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WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL, MONDAY, JUNE 25, 1979 SECTION American ingenuity shows through gos line desperation By L'nited Press International In New York City some desperate motorists paid $5 a gallon for gasoline. )ne Maryland gas station owner sold gas by appointment. A Dallas gas dealer got tired of hearing his customers swear they had pregnant wives who had to be rushed to the hospital. The gasoline shortage has show there's no shortage of American ingenuity both among drivers desperate to find a few drops of the precious fuel and among the thriving group of gas line entrepreneurs. In New York City, Ed Burgas began by selling sodas to waiting motorists.

He then thought of a better idea and did a cnsp weekend business selling 5-gallon cans of gasoline for $10 each. His price was up to $25 for five gallons when the station posted its closing sign. Vernon Coker in Dallas wanted to lighten the spirit of his customers and had a singer, piano player, juggler and tap dancer performing for those waiting on his line. The most common excuse given by the gasless motorist as a pregnant wife who had to be taken to the hospital, he said. One long-time female customer confided she had planned to do some "sweet talking" if need be to get a tank of gas.

In Maryland, one service station owner said a woman offered "her services" in exchange for a full tank. He said he had to decline because he was out of gas. Another Maryland gas station owner was selling gas by appointment until he found out it was illegal. Boy Scouts in Providence, R.I. set up a $1 car wash near one gas station and nearby amateur clowns collected nickels and quarters for bringing smiles to the faces of frutrated motorists.

Children in Forest Hills, N.Y., wanted to earn some extra money and decided to run errands for people who wanted to keep their place in the gas line. As collateral, the kids offered their baseball gloves and library cards until they returned with the requested newspaper, coffee or donuts. One daring youth asked for cash advances from drivers in line, explaining they could avoid a wait at the pump. It was a ruse, and the un fortunate motorists ended up paying more than ever for the fuel. On the parkways in Westchester County, N.Y., police have been ordering waiting motorists to move on if they are blocking lanes.

A parkway policeman found himself easing his own wife out of such an over-extended gas line this week. A disc jockey in Trenton, N.J., locked himself into his control room and remained there for lO' hours in protest over high gas prices. He played one song over and over through the siege "Cheaper Crude or No More Food," and the station was flooded ith calls of support. And in Washington, Sen. Frank Church, D-Idaho, was discussing the SALT II treaty and the serious implications of the fuel shortage Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press." Church admitted that he was able to get gas, but only alter waiting in line in suburban Maryland Well, the reporter asked, what do you do hile waiting in line.

"I read the SALT treaty," Church said, smiling. mrapeow greets Ccairtfee before Tokyo summit IP II I ended, administration officials said. Carter was expected to press I he Japanese to increase efforts to resettle the "boat people," refugees from Vietnam. In addition, officials said the refugee question would be the most important economic conference issue after the energy problem. Security has been extremely tight, with 25.000 Japanese police on duly for the week's meetings.

Crowds were discouraged from forming along the 12-mile route from the airport to Ambassador Mansfield's home. J) A Notes from Tokyo llickel showed up at the party. Reporters found that Carter's stock had fallen because of the Alaskan Lands Act, which has the natives up in arms. At Elmendorf Air Force Base, Car ter acknowledged the decline of his political fortunes in Alaska: "I told Hob Strauss that I would stop on my way to Tokyo to see my friends in Alaska and he said, 'That won't lake long!" To save energy, he President has set thermostats at HO degrees at the White House for Washington's long hot summer. So he was prepared when summit planners asked him about air I conditioning in Akasaka Palace where the Japanese also have cut down to save energy.

Carter said he would go along with his Japanese hosts' actions. As a result, the usually formal sum- nut may become a shirtsleeve affair. mmiiiiiMimtf "xmnf mural jO-vi i By Helen Thomas L'PI White House Reporter TOKYO President Carter is showing his annoyance more and more wilh potential presidential candidates. In an interview with Japanese reporters in Washington last week. Carter was asked to comment on former Texas Gov.

John Connally's remark that if he were president "I would say to the Japanese prime minister, unless you are prepared to take American goods and services, you belter 111 your people that they better be ready to sit on the docks of Yokohama in their own Toyotas watching their own televisions." Carter replied: "i would like to point out Mr. Connally holds no public office, and perhaps when you analyze his statement you will see why he holds no public office." His interviewers laughed. When the president's plane landed in Anchorage, Alaska, on a refueling stop, a reception was held in his honor. Sen. Mike Gravel, D-Alaska, was supposed to have greeted him at the airport, but he was a no-show.

