House backs gas rationing with rollback threat
The House moves to grant Carter gas rationing authority but ties it to repealing part of his thermostat rule. A 267-152 vote to repeal the 78 degree summer/65 winter thermostat law follows a Tuesday approval, risking passage by week’s end as summer recess nears. The Wylie exemption proposal could ease compliance with energy savings proof.
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Avtex Workers Prepare to Strike After Vote Tie
Avtex Fibers in Front Royal faces a Friday strike after a union vote ended in a three to three plant-wide tie. Measured counts show 1 609 against vs 1 440 for the contract with lab votes folded into the total. Union officials and management planned talks to seek an orderly shutdown.
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Gasoline price rules spark protest at White House Capitol
About 2,000 independent gas station dealers gathered outside the White House and planned a Capitol march to protest Energy Department rules. The rulings let stations charge for windshield cleaning tires and credit-card use, requiring cash option and capping non gasoline fees. Dealers say margins posting was worse, though refiners and independents protest the change.
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Duncan Confirmed as Energy Secretary in Carter Admin
Charles W. Duncan won Senate confirmation 95 to 1 as the second secretary of energy, succeeding James R. Schlesinger. The Texas oilman, once a roustabout, is expected to be sworn in before Labor Day to lead a department long criticized for inefficiency during an energy crisis.
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Area Buses Restrict Private Rides in Shenandoah Valley
Four Shenandoah Valley buses are barred from picking up or discharging private passengers in Virginia. Private carriers operate routes to Front Royal and Mt. Weather under special arrangements with Avtex. The government run Winchester to Mt. Weather bus is staffed by federal workers. The Potomac Valley Transit Authority faces deficits, and managers question impact of seeking common carrier status.
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Carter Campaigns In Kentucky Bardstown Town Meeting
President Carter tours Kentucky praising grassroots lobbying for windfall oil tax and energy focus. In Bardstown he fields questions on gas rationing SALT II and refugees while voters praise his government service and a Kentucky coal plant visit shapes his message.
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High Flying Jim Jones Recalled Aug 6 Tragic Day
A brief nostalgic note recalls Jim Jones’s affiliation with flying small planes and marks the 34th anniversary of a fatal event on August 6 in a populated area. The piece appears in the Area News section.
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