Oil Profits Trigger Bills To Rollback Prices
Washington reports of record profits at Mobil Texaco Exxon and Shell spur bills to cut oil prices and curb tax breaks while energy chief Simon testifies and lawmakers push emergency energy legislation. Jackson predicts Senate passage next week as Mansfield blocks a filibuster with cloture.
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Washington
William E. Simon
Capitol Hill
Simon
Sen
Henry M. Jackson
Senate Finance
Jackson
D-Wash
Senate
Nixon
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Mobil Oil Co
Texaco
Shell
Exxon Corp
Gaylord Nelson
D-Wis
Nelson
Lloyd Bentsen
D-Tex
North America
Labor Department
Michigan
Senate Permanent Investigations Subcommittee
Cost of Living Council
Z. D. Bonner
Gulf Oil U.S
GM Cuts 75,000 Jobs as U.S. Car Sales Slump
General Motors announced another wave of layoffs affecting about 75,000 assemblers in 14 plants and additional component workers through April 1, with Michigan hardest hit. Earlier cuts totaled 86,000 workers since January 1. The company cites weak demand as first 20 days of the year show 128,896 units sold versus 226,032 a year earlier.
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Detroit
General Motors
Michigan
United States
United Auto Workers
Police Win 7.5% Pay Hike and Fringe Benefits
Arbitration awards confirm a 7.5 percent two year wage rise for city police with a cost of living adjustment next year if necessary. Fringe benefits expanded include vacation schedule upgrades, officer clothing care payments, higher court appearance pay and mileage, while overtime remains straight time. Evidence from hearings names Dale McCray and William Ingalls as parties in a motor vehicle case and notes a separate red light violation conviction for Larry Baresi.
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Pittsburgh
American Arbitration Association
AAA
Pilot Leaps 72 Miles From Plane
An Air National Guard pilot bailed out of a delta wing F102 72 miles above ground after suspected mechanical trouble and parachuted onto a Bedford County farm. The jet crashed in a wooded mountainside near Windber Pennsylvania, causing an $800000 loss. The pilot John Michael Johnson 31 of the 112th fighter interceptor group at Greater Pittsburgh International Airport survived with brief hospitalization.
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Windber
Air National Guard
Somerset County
John
Michael Johnson
Greater Pittsburgh International
Bedford County
Johnson
Pittsburgh
Peter Phillips
Israel Accelerates West Bank Suez Withdrawal Amid Disengagement
Israeli forces sped up their pullback from the Suez Canal area as Egypt planned troop movements on the east bank. The disengagement pact overseen by Kissinger calls for Israeli main forces to retreat to the Mitla and Gidi passes and beyond, with UN peacekeepers to oversee evacuated zones.
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West Bank
Suez Canal
Egypt
Tel Aviv
Moshe Dayan
Israel
Kilometer
Suez
East Bank
United States
Henry A. Kissinger
United Nations
Mohammed Gamazy
Cairo
Sinai Desert
Mitla
Gidi
Fireman Sues City Over Police Fire Suspension Hearing
Corry Civil Service Board was ordered to appear in Erie County court after the three day suspension of Alan R. Benson, a city fire department driver, for driving over railroad tracks during a fire call. Benson had sought a public hearing on October 18, but the board ruled no hearing, saying three day suspensions do not require hearings. Judge Pratt set arguments for February 7 at 2 p.m.
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Corry
Benson
LeRoy Peck
Civil Service Board
Erie County
William &. Pratt
Thugs Clean Out Eckerds Narcotic Supply
Burglars used a roof vent to access Eckerd Drugs in Corry Plaza last night and stole the narcotics supply valued around 320 dollars along with 370 dollars in cash. Police say the hit follows a similar burglary at Frye Rexall on North Center Street earlier in the week. building damage is estimated at 100 dollars as investigators pursue leads.
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Eckerd
Corry Plaza
Kenneth Nichols
Frye Rexall
North Center Street
Rebels Kill 44 in Phnom Penh Airstrike Toll Rises
Phnom Penh reports new shelling by Khmer Rouge rebels bringing deaths to 44 and injuries to 117 after Thursday bombardment. Artillery from 105mm howitzers hit Pochentong Airport and southern city districts. observers note near-palace targeting and American-made guns captured near the Prek Thaot River.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Pochentong
Prek Thaot
Lon Nol
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Mohammed Gamassy
David Elazar
Ensio Siilasvuo
Porter Auer
Dale McCray
West Frederick
William R. Ingalls
R.D
Ingalls
McCray Ingalls
McCray
McCay
Auer
Larry J. Baresi
Eckerds
Bea
Big Beaver
Route 18
Homewood
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