Battle Lines Form Over Ford Congress Gasoline Ration Fight
Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield and colleagues to introduce a nationwide gasoline rationing bill amid Ford administration opposition. The plan would require a rationing system within 60 days of passage, with details left to the Federal Energy Administration and Transportation Department. Public opinion shows mixed support, and critics warn of inequities and bureaucratic tangle. An FEA background paper estimates monthly motorists’ quotas near 35 to 40 gallons, a drop from current usage, with a potential open market cost.
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Ford
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Federal Energy Administration
Department of Transportation
Lowell Weicker
Connecticut
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FEA
Saudi sheik seeks to buy the Alamo for son
Sheik Masoud Al-Sharif Al Hamdan of Saudi Arabia asks Houston lawyer to contact officials about purchasing the state owned shrine in San Antonio. He says his son loved the Alamo and learned to fly there, and he hopes to gift it. The lawyer notes the purchase is difficult and suggests alternatives such as a Texas ranch. Fort Sam Houston and four Air Force bases in Texas are nearby.
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Houston
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Ft. Sam Houston
Weather Outlook With Clouds Clearing Tonight
Cloudy patchy clearing expected tonight with a low in the 30s. Tomorrow Mostly cloudy with a high in the upper 30s or low 40s. Light precip chances at night around ten percent, rising to 28 percent tomorrow. Winds SW around 10 mph tonight.
Rebates may be lifting early auto sales in upturn
DETROIT UPI reports early indications show industry rebates are drawing buyers as Chrysler and Ford push incentives. Analysts expect mid January deliveries to rise about 30 percent from January’s bad showing, with year to year levels near prior totals. IRS scrutiny focuses on whether supplier and employer rebates count as taxable income, possible withholding ongoing as officials review.
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IRS
U.S
Ford Motor Co
Detroit
Washington
Jack Mercer
Unicote Oe
Sheller-Globe
Toledo
Ohio
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Ralph Kiner Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame on Final Vote
New York AP reports Ralph Kiner, seven time National League home run leader, elected to Baseball Hall of Fame on final Baseball Writers Association of America vote. Kiner joins elite company as the newest Hall of Fame inductee.
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Ralph Kiner
Baseball Writers Association of America
Plan would let Ohio industries keep 75 percent of drilled gas
Gov. Rhodes unveiled a plan to boost local gas drilling by allowing industries to retain 75 percent of discovered natural gas, up from the current 50 percent. He urged immediate action by the Public Utilities Commission and said the move aims to reduce shortages and restart plants operating with gas.
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James A. Rhodes
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H. William Cha
Columbia Gas
Columbia
NFL Players Linked to Drug Allegations Mirror Fraud Case
Solomon Freelon of the Houston Oilers told AP he met Roxie Van Rice, a 19 year old accused of defrauding an innkeeper and using a stolen card while claiming to be a medical researcher from Ghana. Rice allegedly involved with several NFL players, including Ken Houston, who reported contact and a missing pocket calculator and card. St. Louis police plan lie detector tests as the NFL official line cautions about drug rumors linking players to illicit supply.
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Houston Oilers
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Ghana
Freelon
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St. Louis
Washington Redskins
Ken Houston
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Art Modell
National Football League
Shaker Heights High School
Banker makes cents finds jobs for debtors
NORRISTOWN Pa UPI a bank president used his staff to place 22 delinquent loan customers in new jobs within three days after discussing the matter with local business leaders. The effort began when unemployed borrowers faced layoffs, with workers hired as maintenance staff machinists truck drivers and production personnel.
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Suburban Bank
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A Jean Conamers
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