Nixon seeks added wilderness areas nationwide
President Nixon urged Congress to add over one million acres to the National Wilderness Preservation System by designating twelve federally owned forests refuges deserts and beaches from Arkansas to California. If approved these areas would be motorless and open only to foot horse or boat travel with specific parcels listed across California Texas Arizona Missouri New Mexico Nebraska Oregon and Arkansas.
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International Scientists View Mars Theories
About 400 scientists from 10 nations opened the International Colloquium on Mars at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory to discuss what Mars atmosphere is like and whether the planet is active. Talks covered volcanoes in Tharsis and Nix Olympica, possible water erosion, and plans for Viking probes in 1975 to analyze atmospheric composition.
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Somoza Visits topless club in San Francisco
Nicaraguan strongman Anastasio Somoza visited Condor Nightclub in North Beach with Secret Service protection after addressing the Commonwealth Club. He praised topless dancer Carol Doda as outstanding and said Watergate incidents occur in Latin America, while expressing friendship with President Nixon.
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Moss accuses oil firms of hoarding fuel in 1960s shortage
Washington senator Frank E Moss charges major oil companies with mass withholding of winter fuels. He cites 11 million barrels of No 2 heating fuel stored on the East Coast and a drop in Gulf Coast to Chicago shipments, urging Congress to break corporate power.
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Airlines Cutback Flights and Staff Across U.S.
American United and Frontier announce pilot and crew layoffs amid fuel shortages. United cancels 100 daily flights from Jan 7 as Nixon fuel-cut order takes effect. Braniff and Delta report slower speeds and reduced mileage with limited staffing changes.
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Senate Passes Saxbe Salary Bill for Attorney General
The Senate approved by 75 to 16 a measure allowing Senator William B. Saxbe to serve as Attorney General at the old salary of 35000 dollars annually. Western backers included Frank E. Moss Wallace F. Bennett and Frank Church.
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