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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1979
Page
3
Long lines formed at remaining service stations in Chicago as a drivers and motormen strike emptied buses and trains. A Teamsters walkout curtailed gasoline deliveries and the Chicago Motor Club says about 60 percent of area stations are out of gas.
Oil ministers from OPEC, led by Saudi Arabia, clash with Libya and Algeria over new base prices as Iran Nigeria and UAE push for higher rates. Moderates warn rising prices slow demand amid a global energy shift. The meeting in Caracas continues with no agreement in sight.
Analysts say wholesale gasoline prices rose as much as six cents a gallon last week and may lift pump prices up to ten cents more per gallon in the next two months. Factors include inflation, Iran embargo effects, and new federal markup rules.
Former Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau postpones retirement to lead the Liberal Party in the February 18 general election. He criticizes Prime Minister Joe Clark’s Conservative government for inaction and calls for western voter support to form a new Liberal government.
An AP NBC poll of 1,595 adults on Dec 11 and 12 finds 56 percent want Jimmy Carter to run for re election, 31 percent oppose, and 13 percent undecided. Carter's Iranian crisis handling boosts his approval. The result marks a shift from six months of negative sentiment.
The Pentagon extends the deadline for former service members to upgrade undesirable discharges to honorable status to April 1 1981. The extension follows requests from veterans organizations and was announced Monday by officials.
Circuit Judge Frederick Barad refused to overturn the 1977 conviction of 15 year old Ronny Zamora who murdered an 83 year old Miami Beach neighbor. The defense pursued an unlikely theory that Zamora suffered from voluntary television intoxication based on his exposure to violent programs.
Fifty Iranians seeking to join Palestinians in southern Lebanon flew to Damascus after a week-long sit-in at Tehran Airport. A spokesman said funds were raised by voluntary contributions as they plan to proceed to Lebanon, though details were not released.
The IRS will delay nearly 16 million dollars in payroll taxes for Chicago public schools until March 31, as reported by the Chicago Sun-Times. Officials must still meet a 41.5 million payroll deadline before the holiday break, but payments can be phased.
The Supreme Court denied Massachusetts and environmentalists a delay and allowed the offshore oil and gas lease sale in Georges Bank to proceed. Justice Brennan had ordered a temporary halt earlier, but the bid opening moved forward.
The Israeli Knesset delivered a preliminary setback to an abortion reform measure as lawmakers debated the proposal. Prime minister and opposition figures weighed in on the potential impact on reproductive rights and medical practice.
A court ruling denied the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the Conservation Law Foundation a stay, allowing the auction of the leases to proceed as scheduled today after earlier consideration.
Rep. Morris Udall backs Sen. Edward Kennedy over President Carter in the Democratic nomination race. Udall says he is pro Kennedy not anti Carter and cites a long relationship with the Kennedy family. He calls Kennedy a gifted tested leader.
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