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University Daily Kansan
Wednesday, November 28, 1973
Shortage Cuts Gas Sales . . .
Most Lawrence gas stations will be closed this Sunday in compliance with President Nixon's request that gas station owners voluntarily close their stations on Sundays.
Chuck Mash, manager of the Ramada Inn Standard, 2216 W, 6th St., said his station would close Sunday and he might have to lav off a few employees.
"I have just hired two men but must now evaluate whether we can keep them," he
A 20 per cent decrease in sales is expected by Russell Miller, manager of the Ninth Street Bank.
Sunday closing. It will also result in paying for less man-hours, he said.
Kesh Kidney, manager of the Site Service Station, 946 E. 23rd St., said his station would comply with the President's request. He said he anticipated a 15 per cent loss of
The closing apparently will affect Site's part-time college help. Kidney has already laid-off three people and plans to reduce other's working hours, he said.
The Vickers Station, 247 W 6th st.
and the Kleeper Oil Co. will also close on Sunday.
"But we will not lay anyone off. Everyone will work a full shift," said Jack Faulconer, Vickers' manager. "The problem is my employees are going to be in each other's
The Champlin Station 1730, W 3rd St. might stay open, according to Ervin Dennis.
"Sunday is one of my biggest days," he said. "Representatives of Champlin have come."
Dennis and he thought the President's 10 per cent cut in gas allocations would result in less oil use.
Champlin will close, however, if required by law, he said.
It's not only going to be difficult to buy gas this winter, it's going to be difficult to steal
... and Ups Motorist Precautions
Locking gas capes are quick as quickly in local retail stores can stock them, a Karsan company said.
Apparently area residents are also planning to hoard some gas: metal gas containers are selling just as rapidly as locking gas caps.
"I had a lot full of five-gallon cans across the street, I could have sold all of them," Vicke's Auto Supply, 1830 W. 8th St. "Even had people ask for 54-drum gallons."
Wilson said that locking gas caps were
of the locking gas caps.
Ron Cragn, an assistant at Larry's Auto Supply, 1502 W. 23rd St., that said sales of five-gallon gas cars had increased 300 per mile. Gas cars are also selling rapidly, he said.
Wally Reid, owner of the National Automotive Parts Assoc. Auto Parts Co., 19th and Haskell streets, said that gas can sales at his store had increased in the last quarter, but currently has only a few in stock, he said, but he is expecting another shipment soon.
Dan Cole, manager of McCrystal-Otano,
11th Massachusetts St., said that he had sold
seven shares in the company.
selling "just as fast I can get them."
Reid predicted that he would soon sell out
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