December 31, 1973

Fed Energy Adm on Dec 30 announces fuel allocation rules will be enforced; says inventory practices of refiners, wholesalers and end users will be checked to see if fuel is being stockpiled in excessive or unreasonable amts; repts 1,000 IRS agents are being mobilized to enforce present and forthcoming rules; says violators will be subject to criminal penalties; repts 15,000 hardship cases, mainly involving propane and heating oil have been settled; officials concede enforcement of anti-hoarding strictures will be difficult; announces repts from all levels or petroleum indus are presently being audited; concern that hoarding will create local shortage and disrupt normal distribution patterns cited; General Amer Transportation Corp pres J R Scanlin rept that shortage has created boom in rental of tank cars for fuel storage noted

illus of Arab in Jerusalem looking at poster in Arabic calling for election of Jerusalem Mayor T Kollek in Dec 31 election

3d excerpt, of series of excerpts from A I Solzhenitsyn's expose of Soviet penal system and secret police, The Gulag Archipelago, 1918-1956

proponents of use of methanol as gasoline additive suggest that it could improve gasoline mileage and reduce emissions of pollutants

NJ Gov-elect B T Byrne says he plans to call special session of Legis following its spring session to deal with tax reform, int with NY Times editors and reporters; says session will study 'all alternatives' including new broad-based taxes such as income tax; says he will present number of alternative tax pkgs; special session is expected to lead to most detailed public study in recent history of NJ tax system