Prepared refineries could get oil stocks
The Carter administration urged Congress to adopt a standby gasoline rationing plan while considering allocating crude oil to refineries ready to use it. Energy officials cited long gas lines and warned that short-term relief requires broader tools, with debates over fuel-saving orders and potential refinery allocations.
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DC-10 Grounding Extended by Court Through June 25
A federal court order grounding DC-10 aircraft registered in the United States remains in effect until June 25 after U S District Judge Aubrey E Robinson Jr extended it. The FAA has withdrawn the planes design certificate strengthening the grounding action and the extension follows an agreement with the government and the Airline Passengers Association.
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United States
U.S
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Airline Passengers Association
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Federal Aviation Administration
Carter Signs $37 Million Vietnam Era Veterans Aid Bill
President Carter signed into law a $37 million veterans aid bill for Vietnam era veterans. The measure includes a major provision for special readjustment counseling and a five year pilot program for drug and alcohol treatment.
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Washington
Carter
Kleindienst Settlement in Teamsters Fund Case Reached
A civil lawsuit linking former Attorney General Richard Kleindienst to a 7 million dollar defrauding scheme against a Teamsters union health and welfare fund has been settled out of court. The action also charged an Arizona insurer with a 1.7 million dollar fraud as part of the overall scheme.
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Washington
Richard Kleindienst
Teamsters Union Health and Welfare Fund
Kleindienst
U.S. District Court
J.N. Trimble
Arizona
Teamsters
Somoza Says Guard Clears Sandinistas From Managua Slums
Somoza claims the national guard is clearing Sandinista rebels from Managua fringe slums and blocking reinforcements. Air force bombed and strafed barrios in a combined air and ground push. Jets and gunships were also sent against guerrillas in Leon, 45 miles northwest.
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Nicaragua
Anastasio Somoza
Somoza
Leon
Guerrillas Withdraw South Lebanon After Retreat to Countryside
Guerrilla units pull back from towns south of the Litani River and move toward refugee camps near Tyre and into the countryside. Local authorities report returnees to homes as fighters avoid further Israeli retaliation while staying near the border.
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Lebanon
Litani
Eight Klansmen sentenced in Alabama for racial violence
Eight Ku Klux Klansmen convicted in federal court for misdemeanors involving racial violence were sentenced to two years in prison. A ninth defendant received a four-year term. U.S. Attorney J R Brooks said those convicted Thursday were most deeply involved in violent activity in Talladega County east of Birmingham.
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Ala
U.S
J.R. Brooks
Talladega County
Conservatives launch drive to defeat SALT II treaty
A coalition led by Sen. Gordon Humphrey and Rep. Robert Bauman announces a national campaign to block ratification of SALT II. They publish a telegram to Republican presidential hopefuls stating conservative groups will not back candidates who support the treaty.
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Carter
Leonid Brezhnev
Soviet Union
Gordon Humphrey
R-N.h
Robert Bauman
American Conservative Union
Macy's Blaze Grips New York. Fireman Dies
A four alarm fire at Macy’s in Herald Square forces evacuation of about 8000 shoppers. Firefighter Walter J. Smith Jr. died. 14 others injured as 120 firefighters battled flames that started on the fifth floor in the sporting goods area. Cause undetermined. sprinkler system reportedly caused heavy damage.
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Linda Elmes
Macy’s
Herald Square
Anthony Navarra
Sporting Goods Department
Navarra
Walter J. Smith Jr
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Fire ravages Hesperia as arson suspected in 40 to 50 families evacuated
A desert town of 20 000 faced a major blaze reportedly caused by arson. About 30 buildings and 20 homes burned, 40 to 50 families evacuated, and residents described total losses. An elderly man died of heart failure while fighting the fire and a Southern California Edison worker was injured. Damage estimated at 1.2 million. fire contained by 9 p.m.
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Calif
Val Shearer
Sanctions Handed to Firms Violating Price Rules
Washington announces federal contract denials for two firms Amerada Hess Corp of New York and Idea Basic Industries cement division of Denver for breach of anti inflation wage price guidelines. The move follows a court appeal seeking to overturn a ruling challenging the enforcement mechanism.
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Carter Administration
Council On Wage and Price Stability
Amerada Hess Corp
New York
Cement Division
Idea Basic Industries
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Births Listed in Mercy Vital Statistics Items
Birth notices report newborns to multiple families including Moyer Dolan Stigers Dammann Stokke Dupree Boland Martin and Knapp with addresses in Cedar Rapids Marion Solon Walford Norway Mount Vernon and Dubuque It also records several incident times and locations including alarms a boating accident and an on scene stand-by near Cedar Rapids
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Gary L. Harris
Sue L. Sprenger
Cedar Rapids
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Russell P. Phillips
Carol S. Hearn
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Solon
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Sandra A. Stallman
Walford
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Janis M. Kriek
Terry L. Seligman
Bettendorf
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Rory A. Knapp
Deborah J. Berger
Norway
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Denise L. Corwin
Grand Rapids
Mich
Steven W. Gangloff
Dubuque
Linda S. Youngblut
Mount Vernon
Gerald L. Nielson
Central City
Connie A. Ozburn
House panel votes to lift Rhodesia sanctions by Oct 15
The House Foreign Affairs Committee approved a 26 to 0 measure requiring Carter to lift trade sanctions on Rhodesia by October 15 unless he certifies it would hurt U.S. interests. Sponsor Rep. Stephen Solarz said the compromise moves to the House floor amid expected opposition. Assistant Secretary of State Douglas Bennett praised the committee's unity.
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Washington
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Carter
Zimbabwe
Rhodesia
U.S
Stephen Solarz
D-N.y
House
Douglas Bennett
Administration
Angels Crackdown Sees Dozens Arrested In San Francisco
More than two dozen Hell s Angels were jailed with nearly a dozen sought after the largest crackdown in the gang s history. Led by Ralph Sonny Barger, arrests target drug racketeering and conspiracy with bail set at 1 million for Barger and 250 thousand for his wife Sharon.
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Hell’s Angels
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Ralph
Sonny” Barger
Sharon
Barger
U.S
William Hunter
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