Energy Chief Orders 6-Degree Home Heating Cut in Oil
Energy Secretary William E. Simon issued a night directive mandating a six degree thermostat reduction in oil heated homes and a ten degree cut in other oil heated buildings with Jan. 15 as the implementation date. Violations carry up to 5,000 dollar fines for suppliers while individuals face no direct penalty beyond potential oil depletion. The plan also assigns top priority for gasoline allocations to essential services and bulk buyers and introduces a standby rationing system and new rules for middle distillates and aviation fuel.
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Washington
William E. Simon
Simon
Federal Energy Office
Gas Ration Coupon Planned If Federal Rationing Needed
In Washington energy chief William E. Simon announced the printing of gas rationing coupons and set basic rules for voluntary steps failing to ease the energy crisis.
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Washington, D.C
Energy
William E. Simon
United Way drive in Chaves County tops goal at $176000
Ken Bonnell and Baynard Malone announced that $176,047 in cash and pledges was reported, surpassing the $176,000 goal and marking a new high for Chaves County. The drive highlights include strong performance across divisions with the residential, federal, and pattern divisions near or above 100 percent of their targets.
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Ken Bonnell
United Way Drive
Roswell
Walter Gibson
Roy Payton
Baynard Malone
Fred Hennighausen
Helen Kemble
Larry Knadle
Cherry Greenwade
Willis Brandt
Cochairmen
United Way
Chaves County
J. Hassler Strickland
Jim Thompson
Eemploye
Art Aiello
Wayne Milner
Roger Copple
Dick Cooper
Education
Robert K. Maxwell
Clayton Stallings
Col. E. R. Wyles
Henry Hyslop
British strike ends as engineers end work slowdown
Electric power engineers halted a two month slowdown in Britain while coal miners met officials with no breakthrough. About 400,000 workers laid off in England and Wales and forecasts show nearly a million could lose jobs next week due to the energy crisis. The coal shortage may force 100,000 layoffs at British Steel Corp. start of year.
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London
Britain
National Coal Board
Department of Employment
England
Wales
British Steel Corp
Snowstorm blankets Rockies with heavy snow and drifting
A major snowstorm swept the Rockies from Montana to Utah with gusty winds creating hazardous travel. Butte recorded 6 inches of snow while Yakima saw 3 inches, boosting ground cover to 11 inches. Travelers advisories and road closures appeared in northern and central Rockies amid cold, fog, and light snow around Lake Superior.
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Associated Press
Rockies
Montana
Colorado
Utah
Pacific Northwest
Northwest
Yakima
Wash
Lake Superior
North Dakota
Minnesota
Coast Guard reports two men lost at sea
The Coast Guard says First Mate George K. Gann and ship skipper C. W. Pemberton washed overboard from the Chevron Mississippi amid heavy seas and are presumed dead. Gann is 38, from Belvedere California. Pemberton is 50, from Seattle.
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San Francisco
Ernest K. Gann
Coast Guard
George K. Gann
Belvedere
Calif
Chevron Mississippi
C. W. Pemberton
Seattle
Tanker activity slows under Arab oil embargo impact
The Arab oil embargo has slowed tanker traffic in the United States with cargoes delayed and fuel costs rising. A AP survey of six major ports finds imports down from pre embargo levels as shipments come from the Caribbean West Africa Indonesia and South America. Brokers say a six month continuation could cripple the industry though spot rates have fallen about 75 percent from the Persian Gulf to Europe.
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Donald Macdonald
Ottawa
Macdonald
Venezuela
United States
Canada
Nixon
Terryville
Conn
Warren Wheeler
Nice Tatro
Associated Press
New York
Philadelphia
Caribbean
West Africa
Indonesia
South America
Frank DeSalvo
Paten & Partners, Inc
Persian Gulf
Europe
Nixon signs manpower bill with great pleasure
President Nixon announces the $1.5 billion manpower bill signing in San Clemente. The measure shifts operating control of job training programs to states and localities while retaining federal oversight and continuing the public service job program. Areas with high unemployment will receive funds for public service jobs.
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Frank Cormier
Associated Press
San Clemente
Calif
Nixon
White House
Congress
Department of Labor
Secretary of Labor
Unem
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