Gas Price Gouging Complaints Pour In
Federal Energy Office says its lines are flooded with complaints of gasoline price gouging 10 to 25 cents per gallon at stations nationwide. Some callers report no posted prices. Acting Attorney General Bork orders court action against excessive pricing amid new fuel allocations. IRS checks for price-control compliance. Energy Chief Simon says mid January demand will be met at 80 percent due to allocations.
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Washington
UPI
Federal Energy Office
Robert Nipp
Nipp
Robert H. Bork
U.S
Bork
Internal Revenue Service
William E. Simon
Sybia
Iraq
United States
House Foreign Affairs Committee
George M. Bennsky
State Department
Fuels and Energy
Viet Cong allege U S runs secret command post in Thailand
Viet Cong spokesman Lt. Col. Vo Dong Giang accused the United States of establishing a clandestine U S command center at Nakhon Phanom Thailand to run Indochina operations. He claimed USSAG replaced MACV and controlled activities, though no specific operations were named.
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Arthur Higbee
Saigon
UPI
Viet Cong
United States
Thailand
Indochina
U.S
USSAG
Military Assistance Command Vietnam
MACV
Vo Dong Giang
Nakhon Phanom
U.S. 7Th Air Force
Giang
USAAG
7Th Air Force
South Vietnam
Vietnam
Nixon to withhold Watergate tape summaries power
President Nixon plans not to release public summaries of his Watergate tapes citing fears they could confuse the public and distort facts. White House officials say the decision to withhold summaries stands, amid concerns over ambiguities and new demands for confidential documents.
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Helen Thomas
San Clemente
Calif
UPI
Nixon
White House
Gerald L. Warren
Warren
Senate Watergate Committee
Result Of Israel's National Elections Remains In Doubt
Prime Minister Golda Meir and rival Menachem Begin race in final campaigning as undecided voters may determine the 120 seat Knesset outcome. Incomplete polls show Labor and Likud near parity with many soldiers to vote Sunday.
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Thomas Ackerman
Tel Aviv
UPI
Golda Meir
Israel
Middle East
Geneva
Likud
50 California districts face bus elimination amid fuel shortages
Sacramento officials warn as many as 50 California school districts face critical fuel shortages that could halt transportation programs and close schools. Districts expect cuts by late January or February, with 1 034 districts statewide and private transport possible if mass transit fails. Berkeley transportation chief Bradford reports diesel fuel lasting to mid March.
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George Frank
Sacramento
UPI
California
Joseph Brooks
California School Boards Association
Association
Stanley McDougall
Bureau of Management Services
Department of Education
McDougall
Brooks
Jay Bradford
Berkeley
GM Plans Large Scale Layoffs Across 10 Plants
General Motors will lay off 86,000 workers due to the energy crisis reducing car demand. 48,000 to be cut at 10 plants from New Jersey to California with continued layoff if plants stay closed. 38,000 more to face indefinite furloughs after one shift is cut. Airlines cutting schedules add to industry belt tightening.
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C.W. Orr
United Press International
General Motors Corp
U.S
Richard C. Gerstenberg
New Jersey
California
Irving Bluestone
United Auto Workers
General Motors
Eastern Air Lines
Derailment Cause Explained On Coast Starlight
An apparent mechanical failure beneath a derailed car caused three sleeping cars of the Amtrak Coast Starlight to derail near 3:48 a.m. injuring 80 of 450 aboard. Fourteen hospitalized with fractures, train bound for Los Angeles from Seattle resumed after five hours’ delay with Oakland arrival.
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Tim Johnson
Southern Pacific
M.A. Schooley
Humbert Deem
Oakland
Los Angeles
Postal rate delay to March 2 due to cost of living order
The U S Postal Service delays planned rate hikes from January 5 to March 2 after a Cost of Living Council order cutting increases by 15 percent. The move lowers first class from 8 to 10 cents and airmail from 11 to 13 cents, costing the service about 236 million dollars in revenue.
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Washington
UPI
U.S. Postal Service
E.T. Klassen
Queen Denies Abdication Rumor Amid Sandringham Remodel
A royal source rejects reports that Queen Elizabeth contemplates abdication in favor of Prince Charles. The rumor arose after MP William Hamilton suggested the Sandringham remodeling could signal an early handover and a royal wedding to boost public interest.
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London
API
Elizabeth
Prince Charles
William Hamilton
Labor
Sandringham
Charles
Britons Face Mass Unemployment Amid Energy Crisis
London reports over 500000 out of work as Britain’s energy shortage worsens. Coal miners strike over pay, negotiations resume. 544000 eligible for benefits laid off, many others not counted due to private income agreements. Electric engineers lift overtime ban, easing power shortage.
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Marc A. Mare
London
UPI
National Coal Board
Britain
Department of Trade and Industry
Weather forecast with mild temps and showers
Chance of showers through today and tonight then partly cloudy through Sunday. Mild temperatures continue with southerly winds 15 to 30 mph easing tonight. Highs around 56, lows near 46, tomorrow's high 56. Outlook, light Monday showers. River levels cited at several gauges with dates and times. Sunset and sunrise times listed.
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