Alaska oil reaches Lower 48 aboard Arco Juneau
After nine years of debate and $7.7 billion spent, Alaska North Slope crude arrived in the Lower 48 as the tanker Arco Juneau docked at Cherry Point refinery north of Bellingham. The voyage began in Valdez and marked the first North Slope crude delivery to U S shores, with ARCO and other firms planning steady tanker arrivals as the trans Alaska pipeline opens.
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Arco Juneau
Alaska
Cherry Point
Bellingham
Wash
North Pacific
Puget Sound
Valdez
Arco
Emery McGowen
British Columbia
William F. Kieschnick
Port Angeles
Shipboard
Nws
Prudhoe Bay
Lion Oil Co
Martinez
Calif
transAlaska
Kieschnick
Mideast
United States
Arctic
Vance Pushes for Consensus on Arab Israeli Peace Endeavor
Secretary of State Cyrus Vance outlined a shuttle diplomacy plan aiming to build a necessary consensus for a Geneva peace conference. He prepared a 12 day, six nation tour visiting Israel, Jordan, Syria, Egypt, then London, with Carter signaling cautious optimism amid regional objections and a push for Palestinian representation.
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Amman
Jordan
Cyrus R Vance
Vance
Hussein
Carter
Washington
Geneva
Vancé
Syria
U.S
United States
Egypt
Middle East
Henry Kissinger
Valce
Israel
London
Kissinger
White House
al Hashmeieh
West Bank
Jordan River
Rabat
Morocco
Palestine Liberation Organization
Weekend heat and storms sweep Virginia and Carolinas
Virginia stays hot through Sunday with possible afternoon and evening thunderstorms. Saturday highs reach mid 80s to mid 90s, with Saturday night lows in the mid 60s to mid 70s. North Carolina remains partly sunny and hot Saturday and Sunday, with widely scattered thundershowers in the mountains. The two days see highs in the 90s, cooler 70s to 60s in higher elevations, and weekend nights ranging from near 60 in the mountains to about 70 elsewhere.
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Virginia
North
Carolina
Death Pill Stirs Up Controversy in Britain
London AP reports Dr John Goundry predicts a death pill for the elderly could be available and perhaps mandatory by century's end. He argues survival of the fittest and criticizes geriatrics while officials condemn euthanasia as inhumane and dangerous.
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London
John Goundry
Pulse
Goundry
Caldwell’s Tobacco Road Play Returns to Chicago Stage
Erskine Caldwell, 78, visits Chicago for a Lake Forest production, saying some stagings misinterpret his story as comedy. He recalled skipping Broadway opening night in 1933 and notes the play tours about 50 weeks yearly. In Brazil, Rachel de Queiroz, 66, joins the Academy of Letters after a 23 to 14 vote, stating she is not a feminist but supports good writers.
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Chicago
Tobacco Road
Erskine Caldwell
Caldwell
Lves
Scottsdale
Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Rachel de Queiroz
Brazilian Academy of Letters
de Queiroz
Roberta Karmel Aims To Be A Lawyer Not A Celebrity
New York AP reports Roberta S. Karmel, 40, says she wants to join the SEC as the first woman member after Senate confirmation. She rose from New York regional SEC office to potential appointee, balancing four children with a career path encouraged by friends and her husband.
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New York
Roberta S. Karmel
Karmel
SEC
Law
Hix
Katmel
Brother of pilot believed killed in Hiroshima bombing
Greenwood Arkansas AP says Walter Looper Jr 41 recalls his brother Durden Looper 21 died in action as pilot of 524 the Lonesome Lady. The family burial site lists death on Aug 6 1945, and government lacks official confirmation that POWs near Hiroshima were victims of the bombing. Pentagon searches for records continue.
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Greenwood, Ark
U.S
Hiroshima
Walter Looper Jr
Durden
Army Air Force
Looper
Durden Looper
Kure Harbor
Ruth Conaway
Colorado Springs
Colo
Bldst
Conaway
Kansas City
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US Dept of Commerci
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National Federation of
Old Persons’” Associations
David Hobman
Help the Aged
Irom
Braintree
St Louis
Loopers
Pentagon
Deborah Glazer
Needies
Ms. Glazer
Associated Press
Jefferson Barracks
Thomas Cartwright
Texas
A&m University
Tokyo
Nore Interrogatio
Cartwright
M&m Fun
Monroe St
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Lynch
Martin
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