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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1973
Page
7
A federal official suggested lowering highway speed limits to 60 mph to conserve gasoline if a summer shortage occurs. Darrell M. Trent of the Office of Emergency Preparedness warned that total shortages could arise from low inventories and urged states to take precautions.
In Jerusalem a police commander said Israel is no longer a hashish haven as a police campaign raises prices and drives users toward synthetic drugs. Hashish seizures dropped, import routes from Lebanon and Jordan increased arrests, and the 1972 hashish intake fell to 469 pounds, while consumer arrests declined from 1869 to 1275.
Senator John C. Stennis of Mississippi left Walter Reed Army Medical Center to attend his daughter Margaret Jane’s wedding. The ceremony was held in the chapel with 14 close relatives present as Stennis, recovering from gunshot wounds, walked to the service. The bride’s second marriage followed a Jan. 20 holdup attack in which three youths were charged.
A volcanic lava flow has overrun the electric plant on Heymaey Island Iceland destroying about 42 houses and threatening the harbor area. Since Friday over 100 more buildings have been lost bringing total to over 300 as rescue teams pump water to harden crust and slow the advance. A US shipment and additional pumps are expected to aid efforts amid disrupted communications.
A brief reports a recurring scam dubbed the Spanish swindle. Authorities note it is a cold hoax resurging recently, prompting caution and warnings to the public.
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