Nixon signs year round daylight saving time bill
President Nixon signed a bill setting year round daylight saving time starting January 6 and urged quick action on a separate emergency energy bill. The daylight time will run for two years with potential 3 percent cuts in electricity and heating demand, mainly in the North. An executive order creates a process to consider regional time zone exceptions. The House passed the energy bill 265 to 112 after a long session with many amendments, and Senate House conferees will start Monday to resolve differences.
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Energy boss Simon upbeat on solving energy crisis
Federal Energy Office chief William E. Simon reported to President Nixon a highly optimistic view on reducing demand for critical commodities and solving energy problems. He noted bipartisan differences in emergency bills but expected a conference committee to craft a compromise by Thursday and said field staff for fuel allocation has doubled to 600 to improve service and speed.
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Cargo Constellation Crashes After Takeoff in Miami
A Lockheed Constellation cargo plane crashed and burned in a residential Miami area shortly after departure from Miami International Airport. FAA officials said the four engine craft hit houses, sparking fires. some residents reportedly trapped. The aircraft usually carries a crew of three. fate of crew is unknown. The plane took off mere minutes before midnight.
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Flight fuel allocation cut sharply in Butte
Butte Aero, supplying avgas and jet fuel to private pilots and Northwest Airlines, is rationing fuel and could face a 60 percent allocation cut in 1974. The shortfall stems from a 60 percent rise in local demand since last year, while supplier cuts and prior base-year adjustments constrain supply. Northwest already faces a $1,000 monthly jet fuel limit and has ceased refueling at Bert Mooney in some reports.
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APA says homosexuality no longer a mental disorder
The American Psychiatric Association voted 13 to 0 to remove homosexuality from its mental illness list after a decade of activism. The trustees urged repeal of laws in 42 states and the District of Columbia criminalizing private consensual sexual acts, reflecting a policy shift by the 20 000 member body.
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Housewife 44 becomes Bellevue College student body president
Dru Briggs, a 44 year old housewife, quit her job to try college at Bellevue Community College. She now leads as student body president with 2,000 housewives among 7,000 part time students. Briggs aims for social work and justice, seeks a new government, and helped create BCC's first student senate.
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Billings Truck Strike Eases As Patrol Disbands
A Montana Highway Patrol force of 32 was withdrawn at noon Saturday as the trucker strike eased in Billings. National Guard units remained on standby, and Gov. Judge warned blockades or violence would not be tolerated. Traffic statewide neared normal, though some trucks planned to stay off roads until Sunday or Monday.
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Mideast peace talks delayed by three days
Egypt announced the Geneva peace conference would open three days late amid ongoing U S Soviet French and Lebanese contacts. Kissinger met with Assad in Damascus and Hussein in Amman as Gromyko canceled his Geneva flight. Meir warned of possible American disagreements while predicting a crisis ridden process.
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Nation's truckers relax protest as stoppage drags on
Truck drivers pressing fuel price and speed limit complaints keep rigs off roads through weekend amid internal rifts. Ohio and Pennsylvania see lighter traffic. Denver clearinghouse reports large-scale shutdowns with about 200 trucks in East Liverpool. Some reports say roads reopening outside few areas. Fraternal Association of Steel Haulers votes to end strike but warns of future action if demands fail. Emergency city deliveries arranged as protests persist.
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Ambush Near Saigon Kills U S Captain Rees
About 30 Communist troops ambushed and killed Captain Richard Morgan Rees, 32, of Kent Ohio, and wounded four other U S soldiers as helicopters landed to search for GI remains twelve miles south of Saigon. One South Vietnamese pilot was also killed and three Vietnamese crewmen wounded. Twelve South Vietnamese accompanied the Americans on three helicopters. Survivors reported about five attackers dead and noted additional Vietnamese casualties.
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Anaconda plant plans no environment threat
Helena AP Montana environmental officials say a proposed hydrometallurgical operation near Anaconda would not cause illegal air pollution and may receive a construction permit. The plan aims to boost copper metal production by 100 tons daily, using 3.75 to 5 million gallons of cooling water and up to 1 million gallons for tailings. Water would come from Warm Springs Creek. the project could eventually replace polluting copper smelters if successful.
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