Carter signs 1.3 billion energy aid bill for poor elderly
President Carter signs a 1.3 billion energy crisis bill to aid low income and elderly households facing high winter fuel costs. Funds come through HEW and CSA with 800 million to states and 400 million to SSI recipients. Iowa expected 23.9 million. The package also funds synthetic fuel, solar and rural impact programs.
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Iowa
CSA
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Land and Water Conservation Fund
National Petroleum Reserve
Alaska
Forest Service
Senate trims windfall tax as Bentsen shield plan passes
The Senate approved a $10 billion cut to the windfall profits tax plan. An amendment by Sen. Lloyd Bentsen excludes the first 1,000 barrels of oil per day for independent operators, exempting about 15 percent of production and benefiting smaller firms.
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Miller ends Middle East oil tour with hopes for steady prices
Treasury Secretary G. William Miller wraps up a Middle East swing in Kuwait after visits to Saudi Arabia and Abu Dhabi aimed at keeping oil output high and preventing sharp price hikes. Abu Dhabi Oil Minister Oteiba signaled price restraint and sustained production, suggesting OPEC may moderate prices at the December Caracas meeting.
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Hansen suggests trading Kissinger for Tehran hostages
Rep. George Hansen proposed in a Good Morning America interview that Henry Kissinger and David Rockefeller replace the 49 American hostages held at the U S Embassy in Tehran. He supported hearings to resolve Iran relations while criticizing White House strategy and urging critics to join the effort.
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David) Rockefeller
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Supreme Court extends Travel Act to private bribery cases
The Court unanimously rules that the 1961 Travel Act covers commercial bribery involving private individuals. Vincent Perrin, a geologist, challenged a Louisiana conviction for bribery tied to a scheme to steal geological data from Petty-Ray Geophysical Co. Willis cooperated with the FBI in the case.
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Louisiana
Lundberg Letter cites high overcharges at gas stations
The Lundberg Letter reports a survey of over 15 000 stations on November 16 finding about 40 percent of full service prices for regular leaded and unleaded gas exceeded the ceiling margin of 15.4 cents per gallon. More than 10 percent of self service stations were believed to violate the same federal margin.
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Mecca Grand Mosque Siege Ends As Troops Corner Holdouts
Saudi troops said to have cornered the last militants in Mecca's Grand Mosque basement after a weeklong standoff. In Jidda, a separate report said no survivors found in a Pakistan International Airlines Boeing 707 crash near the Red Sea port, killing 157 aboard.
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Bighorn rescue completes at White Sands Missile Range
Federal and state wildlife officials captured and treated 33 desert bighorn sheep for a rare scabies outbreak at White Sands Missile Range before departing the site. The report notes the historical birth of American historian Charles Beard on this date in 1874.
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