Iraq and Saudi clash over oil price stand in OPEC split
Iraq accuses Saudi Arabia of pressuring OPEC to freeze prices while Saudi Arabia and the UAE push a 5 percent rise. The dispute widens the OPEC split after Qatar meeting as U.S. officials caution about the implications for energy costs and inflation.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
Iraq
Saudi Arabia
United Front
Tayeh Abdul-Karim
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Abdul-Karim
OPEC
United States
Qatar
United Arab Emirates
Sheik Ahmed Zaki Yamani
Baghdad
Ford
U.S
Yamani
Doha
Vietnam
Carter
Free Access Required Permit For Superports Disappoints Oil Firms
The Transportation Secretary grants permits to two oil and chemical consortia to build Gulf of Mexico superports for massive tankers but imposes economic rules to prevent discrimination against rival tankers. Florida disputes adjacent-state status while Louisiana and Texas ports face costs of 738 and 865 million dollars respectively with daily unloading capacities of 3.4 and 4 million barrels.
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Washington
Transportation
William T. Coleman Jr
Coleman
Gulf of Mexico
Florida
Louisiana
Texas
Grande Isle
Freeport
Tex
Gulf
TV Interference Cases Turning Up In Courts
A new civil court trend emerges as TV interference from CB transmissions leads to nuisance claims. In San Francisco a couple suing a neighbor CBer for $10,000 cites disrupted presidential debates and plans to use taped audio as evidence.
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E. Z. Strange
Cber
San Francisco
Swamp Dog
Young backs Vietnam bid for UN membership
U S Ambassador nominee Andrew Young says he will support Vietnam joining the United Nations. He tells WNAC-TV in Atlanta that a strong independent Vietnam serves U S interests and helps counter China and the Soviet bloc, favoring flexible dealings with separate Communist states.
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Boston
U.S
United Nations
Vietnam
Andrew Young
D-Ga
Young
Jimmy Carter
William Scranton
Georgia Democrat
Lovell Dyett
Wnac-Tv
Atlanta
T Am
United States
Southeast Asia
People’s Republic of China
Congressional Black Caucus
Soviet Union
China
Andrus Named Interior Secretary by Carter
President elect Carter selected Gov. Cecil Andrus of Idaho to head the Department of the Interior describing him as a tough competent manager with strong environmental credentials. He noted plans to consolidate energy programs into a single department while considering other cabinet posts.
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Defense
James B. Schlesinger
Carter
Schlesinger
Schlesinger, A Former Chairman of the Old Atomic Energy Commission
Plains
Army Discharges Soldier Citing Union Drive at Ft Bragg
Fayetteville AP reports Spec. 5 Tom Doran, who served after a Selective Service violation, claims he was discharged for attempting to organize a union at Ft. Bragg. The Army denies the charge, saying his re enlistment ineligibility and security clearance issues prompted discharge.
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Fayetteville
Tom Doran
Ft. Bragg
Army
Doran
Chile and Bukovsky Swap Marks East West Prisoner Exchange
In Zurich two top political prisoners Vladimir Bukovsky and Luis Corvalan were exchanged in a high profile setup facilitated by the United States. Corvalan and his wife left for Moscow while Bukovsky planned to travel to London after a brief stay in Switzerland.
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Zurich
Switzerland
Vladimir Bukovsky
West
Communist Party
Luis Corvalan
Lufthansa
Santiago
Chile
Corvalan
Aeroflot
Bukovsky
Moscow
United States
U.S
London
Mikhail Ivanov
David Markham
Bukovskys
Sussex
England
Markham
Tass
Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Ussr
Lide
Leonid I. Brezhnev
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Los Angeles Harbor
William Coleman
FCC
Attorney General
TVI Kit
United States Citizen Band Radio Association
West Hartford
Conn
TVI
Cbs
Radio Shack Corp
Federal Communications Commission
Peter Duchin
Music Man
Consumer Reports
High Point
N.C
U.N
Andrus
Dept. of Interior
Cyrus Vance
Rep
Brock Adams
W. Michael Blumenthal
Treasury
FBI
Clarence Kelley
Bureau
Frank M. Johnson
Montgomery
Ala
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