Decline of Independent Gasoline Dealers Signals Market Shift
House subcommittee data show nearly 100000 small gasoline dealers left business since 1972 as refiners gain market share and leased stations vanish. The report notes average sales at refiner stations exceed independents by 2.5 times, with 57000 leased-station closings and 41000 owner-operator closures.
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Bell Says Farewell as Griffin Bell Leaves DOJ
The Griffin Bell era in the U S Justice Department ended as a successor to the former attorney general was sworn in by Chief Justice Warren Burger. Bell resigned during President Carter's Cabinet overhaul and was succeeded by Benjamin Civiletti, 44. Bell is shown waving to Justice Department employees during a farewell ceremony Wednesday.
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Diefenbaker Dies at 83 Former Canadian Prime Minister
Ottawa AP reports former Canadian prime minister John Diefenbaker died at his home at age 83 after a heart attack. The Prairie lawyer and "Mr. Conservative" led Canada from 1957 to 1963 and died while working in his den, found by a longtime volunteer. He survived pneumonia earlier this summer.
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Menu changes aim to cut plate waste in subsidized lunches
The Agriculture Department announced fall changes to school lunches after two years of study. Grits rice and pasta can replace breads, milk options include unflavored low fat skim or buttermilk along with whole milk, and schools should limit serving any one meat or meat alternative to no more than three times weekly.
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Agriculture Department
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Last flight for Enterprise ends shuttle testing era
The space shuttle Enterprise concludes its service today at Vandenberg Air Force Base California. The $40 million craft will be dismantled after serving as a test bed to validate launch pad compatibility for future orbiters and will not fly in space.
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California coast to Edwards AFB journey to Mojave Desert
The route runs from the California coast to Edwards Air Force Base in the Mojave Desert just northeast of Los Angeles. It traces a link between coastal regions and a major military facility, highlighting the desert air and strategic location near the city and base.
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Carter Signs $620 Million Food Stamp Bill
President Carter approves legislation providing 620 million dollars in extra food stamp funding to avert September benefit cuts. Agriculture Secretary Bergland says 500 million will aid benefits in the fiscal year end as lawmakers cite rising food costs and the lapse of a cash requirement for stamps.
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Lefebvre Says Pope May Resolve Rift With Vatican
Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre told reporters at St. Marys College that during his Rome visit the atmosphere with Pope John Paul II was cordial and that the pope is resolved to reach a resolution of their differences. Lefebvre, 73, was once threatened with excommunication by Paul VI.
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Lebanese Army Seizes Beirut Port in Four-Day Clash
Lebanese army regulars backed by tanks and armored cars tightened control of the Beirut port ending four days of fighting with rightist Christian militiamen. Government hopes to extend control to the adjacent city center as sniper and machine gun fire echoes from both sides and Syrian troops part of the Arab peacekeeping force exchange fire.
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Kurdish rebels seize Paveh near Iran's border
Kurdish sources and Tehran press reports say rebels overran the town of Paveh after two days of fighting with Islamic Revolutionary Guards and state police. At least 13 people were killed and about 50 wounded in Kurdistan region clashes 300 miles west of Tehran. unconfirmed reports claimed five deaths.
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Fastnet Race Disaster Leaves 17 Dead
Race officials confirmed 17 deaths with two missing and 21 yachts sunk or abandoned after a summer gale. Eight crew aboard the British yacht Kalisana were safe. U.S. boats ported, including Ariadne with American residents among the dead. Search continued along the coasts as Lloyd's and the Department of Trade prepared inquiries.
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Typhoon Irving barrels toward Shanghai world’s largest metropolis
The Central Observatory issued an urgent warning as Typhoon Irving with winds near 100 mph closes on Shanghai, the world’s largest city. The storm, now 170 miles offshore, is expected to hit Zhejiang coastal areas and the Yangtze mouth, forcing evacuations as rains flood Jiangsu and Zhejiang.
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Cyprus Gains Independence From Britain In 1960
On this date in 1960 the United Kingdom granted independence to the crown colony of Cyprus ending colonial rule and establishing Cyprus as a sovereign state. The move followed decades of nationalist movements and international negotiations with Britain and regional leaders.
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