Senate pass fuel quota control bill to curb oil shortages
The Senate approved a bill directing President Nixon to impose mandatory fuel allocation controls on oil firms to ensure equitable distribution during shortages. The measure, 85 to 10, requires an FTC and Justice Department oversight, a new allocation office, hearings, and a plan within 30 days, plus a six month industry study.
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Nixon
House
Federal Trade Commission
Justice Department
Congress
Jennings Randolph
D-W. Va
FTC
EPA revises auto pollution data for urban areas
The EPA said nitrogen dioxide from car exhaust is less of a problem than first thought and proposed 43 urban areas revise cleanup priorities. Updated data suggest a national 90 percent auto NOx reduction by 1976 may not be necessary. Rules on auto emissions stay, but cities gain leeway in traffic controls to clean air near metros. Acting administrator Robert W. Frn said earlier measurement methods overstated the issue.
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Washington
EPA
Robert W. Frn
Dollar sinks as gold soars amid Watergate spillover
The dollar hit record lows across Europe while gold climbed to new highs in trading, spurred by Watergate disclosures and South Africa's rand revaluation. London held the dollar steady, with gold bidding up to $129 an ounce and bullion demand rising as investors seek safer assets.
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London
UPI
Europe
South Africa
Washington
Frankfurt
Helsinki
Zurich
Brussels
Paris
Johnson Matthey
Finland
Viet Cong attack on supply road sparks heavy South Vietnam clash
In a major battle near Highway 4 southwest of Saigon, Viet Cong forces aimed to sever a key rice-supply route. Lt. Col. Le Trung Hien reported 102 Viet Cong and 26 South Vietnamese troops killed, with 52 Vietnamese wounded, marking the deadliest encounter since the cease-fire began 18 weeks earlier.
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Saigon
UPI
South Vietnam
le Trung Hien
Cai Lay
Cai Be
Kissinger Ziegler prepare for Paris talks on cease-fire
Washington reports Kissinger travels to Paris with Ronald Ziegler to push for stricter cease-fire adherence within four to five days. Key issues linger including North Vietnam’s presence in Cambodia and arms flow into South Vietnam. Thieu’s reaction described as accepting the plan in principle.
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UPI
Henry A. Kissinger
Paris
Hanoi
le Duc Tho
Vietnam
Kissinger
Andrews Air Force Base
House
Gerald Ford
North Vietnam
Cambodia
South Vietnam
Ford
U.S
William Sullivan
Saigon
Nguyen van Thieu
Thieu
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