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3 il lAi V. 99th Year No. 328 Greenville, S. Sunday, November 25, 1973 1 22 Pages 8 Sections I. t.

If t. JL. L. lil i I I President Plans To Order Sunday Gas Station Closing i-v St adviser John A. Love.

It also remained uncertain whether Nixon would renew his appeal to Congress to authorize increased oil production from for its own needs to replace petroleum which it usually purchases abroad. All of these measures were discussed by a Cabinet-level Emergency Energy Action Group last Wednesday, and Nixon met with Love and domestic counselor Melvin Laird on Saturday morning to make his decisions. the Elk Hills Naval Petroleum Reserve in California. This WASHINGTON (AP) President Nixon scheduled a televised energy address to the nation Sunday night in which he planned to order the Sunday closings of all gasoline stations, informed sources said. Administration sources said the service stations would be directed to close from 9 p.m.

Saturday night to midnight Sunday night each weekend as a move to discourage unnecessary driving and gasoline consumption. Nixon's speech, was sched move has encountered some resistance in Congress even though the Pentagon has had to tap U.S. domestic production uled for 7 p.m. EST Sunday, and the closings were not ex pected to affect this weekend driving. The President was also ex pected to announce a cutback in the allocation of home heating oil.

The sources said Saturday the aim was to reduce consumption of home heating oil in residences by 15 per cent, in commercial buildings by 25 per cent and in industry by 10 per cent. But these sources said Nixon would not impose any direct ra tioning of gasoline or other fuels to the consumer and would not announce any new fuel taxes or price increases. Such measures remain under consideration within the admin istration but have not yet been Energy Shortage Dims The Lights Of Yule Season NEW YORK (UiPI) Santa Claus' reindeer don't use ga-soline but the fuel crisis still may put a damper on Christmas. The shortage could hurt Christmas shopping sales if things get worse in the next two or three weeks, according to executives in selected department stores queried in UPI's annual shopping outlook survey. Already it has made a difference.

Many Yule lighting displays are out. Some stores will be dimmed after dark, although they will be open. Instead of the traditional luxuries and fripperies, Christmas gift purchases are expected to run heavily to sweaters and warm clothing and to games and home entertainment items such as record players and TV sets because many people expect to etay home more than in past winters. Experts in national merchandising have been predicting Christmas sales this year would exceed last year's by 8 to 10 per cent. Gimbel's president Paul A.

Salomone eaid he would be delighted but surprised if things turned out that well in New York. "I expect a more modest increase," be 6aid. Two other large New York department stores, Blooming-dale's and Lord Taylor, took much the same stand. Some price cutting was noted in New York stores along with special sales for charge customers. Boston store managers said they haven't yet seen any clear buying trend for this Christmas except for warmer clothing.

Charles Colar, manager of Filene's children's department, said parents are stocking up on warm sleepwear for kids. Chairman Harold Brockey of Rich's, Atlanta's largest store, said even though November sales have leveled off, Christmas business should exceed last year's by 6 to 7 per cent. Robert Regenstein, head of Atlanta's century-old Re-genstein department store, saw a 10 per cent increase over last Christmas. Other Georgia stores, including Kessler's in Atlanta, Cullum's in Augusta and Vick's in Columbus predicted gains of 5 to 10 per cent. Higbee's in Cleveland said only another international crisis could interfere with good Christmas sales in its area.

But the company said deliveries of all except the bulkiest and heaviest merchandise are being discouraged to save gasoline. Downtown stores in New Orleans said sales will be about the same as last year but the addition of new branch stores may increase total Christmas sales 6 or 7 per cent. The D. H. Holmes store, one of the largest, said it expected "a strong Christmas season." Joske's in Houston said simply, "We're expecting a larger Christmas than last year" and added "the most noticeable trend is a big demand for fine sweaters.

Obviously many are being bought for gifts." proposed to the President, the sources said. They said Nixon was expected to take the following steps: Urge petroleum refineries to reduce their production of gasoline and increase their pro duction of home heating oil, diesel and jet fuel and residual oil, the heavy fuel used by industry and power plants. Direct gasoline stations to close on Sundays. Cut back the distribution of home heating oil. Impose lower speed limits on interstate highways built with federal aid and ask the states to reduce speed limits as well; the President was ex Albert Blames Nixon WASHINGTON (AP) -House Speaker Carl Albert says President Nixon is trying to deceive Americans about the real causes and severity of the energy crisis and is failing to take steps "to avert a major recession." The United States faces "a crisis of immense proportions" but Nixon "has once again chosen not to be candid with the American people," Albert said in a statement released Saturday.

