Senate moves to end gas price controls phased over winter
The Senate approved 58 to 32 a bill to phase out more than 20 years of federal gas price controls. It allows emergency sales this winter at higher prices to ease the shortage, with intrastate buyers and interstate buyers sharing new bidding limits. The measure also lets authorities require utilities switch fuels and prioritizes essential farming uses near residences and hospitals.
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State Dept defends Kuwait arms sale amid growing opposition
Representative Lee Hamilton protests a proposed 32 million dollar sale of 306 Sidewinder missiles to Kuwait. The State Department will defend the deal at a Friday hearing, citing Kuwait and Iraq clashes and regional threat. critics warn of escalating Gulf weapons sales totaling billions since 1973 and question disclosure timing and broader support for the PLO.
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Venus Nine likely crushed by Venus atmosphere
Western scientists reported Venus Nine from the Soviet Venus mission may have been destroyed by the planet’s extreme pressure and heat. Tass credited a 53 minute data transmission, while officials noted the age of the flight and the ongoing Venus Ten launch. Boris Nepoklonov called the findings challenging desert heat theories about Venus.
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Americans Held Amid Beirut Fighting Kidnap Crisis
In Beirut rival militias traded fire killing 11 and wounding 13 as two Americans, Charles Gallagher and William Dykes Jr., were held after at a roadblock. U.S. ISA officials in Roanoke and San Jose residents seek release amid ongoing clashes and rescue efforts.
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Toynbee dies at 86 after 40 year Study of History
Arnold Toynbee, renowned historian of civilizations, died at 86 in York England after years of illness from a stroke. Born in London in 1889, he began A Study of History in 1921, publishing 12 volumes through 1961, shaping views on rise and fall of nations and world events.
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Nixon weighs broadcaster role after Watergate claims
Los Angeles based Nixon confidante Wally George quotes the former president musing on becoming a radio or TV commentator on global affairs. He argues press liberals exaggerated Watergate as a misuse of power, insisting other presidents faced worse tactics, and says a Frost interview and autobiography would precede a possible broadcast career.
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