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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1973
Page
5
Simon denied oil majors hold back domestic production to profit from shortages stating wells operate at full efficiency. He noted limited Arab purchases due to embargo and leakage at 680000 barrels daily, but refused to name sources to avoid triggering further price tensions.
Israelis cast ballots as Likud led by Menachem Begin confronts Labor and Mapam in a tight race. Youthful voters in Tel Aviv express duty to vote while debates focus on territorial concessions, security, and shifting alliances amid the October war and ongoing peace talks.
Defense Secretary James R. Schlesinger announced a doubling in daily hospitalization costs for military dependents, rising from $1.75 to $3.60. The move, effective New Year, follows pay and benefits increases since 1966 and will be reviewed annually against military pay adjustments.
Crowds gather for New Year celebrations in New Orleans Pasadena and New York while officials expect record turnouts. Plans include a large Tulane Sugar Bowl night contest Notre Dame versus Alabama and a Times Square style countdown with balloons. Aristotle Onassis and Jacqueline vacationing in Acapulco through New Year’s Day.
Rhode Island faces a holiday gas shortage as officials warn most stations may close early. Nearly half of Louisiana stations expected out of gas by Tuesday while Massachusetts Texas and Florida report fewer auto fatalities due to reduced travel. Gasoline open percentages vary across states with New Jersey about 80 percent of 6000 stations closed or short on fuel and New York Westchester Nassau counties showing only six stations open.
The NTSB said a fatigue fracture in excess of five inches caused the Hughes 300 C drive shaft to fail, dropping a police helicopter that killed officers Wendell Troyer and David Guider. Alameda County coroner cited a head wound on Troyer. Police chief Hart kept murder theory under consideration.
Cambodians report rockets hit central Phnom Penh including the palace and U S embassy residence areas. Government says seven killed, seven wounded. unofficial counts up to 10 dead and 12 injured. Two American officers wounded in the embassy attack. Troops sweep the capital while a separate task force fights Khmer Rouge along Highway 4, west of the city.
John V. Lindsay spent the last Sunday of his administration walking Manhattan streets amid cheering crowds. Thousands lined Fifth Avenue delaying traffic as Lindsay, not seeking re election, fielded well wishers and answered questions about future plans. He smiled and waved from his car after the 40 minute stroll while aides looked on.
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