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Show Governors 'a remarkable crop ' WASHINGTON (UPI) -The nation has a remarkable crop o: governors, providing hope for American voters in search of credible leaders in the wake of Watergate, Gov. Thomas P. Salmon of Vermont says. Salmon, a Democrat elected last November in his heavily Republican state, said he felt voters would see openness in government as the critical issue in the 1974 mid-ter- ,rjgC ugliness is nothing but beauty unappreciated elections and might well look in Georgia, Reubin Askew in Florida, Dale Bumpers in Arkansas, John in Ohio, Patrick Gilligan Lucey in Wisconsin and Wendell Anderson in Minnesota. for the 1976 Democratic presidential nomination. nors." Among the Republicans, he said, are Ronald Reagan in California, John Love in Colorado and New York's Nelson Rockefeller. Democrats He mentioned Daniel Walker in Illinois, David Hall in Oklahoma, Salmon said Sen. Edward M. is currentKennedy, ly the strongest contender "As a lawyer, I find it very, he said, very frightening, and potentially destructive of the whole rule of law . . . the sadness here is what is happening to people in public life. outside Washington in picking national tickets in 1976. The American people have a remarkable crop of govermen of nors of both parties he truly distinct talent . . told a group of reporters at a breakfast meeting. Theres a flock of talent out there in the hinterlands among the gover- Jimmy Carter He said Watergate has left Americans deeply distrustful of politics and politicians. He said he feels Tennessees Nov--Calcul- Republican Sen. Howard If. Baker Jr. has benefitted most from his membership of the Senate select committee investigating Watergate. How ate LongVoull Live. "I don't think theres any question but that Baker Is coming across as a lawyer and a statesman of obvious charm and intelligence, Salmon said. If any ones political star is rising as a result of Watergate, I think he would be the key man." be 65 or 75 or 90? n You'll get a good idea of your about 12 questions just by answering your family tree, your habits, where you l.ve. Try it. It may even convince you to make changes to lengthen your life! One of 4 articles and features. Will you live to life-spa- 1 AUGUST READERS DIGEST Inflation Beater U.S. need: emergency fuel plan 'WASHINGTON (UPI) -The United States needs a with from plan, options vlolunteerism to rationing, in case some foreign oil source cuts off the nation from much of its imported petroleum, the National Petroleum Council said Tuesday. The council, a group of pe-oleum industry men who advise the interior secretary on oil matters, met to consider ti the emergency preparedness situation and to meet President Nixons new energy czar, former Colorado Gov. John A. Love. 1 On an emergency basis, petroleum fuel usage could possibly be reduced in the range of about 1.2 million barrels per day to 1.6 million barrels per day in 1974 and 1.4 million to 2 million barrels per day in 1978, with a combination of voluntary and mandatory fuel Curtailment procedures, the councils Emergency Preparedness Committee said in a report. . Rapid attainment of these reductions would depend on the ready availability of a standby gasoline rationing system that could be put into effect quickly. The report stressed it referred an emergency resulting from a severe cut of foreign oil not the intermittent and scattered gasoline problems of the past year. I Love, in brief remarks, said one of his problems was get-iip-g federal agencies together n a fuel plan. - "lie criticized the Federal TYade Commission for raising the possibility of an antitrust n suit to break up alleged of the industry from production to distribution by a handful of companies. Love said, The fact that . they tend to get in the Way of the full information the public needs . . . tends to throw it (the energy situation) if as some sort of plot." Responding to a request from Inferior Secretary Rogers C. B. Morton, the NPC voted to undertake a major study of tissessing ssingattems in energy use and the potential for in the .energy conservation domi-Jiatio- US. : Stephen A. Wakefield, assistant secretary of the interior Tor energy and minerals, told the group the FTC and other -Americans critical of the industry must find a culprit. Senate okay bn credit bill ' WASHINGTON (UPI) -Lto outlaw discrimination on the basis of sex or marital status in granting or denying credit has been approved, 92 to 0, by the Senate. egislation Is buying less car the answer? Is this any time to be buying a Buick? full-siz- ed We dont think so. We think the smart buyer the car that delivers real value for his may sound a little strange. But were quite serious in proposing that a new Buick LeSabre makes a lot of sense right now. The basic reason is we think that youd be to find something these days that gives will look for you more for your money. Buick offers. Your money goes a long way with LeSabre. Now is the time to buy. terms of standard equipment alone, LeSabre is a great buy. A automatic transmission, power steering, power front disc brakes are ail standard. But theres more to LeSabre than that. There are all those advantages that have become traditional with owning a Buick. Like a smooth One more argument in favor of LeSabre has to do with timing. The production of 1973 LeSabres is ending. Which means that, right now, Buick dealers are giving great deals on every Well grant you that it hard-press- ed In 350-cubic-in- ch V--8, ride. Quiet, dependable Buick V--8 performance. Lots of interior comfort. Quality construction. And a traditionally particularly valuable asset-Bui- cks high resale value. 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