Phillips investigates offshore blowout causes after North Sea cap
Phillips Petroleum officials say the North Sea blowout occurred during platform maintenance as gas and oil erupted from the sea floor. The plug failed or was misset, a larger safety vessel was not yet ready, and investigations will seek to determine blame and prevent future accidents.
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Moran International
Wichita Falls
Tex
London
Roger
Red Adair Oil Well Fires & Blowouts Control Co
Houston
Norway
Adair
Roberts
Discharge upgrade program may aid veterans financially
Vietnam veterans with less than honorable discharges can seek upgrade under the President Carter program. Col. Wesley Scarborough says back pay, benefits, or better job prospects may follow. About 23,500 have called since April 5. an estimated 432,000 could be eligible.
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ST. Louis
UPI
Col
Wesley Scarborough
Scarborough
WATS
Missouri
Hawaii
Alaska
Puerto Rico
Defense
Harold Brown
Missouri seeks to curb odometer tampering by two dealers
Temporary restraining orders block Kansas City area dealers Joseph E. Hammett and L G Dennis from rolling back odometers as hearings set for May 11 and 12. Mo AG alleges cars were bought with tampered readings and sold with falsified disclosures. four suits filed in two months amid debate over stronger odometer laws.
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Kansas City, Mo
UPI
Jackson
Platte Counties
Kansas City Area
Missouri Attorney General's Office
Kansas City
Joseph E. Hammett
Kansas City Auto Brokers
L.G. Dennis
L and D Enterprises
Riverside
Dennis
Hammett
Missouri
Missouri Senate
House
Ex-con finds job through compassionate dentist in Raleigh
Joan Little, acquitted of murder in 1975, begins a prison work release job as Lane's office aide. Lane, a Black dentist with 35 years in practice, hired her after a 90 minute talk, helping with patient prep, instruments, sterilization, and paperwork. She expresses relief at finally being employed.
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Raleigh, N.C
UPI
Joan Little
David P. Lane
Ms. Little
Lane
Women's Correctio Center
Jumbo jet disaster death toll rises to 581
The total fatalities from the Canary Islands jumbo jet collision climbs to 581 with the death of Charles Pinkstaff, 59, among 12 severely burned survivors airlifted to Brooke Army Medical Center. Four victims had died at Brooke, and 62 survivors remain.
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San Antonio
Brooke
Alta M. Libert
Hemet
Calif
Dorothea Kershaw
Borregoings
Charles Miller
Escondido
Tribune Delivery Hotline Notice
A brief carrier alert advises readers to call their newspaper carrier or, if unreachable, call 431-4100 before 6 p.m. for Tribune delivery assistance.
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Tribune
Fighting intensifies in southern Shaba province Zaire
Western military sources report the worst clashes since the Angola invasion with government and Moroccan troops hit by ambushes near Musungi and Kasaji. Casualties include unknown dead and up to 30 wounded on loyalist side. rebels suffer considerable losses. AZAP described the fighting as very serious.
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Kinshasa
Zaire
UPI
Shaba
Angola
AZAP
Katanga
East Germany
Nguza Karl I Bond
Kasaji
Musungi
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