Oil firms report big third quarter profits surge
Conoco and Gulf Oil join Exxon and ARCO with sharp earnings gains for July to September, led by overseas profits. Conoco earned 247.1 million dollars and Gulf 416 million, while Exxon posted 1.14 billion and ARCO 320.4 million.
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Protester with pistol amid San Salvador crowd violence
An armed protester crouches with a pistol as snipers fired on demonstrators in San Salvador. Witnesses report two dead and many wounded, with officials suggesting a split among factions opposing the new junta.
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el Salvador
Michigan approves therapeutic marijuana use after cancer patient death
Keith Nutt, a 23 year old cancer patient who campaigned for legal marijuana to ease chemotherapy side effects, died in Midland hours before Lt. Gov. James Brickley signed the bill. Brickley called the measure humane but said broad legalization is far off. The story notes a skyride gondola system detail linked to a separate incident.
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UPI
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James Brickley
Keith Nutt
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Failures cited in Swiss Skyride ride at Texas State Fair
Officials said two safety devices failed on Swiss Skyride gondolas and a third was never installed. The ride dropped at the State Fair of Texas killing one man and injuring 16. Bill Hawkins, ride manager, cited a wind monitor and an emergency switch that did not function. A safety shield also failed to prevent accidental gripper release.
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Texas
Bill Hawkins
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Israelis Convict Palestinians in 1978 Bus Hijack Massacre
An Israeli military court in Lod convicted Haled Hussein aged 18 and Hussein Fiad aged 19 on all 13 charges for the March 1978 bus hijacking that killed 34 Israelis. Sentencing set for Thursday as the death penalty looms for the pair.
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Haled Hussein
Hussein Fiad
Justice Brennan May Retire From Supreme Court
Justice William Brennan, 73, may step down at the end of the current term. Reports say he plans to decide in December, with his wife’s ill health noted as a contributing factor. The Washington Post quoted unnamed sources on the retirement consideration.
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Seaworld Typhoon Tip Fire Burns Marines at Fuji Base
Army specialists treating 37 burned Marines report 19 have less than a 50-50 survival chance. Col Basil Pruitt at Brooke Army Medical Center warns more deaths are likely as 70 Marines sheltering from Typhoon Tip in Mount Fuji barracks suffer a 5,000 gallon fuel container rupture and a fire floods the dormitories.
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Texas
Basil Pruitt
Brooke Army Medical Center
Mount Fuji
Panel rejects SALT II amendment as killer to treaty
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted 8-7 to reject a Baker sponsored amendment that would have allowed the United States to match Soviet heavy nuclear missiles. The close vote signals willingness to avoid new negotiations and possible delays in arms control. Three Democrats joined four Republicans in support of the amendment.
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee
United States
Soviet Union
Senate
Howard Baker
Former DOJ worker appeals to Congress to curb harassment
Diane Rennay Williams, fired from the Justice Department in 1972 after protesting her boss's advances, urges Congress to protect federal workers facing sexual harassment. She asks for temporary details or transfers during investigations as hearings open, with Rep. Hanley calling harassment widespread in the federal government.
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Justice Department
Congress
Diane Rennay Williams
House
Ms. Williams
House Post Office and Civil Service
James Hanley
D-N.y
Cedar Rapids Gazette Subscription Details
The Cedar Rapids Gazette offers daily and Sunday editions from 500 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406. Rates include carrier 1.40 per week and longer plans with 7 issues weekly 6.84 per month 72.80 yearly with different terms for other states. No mail subscriptions in carrier service areas.
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Gazette Company
Third Ave. SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
U. S
Gazette
Stafford sentenced to die for Sirloin Stockade killings
Oklahoma City AP report states Roger Dale Stafford was sentenced by District Judge Charles Owens to die January 17 for the murders of six steakhouse workers during a 1300 robbery. Stafford maintained his innocence as lengthy appeals loom.
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Roger Dale Stafford
Stafford
Charles Owens
Oklahoma
Sirloin Stockade
Abductor Michael Levine Found Not Guilty by Insanity
Michael Levine, 35, of Lyndhurst, was found innocent by reason of insanity in the May 1 kidnap slaying of Julius Kravitz, a supermarket magnate and chairman of First National Supermarkets. The case, heard by Judge John Angelotta without a jury, involved an attempted $1.5 million abduction from the Kravitzs Shaker Heights apartment.
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Julius Kravitz
Cuyahoga County
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