Europeans seek new transport as Sunday driving bans spread
Europeans in record numbers seek alternatives amid Sunday driving bans in West Germany Switzerland Denmark Luxembourg joining Holland and Belgium to save fuel. Italy raises gasoline price to 1.12 per gallon as bans last four Sundays with expected cuts in consumption.
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Italy
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Willy Brandt
Copenhagen
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Qi! Company
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Knud Rego Peterson
Dueseldorf
Germany
Holiday toll climbs with 316 dead in Thanksgiving weekend traffic
The UPI tallies 316 deaths so far with 261 in traffic and a NSC projection of 625 to 725 possible by Sunday. Traffic hot spots include Texas 25 and California 20 fatalities. UN Egyptian Israeli talks continue with no clear disengagement by Sinai.
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James Crawford
Minnesota Highway Patrol
Iowa Weather Report Clears With Cooler Temperatures
Clearing conditions in the west with rain ending today. Southeast may see thundershowers and highs near 40 to 50, cooler in the northwest. Tonight partly cloudy with lows 15 to 20 northwest and low 30s southeast. Sunday partly cloudy and cooler with highs around 40 northwest to upper 40s southeast.
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United Press International
Iowa
Nixon to speak Monday night on energy crisis
President Nixon announced a nationwide radio address Sunday to outline steps to meet the energy crisis and said sacrifices will be required from Americans. He will speak briefly at 7 p.m. EST Monday to outline measures including gasoline and fuel oil rationing and other energy-tightening actions.
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Jazz pioneer De De Pierce dies after long illness
New Orleans bricklayer's son Joseph Lacroix De De Pierce famed for revivals of classical jazz in Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall died Friday after a long illness. He sparked a worldwide jazz revival with his trumpet work and performances at major venues.
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Metro Mail plant blaze in Mount Pleasant
Six fire departments battled a major fire at the Metro Mail Co. Advertising plant in Mount Pleasant. Firefighters reached the scene around 5 a.m. and expected the blaze to burn for days. No injuries reported though 500 employees work at the plant.
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Wayland
Jefferson County
Des Moines
New London
Winfield
GM to halt production at 16 plants for one week
General Motors will suspend intermediate and full size car production for a week at 16 plants as gasoline rationing fears and weak demand push down sales. The 79 000 car cutbacks affect Chevrolet Pontiac Buick Oldsmobile lines and several models. Production resumes January 2 with holiday pay for idled workers.
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Paper shortage delays St. Louis phone books distribution
St. Louis papers face a two month delay in delivery of telephone directories. Phone books, usually sent in December, will be issued in February. The yellow pages directory remains a June issue. Strikes at Canadian mills and harsh northern weather curb wood pulp harvest.
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UPI
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Yellow Pages
Tornado Hits Eminence Missouri Killing at Least Three
A tornado on the northeast edge of Eminence Missouri killed at least three people and injured one as high winds hail and rain disrupted telephone service. The twister damaged several homes in a 100 foot wide area three or four blocks long and struck at 545 a.m. local time.
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UPI
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Missouri
Two Iowans Shot Dead in Des Moines
Des Moines police say Joe Paul Nickens 51 and his wife Mary 45 were fatally shot on the north side Friday night after an assailant forced their car to the roadside. Mary Nickens died at a city hospital. Joe Nickens died at the scene. A 12 gauge shotgun and shells were found. Robert Richardson 37 of Des Moines, believed former son-in-law, was arrested nearby and is in critical condition after drinking drain cleaner at University Hospitals in Iowa City.
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UPI
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Robert Richardson
Richardson
University
Iowa City
Earthquake Devastates Pico Azores Leaves Thousands Homeless
An Azores quake wrecked 80 percent of Pico homes and forced about 3000 people to flee their houses. One death reported from a falling rock. tremor also felt on Faial Terceira Graciosa through a sequence of strong to light shocks as ANI dispatches tents and supplies to the islands.
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UPI
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Graciosa
Service station owner raises gas prices for Thanksgiving
Williamstown New Jersey. Harry Simmerman owner of a Shell service station raised regular gas to 82 cents and high-test to 86 cents on Thanksgiving Day, then dropped prices back to about 42.7 and 46.7 cents the next day. He said it was to help the public and asked customers to buy only if truly needed, noting the station remained the only one open on Black Horse Pike between Atlantic City and Philadelphia.
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