Half of world's oil comes from Islamic nations says report
U S estimates show Islamic oil exporters supply about 26 percent of the United States' oil and 45.6 percent of world supply. Iran alone accounts for roughly 3.5 to 4 percent of U S oil needs. Saudi Arabia and other Arab OPEC members provide major shares, raising concerns over supply disruption amid Middle East instability.
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Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini
Khomeini
America
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Israel
Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi
Indonesia
Nigeria
Mecca
Europe
Japan
OPEC
Weightless test finds no contraception or dieting effect
Tass reports Cosmos-1129 rats show weight gain under weightlessness similar to ground controls. Embryo development unaffected by zero gravity and daily biological rhythms match Earth. Plants flower normally, study continues with offspring tracking for long term effects.
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Earth
Tass
CDC finds flu vaccines do not raise risk of Guillain Barre syndrome
The Centers for Disease Control announced that influenza vaccination, including last year's Russian flu variant, does not increase the risk of Guillain Barre syndrome. The study covered vaccines targeting Russian, Texas, and Hong Kong flu strains and aligned with safety of the 1978 product, with ongoing monitoring since 1976 swine flu immunization efforts.
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UPS
National Center For Disease Control
CDC
Texas
Hong Kong
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Federal Health Agency
Students spend more on booze than lunch at Detroit suburb high school
A survey of 200 of 2080 students at Grosse Pointe South High in Michigan shows annual spending of 4388.52 per student with alcohol and drugs costing about 80.84 monthly, far exceeding lunch spending and suggesting parental support. The study highlights high discretionary spending among teens and notes related income figures and allowances.
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Grosse Pointe, Mich
Grosse Pointe South High School
Detroit
Advanced Journalism
Bob Button
South
Button
Michigan
Grosse Pointe
East German balloon escape story heads for Hollywood
Eight East Germans who fled by hot air balloon to West Germany become Hollywood material as Disney buys worldwide screen rights. The Wetzels and Strelzyks, their wives and children, left at night, navigated a 28 minute ascent to freedom, and later planned to visit Hollywood for discussions with Disney officials.
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Disney
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Tom Wilhite
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Petra Wetzel
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Andreas
Peter Strelzyk
Doris
Frank
Mark Suurdivant
Wetzel
Strelzyk
Strelzyks
Freedom
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Burbank
Calif
Doris Strelzyk
Ursula Myer
Gas payments hinge on oil firms drop bank cards
In Portland Maine Dick Stewart shifts Shell and Getty stations to not accept bank credit cards such as Visa and Master Charge. Texaco follows with Jan 1 as oil companies cite losses from fraudulent cards and non payment. Pimentel Maine retailers chief notes pilots for bank cards in gas and auto repairs while Stewart considers direct bank deals.
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Maine
UPI
Dick Stewart
Congress Street
Shell
Stewart
Getty
Texaco
VISA
Diner’s Club
Master Charge
Phillip Pimentel
Gasoline Retailers Association
Pimentel
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