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Newspaper
Sunday Dominion Post
Location
Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1973
Page
1
Federal energy official John Hill said exemptions would be few if rationing is enacted. He noted doctors clergymen and congressmen would need to buy coupons from others if outside their allocation. The White Market system would allow transfer of coupons to curb black markets and ease administration.
President Nixon approved a measure providing 250 million dollars in subsidies over four years to test health maintenance organizations or HMOs. The plan aims to lower costs by offering year long care for a single fee with emphasis on preventive medicine and expanded benefits.
Egyptian missiles downed an Israeli reconnaissance plane near the Suez front as tensions mount around the Geneva talks. Israel accuses Cairo of pressuring concessions while Egypt cites a policy of steady harassment and attrition. A wounded Israeli soldier and multiple ceasefire violations are reported along the Cairo Suez corridor.
General Francisco Franco named interior minister Carlos Arias Navarro as the first civilian premier of his regime to succeed the assassinated Admiral Luis Carrero Blanco. Arias Navarro, 65, is expected to be sworn in Monday and form an 18 member cabinet, signaling a new crackdown on antigovernment elements.
The Dominion Post will not publish Tuesday or Wednesday morning editions this week due to the New Year holiday. Regular publication resumes with Wednesday afternoon edition.
President Nixon, at his San Clemente retreat, signed five of about 40 bills awaiting action. Key measures include a $325 million federal boost for health maintenance organizations and $600 million for sewage treatment plant reimbursements. He met aides, pressed lawmakers, and spoke with Kissinger by phone while planning the State of the Union address.
In Tel Aviv 80,000 Meir supporters pressed a New Year vote campaign showing Nixon and a US arms image. Polls flag fading Labor strength against Likud, with calls that a Geneva concession could spark war. soldiers' votes could swing 10 seats, with results due Tuesday morning and final tally by Thursday.
About 350 independent truckers from a dozen states met in Akron to threaten a nationwide shutdown by January 24 unless federal officials meet 11 demands. The list includes fuel price ceilings, an 11 percent subsidy for owner operators, a 14 percent freight-rate increase, a ban on railroad subsidies from highway taxes, and approval for citizen band radios.
Congress asserted greater control over foreign affairs. It overrode Nixon on war powers, barred further Indochina combat funding without consent, and reshaped aid toward humanitarian aims while cutting military assistance. It also debated large troop reductions and limited bombing in Cambodia.
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