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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1973
Page
5
Gas shortages spark talk of rationing possibly starting by year end and extending for years. Officials warn of fallout such as reduced auto metals and resource scarcities. Proposals include tax avoidance and Alaska oil pipeline, with contingency plans and a potential coupon style system.
Police sayHenry Akeman and his wife were killed during a break in at their home. Detectives recovered a half million dollars in bank books in the couple’s home and a priceless banjo entrusted to Akeman by La Lyle Dave Macon. Akeman, born 1915 in Asheville, joined the Grand Ole Opry in 1942 after starting in local dances at 14.
President Nixon hosts a White House breakfast with 21 members of the Republican Coordinating Committee and will hold six sessions with all 24 GOP lawmakers in Congress to discuss Watergate. Sen. Percy and White House officials confirm the plan, aiming for open communications and possible future Democratic talks. Baker hopes conferences may resolve key fact issues from the hearings.
TEHRAN reports say strong earthquakes struck southern Iran over two days causing casualties and extensive devastation. One person was killed and eight injured as tremors measured around seven on the Richter scale. About 0 homes were destroyed and 550 damaged, leaving around 1,200 people homeless near Khortami and Gheshlagh, 75 miles northeast of Shiraz.
A forest fire near Big Bear Lake in the San Bernardino National Forest neared homes as winds surged up to 10 miles per hour. By midmorning the blaze had burned about 50 acres, with authorities contending it was hard to control.
The United States and key partners completed a cease-fire pact at Kilometer 101 on the Cairo-Sherro road near Cairo. The agreement sets a UN monitored corridor for the encircled Egyptian army, a full POW exchange, and a staged pullback to October 22 lines. Israel and Egypt signatories pledged strict cease-fire observance, with indirect Geneva talks planned in December. Syria backed the political expansion of the struggle while warning about oil weapon use.
RTD will suspend Sunday bus service and remove some buses from busy weekday routes to stretch diesel supplies. Jack Gilstrap, RTD General Manager, said the district has appealed to President Nixon and state and federal agencies for priority fuel allocations but has not yet received aid.
President Nixon announced he will voluntarily submit portions of White House tapings to the court. He said a dictation belt from June 20, 1972, includes a call with Mitchell and will be turned over. He also noted two April 16, 1973 meetings with Dean were recorded and offered to submit the April 1 tape as help to the court.
Heavy showers inundated Northern California as rivers neared banks and flood warnings covered the Eel, Sacramento, Napa, and Russian rivers. Interstates faced washouts as 34 inches of rain in 24 hours drenched the Bonner Summit area, prompting state and federal flood centers to issue alerts for multiple waterways and bypass systems.
A moderate quake measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale struck the San Francisco Bay Area and Mendocino County without damage. The epicenter was near Corralitos five miles north of Watsonville, felt in Oakland downtown and San Francisco offices at 1 16 a.m. The Menlo Park seismograph of the U S Geological Survey recorded the event.
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