Gas ration plan uses coupons for gasoline loans
The Energy Department proposed a coupon based gas ration plan ahead of Congress. It would mail quarterly gas checks to 135 million vehicle owners, allow exchange for gasoline coupons at grocery stores, and let owners trade unused coupons. Estimated annual admin cost is $2 billion with a 2 cent per gallon fee.
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Douglas Robinson
Energy Department
Economic Regulatory Administration
Robinson
Carter
Congress
House
Senate
Carter replaces chief of nuclear agency
President Carter removed Joseph Hendrie as Nuclear Regulatory Commission chair and said a new chair will come from outside the agency. John Ahearne named acting chairman. Kennedy term expiry in June may create a vacancy for an outsider. Hendrie backs Ahearne and praises the decision to keep the NRC intact.
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Washington
UPI
Carter
Joseph Hendrie
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Three Mile Island
John Ahearne
Richard Kennedy
Hendrie
Ahearne
Dartmouth
John Kemeny
Iran rebels seize Tabriz amid Khomeini power struggle
Tens of thousands of dissidents press to curb Ayatollah Khomeini's sway as Shariatmadari claims gains in talks on regional autonomy. In Tabriz gunmen killed two guards and seized government buildings while security forces reportedly backed the demonstrators and demanded constitutional changes.
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Tabriz
Iran
UPI
Ruhollah Khomeini
Ayatollah
Shariatmadari
Khomeini
Ernor
Mehdi Bazargan
The Kilt beauty shop in Edinburgh offers multicolor hair dye
In Edinburgh a beauty shop named The Kilt offers hair dyed in 22 colors to match family tartans for about $100 taking 20 hours. The odd notes include nursery fights, ancient skeletons with fewer cavities, and trivia on phrases and pepper linked to cancer in mice.
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Edinburgh
Scotland
Kennedy calls for national debate on shah asylum
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy told IA radio that a broad debate on permanent U.S. asylum for the deposed shah could aid Tehran hostages' security. He criticized Ronald Reagan's push for permanent asylum and urged leaders to speak up rather than stay silent.
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Des Moines
Iowa
UPI
Edward M. Kennedy
United States
Tehran
Kennedy
California
Ronald Reagan
U.S
Reagan
Nephew of shah gunned down in Paris
Paris police say Shahriar Mustapha Chafik 34, a son of Princess Ashraf, was shot twice in the head on a fashionable street by a masked gunman who then fled. Exiled Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi and spokesman Robert Armao offered no immediate comment. Islamic judge Khalkhali claimed responsibility on behalf of followers, calling the prince a mercenary agent of the Pahlavi dynasty.
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UPI
Iran
Shahriar Mustapha Chafik
Ashraf
Mohammed Reza Pahlavi
Lackland Air Force Base
Texas
New York
Robert Armao
Tehran
Sheik Sadeq Khalkhali
Shafik
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