Cuba Withdraws From 1973 Anti Hijacking Pact
Washington reports Cuba formally notified the United States it is renouncing the 1973 antihijacking agreement tied to extradition and punishment of hijackers. Fidel Castro announced abrogation citing CIA involvement in a recent sabotage, though Cuba will still return hijacked aircraft and passengers.
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Kleppe pushes oil drilling off New England coast
Secretary of the Interior Thomas S. Kleppe urged momentum for offshore drilling to create jobs and energy in New England. He announced public hearings December 7 to 10 in Providence on proposed leases, noting exploratory drilling could take about three years to assess feasibility and downplaying spill risks versus tankers.
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Senator seeks GAO probe into oil price gouging inquiry
Senator Thomas J. McIntyre charges the Federal Energy Administration mismanaged its probe into alleged price gouging by big oil suppliers. He says the New England case against C.H. Sprague & Sons of Boston stalled for unknown reasons and calls for GAO review.
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San Francisco Men Seek News Blackout in Chowchilla Kidnapping Case
Attorneys for Richard Schoenfeld James Schoenfeld and Fred Woods ask Madera County Superior Court for a gag order at today’s hearing. They seek to seal the grand jury transcript after an indictment on 22 kidnapping counts 5 kidnapping with bodily harm and 18 robbery stemming from the July 15 Dairyland School Bus hijacking that trapped 26 children and their driver Ed Ray.
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North Korean diplomats expelled from Denmark and Norway
North Korean ambassadors in Denmark and Norway were expelled for trafficking liquor cigarettes and drugs. Norway and Denmark said the moves aim to protect relations with Pyongyang and stressed they do not intend to endanger ties with North Korea.
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Public counsel could save New Englanders $100 million
New Englanders could save more than 100 million dollars if the Federal Energy Office adopts a recommendation from the FEC Consumer Advisory Committee. The group urged appointing a special public counsel to represent consumers in hearings on oil refiners recovering up to 1.3 billion dollars in alleged past losses. Dermot P. Shea, consumer counsel to Massachusetts House Speaker Thomas McGee, said the proposal, first by Consumers Union, was adopted by the committee in Washington.
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Corporate Arab boycott list made public
Washington UPI. A list of 38 corporations that complied with the Arab boycott since Ford ordered disclosure is public. Banks Bank of America and Citi bank Los Angeles export unit among names. Department edited details. some firms cited for repeat violations. Middletown study finds students reject health foods, schools conclude tastes molded at home.
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Brown clarifies support for U S Mideast policy after burden remark
In Washington JCS Chairman George S Brown says he fully backs U S policy in the Middle East after saying Israel is a military burden Defense Secretary Rumsfeld confirms Brown remains in command and will not be reprimanded while noting the lack of reprimand is not an endorsement Brown and Rumsfeld spoke at a Pentagon news conference addressing the episode and Brown's past remarks.
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Swine flu inoculation rally lifts mood in many states
Across the United States turnout for swine flu clinics rose among the elderly and chronically ill, easing fears about vaccine safety. In Allegheny County Pennsylvania clinics reopened after a one week shutdown with about 4200 people inoculated, far short of the prior day’s 11000. Officials noted few anxious responses while nationwide doses remain available and the program proceeds.
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Supreme Court rules against transsexual student teacher
Paula Grossman, formerly Paul Grossman, a New Jersey elementary music teacher, loses her bid after firing for a sex change. The Supreme Court allows lower rulings upholding a Bernards Township board of education decision to dismiss her, rejecting sex discrimination claims under the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
Women role issue splits Catholic church
Washington UPI reports the Catholic Church faces a major split over women's roles possibly including ordination. A working paper for the U S Bishops Conference notes many want women ordained to diaconate or priesthood and calls for a study of papal and Episcopal statements to guide policy. Archbishop Bernadin says ordination of women is unlikely soon as 1 500 delegates gather in Detroit to debate Bicentennial era social policy.
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