European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 17, 1973, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes saturday november 17, 1973 former rationing chief prefers it to stiff fuel tax from press dispatches Washington the Man who ran world War ii rationing programs say gasoline rationing will be necessary again if the shortage approaches 20 percent of demand. Chester Bowles head of the office of Price administration during the War said he prefers rationing and opposes a stiff gasoline tax to Dampen demand. Tax would just soak the Little Guy he , now retired said the nation might be Able to get by without ration ing if the shortage is 10 per cent of de  first thing the government will have to watch for in a rationing pro Gram is the Black Market he said not ing that it almost wrecked the world War ii program. Bowles also former ambassador to India and democratic governor of Connecticut said that at one Point during the War about 15 per cent of the ration coupons were  said the secret service finally solved the problem by using infrared lights to Check for counterfeit coupons. Asked How the Public would react to gasoline rationing now he said first they d think it was  they d be annoyed. Then they d get All those stories about  d feel they weren t getting their full  the War he said the reaction was t too bad really. But the Public is in such a state of confusion now irritation anger with the government. You d probably get More heat than nor  the reaction got too bad the pro Gram might break Down he said. But he added i Don t think it  mostly want to do the right thing. But they Don t want to be suckered  Bowles said the first thing he would do now is find out How the government and the Oil companies allowed the shortage to  was no warning of it he said. It s outrageous. We should have been importing a lot More Oil than behave. I think there s a lot of people who can be blamed for this but it does help matters  Bowles now 72, says the government should keep close tabs on How much gasoline and fuel Oil the companies pro Duce from crude Oil supplies to guard against a critical shortage of heating  be got to be sure you re getting enough fuel Oil because gasoline Ismore profitable to produce he said. You ought to watch this very care fully. If there is a bad Winter this year you have to be careful that those who need the heating Oil most get , the Senate Defeated a democratic move to require president Nixon to order gasoline rationing by Jan. 15 and then adopted an Amend ment its sponsor said could slow clean air efforts by two  gasoline rationing amendment offered by sen. Floyd k. Haskell d colo., was Defeated by a combination of36 republicans and 12 democrats who agreed with sen. Paul j. Fannin r-ariz., that it is too Early to be sure that gasoline rationing is  the Energy Bill now reads the president retains the ultimate author Ity to decide whether rationing of any scarce fuel is needed a step he Hassid would he taken Only As a last re sort. In fort Worth Tex., former Interior Secretary Stewart Udall predicted that gasoline rationing will cause a recession that will cripple the travel and recreation Industry. Automotive and Petroleum relate industries will be among those hit the hardest Udall said. I can see no Way we can avoid a Energy shortage recession in 1974," he said. Udall said travel and recreation willbe hit like a truck. The Motel Industry which is overbuilt is standing in the Street like a pedestrian and is going to be run Over. People Are not going to be taking Long trips in automobiles once Gas rationing is  indians protest brings halt to $6-billion Power project launching Christmas Seal Campaign mrs. Richard Nixon officially opens the 1973 Christmas Seal Campaign in a White House ceremony. Presenting the first Sheet is Cincinnati red Catcher Johnny Bench National honorary chairman of the Campaign. Up photo Esso starts . Rationing London a the american owne Desso Oil company announced Friday it is rationing its customers in Britain starting immediately because of Supply  Esso spokesman said More than 50, 000 customers including More than 7,500 garages and filling stations will be affected. The company which is owned by Exxon said it has not yet worked out details of How Large the Cut in its supplies to customers will  is the second largest distributor in Britain. A spokesman for the largest the Shell mex British Petroleum group declined to comment on Esso s move or give any indication whether his company will follow suit. Montreal up an immediate halt has been ordered by a court to work on the $6-billion James Bay hydroelectric Power project a partly american financed Deal to provide Energy for Canad and the northeastern United states. The Quebec Superior court issued the Stop work order because of the threat to the environment if construction goes ahead on the massive project that will har Ness the Energy of five Rivers in Northern Quebec to provide  Premier Robert Bourassa who had spearheaded the James Bay project said the court ruling would be appealed  a James Bay development corp. Official said it too was going to  Robert Ken Twat vice president of the Quebec indians association which along with the Northern Quebec inuit association sought the injunction said our main objective is to protect outlands have our rights protected by the provincial government and be recognize Das Canadian citizens. We Are still willing to negotiate with the government As we have been for the last few years and have a study to really determine the effects of the project on the  in a 170-Page judgment Justice Alber Malouf said the indians and the inuit eskimos had never signed a treaty giving up their rights to the Northern Quebec territory where about 9,500 natives live. He said works connected with the James Bay project would cause devastating damage to the environment and seriously affect the indians Way of life. Under his order work will Stop until the indians and inuit can get a higher court to make a judgment on their  addition to halting work the court or a dered the companies not to interfere in anyway with the indians rights. The companies Are forbidden to trespass or to cause dam Fage to the environment and to the natural resources of the area. About $200 million has already Bee spent on the project but Malouf said that even after the present proceedings wer instituted work continued on the project involving Large sums of  than 4,000 persons Are working or the project which covers 135,000 Squar Miles. The court decision came on the same i Day that Hydro Quebec was seeking and tuber $125 million in the . Financing for1 work so far has come from ., european and local Money markets. Temperatures Kissinger will Confer with Oil firms Seoul a Secretary of stat Henry a. Kissinger will Call in representatives of major american Oil companies after his return to Washington to discuss the Impact of the Arab Oil cutback on for eign policy. Kissinger flew Here from Japan for five hour Stopover before leaving for Alaska. He conferred with South korean president Chung Hee Park before flying Home. In Tokyo Kissinger found Strong con Cern that Japan especially will not received fair allocation of the dwindling Oil  Kakuei Tanaka Trade minister Yasuhiro Nakasone and other officials appealed to Kissinger to use his influence to achieve an Early solution to the Middle Eastern crisis. Kissinger arrived in Seoul Friday morn ing. One reason for the visit was to assure South Korea that he did not work out a Deal in China to reduce the 40,000 . Troops stationed in Korea under the United nations command the japanese Cabinet adopted an Oil conservation program Friday that includes 10 per cent cuts in Oil and electricity supplies to Industry reduced use of Public and private transportation and earlier closing times for bars. The government said it Hopes the Steps will be followed voluntarily but it also asked parliament to formalize the pro Gram in legislation effective at the begin1 Ning of december. The program includes a 50 mile per hour Speed limit for automobiles and fewer trips by taxis buses and tourist boats. More than 43,000 gasoline stations through out the country will close on weekends starting nov. 23. Airlines were asked to Cut their Domestic flights by 10 per cent and overseas charter flights by 50 per cent. Gasoline rationing meanwhile began inthe Philippines and As Drivers used the first rationing Stamps the government announced that the gasoline Supply would be come even tighter in an Effort to keep Industry and agriculture at Peak efficiency. 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