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Newspaper
Sunday Dominion Post
Location
Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1973
Page
1
Britons rush shopping before energy shortages and labor unrest bite Christmas. Department store executives report strong sales as fears grow over a weaker pound and looming power cuts. Stores to operate five days in last two weeks. a three day week to follow with 65 percent of normal power available.
United States and Egyptian officials announced the Geneva Middle East peace conference will open the following Friday after crucial talks with Israel. Kissinger, on a seven nation tour, met with Assad in Damascus and planned talks in Tel Aviv as Cairo cited the postponement amid efforts to define Israel stance and prisoner of war issues.
The Teamsters Local 337 announced a 400 store Detroit supermarket strike starting at midnight Sunday affecting about 80 percent of area stores and 30 000 workers. Negotiations ended Saturday afternoon with economic issues cited as the main stumbling block and no further talks scheduled.
A 10 hour blockade by truck drivers at the Charleston West 76 truck stop off I 64 halted fuel pumps and drew praise from owner Frank Schirtzinger for orderly conduct. Police noted no major incidents aside from scattered violence elsewhere on Mountain State highways during a two day slowdown.
President Nixon signed a bill placing most of the United States on year round Daylight Saving Time beginning January 6. The change aims to conserve energy by shifting clocks ahead one hour at 2 am and keeping DST through October 1975, with Hawaii Puerto Rico the Virgin Islands and Indiana exempted. The Transportation Department estimates a 1 to 2 percent cut in national electricity use.
President Nixon signed a daylight saving time measure and authorized 2000 IRS agents to enforce fuel allocation rules. Energy chief Simon announced the crackdown on price gouging and plans to train 1000 new staff, with six months of full enforcement followed by a handover. The move accompanies talks on rationing and fuel shortages amid trucker protests.
Truckers leaving the road in protest of higher fuel costs and lower speed limits plan to maintain the stoppage through the weekend. Some drivers across the nation show doubts about continuing the shutdown while Denver contact points report many urging patience before rolling again.
Ralph Nader's attorney obtained a tape of Nixon's March 23 1971 dairy meeting and related aides diaries sought in the milk supports campaign gifts suit. The case ties AMPI and other co-ops to large contributions and price increases, with Watergate subpoenas discussed and ongoing civil actions.
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