80 Per Cent Of County Gas Stations Cut Hours
Washington County's 58 of 65 filling stations report reduced hours due to shortages. AAA nationwide shows 47 percent of stations cutting hours. local Sunday closings rose to 44 percent in June, with many sites shortening weekday service by about 24 hours weekly. Some stations remain open 24 hours, while others have limited sales and layoffs cited amid ongoing fuel scarcity.
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Washington County
Ameri Automobile Association
U.S
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PAN
Magorstown
Washington Imetropolitin
AAA
Argayent
Theu
New Jer
New York
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Jerry
Sharpsburg Pike
Jerry Charles
Charles
Sunova
IL Pam
Ted Pen
Suniel
Luken
Sunil Avenue
Marvin Han
Van's Americans
Cavetown
Hart
Smith
Tolomac Avene
Smith Aed
All Companies
Keefer
Gulf
Williamsport
Regutar
King’s American
Northern Avenue
Jin's
Troumants
Washington Avenue
Tlanny
Citgo
Salem Avenue
Bud Gray
Virginia Avenue
Pennsylvania Avenue
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Weaver
American
Franklin
Cannon Ave
Nixon Details Short Price Freeze and Plans Amid Food Prices
President Nixon pledged a short price freeze and foresees relief from rising food costs. He outlined Phase 4 wage price controls after talks with business and farm groups, citing farm supply boosts and soybean export controls as temporary measures to ease meat and dairy prices.
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Frank Cormier
Associated Press
San Clemente
Calif
Nixon
Mixon
Congress
Ja. Hat
U.S
Overseas meat prices show sirloin at 12.92 in Tokyo
U S price watchers abroad report sirloin steak at 12.92 per pound in Tokyo last month, up from 2.46 per pound in May, with other foods also priced higher or lower than Washington. Ottawa shows the sharpest sirloin rise to 2.79 per pound from 1.82. Median costs for beef, eggs, and chicken vary among capitals, with Washington often lower than foreign markets.
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Tokyo
Buenos Aires
U.S
Agriculture Department
Toky
Ottawa
Foreign Agricultural Service
Shaehes
Washington, D.C
Gasoline Shortage Strands Kansas City Motorists
Kansas City area faced wide gasoline shortages with long lines at suburban stations. Drivers found few open stations as patrols and police logged numerous stranded motorists. Auto Club reported only five stations open in Kansas City. Dispatchers noted erratic hours and drivers urged to call ahead.
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Kansas Ity
Missouri Highway Patrol
Kansas City Police
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60 Day Price Freeze Reflected At Supermarkets
Louise Cook reports that a 60 day price freeze is reflected at the checkout amid mixed changes in items. The AP market basket survey of 15 items across 13 cities shows 56 percent unchanged, 21 percent up, 7 percent down, and 16 percent unavailable from June 1 to July 1.
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Louise Cook
Associated Press
Cies
Mareha
Nixon
Atlanta
AP O
Social Security Welfare Injustice Cited By Griffiths Panel
Rep Martha Griffiths cites six studies showing overlaps and conflicting rules in Social Security and welfare programs. A hypothetical five-man case shows a Social Security recipient and a non recipient both get 282 monthly, with welfare adding 32, while a single retiree receives 250. State programs can deter part time work by deducting earnings from benefits.
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Edmond Lebreton
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
United States
Congressional Study Committee
Martha W. Griffiths
Griffiths
Bve Michigan
Faith Demonstrated With Fire And Snakes
Several hundred people ignored a court order to witness a faith ritual at a Newport Tennessee church. Worshipers handled rattlesnakes including Indian cobra as chants of In Jesus Name filled the air. One man was bitten, another burned a hand with flame but claimed no pain, while Murl Bass suffered snake bite injuries.
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Tenn.Aly
East Tennessee
Jesus
Eston Pack
Holiness Church of God In Jesus
Pack
North Carolina
Aveadon
Knoxville
Bach
Murl Bass
Chattanooga
Bass
Hen Laws
Middlesboro
Laws
Nursing Homes Seek Higher Medicaid Aid after Vote
About 20 area nursing homes backed Gov Mandel's call to raise Medicaid payments, voting 589 to 573 to continue talks. They warn current 13 dollars per day per patient fails to cover wage hikes for roughly 3,000 residents, while union seeks 8.9 percent annual pay rise.
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Baltimore
Marvin Mandel
Fred A. Punch
J. Matthew Taybacs
Assi
State Health Department
International Association of Machinists
Schaefer Brewing Co
Median Income Up 8 Percent in U S Families
Census Bureau report shows median family income rose 8.1 percent to 31 120 in 1972 from 28 309, while black families earned a median 6 860 versus white families at 11 580. Poverty numbers edged up for Blacks. overall poverty fell for whites 65 plus.
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Washington
Census Bureau
America
Bureau
Pover Ips
Committee Launches CIA Probe
The Senate Armed Services Committee opens a public inquiry into the CIA, examining Watergate involvement and domestic operations as it reviews William E. Colby’s nomination as CIA director. Acting Chairman Stuart Symington says the session will evaluate CIA policies beyond Colby’s qualifications.
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Washington
Missouri Democrat
CIA
Watergate At A Glance Highlights Senate Hearings
Nixon’s defense team, Colson and Bughardt, challenge Dean’s testimony before the Senate Watergate committee. McGovern and Humphrey officials react, stressing the election’s stakes. Richardson hints at a possible path for Nixon to face questioning.
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Charles W. Colson
J. Fred Bughard
John W. Dean
Senate
Watergate Committee
Colson
Dean
Buchardt
Fis
McGovern
Gary Harty
George McGovern
Humphrey
Hubert H. Humphrey
Richardson
Elliot L. Richardson
Aecount
Nixas
Nixon signs halt on legislation may seek new war powers
Local school authorities list music education sim programs. Bay Bridge traffic continues with snarls on highways. Page references indicate ongoing national pauses and regional transit concerns.
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Nixon
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