Low-Cost Gas Stations Face Tight Supply and Market Struggles
Independent gasoline stations nationwide lock pumps amid a fuel shortage. The FTC notes independents and their refineries as key to lower prices, but mass layoffs and plant bottlenecks threaten a quarter of the market. Majors open discount brands while state and federal probes mount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Federal Trade Commission
SIGMA
Independents’ Trade Association
Office of Emergency Planning
Exxon
Shell
Shell With ‘‘Ride
Mobil
Sello
Phillips
Maryland
U.S. Justice Department
Shell Oil
Frederick Lichtman
Tulsa Oil Corp
Society of Independent Gasoline Marketers of America
Edward A. McDermott
Treasury Department
William E. Simon
Treasury
Simon
Fred C. Allvine
Georgia Tech
Allvine
Nixon Shuffles White House Staff Amid Watergate Indictments
President Nixon reordered key posts as a federal grand jury indicted former Cabinet members for campaign finance irregularities. John Connally returns as adviser and James Schlesinger becomes defense secretary while John Dean claims pressure to cover up Watergate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nixon
White House
John B. Connally
CIA
James R. Schlesinger
John W. Dean III
John N. Mitchell
Maurice H. Stans
New York
New Jersey
Harry L. Sears
Robert L. Vesco
International Controls Corp
Mitchell
Capitol
Senate
Justice Department
Stans
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Watergate
U.S
Ffice
Pentagon
Schlesinger
Elliot L. Richardson
Richard G. Kleindienst
William E. Colby
J. Fred Buzhardt Jr
Over The Hill Route 219 Plan Draws Garrett County Objections
Garrett County officials and Somerset County planners debated the Keysers Ridge routing of Maryland Route 219. They warned the path would cut Deep Creek Lake's shoreline, threaten development, and burden local businesses while potentially boosting regional recreation economies in Garrett Somerset and nearby areas. West Virginia observers noted Canaan Valley and Black Water Falls development. The Over the Hill Gang advocates a Negro Mountain alignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garrett County
Planning Commission
Keysers Ridge
Somerset County Planning Commission
Donald Fleding
Lawrence J. Krupnik
Marshall Rickert
Deep Creek Lake
Rickert
219
Somerset
Canaan Valley
West Virginia
West Viginia
Black Water Falls
Negro Mountain
Taxpayers group targets AVS field workers in revaluation row
Somerset Association of Taxpayers chair Dr. James R. Shinholt said AVS field workers were uneducated for their jobs after a meeting with about 200 residents from the Rockwood area. SAT plans appeals as AVS faced a $175000 contract deadline and issues over data accuracy and public information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somerset Association of Taxpayers
SAT
Rockwood Area
Scottyland
James R. Shinholt
Somerset RD 1
AVS
Shinholt
Matthew B. Luce
Rockwood RD 2
Frank Kimmel
Board of Assessment
House Denies Nixon Defense Funds for Indochina Bombing
The House approved Rep. Addabbo’s amendment denying a 430 million defense transfer request that would fund bombing in Indochina, with at least 175 million tied to Cambodia operations. The 219 to 188 vote marked the first antiwar measure passed by the House in the Indochina era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
U.S
Cambodia
Joseph P. Addabbo
D-N.y
Nixon
Indochina
Elliot L. Richardson
State Chief Plans Move From Pens
Welfare Secretary Helene Wohlgemuth floated relocating about 140 retarded patients from Polk State School and Hospital to Somerset State Hospital or other facilities. Hospital officials noted cost, staffing, and separate budgeting issues while PARC opposed transfers to mental hospitals. The move would conflict with policy favoring community placements due to limited funds.
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Howard Hall
American County
Polk State School
Somerset State Hospital
Helene Wohlgemuth
James Bailey
William Ryan
Bailey
Polk
Somerset Institution
Pennsylvania Association For Retarded Children
PARC
Luther Gotwald
Mrs Reynolds' Mate Succumbs To Injuries In Crash
Catherine Reynolds 78 of Somerset with her husband Albert 78 died from a Route 30 crash near Ligonier. Catherine died in Latrobe AreaHospital from a fractured skull and internal injuries after riding as a passenger in her husband Albert's car.
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Catherine Reynolds
Somerset
Albert
Reynolds
Latrobe
Route
Ligonier
Somerset County
Somerset High School
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Dick Cartwright
Chestnut Ridge
Salisbury
Savage River State Forest
Ann Landers
Pennsylvania
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