U.S. Phase III price controls begin
Time: Thursday Jan 11, 1973
Place: U.S.
Details: U.S. Phase III price controls begin. Allows for voluntary instead of mandatory price control on all U.S. prices. This does not prevent a sharp rise in heating oil prices caused by a severe winter and shortage of products.
‹ Earlier in historyBiden was sworn in by the secretary of the Senate Francis R. Valeo at the Delaware Division of the Wilmington Medical CenterFriday Jan 5, 1973 Later in history ›US production had declined to 16% of global output1973
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