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The Times Herald Record

Location

Middletown, New York, United States of America

Date

Dec 07, 1973

Page

4

3000 Trucks Block Ohio Turnpike In Fuel Protest

About 3,000 trucks blocked key Ohio turnpike intersections near Toledo in a protest against rising diesel costs and 58 mph speed limits. Drivers said fuel shortages and higher expenses slashed earnings, with Federal radios as a coordinating tool. Authorities moved in at dawn to tow stranded rigs as drivers vowed to continue pressuring for relief.

Ohio Turnpike Agis Salpakas Stony Ridge Ohio Nyt Don Miller Toledo Arco Michigan Indiana Miller Truk Sourthern Snyder Rosenbaum New York City Midwest John Gilligan National Guard Jim Williams Henry Clark Newfield N.Y Chicago New Vince Conway Burlington, VI Los Angeles Conway New Jersey Turnpike Federal Communications Commission FCC

Trucks Save Fuel by Driving 50 to 55 MPH Study

General Motors computer studies show large trucks can cut fuel use by about 15 percent at 50 to 55 mph versus 70 mph. The findings challenge the industry claim that reducing speed limits yields little economy, noting new costs from slower deliveries, more drivers and relays, and rescheduled routes.

Victor K. McElheny New York NYT General Motors Corp George Hanley G. M. Research Laboratory Warren, Mich Hanley Jay Bolt University of Michigan Automotive Engineering Laboratory Ann Arbor Nixon G. M. Division

Trucker CB Network Targets Smokey the Bear Patrols

Inter state truckers use CB radios to track a state trooper nicknamed Smokey the Bear and threaten highway shutdowns. The messages reveal unlicensed radios and coordinated efforts to slow or halt I 84 and nearby routes, with dialog about fuel prices and police state fears.

Port Jervis Ons Smokey the Bear Smokey Pennsylvania Ohio Federal Communications Commission FCC Inter State Rt. 84 Rt. 209 Pike County Connecticut Pennyeu Rt 209 Bere State Milford Nixon

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