Freighters Collide Trigger Spill Cleanup Rush in Monterey
A Navy destroyer and a Liberian freighter collided in fog off Cape San Martin creating a two mile by one hundred yard diesel oil slick of about 16 000 gallons. Coast Guard crews sent sweepers and vacuum pumps from San Francisco to surround and dewater the spill as two more cutters and a Clean Bay Association boat rushed to the scene.
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Monterey
Calif
U.S. Navy
Coast Guard
San Francisco
U.S.N.S. Pvt
Joseph Merrill
Cape San Martin
Here
Pearl Venture
Los Angeles
Cape Hedge
Armand Chapeau
Merrill
Navy
The
Clean Bay Association
Pt. Maumeme
California
Britain Faces Three Day Week Amid Fuel Crisis
UK leaders of two unions prepared for talks as Heath presses ahead with a three day week to conserve dwindling fuel stocks. Miners demand higher pay while coal production has fallen a third in six weeks. Talks aim to create compensation for travel and preparation time at the mines.
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London
Britain
Edward Heath
Marcos Remains In Power Despite Ending Of Term
Ferdinand E Marcos ends his four year term as president yet faces only scattered opposition as he governs under martial law. The armed forces are on alert to prevent trouble and opponents are detained or exiled. The Catholic church and squatters groups show resistance while Mindanao rebels are subdued and students stay quiet amid security surveillance.
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Marcos
Arnold Zeitlin
Associated Press
Manila
Ferdinand E. Marcos
Philippines
Jose W. Diokno
Benigno 8. Aquino Jr
Diokno
Sergio Osmena Jr
United States
Raul Manglapus
Cornell University
Roman Catholic Church
Pasig
Mindanao
Sulu
Mideast Nations Plan Suez Gulf-Mediterranean Pipeline
Egypt and four Middle East oil producers sign a contract to finance a 200 mile twin 42 inch pipeline with Bechtel as builder. A $400 million joint company will fund construction, with Saudi Arabia Kuwait Abu Dhabi Qatar and Egypt contributing. Initial capacity 40 million tons per year rising to 80 and 120 million.
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Cairo
Egypt
Saudi Arabia
Kuwait
Abu Dhabi
Qatar
Bechtel
Oil Ministry
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Lawrence Daly
Miners’ Union
First Citizens
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Citizens Bank & Trust Company
Mideast
Suez Gulf-Mediterranean Oil Pipeline Company
Watch Night Service
Gospel Baptist Church
Rev
Bill Kaney
Hinkle Little
Gary Blackburn
A. F. Blackburn
Aquarium
Mollys
Kuhli
Serpae Tetras
Bleeding Heart Tetras
Menagerie Paperback Corral, Inc
Jin the Zayre Shopping Center
Westchester Drive
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