Government outlines standby gasoline rationing plan
The United States set up a stand-by gasoline rationing system offering about 35 gallons per month per driver through color coupons. Activation would occur if energy conservation fails. plan emphasizes long lines as trigger and foresees 1.5 billion dollars annual cost offset by a $1 per person coupon charge.
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WASHINGTON
UPI
federal energy
William E. Simon
Simon
Bureau of Printing and Engraving
Escapees Missing After Collin County Jail Break
Three prisoners who escaped from the Collin County Jail last Thursday night remain at large. Sheriff George Smith reports no information yet placing them across state lines and urges tips if anyone spots them.
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Collin County
George Smith
Smith
Court Hears Quick Collin County Session and Jailbreak Aftermath
Collin County Commissioners approved two hires, custodian Eugene Pharr and Adult Probation Dept secretary Leona Pinkstone, with judges Ryan and Brown backing the latter. The court adjourned for a New Year break as jail inmates were fugitive suspects in a county jail jailbreak that led to multiple arrests and a fugitive warrant. Powell Morris and Moss remain at large. police warn they are dangerous.
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Collin County Commissioners Court
Eugene Pharr
Leona Pinkstone
Tom Ryan
David Brown
Collin County
Johnny Powell
Oliver Morris
Ricky Moss
Nixon flies commercial to Los Angeles energy trip
President Nixon traveled with his wife Pat and daughter Tricia aboard United Airlines Flight 55 from Washington to Los Angeles paying 652.92 for three tickets. He flew commercial to save fuel, riding at a steady 55 mph to San Clemente with a 22 member White House staff and FBI oversight.
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JACK V. FOX
SAN CLEMENTE
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UPI
Washington
Los Angeles
Nixon
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White House
John F. Kennedy
Palm Beach
Fla
John
Pat
Tricia Cox
United Airlines
Dulles International Airport
Gerald Warren
Warren
Four Injured in Major Holiday Wrecks and Police Reports
Police investigated 13 minor and two major accidents during Christmas holidays, detailing a two car crash at FM 2478 and Parker Rd injuring a 53 year old Dallas man and a 28 year old Allen man. A 20 year old Arlington student faced DWI charges after a rollover on U.S. 75 east frontage road. An 18 year old Arlington girl sustained serious injuries and was hospitalized. The report notes car burglaries, two home break-ins, shoplifting arrests at Gibson's Discount Store, and multiple public drunkenness, DWI, lunacy and warrant arrests along with 24 traffic citations.
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Parker Rd
Dallas
Allen
Charles Paxson
Presbyterian Hospital
Billy Spears
Collin Memorial Hospital
McKinney
Arlington
U.S. 75
Richardson General Hospital
Gibson’s
Garland
Leukemia Victim Still Needs Blood
Four year old Christina McQuain, a leukemia patient, needs blood donations as police official Justice of the Peace C J Prashaw reports only seven donors over the holidays. The Wadley Blood Bank in Dallas accepts donations this week at 9000 Harry Hines. Blood costs $30 a pint if not donated, and the Plano Civitan Club raised 240 dollars from a Park Mall candy sale to fund blood purchases.
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Christina McQuain
Justice of the Peace
C.J. Prashaw
Plano Blood Bank
Prashaw
Wadley Blood Bank
Harry Hines
Dallas
McQuain
Plano Civitan Club
Park Mall
Christina
Hendricks Seeks Re-election to 24th District
McKinney Democrat Bob Hendricks announces return bid for the 24th legislative district covering Collin and Rockwall Counties. A four term Texas House member and former Criminal Jurisprudence Committee chair, he cites constitutional convention attendance as delaying campaign efforts.
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Bob Hendricks
McKinney
Collin
Rockwall
Hendricks
Collin County
Texas
House of Representatives
Sheriffs Association
house committee
Austin
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