Carson Rebuffs 90 Minute Tonight Show Plan
Johnny Carson rejected NBC's bid to extend the Tonight Show to 90 minutes to curb ABC's Fridays. NBC plans a new late Friday program, Midnight Special, to target the 18 to 34 crowd. The upgrade and cancellation details surfaced as affiliates prepare for a convention.
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Grand jury action sought on oil trading practices
Energy Department investigators urge a grand jury investigation of crude oil trading by major oil companies. The Washington Post reports this as the first official allegation of criminal conduct by the firms. The Houston office led a two year probe into fraudulent pipeline dealings affecting hundreds of oil transactions between middlemen and refiners.
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Radiation leak at Salem I plant prompts evacuations
At Salem I nuclear plant in Lower Alloways Creek New Jersey an alert was issued after low level radiation leaked from a waste gas compressor pump forcing 10 workers to evacuate an auxiliary building. The leak was stopped and radiation levels fell to .02 millirems. no public danger or health issues were reported.
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Northeast Kansas Weather Forecast and Readings
The Northeast Kansas forecast calls for sunny days and clear nights early next week with highs in the 60s and 70s and overnight lows in the 30s. Official readings show Wednesday high 55 and low 32 with no precipitation.
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U S to Sell AWACS Planes to Saudi Arabia and Aid Ras Banas Base
The Reagan administration plans to sell four AWACS radar planes to Saudi Arabia for about 400 million each and to develop Egypt’s Ras Banas base near the Red Sea to bolster Western security in the Persian Gulf. American personnel would staff Saudi and Egyptian facilities, potentially increasing tensions with Israel as US forces expand in the region. The move aims to protect Gulf oil routes while Israel benefits from a separate aid package of 2.18 billion dollars for fiscal 1982 with additional aircraft orders.
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El Salvador rejects Latin mediation in internal war
El Salvador’s junta rejected OAS mediation as intervention in its fight against leftist guerrillas. The United States and several Latin nations supported the stance. Battles raged around San Salvador with troops ambushed near San Vicente and San Nicolas Lempa and casualties reported by military sources.
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Postal Service to raise first class rate to 18 cents
On March 22 the cost of mailing a first class letter will rise to 18 cents up from 15, a figure the Postal Service says will prompt further increases. The 18 cent stamp features Elizabeth Blackwell, with B stamps used temporarily due to print shortages. The Postal Rate Commission, which approved 18 cents, faces a reconsideration request from the Postal Service.
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Higher phone bills expected to result from FCC ruling
The FCC approved a change in accounting rules to ensure financial integrity of U S telephone firms but shift billions in expected costs to consumers. Over ten years, U S carriers seek 17.6 to 21.05 billion dollars more in revenue, or about 122 to 137 dollars per phone based on roughly 160 million phones. Regulators note long-term benefits include avoiding expensive money markets, while short-term costs are shared by customers.
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Coffee linked to pancreatic cancer in Harvard study
Harvard researchers report that drinking up to two cups daily raises pancreatic cancer risk 1.8 fold and three or more cups raises risk to 2.7 fold, though they caution no proven cause and advise further study. Tea and alcohol showed no significant link. The study analyzed 369 pancreatic cancer patients and 644 others across Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
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Laughter in Bowens Homes as Curtis Walker is laid to rest
Curtis Walker 13, one of 20 children killed in the city killings, was buried after two weeks of waiting for a missing body. A wake at Bowen Homes attracted family and friends as Atlanta police increased patrols and a gunman’s threat loomed over events at the Civic Center featuring Sammy Davis Jr. and Frank Sinatra to aid the investigation.
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