Tanker Jam Fears Prompt Wide State Probes
State and federal inquiries sweep accusations that oil tankers lined up off the East Coast to wait for higher prices. Officials say no solid evidence exists yet, while noting delays can result from tides, dock space shortages, or refinery bottlenecks.
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New York State
Louis Lefkowitz
Administration
Federal Energy Office
Boston
Philadelphia
New Haven
New York
Lefkowitz
Pennsylvania
Milton J. Shapp
Delaware Bay
New Jersey
Brendan T. Byrne
Connecticut
Thomas J. Meskill
New Haven Harbor
Coast Guard
Southwest Weather Sketch Snow and cold snap
Light snow affects the southwest with colder air moving in. Snow flurries possible Tuesday. Today's high around 35 but Tuesday tops 20 to 25. Overnight lows in the upper teens.
Snowstorm blankets broad U.S. from Kansas to Pennsylvania
A major winter storm spreads eastward with heavy snow across Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and beyond. Snow depths reach 11 inches in Russell and Columbia, with nine inches in Indianapolis and Cincinnati. travel disruptions and road closures occur across Indiana and Oklahoma.
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Kansas
Pennsylvania
Russell
Kan
Columbia
Springfield
Ill
Indianapolis
Evansville
Ind
Cincinnati
Ohio
Indiana
Indiana 67
Spencer
Indiana 37
Indiana 46
Bloomington
Oklahoma
Atlantic Coast
Colorado
Missouri
New Mexico
Texas
Alta
Utah
Alta Lodge
Alabama
Georgia
Sand Hill
Texas Panhandle
Pacific Northwest
Ohio lawmakers weigh energy bills as session advances
In Columbus, Senate Majority Leader Theodore Gray says the General Assembly may finish work in two to three months as energy shortage bills advance. Proposals would implement federal programs, set a 50 mph limit, permit oil drilling in Lake Erie, and fund a $1.9 billion biennial budget through 1975.
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Columbus
Ohio
General Assembly
Senate
Theodore M. Gray
Congress
Washington
John J. Gilligan
Don Maddux
Lancione
Gray
Financial Institutions, Insurance and Elections Committee
Senate Judiciary Committee
House
U.S. Supreme Court
Gasoline pinch to be rough by end of month
Washington reports a looming gasoline shortage with eight to ten gallons per week per driver as stocks dwindle. Officials warn of sharper disruptions by January into February unless driving slows, with federal checks on inventories amid price gouging and supply anxieties nationwide.
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Washington
Federal Energy
William E. Simon
Internal Revenue Service
Justice Department
Philadelphia
IRS
Atomic Energy Commission
Dixy Lee Ray
Arizona
Oregon
Energy Users Council
Meir Faces Fierce Opposition in Crucial Israel Vote
Israel voters go to the polls as Golda Meir's Labor party confronts a Likud-Unity challenge amid concerns over armed defense and land concessions. Menachem Begin leads Likud while poll indications show tight race for the 120 seat Knesset.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Golan Heights
West Bank
Suez Canal
Suez
Likud — Unity
Golda Meir
Socialist Labor Party
Geneva
Meir
Likud
Menachem Begin
Begin
Labor
National Religious Party
Mrs. Meir
Hawks
Ohio Civil Rights Commission to hold January seminar
The Ohio Civil Rights Commission schedules a two day seminar in Columbus on January 31 and February 1 to study discrimination in employment and housing.
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Rights Commission
Columbus, Ohio
Ohio Civil Rights Commission
Columbus
Ohio Highway Toll Rises as New Year Holiday Ends
Ohio's traffic death toll reached 14 as the New Year holiday weekend wound down on Sunday. Snowy conditions and cautious driving helped temper collisions, with safety officials predicting a total around 20 by Tuesday midnight after a 102 hour period beginning Friday.
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Ohio
World Greets New Year With Global Revelry Despite Strains
Cities from Times Square to Trafalgar Square plan festive scenes as energy saving and fuel shortages temper celebrations. Police in East Berlin restrict nightlife while New Orleans hosts a record crowd for the Sugar Bowl. Paris lifts street lighting for New Year and revellers flood the boulevards.
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Times Square
Trafalgar Square
Honolulu
Paris
New York
the Wall
East Berlin
New Orleans
Tulane University
Sugar Bowl
Notre Dame
Alabama
Los Angeles
Pasadena
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Ethel Hayes
U.S
THE
Associated Press
Solons
Robert E. Netzley
Laura
Michael P. Stinziano
Edmund Turk
Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
A. G. Lancione
Bellaire
Buenos Aires
Juan Peron
Chicago
Young Socialist Alliance
Windy City
State
Madison Streets
Cleveland
Ralph Perk
Ohio City
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