Oil lobby kills offshore rules in House vote
The House defeated a bill to set new offshore oil and gas drilling rules by 198 to 194, sending the measure back to conference. Rep. Murphy said he may reconvene talks before adjournment, arguing the Interior Department would have discretion and denying a mandatory government drill.
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D-N.y
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Murphy
Secretary of the Interior
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R-Del
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Polio Victim Ticketed For Slow Driving In Miami
Earl Petinsky, 28, paralyzed by polio, was cited for driving too slowly in a three wheeler on a busy Miami street. He says he must travel at 12 mph or less due to limited reaction time and planned to answer the traffic summons in court. His employer Fox Enterprises criticized the ticket as ridiculous, praising Petinsky’s effort to remain self sufficient.
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Earl Stuart
Fox Enterprises
Rate hike Ma Bell's ace in competition flap
AT&T chairman John D. deButts told a House subcommittee that Bell Telephone will seek higher residential rates if FCC allows competition to continue. He warned FCC policy will raise costs for the vast majority of customers, especially home telephone users.
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At&t
John D. deButts
House
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Federal Communications Commission
de Butts
FCC
Aleady
Congress
Senate
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D-Calif
DeButts
Commerce Department
Mine workers in turmoil as Miller fails to win new powers
United Mine Workers president Arnold Miller saw a major setback as 1,800 delegates at the union's constitutional convention refused to grant him greater authority to steer policy. Miller had vowed to democratize the 277,000-member union and end internal strife amid wildcat strikes and eroding support.
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United Mine Workers
Arnold Miller
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UMW
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