Bell linked to IBM law firm in antitrust suit
Newton report notes Attorney General-designate Griffin Bell is a partner in King and Spalding, a firm that represents IBM. Computerworld says IBM uses Bell's firm for routine matters in Atlanta and is currently handling a case for IBM. The DOJ suit against IBM for monopolizing computer terminals began in 1969 and went to trial in 1975 in New York.
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Newton, Mass
UPI
Griffin B. Bell
IBM
Computerworld
Bell
King and Spalding
Atlanta
Justice Department
U.S. District Court
New York
Mexico's Lopez Portillo to visit U.S. after Carter inauguration
The Boston Herald American reports Mexican President Jose Lopez Portillo accepted an invitation to be the first foreign head of state to visit the United States after Jimmy Carter's inauguration. Official sources say the trip could occur within a month of January 20 and reflect U S efforts to deepen Latin American ties. Mrs Rosalynn Carter reportedly conveyed the invitation.
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Boston
UPI
Jose Lopez Portillo
United States
Jimmy Carter
Boston Herald American
The
Herald
John P. Wallach
Carter
Latin America
Mexico
Rosalynn
Lopez Portillo
New Jersey Bell seeks PUC tweak on employee monitoring order
New Jersey Bell Telephone Co asks the Public Utilities Commission to modify an order restricting firms from monitoring employees by bugging phones. Attorney Bernard M Hartnett Jr says the action denies the company evidence of misconduct and hampers addressing service quality. Officials note over 170 entities in New Jersey have listened to calls to monitor performance.
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Newark
N.J
UPI
New Jersey Bell Telephone Co
Public Utilities Commission
Bernard M. Hartnett Jr
Bell
PUC
Hartnett
New Jersey
Dual listing in New York telephone directory debated
New York TelephoneCo may offer joint listings for spouses sharing a last name at the same address with a 25 cent monthly charge pending Public Service Commission approval. The plan, requested after Oct 18, would add first names in white pages, replacing current single-name listings with optional two-name entries.
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New York
UPI
New York Telephone Co
Public Service Commission
Rosalynn Carter backs Georgia ERA ratification in Atlanta
Rosalynn Carter lobbied the Georgia legislature for ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment saying it is close to her heart. She sent a message to a luncheon promoting ERA hosted by Georgia Senator Peter Banks in Atlanta.
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Plains, Ga
UPI
Rosalynn Carter
Georgia
Israeli minister Avraham Ofer dies amid corruption scandal
President Katzir urged Rabin to form a caretaker government as Avraham Ofer, 55, shot himself in his car amid a Labor Party corruption probe. Ofer directed Rabin's 1974 campaign, left a note denying embezzlement, and his death may affect coalition plans and peace talks.
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Israel
UPI
Ephraim Katzir
Yitzhak Rabin
Avraham Ofer
Labor Party
Herzliya
Ofer
Rabin
Middle East
Hadlam Hazeh
Asher
Yadlin
Bank of Israel
Jerusalem
West Bank
Poland
Skippers testify as spill cleaned in Delaware River
Captain Vassilios Vlismas of the tanker Olympic Games testified at a Coast Guard hearing he lost reverse power and drifted out of control when the ship ran aground causing a 133,500 gallon oil spill in the Delaware River. He faces federal pollution charges for not reporting promptly while cleaners battle frozen sediments for weeks.
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Philadelphia
UPI
Delaware River
Vassilios Vlismas
Coast Guard
Vlismas
Carter Plans Trust Move For Family Peanut Interests
President-elect Jimmy Carter announced plans to transfer his stake in Carter Farms and Carter's Warehouse to a trust and sell 1056 shares in Rich's Inc and Advance Investors. The move aims to avoid conflicts of interest while he is in office and to provide public access to certain trust information. A separate court hearing in New York covered the Argo Merchant collision and resulting oil spill near Nantucket Shoals.
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Jody Powell
Carter
Carter Farms, Inc
Rich’s, Inc
Atlanta
Jimmy Carter
Billy
Lillian
New York
George Papadopoulos
U.S
Nantucket Shoals
Missing Grand Zenith oil tanker traced by CAD search
Officials from Canada and the United States resumed air and water patrols for the 642 foot Grand Zenith missing for six days off Nova Scotia with 38 Chinese crew and 8.2 million gallons of No 6 heavy oil. The Panamanian-flagged tanker was en route from Europe to Providence Rhode Island and last reported 50 miles south of Cape Sable. Weather was favorable and crews used computer maps to define the primary search area while vessels including the USCG Dallas followed the projected course. A Sea King representative said the last word from captain T K Tsou indicated heavy weather and reduced speed before loss of contact.
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Halifax
Nova Scotia
UPI
Atlantic Ocean
Zenith Navigations of
Panama
Europe
United States
Cape Sable
Search and Rescue Coordination Center
Donald Robson
Argus
Atlantic
U.S. Coast Guard
Dallas
England
Providence
R.I
Sea King Shipping Co
New York
Boston
Sea King
Richard Hwang
New England Power Co
Market chains join theory for massive coffee boycott
United Press International reports that major chains Liberal Markets of Dayton and Shopwell of New York joined a nationwide push to abandon coffee as prices climb. Flyers urged shoppers to switch to tea or cocoa while stores cut tea prices and offered coffee discounts to employees, amid rising coffee costs and record wholesale prices from Folger and General Foods.
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United Press International
Brazil
Liberal Markets, Inc
Dayton
Ohio
Shopwell
Abraham Laker
General Foods
Folger Coffee Co
Bennington Banner rates and contact details
The Bennington Banner lists address at 425 Main St Bennington VT 05201 and announces delivery and subscription rates. It notes daily publication except Sundays and legal holidays and provides pricing for home, motor, and foreign subscriptions along with single copy and back issue charges.
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Main St
Bennington
The
Banner Publishing Corp
United Press International
New York Times
U.S
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