PG&E Representatives Reveal Problems Of Gas Shortage
PG&E faces ongoing gas shortages due to limited supply from Texas and Canada. The company plans curtailment of interruptible users, shifts to fuel oil for power, and expands drilling in Colorado and Alaska. Nuclear projects at Diablo Canyon and Rancho Seco are under way, while conservation and slower plant siting remain key factors.
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Bill Goodyear
Ken Roby
Federal Power Commission
Texas
Roby
Alberta Natural Gas Company
Colorado
Alaska
George Pappas
Pappas
Diablo Canyon
Rancho Seco
Humboldt Bay
Eureka
Agnew delivers farewell in televised resignation speech
Spiro T. Agnew ended his public life with a calm speech asserting innocence and blaming frightened men for pressuring him to resign. He offered no details on the Maryland contractor payments or the District Court charges while criticizing the media and defending his decision to quit without fighting the case.
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John Hall Washington
UPI
Spiro T. Agnew
Maryland
Baltimore
Congress
Agnew
Nixon
Public reaction splits over Agnew resignation speech
A UPI nationwide survey finds many doubt Agnew's statements after his resignation for the good of the nation and family. Respondents like Buffalo resident Greg Icard and Chicago shopper Tom Butler question his guilt or honesty, while others note the historic nature of the address and its impact on faith in government.
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Greg Icard
Buffalo
N.Y
UPI
Spiro T. Agnew
Icard
Agnew
Tom Butler
Chicago
Walley Coffey
Seattle
Blood Mobile's Routine Visit A Lifesaving Tradition
The Blood Mobile visits St. Elizabeth Community Hospital every third Wednesday from 2 to 6 p.m. since 1951, led by Clara Parker who recalls how the drive has saved many lives. Donors donate every other month, with blood tested and allocated to recipients, then sent to Sacramento for disease screening. The program began to aid wounded veterans during Korea and expanded from airlifted beginnings to a long-standing Red Bluff effort with nurses and volunteers supporting donors.
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St. Elizabeth Community Hospital
Red Bluff
Clara Parker
Sacramento
Parker
Catherine Bunting
Dorothy Peters
Hattie Smith
World News In Brief Highlights From Around the Globe
The brief covers Sadat threatening to launch Zafer missiles if Israel strikes deep into Egypt and demands the 1967 Arab territories for an immediate cease fire. It notes Kissinger and Le Duc Tho winning the 1973 Nobel Peace Prize with no prior nominations listed. Three unidentified bodies found near Chico. two teenage girls among them, murder suspected. Reagan agrees to a televised debate with Assembly Speaker Moretti on the tax limit initiative.
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United Press International
Anwar Sadat
Zafer
Israel
Egypt
Middle East
Chico
UPI
California
California Highway Patrol
Yuba County
Gary Miller
Sacramento
UPS
Ronald Reagan
Assembly
Bob Moretti
Reagan
Moretti
Gas Prices Rise As New Formula Takes Effect
Washington motorists face higher fuel costs as the Cost of Living Council allows a fresh price rise up to a penny per gallon for gasoline and diesel with a two week freeze to follow. The rule shift aims to pass refiners costs to stations in penny increments beginning Nov. 1. ARCO may raise prices by at most 14 cents per gallon.
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Cost of Living Council
CLC
Congress
Atlantic Richfield
ARCO
Con Artist's Scheme Foiled At Local Bank
A Red Bluff man fended off a scam by a caller posing as a bank examiner who urged him to withdraw funds and hand them to the suspect in the Safeway Parking lot. The plan unraveled when he spoke with the bank manager, and police surveilled the area until the conman departed without the money. The incident highlights warning signs of bank employee theft schemes.
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Acon
Red Bluff
Crocker National Bank
Phillips
Safeway
Cracker Bank
James Froome Jr
Larry Watson
Watson
Moderate Weather With Mild Turnovers Through Wednesday
Fair conditions continue through Wednesday with little temperature change and light variable winds from 5 to 10 mph. Highs near 87 today and 84 tomorrow, lows around 53 and 54. River levels at several stations remain elevated, with sunset at 6:28 p.m. and sunrise at 7:21 a.m. PDT.
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Bend Bridge
Tehama Bridge
Woodson Bridge
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