Legislation Aims to Tighten Oil Tanker Safety Standards
Congress weighs unilateral U S action to curb foreign tanker operations amid spills and accidents. Senators Muskie Hathaway Magnuson Hollings push for 200 mile offshore authority to curb pollution and raise U S vessel standards while boosting domestic oil carriage. Coast Guard promises faster safety steps as unions decry Liberian Panamanian crew practices.
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Washington
U.S
Liberia
Panama
Ford Administration
Senate Commerce Committee
Congress
Edmund Muskie
William Hathaway
Maine
Warren Magnuson
D-Wash
Coast Guard
Ernest Hollings
D-S.c
Adm
Owen Siler
Magnuson, Hollings
Secret Service to Guard Kissinger After Office
The Secret Service will continue protecting Secretary of State Henry Kissinger after he leaves office. President Ford based the decision on assessments of continued threats, per a State Department spokesman.
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Washington
Secret Service
Henry Kissinger
State Department
Ford
Kissinger
Department
Cyrus Vance
Lebanon heavy weapons turn in and PA troops pull out
Moslem and Christian militias and Palestinian guerillas in Lebanon surrendered heavy weapons and the Palestine Liberation Army left Lebanon. Beirut Radio said the arms collection completed by midnight and Palestinian troops departed as scheduled.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
Lebanon
Palestine Liberation Army
Beirut
Palestinian Movement
Syria
Egypt
al Fatah
Popular Front For the Liberation of Palestine
Amal
Elias Sarkis
al Anwar
Sarkis
Arab League
al Amar
Tripoli
Sheik Hassan Khaled
Damascus
White House Job for Tainted Carter Aide
President elect Jimmy Carter says Greg Schneiders may still get a White House post though not the appointments secretary. An FBI check raised questions about his past, leading Schneiders to withdraw from that role. He defended the venture and said he reimbursed only out of pocket expenses.
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Washington
Jimmy Carter
Greg Schneiders
White House
Schneiders
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Siler
Paul Hall
Afl-Cio Maritime Unions Department
Jesse Calhoon
Marine Engineers Union
Hall
C.R. Lumber Co
C.R. Lumber
R. Lumber Co
Second Street
S.W
Antrim, N.H
John Williams Caughey
New England
Carter
Witwer Insurance
RCA
Smulekoff
Liberal
Third Avenue
First Street
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Cedar Rapids
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