White House proposes six degree heating rule for oil users
The White House floated regulations requiring oil heated homes to reduce thermostats by six degrees below last year and other space heating by ten degrees. A December 27 effective date replaces the January 1 plan, with enforcement limited to fuel shortages between deliveries and no direct penalties.
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Associated Press
Washington
Federal Register
Treasury
George P. Shultz
United States
House Appropriations Committee
Charles Binsted
National Congress of Petroleum Retailers
Cost of Living Council
Nixon
Gerald J. Warren
Warren
Interior Department
NMMI seeks 650000 in bonds for campus improvements
New Mexico Military Institute trustees move to obtain authority from the State Board of Finance to issue 650000 in revenue bonds for education athletic dormitory and dining facilities on the NM campus. Bond terms call for a 5.4 percent average interest rate and a 13 year repayment period backed by gross revenues of the institute. The request goes to the Board of Educational Finance for review on December 10 in Santa Fe.
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New Mexico Military Institute
Nmmi Board of Regents
State Board of Finance
Santa Fe
Military Institute
NMMI
Norman Fisher
Board of Educational Finance
Fisher
Hagerman Barracks
Legislative University Study Committee
Roswell
Colt Field
Nmmi Pearson
Nmmi Cadet Corps
United Airlines cuts over one hundred January flights
United Air Lines announced it will eliminate more than 100 flights in January and furlough at least 950 employees due to a fuel shortage. The cuts will reduce fuel usage by about 9.5 percent from 1972 levels and come into effect January 7 without CAB approval.
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Washington
United Air Lines
United
Edward F. Carlson
Nixon
Carlson
Civil Aeronautics Board
United Way drive boosts Middle School support and oil ration plan
Mesa Middle School students raised about 70 for United Way through a homeroom drive led by Judy Gormley. The event honored Mary Margaret Sappington’s girls P E class and Roy Oldfield’s English class as top contributors while national fuel rationing plans take effect January 1.
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United Way
Mesa Middle School
Judy Gormley
Mary Margaret Sappington
Roy Oldfield
First public playing of Watergate tape inaudible in court
In a Washington court the first public playing of a subpoenaed Watergate tape segment occurred. The June 20 1972 recording with President Nixon Ehrlichman and Haldeman ran 18 minutes but was mostly inaudible with a clear buzzing interrupting sound. Rose Mary Woods suggested a possible button error but denied causing the full 18 minute gap.
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Washington
White House
Nixon
John D. Ehrlichman
H. R. Haldeman
Ehrlichman
Haldeman
U.S
John J. Sirica
Rose Mary Woods
Miss Woods
Snow and Weather Update From New Mexico Ruidoso Area
Snow fell off and on through the day in the Ruidoso area with a low of 21 degrees. Three inches of snow were on the ground this morning and higher elevations lacked reports. Police noted iced highway sections near Fox Cave but driving conditions were improving.
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Ruidoso
Fox Cave
Comet Kohoutek Prompts Solar System Origins Study
Roswell Rover watchers prepare for Comet Kohoutek visibility in late December with planetarium programs by Howard Wright. Researchers aim to analyze the comet’s composition to gain clues about the solar system’s formation five billion years ago and possibly life cycles of stars.
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Roswell
Kohoutek
Venus
Jupiter
Marilyn Holmes
Roswell Museum and Art Center
Planetarium
Wright
Halley
Solar System
Neptune
Lubos Kohoutek
New Mexico
Earth
Roswell Area Weather Expected Cooler Winds
Fair and cooler today with northwesterly winds 15 to 25 mph and higher gusts. Winds diminish later. Low tonight around 23 degrees. Clear and warming tomorrow with a high near 62 degrees.
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Roswell
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First National Bank
Ken Bonnell
Maurine Hunter
Gwen Gibson
Andrew Ortega
Bernice Sandoval
Xecora
Senate Watergate Committee
Commerce Department
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