made school supplies hard to come by. Gasoline jumped almost 25 cents a gallon between September and April. Fuel oil and natural gas were rumored to be in short supply . .. and students started to look at small economy cars.
On March 1 the speed limit in Kentucky wound down to 55 miles per hour. Trips home for students became fewer, longer and more expensive.
And finally a string of tornadoes rocked the middle of the continent early in April. Although Lexington was not touched, power was cut off for seven hours and tornado warnings were in effect most of the night.
Many students on campus spent the night in dormitory basements and in off-campus apartments, huddled around battery-powered radios, listening to weather reports and preparing to move to basements and laundry rooms at a moment's notice, pp*
(Right) With the possibility of a beef shortage, many grocery's had a hard time keeping meat stocked. Lexington housewives protested high prices by not purchasing, but there were those who hoarded it. (Bottom Left) Nixon refused to give up his tapes, and faith in the American government waned. (Bottom Right) Ralph Nadar spoke to UK students on the unreality of fuel shortages. Opp. pg., Top) In many places, gas was hard to come by. (Bottom Left) In an energy conference in the fall Cox spoke at UK. (Bottom Right) In order to save fuel, speed limits were lowered from 70 miles per hour to 55. Truckers became angry and there was a truckers strike. Trucks blocked roads, truck stops, and some truckers became very violent.
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