24 Dec 1973
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Newspaper
Red Bluff Daily News
Location
Red Bluff, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1973
Page
1
United Press International reports motorist travel was light as many gas stations planned Sunday closings. Stations opened briefly in some areas for Christmas, while others closed early or remained shut, prompting trips to be postponed or delayed until after midnight.
Weather notes show night and morning fog patches with clouds tonight and a possibility of showers tomorrow. Temperatures hold near 51 high and around 43 low tonight, with light variable winds and a Wednesday shower outlook. River readings include Lake Red Bluff 16.4, Bend Bridge 26.9, Tehama Bridge 208.0 and Woodson Bridge 175.5 feet. Sunset 4:48 p.m. and sunrise 7:30 a.m. PST.
Pope Paul VI leads Midnight Mass at St. Peter's for his 10th Christmas as pope. His televised sermon from a throne before the altar marks a global broadcast as he offers prayers for Middle East peace and delivers the Christmas blessing from the basilica balcony to Rome and the world.
UPI reports calls for gasoline rationing to shield low income Americans as oil prices rise after Persian Gulf states lift crude pricing. Walter W. Heller warns delaying rationing creates IOUs for March and April shortages. Sen. Alan Cranston favors rationing to avoid dire shortages while cautioning against taxes or price hikes that burden the poor.
Six Persian Gulf oil states planning to more than double crude prices effective Jan 1 1974 amid OAPEC boycott and production cuts. Tehran meeting follows OPEC talks with Yamani and Abdesselam outlining western capital tours to pressure Israel. Prices to be reviewed in March or April with a likely further rise next spring.
Egypt and Israel dispatch negotiating teams to Geneva to discuss troop withdrawals along the Suez Canal. Israeli Foreign Minister Abba Eban warned progress may be slow while Finnish UNEF commander Lt Gen Ensio Siilasvuo joined talks and protested a Finnish soldier shot incident.
The item centers on a long serving New York Governor who recently resigned to focus on national affairs and is anticipated to run for the 1976 Republican presidential nomination. The feature prompts readers to identify NEWSNAME from the quiz on page 6 and notes The Quiz is from the Daily News for local schools.
The Daily News will not publish Tuesday Christmas Day and will resume Wednesday. Most Tehama County businesses close Tuesday. Gas stations largely close for Christmas. CSAA reports about 30 percent will stay open on Christmas and New Year’s. Many plan to close early on Christmas Eve without specific hours.
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