Gulf Oil contract averts national oil workers strike
The Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers International union representing about 60,000 oil workers reached a two year agreement with Gulf Oil Corp. in Port Arthur Texas. The pact includes a 9 percent wage rise first year and 75 cents per hour second year, with benefits and health and safety reviews.
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Gulf Oil Corp
A.F. Grospiron
Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers International Union
Gulf
Port Arthur
Tex
Grospiron
Congress
Lance Investigated For Fund Overdrafts
Washington AP reports Thomas Bert Lance faced a 1975 probe over overdrafts used to pay campaign expenses for his 1974 Georgia governor bid. Authorities found only technical irregularities and no grounds for prosecution, with repayments and banking practices cited as the key factors.
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Washington
Thomas
Bert” Lance
Jimmy Carter
Lance
Georgia
Justice Department
Lance’s
Calhoun
Atlanta
Carter
Calhoun First National Bank
George Busbee
Robert Bloom
Lance For Governor
Bloom
Comptroller’s Office
Department
African Leaders Meet Over Rhodesia Transfer Plan
Three African presidents, with a possible fourth, head to Lusaka for a Saturday summit aimed at resolving the Rhodesia power transfer deadlock. Mozambiques Samora Machel signals possible mechanisms, while Rhodesian casualties climb to 2,215 guerrillas and 767 civilians since 1972.
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Lusaka
Zambia
Rhodesia
Mozambique
Samora Machel
Salisbury
Geneva
Richard
Nairobi
Kenya
Africa
Joshua Nkomo
Robert Mugabe
Patriotic Front
Ndabaningi Sithole
Longet Jury Picked In Sabich Case In Aspen
A jury of seven men and five women was selected to hear the reckless manslaughter trial of Claudine Longet for the March shooting death of skier Vladimir Sabich. jurors include Sabich acquaintances from Starwood and are to be sworn in Monday.
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Aspen
Colo
Claudine Longet
Vladimir “Spider” Sabich
Sabich
Miss Longet
Starwood
Hearst Appeals Bank Robbery Conviction Over Trial Errors
Patty Hearst and her lawyers filed a 99 page appeal in the Ninth Circuit challenging U S District Judge Oliver Carter over evidentiary rulings they say influenced the guilty verdict. The brief targets testimony about Hearst with the SLA in Los Angeles and the Mel's Sporting Goods shooting as improperly admitted. She seeks a new trial and continues to face related charges while on bail.
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San Francisco
UPI
Patty Hearst
Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
U.S
Oliver Carter
Symbionese Liberation Army
Carter
Miss Hearst
SLA
Los Angeles
Mel’s Sporting Goods
Inglewood
Mel’s
Met
Albert Johnson
U.S. District Court
Iowa City Proposes 2 2 Million Budget With Tax Rise
Iowa City Manager Neal Berlin proposes a fiscal 1978 budget totaling 22 243 671 with 22 084 123 in expenditures and a 5 million property tax intake. The plan increases the average home tax by about 15 dollars to 318 yearly and adds 9 million in capital projects, with a 2 68 monthly garbage fee and 5 15 per ton landfill charge. Two bond issues are expected for a vehicle garage facility and a new animal shelter, pending council approval.
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Iowa City
Neal Berlin
Berlin
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Agostinho Neto
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Cedar Rapids
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