OPEC six inching toward new oil price amid price-cut clash
Saudi oil minister Yamani says six members Saudi Arabia Kuwait United Arab Emirates Qatar Iraq and Indonesia agreed on a new price but refuse to disclose it while huddling over strategy to counter rival cuts. Nigeria Britain and Norway have driven prices down to about 30 dollars per barrel triggering a potential world price war.
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Riyadh
Saudi Arabia
OPEC
Sheik Ahmed Zaki Yamani
Kuwait
United Arab Emirates
Qatar
Iraq
Indonesia
Nigeria
Britain
Norway
Sheik Abdul Aziz bin Khalifa al Thani
Hijackers Release Hostages After Three Day Siege
Three Libyan hijackers freed 161 hostages after a three day seizure in Malta. Prime Minister Dom Mintoff negotiated and greeted the passengers upon surrender. Sick passengers and children were transported to a makeshift sick bay at the airport while others boarded buses to the terminal.
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Valletta
Malta
Dom Mintoff
Libyan Arab Airlines
Air Malta
Lavelle To Testify Before Senate In EPA Superfund Probe
Rita M. Lavelle, once an EPA official fired by President Reagan, appears before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee to defend her stewardship of the hazardous waste program. Investigations by the Senate panel and five House subcommittees probe alleged political manipulation of the $1.6 billion Superfund cleanup program and close ties to chemical firms.
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Washington
Rita M. Lavelle
Reagan
Environmental Protection Agency
Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
EPA
Senate
House
House Sends Tax Legislation Back To Ways And Means
The House of Representatives orders the Ways and Means Committee to revisit tax legislation after three weeks of debate. Chairman Tom Mangum remains optimistic a property tax relief proposal will reach the House floor.
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House
Columbia
Houe of Representatives
Ways and Means
Tom Mangum
Agencies Urged to Plan for $59.5 Million Shortfall
Columbia AP reports the Budget and Control Board warns agencies must prepare contingency plans for possible budget cuts within two weeks due to a $59.5 million revenue shortfall. Budget board Director Bill Putnam announced the deadline to board members Tuesday.
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Columbia
State Budget and Control Board
Budget Board
Bill Putnam
Decision Near On Barnwell Nuclear Fuel Plant Future
The Barnwell Nuclear Fuel Plant may see a decision in three months as Allied General Nuclear Services discusses private funding and purchase options. Energy Department officials seek private money to keep the plant alive after July with $360 million project cost and 300 workers at stake.
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Barnwell
George Stribling
Allied General Nuclear Services
Energy Department
Shelby Brewer
Nuclear Energy
House Science Subcommittee On Energy Research
Allied-General
Offi
Cials
Stribling
Carter
Allied General
Congress
Brewer
Clinch River
Tennessee
Gas Prices May Fall Some But Stabilize Soon
J Bryan Whitworth of Phillips Petroleum said world crude prices drop may nudge pump prices a few cents more but a big fall is unlikely. He noted forecasts of gasoline at 70 cents per gallon are unlikely and most price decreases have already occurred in the past six months.
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Greenville
Phillips Petroleum Co
J. Bryan Whitworth
Bartlesville, Okla
Whitworth
Phillips Fibers Corp
Washington Upsets Mayor of Chicago in Democratic Primary
U S Rep Harold Washington defeated incumbent Jane Byrne by about 29 900 votes in the Chicago Democratic primary as Black voters flocked to his bid. Richard Daley conceded early and will back Washington against Republican Bernard Epton in April. Voting irregularities prompted marshals to guard ballots. Washington pledged unity and broader outreach to all Chicago residents.
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Chicago
U.S
Harold Washington
Jane M. Byrne
America
Washington
Byrne
Richard M. Daley
Bernard Epton
Daley
Associated Press
WMAQ
GOP
Epton
Park
Presbyterians Approve Reunification After Civil War Split
In Atlanta AP reports the Southern Presbyterian Church votes to reunite with the Northern United Presbyterian Church, 46 affirmatives to 8 noes as six presbyteries approve the 13 year plan. Opponents noted conservative defections but leaders expect holdouts to stay. The merged denomination will be the Presbyterian Church USA.
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Atlanta
Presbyterian Church
Presbyterian
United States
United Presbyterian Church
U.S.A
Mary Carpenter
PCUS
Cecil Brearley
Columbia
Brearley
Congaree Presbytery
Carpenter
The
Presbyterian Church (USA
Grammy Awards Show Sets Stage for TV and Live Audience
AP reports the Grammy telecast on CBS-TV features Toto and Paul McCartney as leading contenders for best song album and record. John Cougar, Billy Joel and Men at Work are highlighted among nominees with Emcee John Denver guiding a star packed program at Shrine Auditorium.
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Los Angeles
Cbs-Tv
Ken Ehrlich
Shrine Auditorium
Ehrlich
Pierre Cossette
Toto
Paul McCartney
John Cougar
Billy Joel
Men At Work
John Denver
Kenny Rogers
Leontyne Price
Linda Ronstadt
Gladys Knight
Marvin Gaye
Elton John
Ray Charles
Jerry Lee Lewis
Little Richard
Count Basie
Retired salesman stars in live heart operation broadcast
Bernard Schuler a 62 year old Wisconsin retiree undergoes a multi bypass heart operation at St. Joseph's Hospital in Phoenix shown live via KAET TV with narration by Arizona Heart Institute doctors. About 50 stations receive the program by satellite and viewers may phone in questions. The event aims to educate and ease public fears about heart surgery.
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Phoenix, Ariz
Wisconsin
Bernard Schuler
Kaet-Tv
KAET
Edward B. Diethrich
Arizona Heart Institute
Schuler
Kathy Banfield
St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Diethrich
Heart Institute
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Lionel Smith Ltd
Goodyear
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