Black marketing in gasoline tests independents at hearing
Independent gasoline dealers testified to a Senate Commerce subcommittee in Chicago that they face black market purchases and exorbitant costs. Senator Adlai Stevenson blamed the Nixon administration and major oil firms for shortages, while officials warned of damage to farmers and market disruption. Witnesses urged mandatory allocations and new supply measures, including coal, Alaska oil, refinery capacity, and delaying no lead gasoline rules.
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Adlai E. Stevenson I
Nixon
Itevenson
Senate Commerce Committee
Chicago
Wiliam Glassman
Liberty Petroleum Co
Mount Vernon
Charles Hague
Tri America Oil Co
Clark
and Refining Corp
Amsterdam
Tinois Commerce Commission
Marvin §. Lieberman
Stevenson
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Lieberman
William R. Deutsch
The
Tinois Petroleum Marketers Association
Congress
Alaska
Forecast Brief Sun and warm up to Thursday
The forecast calls for tonight to be fair and a bit cooler with lows in the 50s. Thursday should be mostly sunny and warmer with highs in the 70s. Friday through Sunday turn cloudy with showers likely Saturday and Sunday.
Area man calls crisis artificial in gasoline debate
A Liberty Petroleum official told Sen. Adlai E Steves that independent oil firms face artificial shortages and higher prices as major companies allegedly withhold gasoline The executive urged a temporary fuel allocation and a 50 mile per hour national speed limit to curb demand and curb job losses in eight states Meanwhile two highway crashes claim three lives near Olney and West Union Illinois
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Stevenson Sui
Glassman Cald Liberty
Thingis
Glassman
Liberty
Hig
Minois
Nixon plan to spy on radicals sparks Watergate ties
Two sources say a secret White House project to spy on domestic radicals was approved in part and never publicly disclosed. The plan allegedly authorized undercover agents from multiple federal agencies to access nearly all government systems, including mail, phones, tax records, and even planting forms. The document was secured by John W. Dean III and later given to a federal judge.
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Jeffrey Mills
Washington
White House
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
John W. Dean HI
Robert E. Cushmas
CIA
EL Howard Hunt
Hunt
Daniel Ellsberg
Ronald L. Ziegler
Grand Jury
Senate
Domesti
Gerald Warren
Nixon
HM. OR. Haldeman
John D. Ehrlichman
Gold Surges as Dollar Dives to Fresh Lows in Europe
Gold climbs to a record in London at 113.25 per ounce as the dollar sinks to new lows in Paris and other centers. Dealers report light trading volume despite the sharp move, amid uncertainties tied to a summit meeting in Iceland. Paris francs slide to 4.3850 per dollar from 4.4062 as markets close early for Ascension Day.
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London
U.S
Europe
Paris
Iceland
Nixon
Pompidou
Nixon heads to Iceland for talks with Pompidou
President Nixon flies from Andrews Air Force Base to Reykjavik for talks with French President Pompidou and meeting with Huang Chen, chief of the PRC liaison office. Kissinger notes US caution amid European concerns over a broad Atlantic charter and linked negotiations. delegation includes Rogers, Shultz, and Volcker.
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Washington
Nixon
Iceland
Georges Pompidou
Andrews Air Force Base
Huang Chen
People's Republic of China
Huang
China
Pompidou
NATO
Reykjak
Henry A. Kissinger
United States
Atlantic
Western Europe
U.S
Kissinger
William P. Rogers
Secretary of the Treasury
George Shultz
Paul Volcker
The
Treasury
Station owner faces crunch from national gas crisis
The national gasoline shortage has spread inland hitting Southern Illinois. Carbondale dealer Carl Fulgham saw sales fall after East Main Street became a one way westbound street, illustrating how good salesmanship is penalized by traffic changes during the crisis.
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Preas
Iinois
Carbondale
Texaco
Carl Fulgham
Gas Stations Face Tight Quotas as Gasoline Shortage Hits Midwest
Fulgham and regional station owners report drastic quota cuts from Texaco and others, limiting daily sales to 325 gallons from 400 to 850 and forcing bakers to ration customers. Dealers blame emission standards, aging cars, and a stalled Alaska pipeline for higher prices and tighter supplies amid diesel shortages for trucks. Local stations close Sundays, cut hours, or quit retail gas, while some owners express confidence the government will intervene and keep gas flowing.
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Fulgham
Lee Deliz
Mardale Texaco
Pat Luton
Carterville Gulf Station
Deitz
Luton
G. F. Bailey
Hern
Mel Schemonia
Sunoco
Murphysboro
Tisch
Baril
Marion Truck Plaza
Oy Arnie
Pat Lober
Maron
Clark Gil
Carbondale
Fraser
Bob Boyer
Texaco
Carl Fulgham
Boyer
Alex
Oil firms face scarce fuel as allocations rely on last year
Major oil companies base their distributor allocations on last year’s sales though demand climbs 7 percent yearly. Vendors warn of reduced mobility for buses, trucks, farms, and industry as contracts are canceled. Officials cite crude shortages, offshore drilling needs, and strict refinery limits, urging long term planning to curb foreign dependence.
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Jesse Veach
Veach Oil Co
Vienna
Mlinois
Veach
Hugh Watson
Martin Oil Co
Carbondale, Seya
Ajastan
Bute Fe Pont
Mississippi River
Cairo
St. Louis
Watson
POWs Accused of Aiding Enemy at Hanoi Camp
The Army reports five U S soldiers accused of aiding the enemy and two Marines at a Hanoi POW facility known as The Plantation allegedly aided captors by making model aircraft for use in target practice. Names include Robert Chenoweth of Portland and John Young of Grayslake with several others among eight prisoners held over five years.
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Washington
U.S
Army 8. Szts
Robert P. Chenoweth
Portland
Ore
John A. Young
Grayslake
Army
Air Force
Theodore W. Guy
Tucson
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Hanoi
Chenoweth
Young
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Michael Branch
Highland Heights
James
Dante NY
King D. Rayford
Chicago
Alfonso Riate
Santa Rosa
Cshif
Abel L. Kavanaugh
Denver
Colo
Frederick L. Elbert Jr
Brentwood
N.Y
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Copany
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William Glessman
Liberty Petroleum Co. Inc
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Jimmy ‘Parker
Olney
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Leafs
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
William Newport
West Union
Ilinois
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Britain
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Joanne Wood
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