Florida Lobsters Abundant Off Florida Coasts Says NOAA
NOAA scientists report deep waters off Miami 140 to 150 feet deep 5 to 10 miles offshore hold rich lobster stocks. Test catches average about four lobsters per trap versus two per trap in shallower Miami waters. Separate Gulf expedition reports large lobsters up to 300 feet deep southwest of Fort Myers near Tortugas as area surveys cover 150 square miles.
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Miami
Bahamas
Florida
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Harvey Bullis
Harmon Shields
Florida Department of Natural Resources
Gulf Ofexico
Fort Myers
Shields
Bullis
NOAA
GAO study warns lifting gas price controls raises bills
A General Accounting Office report concludes deregulating natural gas prices could add about 94 per year to residential bills by 1980, with the gap narrowing to roughly 10 by 1985 as prices converge under regulation and deregulation. Intrastate gas remains unregulated and can vary with local demand.
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Washington
General Accounting Office
GAO
Congress
Federal Power Commission
Beirut Strife Disrupts Beirut to World Communications
Telex and telephone links between Beirut and New York and London were down with no stated restoration timeline. At least 87 killed and 138 wounded on a day of heavy fighting, part of Lebanon’s nine month old civil war with total deaths over 8,800. President Franjieh met Christian leaders as Palestinian guerrillas blamed for recent escalations. Government forces shelled the Slaughterhouse slum area to protect a north bridge, as clashes spread through Zahlah Damour and the hotel district in Beirut and surrounding areas.
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San Clemente
Calif
National Security Council
Morton Halperin
Richard M. Nixon
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Nixon
Henry Kissinger
H.R. Haldeman
London
Beirut
Lebanon
New York
Suleiman Franjieh
Zagarta
Zahlah
Damour
Women's March Broken Up in Madrid Protest for Amnesty and Pay
About 2,000 women demanded political amnesty and higher salaries as they tried to reach Premier Carlos Arias Navarro. Riot police used tear gas to disperse the crowd. some marchers were arrested while others found sanctuary in a church. Police also reported arrests at a Workers Brotherhood gathering. The event followed a major labor strike, with cabinet plans to postpone elections and reform the Cortes for a year under King Juan Carlos, amid a backdrop of historic governance changes.
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Madrid
Spain
Carlos Arias Navarro
Workers Brotherhood of Catholic Action
Juan Carlos
Cortes
Money Changer Is Bank Of Lebanon Money Changer
War torn Lebanon relies on a 60 year old money changer in a Beirut town house guarded by gunmen as banks stay closed. Dealers operate in Hamra district with Mahmoud Shakarji setting daily exchange rates and handling vast sums across currencies and instruments for businessmen fleeing the country and traders needing cash.
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Beirut, Lebanon
Lebanon
Beirut
Hamra
Mahmoud Shakarji
Iraq
Shakarji
Madame Curie Street
Arabs Split Over UN Resolution On Palestinian Rights
In New York Arab delegations dispute how to frame a Security Council document on the Arab–Israeli conflict. Egypt’s A Esmat Abdel Meguid urges two resolutions: one affirming Palestinian national rights and another linking withdrawal to resuming Geneva talks. Observers warn a Palestinian rights vote would pass 14–0 but be vetoed by the United States. The Syrians seek a timetable and Geneva replacement. Britain’s Ivor Richard stresses recognizing Palestinian rights, while the U.S. and Israel oppose using rights to imply a separate state.
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N.Y
Security Council
United States
A. Esmat Abdel Meguid
Egypt
U.S
Ivor Richard
Britain
The
Council
Israel
Ichard
Ford Labor Breach Deepens as Talks Stall
Washington AP unions say they distrust the Ford administration over labor policy even if W. J. Usery Jr. becomes labor secretary. AFL CIO and building trades officials question credibility restoration as Ford names Usery to replace John Dunlop amid veto dispute over the common-site picketing bill.
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Ford Administration
W.J. Usery Jr
Afl-Cio
Georgene White House
Usety
Federal Mediation Service
Ford
John T. Dunlop
Building Trades Unions
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