Gasoline Shortage Hits Independents As Refineries Limit Supply
Independent gas marketers in Southern California report major refiners like Gulf Exxon and Atlantic Richfield denying surplus gasoline. Stations close or cut hours as price pressure rises and supply tightens. Industry voices warn of further closures and a possible 70 cent per gallon spike by summer.
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Hudson Co
Willow St
Jim Flanagan
California
Gulf
Exxon
Atlantic Richfield
Standard Oil
Standard Oil of
Lee C. White
Energy Policy Task Force
Consumer Federation of America
Federal Power Commission
Nixon
American Petroleum Industry
White
Nixon clemency talk tests Watergate cases
Transcript details McCord saying Nixon offered money for legal fees and possible clemency in exchange for staying quiet. Hunt's wife pressed for silence. McCord discusses cooperation, potential longer jail term, and executive clemency. Reports note Easter weekend politics, staff changes, and subpoenas in the Watergate probe.
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McCord
Hunt
Chicago
Watergate
White House
Baltimore Sun
Consid
German crane at Long Beach Naval Yard details
The giant 374 foot German crane, built in 1941, is one of four sent as war spoils after World War II. It arrived in Long Beach in August 1945, reassembled by German technicians, and operates on diesel generated electric power with a 380 ton lift capacity. The piece’s history includes capture, dismantling, and transport via the Panama Canal.
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Long Beach Naval Shipyard
United States
R.N
Long Beach
Germany
Hamburg
England
Russia
English Channel
U.S.S.R
Panama Canal
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Action Line
Ysons
Newspapers
Hnom
Independent
Press-Telegram
Pine Ave
Long Beach
Independent, Press-Telegram
U.S. charges Viet Reds of build up
The United States accused the Provisional Revolutionary Government of aiding shipments, saying peacekeeping bodies have not monitored them. The note was sent to China, the Soviet Union, France, Britain, Canada, Indonesia, Hungary, Poland, and Hanoi, but not to the PRG. The State Department explained the omission as unnecessary since the PRG had been informed.
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United States
Peoples Republic of China
Soviet Union
France
Britain
Canada
Indonesia
Hungary
Poland
Hanoi
State Department
U.S
Vietnam
Paris
John King
PRG
Democratic Republic
North Vietnam
U S to aid cities harmed by base closures
Defense Secretary Richardson pledged technical aid to 16 federal agencies to help communities economically hurt by recent military base cuts. He said the aim is to cut red tape and speed assistance, with about 2 to 3 million dollars in direct planning aid for affected localities.
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Washington
IPT
Defense
Elliot L. Richardson
Richardson
Cranston
Elliot Richardson
Defense Department
Economic Adjustment Committee
Pentagon
Mansell
Long Beach
Los Angeles
Cranston eyes base loss costs for Long Beach and Hunters Point
Cranston pressed for details on a 16 million relocation bill for the San Francisco Hunter's Point yard and asked about Sabic Bay work in the Philippines. Defense Secretary Richardson said the admin will aid hurt communities with planning help as Pentagon curtails bases.
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Hunter’s Point
San Francisco
Navy
Cranston
Pentagon
Sabic Bay
Philippines
Long Beach
Asphalt blast at Long Beach refinery threatens tanks
A tank at Edington Refineries on Artesia Boulevard erupted when molten asphalt spilled, creating a river of flames and smoke. Fire crews restricted the blaze to the tank area for about 30 minutes, preventing damage to adjacent asphalt tanks and labs. No monetary estimate given. officials attributed the risk to extreme heat and potential sparks.
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Long Beach
Edington
E. Artesia Blvd
Harod Effinger
Effinger
Virgil Jones
Edgington Refineries Co
Apshalt Labs
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