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Thursday December 13, 1973
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This Day In 1970's History: Thursday December 13, 1973
  • The Nixon administration announced more plans to conserve fuel and electricity. The President declared that voluntary energy conservation programs have been successful, and he praised the response of Americans to the call for conservation. Later, President Nixon and energy czar William Simon met with governors.

    The government announced erroneously yesterday that gasoline production would be cut 25%. Simon today corrected the figure to 5%. He admitted the mistake and accepted blame for the error. Gasoline rationing may be avoided. [CBS]

  • A Senate committee is investigating the reasons behind the energy crisis. Committee staffer LaVern Duffy testified that the Office of Emergency Preparedness failed to increase oil imports sufficiently in 1971 and 1972. Duffy stated that government officials gambled with the energy situation and lost.

    Former Office of Emergency Preparedness director George Lincoln testified that officials within the organization couldn't decide on definitive action. Senator Henry Jackson questioned Lincoln about contingency plans for an Arab oil cutoff. Lincoln claimed that a contingency plan was formulated by his department, but he stated that the plan was surrendered to the General Services Administration when the Office of Emergency Preparedness was disbanded. [CBS]

  • The House voted to forbid the use of gasoline under the new allocation system for busing students beyond neighborhood schools. Representative John Dingell of Michigan attached the amendment to the emergency energy bill. The legislation is not likely to pass the Senate. [CBS]

  • Independent truckers began a two-day work stoppage as strikers harassed those truckers who remained on the job. Most union truckers continued their routes, traveling in convoys. A member of the Joliet livestock exchange stated that the livestock industry and the entire food industry will come to a grinding halt if the strike lasts as long as one week. [CBS]

  • Some airline pilots are considering a work stoppage during the peak holiday travel season to protest airline cutbacks. Pan Am laid off more employees today. [CBS]
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