Libyan takeover tests U.S. oil interests and prices
American oil groups confront new Libyan nationalization as Col Muammar Khadafy seizes 51 percent of Amaseas Oil Co. and signals a potential 30 percent price hike. The move threatens the 1972 Persian Gulf, foreign ownership phaseout accord and strains Middle East policy amid OAPEC talks.
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Admiral Elmo R Zumwalt Jr, once history's youngest chief of naval operations, wears fatigue in a Pentagon interview as he defends reforms from Z Grams to minority expansion while warning further budget cuts threaten readiness. He notes Newport closure and budget limits strain Norfolk defenses and stresses shifts must balance efficiency with national defense needs.
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