Gasoline white market under study amid Middle East tension
Tucson Daily Citizen reports Middle East tensions threaten Arab oil shipments while stock markets fall. The Dow dips below 800 for first time in two years, auto and chemical stocks slide on energy crisis fears. United Mine Workers threaten six months of coal production next year to push contract concessions. Federal Reserve Chair Arthur Burns says the economy can weather Arab oil embargo disorders, calling the overall stance manageable.
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Arizona energy crisis updates and coping plans
Arizona faces gas and fuel constraints with no home heating cutbacks anticipated. Buses expect no holiday service disruption. Speed limits may drop to 39 mph per governor’s proposal, while many stations close Sundays. Deregulation of natural gas is urged to spur exploration. Insurance views link lower speeds to fewer accidents and possible rate changes.
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Russian roulette ends life of Mexican man
In Mexico City a 20 year old man Baltazar Camarillo Gonzalez was killed instantly after playing Russian roulette. A witness Serafin Perez Mendoza said Gonzalez pulled all but one bullet from a pistol, spun the chamber, placed the gun to his head and pulled the trigger. The chamber fired and he died.
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Bow and arrow stop burglary at Florida club
Fort Walton Beach deputies said owner Doodle Harris of a local sportsman club held two burglars at bay with a bow and arrow after being awakened by a noise. He aimed the weapon at the men removing a soccer game table and escorted them to a neighbor while calling for help.
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Nursing home fire kills nine in Wayne Pa
A nursing home in Wayne Pennsylvania burned killing nine elderly patients after a late night blaze. The Caley Nursing Home faced a July safety violation citation requiring indoor sprinklers smoke detectors and a fire alarm. The four story 73 year old building housed dozens more residents and staff at the time of the fire near Philadelphia suburbs.
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NATO says U.S. aid needed for a decade
In Brussels the U S defense secretary James R Schlesinger told Western Europe that it will take ten years or more before they can defend themselves meaningfully without Washingtons help.
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U.S
James R. Schlesinger
Europe
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Wholesale prices rise as fuel costs surge
Washington reports wholesale prices increased by 1.6 percent in the last month driven largely by a 19.1 percent jump in fuels and power. Despite this, wholesale food prices fell for the third straight month while the overall rise reflects broad inflationary pressure.
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Aerial clash erupts over Gulf of Suez in ceasefire period
United Press International reports an air duel between Israeli and Egyptian warplanes over the Gulf of Suez marking the first such incident since the Oct 24 cease-fire. Israel claims one Egyptian MIG 2 shot down near Suez City while Egypt counters that it downed an Israeli plane.
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U.S. Faces MIA Pressure as Hanoi Concessions Debate Rises
A State Department official says U.S. leverage on North Vietnam is nearly gone, opposing congressional measures to bar concessions until 1,300 missing Americans in Indochina are accounted for. Officials say there is no indication any are alive.
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UPI
U.S
North Vietnam
Hanoi
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United States
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Saigon warns of final act in Highlands clash
Saigon officials warned that an assault on Gia Nghia, capital of Quang Duc Province, would be final act to tear up the ceasefire. Reinforcements were rushed into the town as the government accused the Communists of planning to press a month-long offensive climax in the southern Central Highlands.
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UPI
Central Highlands
Gia Nghia
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