OPEC meets amid price fight and energy concerns
OPEC ministers gather in Caracas amid talk of a new price regime. The cartel eyed production cuts, spot market effects, and dollar pricing while debates over unity and impact on developing nations shaped the agenda. Venezuela and Saudi Arabia push for a 10 to 15 percent hike, with hawks seeking 20 to 25 percent.
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Produc
Iran
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini
U.S
Tehran
United States
Venezuela
Energy and Mines
Humberto Calderon
Sheik Ahmed Zaki Yamani
Calderon
United Arab Emirates
Kuwait
Ecuador
Nigeria
Algeria
Libya
Iraq
Caracas
Treasury
William Miller
Miller
Kuwaitis
U.A.E
Japan
Italy
Third World
Africa
Asia
Middle East
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Prisoners on Olympic slopes perform hard winter upkeep
Prison workers from Camp Adirondack, a minimum security facility, clear snow and prepare mountain slopes for the 1980 Winter Olympics at Lake Placid. Dressed in green, crews of six to twelve toil under one unarmed guard, earning 75 cents to $1.25 daily. They say the work offers a sense of freedom despite their confinement.
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New York Times
Lake Placid
N.Y
Camp Adirondack
New York City
New Jersey
108Th Street
Manhattan
Edward V. Brady
Mount van Hoevenberg
Whiteface Mountain
Brady
Prisoner Finishes Mount Van Hoevenberg Work Camp
The sergeant notes the big city prisoner completed his first mountain ascent with a work crew. Prisoners are assigned labor, but voluntary community service projects are allowed. All Mount Van Hoevenberg tasks are finished with only a few Whiteface jobs left.
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Mount van Hoevenberg
Bargain-loving 79-year-old lass inspires football insight
A brief note praises a frail 79-year-old woman who adores bargain sales and humorously claims she could coach a pro football team on how to run interference. The quip highlights her sharp wit and love of savings.
Vance aide gains exposure in Iran crisis
Washington is all about Iran with Hodding Carter III as the visible State Department spokesman. He explains policy slowly, avoids humor, and faces daily briefings on the Tehran crisis while balancing media attention and high command consultations. Carter, 44, grew from Mississippi journalism to diplomacy, driven by duty and a steady briefing routine.
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Department
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White House
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Pat Derian
Cyrus R. Vance
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Delta Democrat Times
Greenville
Miss
Hodding III
Mississippi Democratic Party
Jimmy Carter
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Clinton
Anon Jae
Linn Photo East
3Rd Ave
Washington Star Service
Hodding Carter
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