Free market gas ration plan relies on coupons and private exchange
The government may ration gasoline with Washington issued coupon books worth one dollar each, allowing a 60 day use window. Coupons can be traded privately, with values set by supply and demand, and a future market price could rise for higher gall ons in dense areas.
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Washington
George Washington
Simon
School Board
Charles Loftus
Doctors Memorial Hospital
Carbondale
Pinckneyville Community Hospital
Pinckneyville
Loftus
Reactions to gasoline ration plan vary in Southern Illinois
Service station owners react with indignation or acceptance while motorists worry about fuel. Owners Marino Presa and Larry Zettler call the plan burdensome and harmful to business, while others like Rolf Schilling and Bill Clarida seek more information. Local residents worry about limits, with Al Greer noting mobility concerns and Thomas Hale hoping customers will still travel for meals despite restrictions.
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Illinois
Marino Presa
Reno
Sunoco
Benton
Larry Zettler
South Side Shell
Pinckneyville
Rolf Schilling
Ed’s
Standard
Carbondale
Zettler
Schilling
Bill Clarida
Bill
Marion
Presa
Johnston City
al Greer
Greer
Thomas Hale
Hale
Grand Tower
Southern Illinois Institution
Belleville
Paducah, Ky
Cape Girardeau
Continued Economic Growth Forecast for 1974
President Nixon’s top economic adviser projects 1974 growth between 1 and 2 percent while signaling readiness to use measures to support the economy if energy shortages or other risks threaten a stable, expanding path. He notes possible stimulative fiscal policy and targeted steps in housing and other sectors.
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Washington
Nixon
Herbert Stein
President’s Council of Economic Advisers
Stein
Tournament scores from Carbondale and surrounding cities
Consolation games and matchups yield scores for Mills and several high schools. Thornridge defeats Peoria Manual 73 66 at Carbondale while East Moline 66 Herrin 62. Centralia Mt Vernon 79 Jacksonville 62. Champaign Central 42 Homewood Flossmoor 41. Eldorado Breese Mater Dei Fairfield 64 Elgin St Ed 74 Trico 61 Ward 62. St Paul of Highland 88 Nash County McLeansboro 85 Carrierville 69.
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Carbondale
Thornridge
East Moline
Centralia
Mt. Vernon
Jacksonville
Champaign Central
Homewood-Flossmoor
Eldorado
Breese
Mater Dei Fairfield
Elgin St
Greenville
Trico
Ward
St. Paul of
Highland
Nash- McLeansboro
Carrierville
Energy Office Orders Cold Weather Heating Cutbacks and Gasoline Allocations
The Energy Office imposes six degree home heating reductions, ten degree building cuts, and a gasoline allocation scheme with top priority to essential services. Jan 15 marks implementation with propane and middle distillates already under prior controls. Gasoline rules shift to 95 percent of 1972 usage for major airlines and full 1972 supplies for regional services.
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Washington
William E. Simon
Simon
Federal Energy Office
Ozark Halts Planned Cuts After Fuel Reallocation
Ozark Air Lines will avoid a 14 percent operation cut for 1974 due to new aviation fuel allocations. A six percent service reduction set for Jan. 1 remains, mainly affecting Midwest to Washington and New York routes. Furloughs drop from about 300 to under 200 as fuel remains sufficient. no flights or personnel cuts at Williamson County Airport.
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Ozark Air Lines
Edward J. Crane
Crane
Ozark
Midwest
Washington
New York
Williamson County
Alan Douglas
Early snowmobile inventor in Southern Illinois remembered
Leslie O. Jones of West Frankfort recalls building a hybrid snowmobile in 1918 by fusing a 1916 Harley Davidson motorcycle with a bobsled and a 1904 Cadillac steering system. He used it to court his future wife Nancy Moore, and the contraption drew public attention before he traded the bike for a car in the spring.
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Don Frost
Leslie O. Jones
West Frankfort
Jones
College Ave
North Main Street
Philip Steinheimer
Cadillac
Nancy Moore
Clem
Benton
Miss Moore
White House withholds summaries as Watergate probe expands
The White House will not release summaries or transcripts of key presidential conversations amid a Senate Watergate subpoena for about 500 tapes and numerous documents. Officials fear disclosure could sway public opinion about Nixon’s alleged involvement in the cover-up. Washington Post reports.
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White House
Senate Watergate Committee
Nixon
Washington Post
J. Fred Buzhardt
Post
Buzhardt
John J. Wilson
H. R. Haldeman
John D
the Post
Haldeman
Ehrlichman
The
Nixon Signs 1.5 Billion Manpower Bill
President Nixon announced the signing of a 1.5 billion manpower bill praising it as top legislation of the year. The law shifts job training and placement program responsibility to state and local governments while preserving national oversight. Tonight and Saturday weather turns cloudy and colder with possible snow. lows in the 20s. highs 30s to 35.
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