Albert accused Nixon of promising more than can be delivered, of taking energy-conserving actions that "are more cosmetic than meaningful," and of trying to blame Congress for problems. "In reality, the burden of responsibility for negligence and lack of foresight truly lies far more heavily on the administration," Albert said. The Oklahoma Democrat argued that Congress "has been at work on energy problems and is well ahead of the President." Albert charged: "The administration's wrong-headed policies with regard to oil import controls, mishandling of price control authority, confused and disjointed leadership, failure to create energy reserves and contingency plans in the face of obvious political instability in the Middle East, and general lack of foresight and careful planning have been the primary factors in creating the difficult situation in which our nation now finds itself." Congress will cooperate with Nixon in solving energy problems if this is possble," Albert said, but "if forced by the President into choosing between being honest with the people and cooperating with the administration, the Congress must of necessity choose to maintain faith with the people." Congress must "choose between cooperating with an administration which is intent on deceiving the American people with regard to both the severity and the causes of our energy shortages," Albert said, "and being honest with the people by telling them that we are living on borrowed time, on our reserves, and that far more stringent allocation, rationing and conservation measures are our only hope of riding out the difficult winter just ahead and the difficult years which will follow." Congress' Activities Are Detailed WASHINGTON (AP)- Here is a list, cited by House Speaker Carl Albert Saturday night in a statement on the energy crisis, giving the status of energy-related legislation receiving action in Congress this year. Passed by Congress: Alaska pipeline, rural electrification, economic stabilization law amendments, water resources planning law authoriziations, emergency petroleum, allocation, European atomic energy cooperation, Atomic Energy Commission authorizations, oil pollution law amendments, Interior Department appropriations, public works and AEC appropriations. Passed by one house and awaiting action by the other: Crcatng an energy policy council, creating a national land-use policy, coal strip-mine regulation, having Senate confirm head of Interior's mining en-forcement safety administration.

Meanwhile, the Senate has passed a bill declaring a one-year nationwide energy emergency, in response to the President's recent call for powers he says he needs to deal with the energy crisis. Albert said more than $20 million in energy research and development money from public works and AEC appropriations has been impounded by Nixon budget officials, including funds for geothermal, solar, gas and nuclear power research. On The Inside Crossword 1B-C Deaths 10-C Editorials 2-D Life Style 1-B TV 12-C Theater 18-B Want Ads 4-D pected to propose speed limits of 50 miles per hour for passenger cars and 55 miles per hours for trucks and buses, taking into account their different TOUCHDOWN Randy Chastain (23) of the University Columbia, Clemson middle guard Willie Anderson (89) makes of South Carolina scores to tie the game on the first play' a futile effort to halt Chastain as Clemson's Bruce Decock of the second period of Saturday's 72nd meeting of Clemson (71) watches. USC won, 32-20. (Staff photo by George W.

and South Carolina at USC's Williams Brice Stadium in Gardner Jr.) Sophomore Quarterback Guns USC To Victory Over Arch-Rival Clemson characteristics. Nixon was expected to sign into law the mandatory petroleum allocation bill passed by Congress, requiring him to submit a comprehensive program for allocating, at the wholesale level, all petroleum fuels. At present propane gas, home Action Line Action Line worns (or you In problems. 9nserir.a questions and provid-ng a voice on community tooks. Dial 2i'I-74'6 or write Action Line, Box 1M8, Greenville, S.

C. 29602. Read Action Line dally in the Gieenville Piedmont. heating oil, diesel and jet fuel are allocated, while gasoline and residual oils are not. COLUMBIA South Carolina's Gamecocks kept alive their hopes for a Peach Bowl bid Saturday by stopping Clemson, 32-20, before 55,615 spectators in the 72nd meeting of the schools.

Sophomore quarterback Jeff Grantz masterminded the USC effort with 185 yards rushing and Details begin on Page 1-C Pictures on Page 1-D Nixon was expected to urge Q. Are Christmas tree lights at Newport, R.I., Naval voluntary reduction of nonsche-duled aircraft flights such as private flying, corporation flying and air-taxi service, as a mse going to be turned on this year? Ii so, when and for how long? S. M. Greer. scored the first of his three touchdowns in the game but the extra point attempt fell short.

USC bounced back with a touchdown by Randy Chastain and a field goal and an extra point by Bobby Marino for a 10-6 halftime lead, although the Tigers were theatening as time ran out. Clemson regained the lead at 13-10 on another Sanders touchdown but Grantz scored the first of two touchdowns for a 17-13 USC lead. Sanders scored again but Seneca's Grahl Phillips of USC, on his only play of the game, recovered a Clemson fumble to set up USC's winning score, a Grantz dive. The Gamecocks added another touchdown and a two-point conversion to end the scoring in the final two minutes of the game. Clemson's Ken Callicutt of Chester had 118 yards rushing while Jay Lynn Hodgin contributed 93 yards to USC's 69-yard ground attack.

A. Navy Department officials have not yet issued a bid to reduce the use of jet fuel. Scheduled airlines have already begun reducing their statement regarding Christmas lighting at bases although sources indicated such a statement can be expected. They said it is generally believed that some restrictive measures in the use of electricity will be enforced for all naval bases. 121 passing as USC broke a two-game losing streak in the series and finished the 1973 regular season with a 7-4 mark.

