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ater gusta, PEMEXsaii e more than e new well. Crunch... THE BATTALION Page 7 THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 1979 is a “remote r can be ter divers., n floor are it| to be i the electi l he would he three' med prior reelected ide vote, ists tirades ie governi elections eir feet ig either out,” he sail! ists pulled hug^feit® me rober the good old days (not so long ago) g early el when the price of gas was a mere 47 cents? ■d in the price and availability of gas continues to partnerdespiWctuate and affects virtually everyone. Reg- Cahinet serT Those were the days ular gas today at the Amoco station pictured above is 79 cents and who knows what it will be tomorrow. Battalion stafT photo says Texas gas supplies vey ire tighter Qpn Vj C it United Press International ' In.enutioml fASHINGTON — The Senate iohil Oil ConlS 0 ^ to s t at es draw up their day it has siaB 0 ' 16 ^^ P lans to force Ameri- People's “hooked like crttzy people duct geopIqV” — to conserve enough to gnated areatH 111311 ^ 01 ^ federal programs. pc Senate voted 77-13 Tuesday ed the agref| a r^ un der which the president Gas Cor 'VJ (i se .t conservation targets for . 0 f China. B ates to meet. States failing to of the vurB up an acceptable plan of iri wn would have to accept what prices still rising the federal government required. The bill now goes to the House. Authored by Sens. Pete Domenici, R-N.M., and J. Bennett Johnston, D-La., the bill would put one major limitation on the federal plan: it must not include weekend closing of service stations. Congress rejected that Carter idea earlier this year. Domenici said Congress should give the power to the states and Carter to solve energy shortages be- in as early is > new expl son, will tab ' fall H signing ofti ts by comi g and seveni 1 tes by repn ?se oil induij loucement n Corp. sul I a similar with the Pf nsis is warned real 1U United Press International 10USTON — As many Texans Reamed while hunting for an 1 Js gas station, not only are prices KllOng but the fuel itself is becoming ^available. s Internationii jj j ts 5^ wee k]y “f' ue l gauge re- otect their J* i) ase{ J on a survey of 436 washing as service stations, the American maobile Association said Tues- the availability of gasoline de ed this week compared to last — pite the beginning of June alloca- deliveries: Night and Sunday availability of ^Texas’ largest cities is nearing an AAA spokesman said, venty-one percent of the stations ^eyed will be closed on Sunday, JlO, compared to 70 percent week. Stations closed by 6 p.m. on Way increased from 41 percent week to 45 percent this week, the number closed by 8 p.m. Pcdays increased from 63 percent iljpercent. :&tions open 24 hours daily de- sed from 6 percent to 4 percent ie total this week. Meanwhile, prices continued ris- Twith AAA calculating current » students, is much as rks, secrt s, packers / day ora upon your ns. rrell offi« Is. There's nt fee or ipplemen! ; by work- you want wing teiri' ? country 1) 742-SMJ [) 3504041 1) 528-9760 [) 9804196 t) 254-9121 1) 783-7047 t) 682-0031 i) 225-5164 t)960-r" .) 960-1 ;) 828-2506 ;) 544-6086 ,) 664-1220 average prices at: full-serve regular, 79.5 cents per gallon (78.6 cents last week); unleaded 83.4 cents (82.2 last week) and premium 85.4 (84.5). The organization reported self- serve prices averaging: regular 76.7 cents per gallon (75.7 cents last week); unleaded 81.0 cents (79.7 last week) and premium 82.6 (81.4). Diesel prices rose an average of 2 cents a gallon, from 78.7 to 80.7 cents a gallon, in Texas last week, AAA said. In Houston AAA said the number of stations closed nights and all day Sunday increased “dramatically,” with 78 percent closed alter 8 p.m. weekdays, 75 percent after 6 p.m. Saturdays and 88 percent on Sun days. The corresponding figures for the week before in Houston were 72 per cent of those surveyed closed after 8p.m. weekdays, 43 percent after 6 p.m. Saturdays and 85 percent closed on Sundays. The organization reported 80 percent to 90 percent of stations closed after 8 p.m. weekdays and all day Sunday in Dallas-Fort Worth. Availability was slightly better in other cities, AAA said. OWDER PUFF MECHANICS rw — linin' If you want the real thing, not frozen or canned . . . We call It "Mexican Food Supreme." Dallas