Instead two Republicans Sen. Ted Stevens and former Gov. Walter TOKYO, Monday (AP) President Carter was formally welcomed to Japan today by Emperor Hirohito at a regal but subdued ceremony in the vast courtyard of a Tokyo palace. Carter and the 78 -year-old emperor greeted each other first in a foyer at Akasaka palace, the official government guest house, with Carter grasping Hirohito's hand in both of his. The two men, with Mrs.

Carter beside them, then walked into the courtyard, latticed with red carpeting, for the playing of national anthems and the review of a green-jacketed band and a white-uniformed honor guard. Carter wore a dark suit like his host and stood with his hand over his heart during the anthems. The normally stooped emperor drew himself up stiffly with hands straight at his side. Hirohito's welcome marked the beginning of a three-day state visit before Carter and six other leaders begin an economic summit meeting which is expected to be dominated by discussions about the price and supply of oil. The president arrived Sunday night after a 15-hour flight from Washington, but rested overnight before the official welcoming ceremonies.

Carter's daughter Amy missed the welcoming ceremony after coming down with a mild stomach upset, described by Mrs. Carter's press secretary Mary Hoyt as a "tummy bug." Amy stayed behind at the residence of U.S. Ambassador Mike Mansfield, where the Carters are staying during the vist. Press secretary Jody Powell said Carter jogged Sunday night and again this morning, and also swam for a while today before the welcoming. Japan's Kyodo news agency reported that Carter wanted to jog around the grounds of the imperial palace in downtown Tokyo, where hundreds of Japanese run daily, but that Japanese police vetoed the idea as too risky.

On his way here Carter described the energy crisis as "the most burning issue of our time." The burgeoning energy problem promised to figure prominently not only in the seven-nation economic summit, but in conversations which Carter began today with Japanese Prime Minister Masayoshi Ohira. "This could be the most important summit so far," Carter said in a receiving line at Ohira's official residence. The crisis that has resulted in long gasoline lines in the United States and which threatens a global recession will be the dominant topic at an eco- Emperor Hirohito greets Carter at a Tokyo palace. AP Laserphoto Economic summit planners, led by U.S. Roving Ambassador Henry Owen, are feeling overworked these days.

They have started calling them- selves "Sherpas," after the sturdy Ne- palese porters who help Westerners climb the Himalayan mountains. I said one official. Before the summit, Carter will confer extensively with Ohira and other Japanese leaders. With recent differences on trade and economic policies being reconciled, relations between the United States and Japan are at their best point since World War II help resolve the energy crisis, possibly through a decision to hold their oil imports to current levels for five years. This would keep oil in short supply for at least the near future.

"This whole thing is going to be a bust unless they come out of the summit with specific courses of action," nomic summit conference Carter will attend with the leaders of Japan, France, Britain, Germany, Canada and Italy on Thursday and Friday. But one administration official traveling with Carter said solutions that emerge to deal with the energy crisis will probably not do much to help Americans waiting in long gas lines. The official, who asked not to be identified, told reporters the combination of rising oil prices and oil shortages has made the industrial nations "like men on death row they have a common problem." Officials said Carter will enter the summit expecting the industrial nations to develop a joint approach to Top reezer Refrigerators FOR MADISON AREAS LARGEST LAST! BEST FENCE SELECTION CALL QUAL LINE FENCE 849-4654 FROST CLEAR 17 cubic foot models KT1 1 r- 3 Gillette All-Star Specials Frost Clear Convertible-Reversible Doors Silver Lining Foam Insulation Textured Doors Adjustable Shelves and Door Racks Energy Savings Atra Razor Reg. $4.95 Now s396 One of the tug reasons for the energy savings in Gibson top freezer refrigerators is Econotuhe This simple entension of ttie condenser tubing around the cabinet front eliminates condensation on humid days automatically without electricity-wasting heating wires, with-out confusing power saver" switches, without using any extra electricity at all1 Hi JL is MODELS RT17F6WJ FROM AIR CONDITIONERS AM SERIES W'L'-" Adjustable, Automatic AIRSWEEP Trac II Refills 9's Reg. 3.29 NOW 263 Atra Cartridge 5's Reg.

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