New method to turn deep coal into gas eyed for 1987 start
UPI reports the Energy Department aims to commercialize underground coal gasification by 1987. Edward Burwell says 1.8 trillion tons of deep Western coal could yield a gas rivaling imports, with fourfold gains in proven reserves. Environmental concerns include subsidence and water contamination.
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Houston
UPI
United States
Energy Department
Edward Burwell
Burwell
U.S
American Association For the Advancement of Science
MGM earnings surge on Gone with the Wind TV licensing
MGM reports a 217 percent quarterly earnings jump to 26 million dollars for the quarter ended November 30 1978 driven by television licensing of Gone with the Wind. Licensing fees from CBS-TV total 35 million dollars the largest ever for a single film.
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Los Angeles
Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer Inc
MGM
Cbs-Tv
CBS
Niywide
Lettuce price rumor debunked by Agriculture Department
USDA economist William Paterson says reports of a tobacco budworm invasion harming lettuce are greatly exaggerated. He notes weather and delayed shipments, not budworms, mainly drove price rises from $3-4 to $6-7 per 24 heads, with colder, wetter conditions harming the crop.
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Agriculture Department
Washington
USDA
William Paterson
Paterson
Grumman admits paying bribes to promote Gulf Stream jets
Grumman Aircraft Co admitted concealing foreign payoffs that may exceed 7.6 million to promote Gulf Stream II executive jets. The firm pleaded guilty to filing false reports. Judge Oliver Gasch fined the company 120 thousand dollars. Settlement with the Justice Department avoided charges against individuals. Flights were sold to Sabah, Togo, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Morocco and a Venezuelan private firm.
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Grumman
U.S
Sabah
Togo
United Arab Emirates
Saudi Arabia
Morocco
Venezuela
Cedica
Gold Surges in Zurich and London as Dollar Rises
Gold prices climb nearly two dollars an ounce with Zurich at 220.50 and London at 221.15. The dollar strengthens in Tokyo closing at 196.80 yen, while the London pound trades around 2.0161 dollars and European rates edge higher across Frankfurt Zurich Paris Amsterdam Milan.
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London
Zurich
Tokyo
Frankfurt
Paris
Waldheim lauds U.S. China ties. Japanese Chinese treaty may shift balance
U.N. Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim praised the normalization of U.S.-China relations but said the Chinese Japanese friendship treaty signed last year could have a greater impact on global and Asian power dynamics. He called the two nations great and noted the potential for a larger shift in the international scene.
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Mexico City
U.N
Kurt Waldheim
United States
China
Asia
U.S
Waldheim
Gene linked to mental illness and alcoholism found
California scientist Dr. David Comings reports a newly discovered gene, Pe1 Duarte, linked to psychotic depression and possibly to alcoholism and multiple sclerosis. He says inheriting one copy doubles risk and two copies raise it eightfold, with environmental factors also involved.
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Houston
California
David Comings
Comings
City of Hope National Medical Center
Duarte
Calif
Nature
Analysts see Cambodian defenses faltering under Viet offensive
Bangkok analysts say Cambodian forces are yielding to methodical ground attacks and air strikes by Vietnam. They note Viet jets bombed Neak Luong and Kampong Cham while rebels push to capture Phnom Penh. Estimated 100,000 Vietnamese troops contend with about 20,000 Cambodian rebels.
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Bangkok
Thailand
Cambodia
Phnom Penh
Neak Luong
Pol Pot
Vietnam
Mekong
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U.N. Security Council
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LSI
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