State Gasoline Dealers Call Off Walkout
A proposed statewide strike by West Virginia gasoline dealers was called off after the association was warned it could face fines up to 100000 dollars and imprisonment for antitrust violations. The group delayed a decision, weighing White House profit proposals and DOE options.
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Charleston
W.va
West Virginia Gasoline Dealers Association
Ronald E. Anderson
Clarksburg
Attorney General
U.S. Department of Justice
White House
Jeff Herholdt
State Fuel and Energy Office
Herholdt
Federal Department of Energy
DOE
Gray
Association
Bill Bell
Department of Energy
Bell
Minnesota
Gasoline Shortage Hits Bluefield Princeton Area
The Daily Telegraph surveyed 22 stations around 6 p.m. Sunday and found only Bluefield Avenue Red Head open. An attendant said the station has been open since 6 a.m. and saw no lines, predicting it would stay open next Sunday while other stations reportedly used up allotments or held supplies for midweek drivers.
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Bluefield
Princeton
Daily Telegraph
Bluefield Avenue
Red Head
Carter Tour Opens in Tokyo Amid Energy Crisis Summit
President Carter arrives in Tokyo to meet with leaders of six industrial nations for an energy crisis summit. Officials say a joint plan is needed, possibly freezing oil imports for five years, while U S travelers face long gasoline lines. Carter will press Japan on resettling Vietnamese boat people and will meet Emperor Hirohito during a security heavy visit.
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Tokyo
Carter
United States
Japan
France
Britain
Germany
Canada
Italy
Masayoshi Ohira
Vietnam
Hirohito
Haneda
Sunao Sonoda
U.S
Mike Mansfield
Shimoda
Grundy Mishap Leaves One Dead in River Swim
One woman died and a man remained missing after their car plunged into the Levisa River two miles west of Grundy Virginia. The body of Mary Frances Elswick Justus, 45, of Grundy was recovered about two miles downstream. Police and rescue crews searched Sunday night for the missing companion as authorities noted the river was high but not the apparent cause. Dragging operations were being considered as more details emerged.
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Levisa
Grundy
Mary Frances Elswick Justus
Rt. 1
Justus
Buchanan County Sheriff's Department
Somoza Rejects Resignation Demand as Campaign Heats Up
In Managua President Somoza defied the OAS call to resign and urged dialogue. National guard aircraft bomb eastern Managua to drive rebels from control areas including Diriamba and Leon. Red Cross says guards terrorized about 3000 refugees. masked youths robbed a hotel housing journalists.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Anastasio Somoza
Organization of American States
National Guard
OAS
Somoza
United States
Mexico
Costa Rica
Peru
Ecuador
Colombia
Venezuela
Diriamba
Leon
Red Cross
Ismael Reyes
Two Pedestrians Killed On U S Route 52 in Mc Dowell County
Two Brenton residents Roger Lane 23 and Orpha Hunt 17 were killed walking along U S Route 52 near the W Va 16 junction. Pont iac Trans Am driver Glen Edward Kirk 25 of Coalwood faces two counts of negligent homicide and DUI. he was released on bond as investigation continued.
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Roger Lee Lane
Orpha Ann Hunt
Brenton
M.L. Linkenhaker
U.S. Rt. 52
W. Va
Glen Edward Kirk
Coalwood
Kirk
Welch
Norman Baker
Inside Opinion survey Skylab policy questions unfold
Opinion survey explores what action to take regarding Skylab and frames questions about accountability. A related piece asks when a self proclaimed prophet crosses into murder, prompting debate over interpretation and justice.
OPEC Poised to Raise Oil Price to About Eighteen
OPEC appears ready to peg oil at about 18 dollars a barrel doubling from six months ago. The move, likely to be between 18 and 20 dollars, would raise U.S. gasoline and heating costs and reflect surcharges used by members to cushion losses from a weaker dollar. The Geneva meeting faces security and media attention as members seek a compromise among 13 nations.
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Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
United States
Saudi Arabia
Geneva
Switzerland
OPEC
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