al ~ ever May 18, 1973 reen Washington State University Vol. 79, No. 123 G~soline shortage comes to Pullman via purchase limits By DONNIE R.Y. GRIFFIN Evergreen Staff Gasoline rationing has finally hit Pullman with Chevron, Arco and Texaco hardest hit by the gas rationing and other major gasoline companies slightly affected or waiting for the word. Chevron owner Rennie Keasel on East Main said his gas prices are up one cent for this month and has no idea what might happen next month. "We're going to be closed 36 extra hours, not including Sundays. We will be closed all day on Sundays now." Keasel said. The Chevron owner said the station will "limit, customers to maximum purchase of eight or ten gallons per car" but said he wasn't sure what the exact amount of limitation might be yet. "The big hassle," Keasel stated, "is we won't have enough gas when 14,000 students start to leave Pullman in a couple of weeks." North Grand Avenue Arco station owner Orland Stone said he started his rationing last Saturday. "It's ten gallons per customer every time you come in. I don't care how many times you come 'in but it's ten gallons per customer, except ambulance and fire trucks," Stone said. Stone also said he had no idea how long the rationing would-last. Gas rationing at the Texaco station on North Grand started a week ago, according to Texaco's assistant manager Randy Downing. He said the station has been limited on the purchase of gas but they were not going to limit the amount of gas to customers. "We can sell as much gas as we did last year, but that's all...no room for growth," Downing said. Downing said they were going to hold a reserve amount up to next month so they could meet the demand of the massive traffic leaving Pullman in the next few weeks. The Texaco assistant manager stated that his prices are up two cents and saw no reduction in gas prices for the near future "even if they put that Alaska pipeline together," he said. HEADLINE PULLSTOCK-Flash Cadillac and the Continental Kids will highlight Pullstock, billed "I wouldn't be surprised if gas is up to 50 cents a gallon by the end as a sock hop in Bohler Gym this Saturday. See page 7 for story. of summer," Downing commented. Assistant manager Steve Hall at the Union station on South Grand Avenue said "We aren't rationing to our customers, we are just cutting our hours and we won't be open Sundays." He said this condition will last for the next 30 days and the gas University may publish prices have not changed. A service attendant at the Exxon station on East Main said they weren't rationing gas but the price has gone up one cent and they inexpensive phone directory plan on remaining open seven days a week. The manager at the Phillip 66 station on North Grand said they haven't started rationing gas yet but it was likely to change to that in Plans for an inexpensive, if not '$5,000 printing costs. Any cost we're trying to hold on to every another two weeks. free, campus directory are in the overrun could be absorbed by available money source. Who's making, according to Dorothy advertisements. Whether WSU to say how reducing the cost At the Shell Station on East Main, manager Larry Roberts said Demming, university or a private company would they weren't rationing yet, but he also is anticipating the possibili- would affect sales, or, from the ties, switchboard supervisor. print the directory has not been university's point, whether it "Our representative said 'don't worry about it, just pump gas' but Too many people are calling considered. would reduce the number of personally 1believe if the other major stations are rationing then we "directory assistance" rather calls to directory assistance." Fussers' is distributed by the may be doing it to. If Shell does get hit, it won't be until the first of than looking up the number Both the YMCA and the themselves. Demming said that YMCA as a money-making the month," Roberts said. project. university are looking into ways one reason for this is that not of making a directory available The American Oil station on East Main "is having no problems and many students are willing to pay Stan Rheiner, YMCA execu- don't anticipate any, according to its manager, Tom York. tive director, said that the orga- to students sooner than in the the $3 that Fussers, the only past. By going to a "micro-feed" A spokesperson from Hansen Self Service station at 1506 N. Grand comprehensive directory nization makes "less than $10,000 said last month they had problems getting gas. "We held out by profits on Fussers' sales. technique, the school's com- presently available, costs. puters could speed up informa- pumping premium gas in regular tanks," the spokesperson said. She Because of General Tele- Asked if the YMCA would con- tion compilation time. When also said they may have some problems at the end of the month and the gas prices will go up this weekend. phone's decision to no longer in- sider reducing the purchase registering, students could fill clude students in its directory, price of its directory, Rheiner out address and phone number Demming said that next fall the commented, "We're looking into cards, to be stored in the com- number of calls to directory assi- alternatives to the $3 charge, but puter banks for instant feed- Court acquits eight of 10 stance will drastically increase. with the recent budget cuts back. The university has two alter- natives: it can either increase in political corruption trial the switchboard staff and facili- ties, or it can make available to SEATTLE (AP)-The largest Mifflin cited the testimony of a students and faculty 'an inexpen- Agencies file complaint political corruption trial in former police captain, as the sive directory. Seattle history was rocked prime reason for tossing out Demming termed Fussers' $3 f yesterday by the acquittal of most of the case. cost "unreasonable" and said a eight of 10 defendants. John W. Simpson implicated university-published directory against finance committee Superior Court Judge James seven of the defendants but ad- would either be free or cost W. Mifflin ruled the eight past mitted he told grand juries diffe- ASWSURelated Agencies stion "illegally disregarded a po- around 25 cents. and present law officers, includ- rent stories about a payoff have filed a complaint with the' licy proposal previously passed" If WSU does decide to publish a ing a former county sheriff and Discriminatory Practices Com- system in the police department. directory, General Telephone and made secondary budget cuts prosecuting attorney, had no mittee (DPC) against several on "percentage rather than "I'm not going to convict an- has agreed to underwrite the part in a conspiracy to promote members of the ASWSU Finance yone on testimony of anyone who merit." and tolerate gambling and other Committee. says he lied at some point," Mif- The second charge made by vice in Seattle over the past two the related agencies charged flin said. The 10 defendants were The members include Phil An- decades. named with nine other law of- that budget cuts affected all the derson, Pauf Casey, Diane Chri- Mifflin refused to acquit for- ficers and public officials in the related agencies and only 13 out stopherson, Joyce Halldorson, mer assistant Seattle police chief indictment. ' Hall dedication of 25 ASWSU committees. Gail Jackson, Bruce Kinney, M. E. Cook and former police Charges against former The complaint claimed none of Peggy Ott, Jeff Rundell, Chris inspector Lyle J. LaPointe. The the related agencies were con- Seattle City Council president set for today Schlect and Mike Sweeney. judge said he was convinced "a Charles M. Carroll were dropped sulted as to the feasibility of the conspiracy against a The four complaints deal without explanation last year. Formal dedication cere- cuts as were ASWSU commit- governmental unit was present" monies for Emmett L. primarily with the secondary tees, and the related agencies The state Supreme Court in but criticized as faulty a grand March ordered charges dropped Avery Hall will be held budget cuts made by the finance suffered larger percentage cut- jury indictment handed down in against six other persons, includ- today at 2 p.m. committee in this spring's backs in terms of requests v. 1971. Those acquitted after two ing former police chief Frank H. J. Wood, acting dean budget hearings. The DPC heard funding than the ASWSU com- years of court fights included Ramon. The court said they of the College of Sciences the complaint yesterday and has mittees. Charles O. Carroll, who for 21 could not be prosecuted because and Arts, will preside over appointed a subcommittee to Paul Casey, ASWSU president- years as county prosecutor was all had been compelled to testify the ceremony which in- look into the charges. A meeting elect, stated that no sanction considered one of the most before a grand jury. cludes speeches by Louis time to discuss its findings has for the actions of finance com- powerful figures in Republican Attorneys for the two remain- D. McNew, English profes- not been set. mittee members had been state politics. ing defendants indicated they sor, President Glenn Ter- The complaints charge that discussed at yesterday's Others were former sheriff rell and John R.