Justice Dept Urges End to Oil Import Quotas
Atty. Gen. Richard W. McLaren told a Cabinet task force that quotas on foreign crude are anticompetitive and unnecessary. He favored a tariff or free market access for foreign oil, arguing quotas raise costs for consumers and hinder competition while not protecting reserves. The proposal challenges Interior and Commerce positions and cites potential consumer savings of about $4 billion annually.
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Washington
Asst
Richard W. McLaren
Justice Department
Senate
McLaren
U.S
Dwight D. Eisenhower
United States
Middle East
Interior and Commerce Departments
Interior
Foreign Petroleum Supply Committee
Hyde Heads Commission For Blind In North Carolina
Former state senator Herbert Hyde of Asheville is named chair of the North Carolina Commission for the Blind. Gov. Bob Scott announced appointments for Hyde and eight other commission members along with a Blind Advisory Committee and a Professional Advisory Committee. Appointments span five, three, and one year terms, with several named to advisory posts.
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Commission
John Bass Brown Jr
Charlotte
Romeo H. Lewis
Clinton
John Ballard
Hillsborough
Hyde
Shirley L. Harris
Thomasville
Wiley F. Bowen
Dunn
Bradshaw
Harry H. Sumerlin
Laurinbug
Linton Suttle
Shelby
Warehousemen In Compliance With Tobacco Sale Rules
RALEIGH AP Ware housemen are in compliance with Flue-cured Tobacco Marketing Committee regulations. J Frank Bryant of Boonville, chairman, said each warehouse has accepted the duty to keep sales within rules. He warned buyers and graders could be withdrawn for a day if compliance faltered.
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Raleigh
J. Frank Bryant
Boonville
Bryant
Lebanon Israeli Clash Near Border Escalates Across Fronts
Arab fighters exchange fire with Israeli forces near the Lebanon border as Israeli jets strike targets in Egypt and Jordan. One 30 minute air raid damaged positions while casualties on both sides were reported and a UN Security Council debate called for censure and compensation.
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Hal McClure
Egypt
Jordan
Associated Press
Tel Aviv
Israel
U.N. Security Council
Lebanon
Le 1
U.N
New York
Mt. Gestbad
Allel Solaul
Edouard Ghorra
Ously
Jair
Cies
Abdullah Bridge
Jordan River
Frontier
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