paving, upcoming Loop Nine project, and replacing wooden bridges with steel and concrete, while blaming weather labor and growth for road wear. He mentions old courthouse facilities and plans a new bond election, while disputing outside audits as costly.
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Collin County
Precinct Four
Carl Marion
Commissioners Court
Marion
west Plano
Allen and
Frisco
Allen
Pye
Allen and Frisco
Mike Newman
Precine
McKinney Grand Jury Returns Indictments Across Crimes
The 199th Judicial District Court in McKinney returned 19 true bills and 23 no-bills after a long period of deliberation. Indictments include robbery by firearms, possession of marijuana, and two counts of assault with intent to murder a police officer involving Charles Randell Rogers and Richard Andrew Haren. Additional charges cover burglary, theft over $50, and other related offenses.
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199th Judicial District Court
McKinney
Tom Ryan com
Charles Randell Rogers
Richard Andrew Haren
Capeville
Gerald Wayne Carter
Brest Lee Hamilton
Willie James Macon
William Curtis Powell
Roy Escamilla
Busing Reversal Shocks Congress Over School Equity Move
Congress faces disruption as busing supporters push back against a House vote banning gasoline allocations for school busing to achieve racial balance. The amendment by Rep. Dingell would deny fuel to buses for racial balance, effective Aug 1, 1974, within a larger Emergency Energy Act aimed at policing energy use and fuel sources.
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WASHINGTON
UPI
House
John Dingell
R-Mich
Nixon
Dingell
act
Brock Adams
DWash
Monroe Kennedys Affair Revealed by Wilson
UPI report cites gossip columnist Earl Wilson claiming Marilyn Monroe had a year long romance with President Kennedy. Wilson says he investigated for years and notes discreet dinners at the Carlyle hotel and Monroe wearing a black wig as a disguise.
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NEW YORK
UPI
Earl Wilson
Marilyn Monroe
John F. Kennedy
Wilson
Miss Monroe
Robert F. Kennedy
Norman Mailer
Kennedy
Carlyle
Kennedys
Lunches Reduced Under Guidelines
Washington UPI reports new Agriculture Department rules expand eligibility for reduced price school lunches. States may apply the 75 percent guideline, allowing families of four with income up to 7,440 to qualify, optional by school. The 50 percent threshold previously set 6,380.
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UPI
Agriculture Department
Department
Nixon
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