Summit to chart oil price controls in Tokyo meeting
President Carter and leaders of seven industrial nations gather in Tokyo June 28 29 to discuss ways to boost energy production and curb consumption amid oil price surges. The summit follows a Geneva OPEC meeting and involves France Britain West Germany Italy Canada and Japan.
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Great Britain
West Germany
Italy
Canada
Japan
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Geneva
Shippers and executives fined 6.1 million in price fixing case
Seven international ocean carriers and 13 executives pleaded no contest to price fixing and were fined 6.1 million dollars, the largest criminal penalty under the Sherman Act. Four firms faced the maximum 1 million dollar penalties, with others at lower sums. Each executive received a 50 000 dollar fine while the act’s penalties were strengthened in 1974.
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International Ocean
U.S
June Green
Justice Department
Atlantic Container Line Ltd
Southampton
England
Sea-Land Service Inc
Menlo Park
N.J
High ranking House member joins GOP presidential base
Rep. John Anderson joined the 1980 Republican presidential field as the seventh candidate. He urged restoring a center to bind the nation, pressed a Midwest strategy in Illinois, and backed a stricter fiscal policy while deferring some programs. He refused a Senate bid for Ill. while others like George Bush and Bob Dole were named as contenders.
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Texas
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Kansas
Los Angeles
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Minnesota
Harold Stassen
Howard Baker
R-Tenn
Jack Kemp
R-N.y
Lowell Weicker
R-Conn
Stewardess Stops Hijack Attempt on Australian DC-9
A Trans Australia Airlines stewardess at Brisbane Eagle Farm Airport knocked a loaded shotgun from a red beard hijacker aboard a DC-9. She and four other crewmembers then helped overpower him after the pilot and six crew were held hostage. Police said about 100 officers stormed the aircraft to subdue the gunman, believed to be about 40, who had boarded during a Gold Coast stopover.
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Canada freezes public hiring and trims spending two months
The new Progressive Conservative government says it will pause hiring and cut nonessential spending for about two months to craft a longer term plan. Treasury Board President Sinclair Stevens notes departments will defer discretionary spending and avoid new commitments unless necessary. The move follows promises to reduce public service by 60 000 jobs over three years.
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Pope John Paul II to address U.N. General Assembly
The Rev. Andrew Greeley says Pope John Paul II plans to speak at the U.N. General Assembly when it opens for its 34th annual meeting in the fall, according to sources in the Vatican.
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New York
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Crane attacks Loeb over Union Leader ethics
Rep. Philip Crane assails publisher William Loeb and the Manchester Union Leader as vile and junk journalism. He accuses the paper of gross ethical violations while pursuing the GOP presidential nomination. Crane had earlier avoided comment but spoke at a Concord news conference through his campaign.
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UPI
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R.ll
New Hampshire
William Loeb
Crane
Concord
Exile order for Amin aide Astles to face Ugandan murder case
A Nairobi magistrate ordered British-born Bob Astles extradited to Uganda to stand trial for murder connected to the 1978 killing of fisherman Pascal Mukasa. Astles denied guilt, called Idi Amin a madman, and said he would appeal within 15 days.
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UPI
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Ixtoc I Oil Well Explosion Spreads Gulf Slick
In Mexico City an offshore oil well blast that resembled an underwater volcano created a massive oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico. PEMEX sent divers to assess repair prospects while officials cautioned against premature conclusions amid the spreading sheen about 70 by 40 miles.
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UPI
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Petroleos Mexicanos Oil Monopoly
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