Nixon Plan Slashes Gasoline Production and Allocations
The Nixon administration proposed a 25 percent cut in gasoline production starting December 27 with priority deliveries to emergency services fuel producers public transportation and agriculture. Retail shortages would hit individual car owners as remaining supplies flow to bulk distributors and service stations.
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Stan Benjamin
Associated Press
Washington
William E. Simon
Simon
Federal Energy Office
Petro-Chemical
County workers decorate tall courthouse Christmas tree
County employees from the commissioners and tax assessor offices climb to decorate a Christmas tree over 20 feet tall in the Chaves County Courthouse. Barbara Salazar Emma Duran and Teresa Waugh place about 800 ornaments donated by Krebs and Sohn at Roswell Industrial Air Center.
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Chaves County
Barbara Salazar
Emma Duran
Teresa Waugh
Krebs and Sohn
Roswell Industrial Air Center
Roswell Council Delays Detours and Approves Air Center training
Roswell City Council deferred discussion on detour routes due to West Second Street construction and set a public hearing at 7 30 p m with New Mexico State Highway Department officials. The meeting approved an ordinance allowing the animal warden to pursue dogs on private property amid privacy protests and authorized a pilot training program with Alitalia at RIAC with a per gallon fuel flow fee.
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Marilyn Holmes
West Second Street
Roswell City
City Hall Chambers
City Hall
New Mexico
Roswell
Alitalia
Roswell Industrial Air Center
Jim Lilley
William F. Brainerd
Pan American Airlines
Brainerd
RIAC
Hobbs
South Main Streets
L. C. Stiles
Stiles
Main Street
Hobbs Street
South Main Street
Main
Water Department
Johnny Janow
New Mexico Water Supply and Pollution Control Southeastern
Second Street
Berrendo Water User Association
Second St
N. Main St
Robert G. Wilson
Daniel F. Ogg
Price Enterprises, Inc
Atkinson Avenue
Alameda Street
Ponderosa Mobile Sales
Ruidoso
Victor Bock
Cahoon Park
Western Marketing Corp
Parks and Recreation Commission
Southern Union Gas Co
Plumbing Board
Streets Department
Sanitation Department
Parks and Recreation Department
Fire
Public Works Improvement Program
Independent truckers stage brief fuel protest in Georgia
Truck drivers threatening work stoppages over high fuel prices blocked diesel pumps at two Georgia stops on Interstate 75 near Cordele. Groups planned actions in other states were halted or postponed after a promised statement from Transportation Secretary Brinegar. About several hundred truckers remained parked until Saturday amid nationwide pressures.
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Associated Press
Georgia
Teamsters
Frank Fitzsimmons
Senate
Cordele
Frank ‘Troy
Somerset
Troy Hooser
Oakland
Iowa
Cleveland
Ohio
Toedo
Cincinnati
Transportation
Claude Brinegar
Houser
Brinegar
New Orleans
Independent Truckers League
Three Americans among 53 missing after Fiji ship sinking
A hurricane sank the interisland ship Uluilakeiba 200 miles southeast of Fiji leaving 53 missing. The Suva agent would not name the Americans but said they include a married couple and an elderly spinster. In Detroit, auto makers posted higher suggested retail prices on 1974 models as wage and price controls ended.
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Suva
Fiji
Interisland
Detroit
Cost of Living Council
Ford
Chrysler
American Motors
General Motors
Kissinger Begins Middle East Tour With Algeria Stop
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger plans a brief Algeria stop in Algiers before a tour of Middle Eastern leaders. He will attend the Geneva peace conference opening and seeks support for U.S. policy amid Arab oil tensions and Israel talks.
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Barry Schweid
Associated Press
London
Henry A. Kissinger
Middle East
Algeria
Kissinger
Algiers
Houari Boumedienne
Geneva
Africa
Abdel Aziz Boutilika
Edward Heath
Alec Douglas- Home
Western Europe
Britain
United States
Israel
Pilgrims’ Society
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Brussels
U.S
United Nations
Nixon
NATO
Egypt
Saudi Arabia
Syria
Jordan
Lebanon
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Flood Control Commission
Peppermint
Zoo
Lake
R. C. Moon Jr
Raymond Anaya
Celestia Baca
Frank Zamora
Elis Guajaca
Sam Alvarado
Romolo Alvarado
Moon
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