location; 3071 Northwest Hwy 352-8570 % SAILING- THf MSC FREE U REGISTRATION SUMMER I JUNE 7, 1979 12 NOON — 5 P.M. OUTSIDE RUDDER MALL Americans hooked on oil? State energy plan bill passes Senate cause, “A collective entity like our selves is paralyzed by parochial in terests we cannot act.” He said Congress should let the states and Carter draw a broadly based, flexible plan. “Americans are hooked, hooked like crazy people on oil, like people hooked on drugs,” he said. Except for a proposal for controls on heating and airconditioning in non-residential buildings, Congress has turned down all major energy plans from the White House this year, including a standby gasoline rationing plan for the direst emergency such as war or severe cutoff of imported oil. “Every proposal that comes be fore us is rejected,” said Sen. Low ell Weicker, R-Conn. JupTnamlh Eddie Dominguez ’66 Joe Arciniega '74 By KENNETH R. CLARK United Press International Gasoline-hungry Americans were given the message from every quarter Tuesday: Sen. Pete Domenici, R-N.M., likened them to drug addicts. De puty Secretary of State Warren Christopher told them to accept the reality of the energy crisis, and New York Gov. Hugh Carey said their teeth may be chattering next winter. Ecuador boosted the price of oil to a record high, Iran cut produc tion and the fuel famine deepened. In Washington, the Senate approved a bill co-sponsored by Domenici and I. Bennett Johnston, D-La., that would permit the states to draft tneir ovYn energy conservation plans. Domenici said President Carter and the states should have the power to regulate fuel shortages because, “A collective entity like ourselves is paralyzed by parochial interests We cannot act.” “Americans are hooked, hooked like crazy people on oil,” he said, “like people hooked on drugs.” Christopher, reiterating the administration’s insistence that the fuel shortage has not been engineered, told the Orange County World Affairs Council in Santa Ana, Calif., Americans must accept the reality of the energy crisis if it is to be solved. “This is a choice that, in the end, has to be made by the American people,” he said. “I know there are some who believe that the energy problem is not a real one. They believe it is artificailly contrived by the oil companies. They are wrong.” Even as he spoke, an anonymous chain letter spread from Provi dence, R.I., across the nation. It called for a boycott of Shell Oil Co. products in protest of rising gasoline prices. The letter, charging the fuel shortage “is contrived by the oil com panies to drive up the cost of gasoline,” urged each recipient to send copies to five friends. ‘Mark your calendars,” it urged. “July 1, 1979. To hell with Shell.” Shell spokesman Norman Alstedter termed the letter “anonymous hate mail,” but a Cumberland, R.I., Roman Catholic church voted to distribute it and a Los Angeles stockbroker said he was so angry after waiting in line for gas he passed out 30 copies to coworkers. In New York, Gov. Hugh Carey worried more about a shortage of home heating oil than about gasoline prices and said he does not trust federal assurances the nation will have enough for winter. “My concern is that as we approach the fall heating season, prep arations are inadequate.” he said. “We can’t rely on verbal assurances that things will be all right. The fuels could be priced out of range.” The Ecuadoran price hike — a 32 percent jump, to $26.80 a barrel — made the price tag the highest in the world. Ecuador is one of the smallest of the OPEC nations and the move was not expected to have a heavy impact on the market, but oil industry sources warned it may be symbolic of what U.S. consumers eventually may face. A more serious development came in Iran where officials an nounced the nation will reduce the amount of oil supplied to contract customers. Iranian production has fallen to about 4 million barrels a day from about 6 million barrels before the shah was deposed. WHY BUY ANY OTHER SPEAKER? Interface. A generation ahead. Electrol/bice’ gulton 4 Our optimally vented “sys tem” gives Interface speakers a lot of advantages — effici ency, wide dynamic range, deep bass, low distortion and accuracy. So if you’re serious about getting the best sound for your money, you want In terface speakers. 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