After the game Peach Bowl officials informed USC head coach and athletic director Paul Dietzel that USC would face Maryland in the Peach Bowl Dec. 24 should Georgia lose to or tie Georgia Tech Saturday. Clemson, 5-6 in Red Parker's first season, took a 6-0 lead after taking advantage of a fumble recovery in the first period. Smiley Sanders of Central Q. Can't the State Highway Department do something anout houtnern Ben blocking one eastbound lane of traffic at the intersection of S.C.

Highway 183 and Buncombe Road near Poe Mill? This nuisance has been going on for months. W. C. W. flights.

Administration sources said other measures were under consideration for early action but had not been decided, as of Saturday. They said the President might proceed soon to impose mandatory allocation of residual oil, the fuel facing the most immediate problems. An Interior Department study predicted that residual fuel supplies would become critically short as early as Dec. 3 unless corrective action is taken. Interior Secretary Rogers C.

B. Morton told newsmen last Mil liken Delivered Funds To Stan's A. "The location in question is a manhole where our Day Before Deadline, Paper Reports firming that he enthusiastically raised money for Nixon last year and delivered it personally main underground telephone trunk cables branch, some going out Cedar Lane road, others out Old Buncombe Road. Initially, the manhole was under the However, when the road was widened, traffic lane then passed over it. Work which has been in progress recently involved placing and splicing a major new cable to provide additional facilities to serve these rapidly growing areas.

From the start of the project, we have done everything possible to speed completion of the project and to minimize traffic disruption. Work should be finished by the end of this month," said Hank Simpson, Southern Bell district manager. Wednesday that shortages of residual oil of allowed to develop could cause widespread electrical brownouts or even a South Carolina area of his firm's Spartanburg headquarters. The Charlotte Observer said Milliken was unavailable for an interview last week but his office issued a statement con- personally by Milliken. The news account noted that Milliken, 58-year-old president of Deering Milliken one of the nation's largest textile firms, is influential in the industry and especially in the Latest Tape Problem ixon Aides Worries Q.

We received literature about the proposed 12-month school plan for Piedmont Schools Project. Several items were unclear, one of them being whether my child could take his vacation period during the time scheduled for the sport in which he wishes to participate. Could jou find the answer? C. CHARLOTTE, N. C.

(AP)-Textile executive Roger Milli-ken delivered $363,122.50 to Maurice Stans, President Nixon's chief campaign fund raiser, one day before the deadline for secret contributions, according to a report carried in Sunday editions of The Charlotte Observer. In a story carrying the byline of Bill Arthur, the paper said most of the money delivered by Milliken on April 6, 1972 in cash and checks came from Southern textile manufacturers and represented a big slice of some $430,000 that textile executives contributed to the President's re-election fund before the April 7, 1972, deadline. A spokesman at Milliken's Spartanburg, S. residence said he was not available for comment on the news story. The Charlotte Observer said Milliken cut short a vacation to make a personal trip to Washington to deliver tha campaign funds.

The story also said much of the money had been solicited to Washington. The newspaper said that throughout the first Nixon administration, the textile industry vigorously pushed for White House help on a variety of issues. The most prominent of these, the account said, was the matter of textile imports, which the President had publicly pledged to find ways to restrict. The President delivered on that pledge, The Charlotte Observer said, with import-quota agreements worked out with four Asian nations in October, 1971. The Charlotte Observer said textile executives it interviewed in the last few weeks denied making any illegal corporate contributions.

There is no available evidence, the newspaper said, that any of the textile money given to the Nixon campaign came from company coffers. WASHINGTON (AP) Some White House aides are worried abou'. the effect of several questions, discrepancies and conflicts arising from the offi series of blackouts, particularly in New England or the Middle Atlantic states. The administration also may ask for voluntary reductions in decorative lighting, including Christmas lighting and commercial advertisement lighting excent for signs reeded to identify business establishments. But it had not been decided Saturday whether this appeal would be made directly, by the President or by his top energy Weather Partly cloudy and warm Sunday.

Increasing cloudiness Sunday night and Monday with a chance of showers on Monday. High in the mid 70s. Low around 50. Probability of rain 20 per cent Sunday. Other data on Page 2.

The hearings before U.S. District Judge John J. Sirica may go on for days, keeping the issue in the public eye at a time when Nixon had been promising election-minded Republican noliticians that he knew of no more Watergate bombshells and when he was attempting to Greer. A. This Is yet to be decided.

To participate in a cial explanation of the latest Watergate tapes controversy. The matter is due to be explored in federal court starting Monday, when President Nixon's lawyers begin explaining how an unexpected audible tone could wipe out 18 minutes of a key recording, and how the gap could have gone unreported so long. sport, however, a must be enrolled in the seventh grade or above and must have attended school at least GO days immediately preceding the contest or sports event. With this stipulation of the S.C. High School League in mind, authorities will decide on concrete rules.

Piedmont Schools Project officials said they will work with SCHSL as soon as it Is decided if qulnmesters will be Implemented. bolster his credibility tnrougn "Operation Candor." The prospect has Nixon's aides worried. "This is going to be a tough one," says one high White House official. "This is a reversal." i I I 5.