Pollution Fight Over U S Steel Coke Plant
Debate sharpens as EPA claims U S Steel is among the worst polluters while the company touts air cleanup progress. Court action resumes this week in the environmental battle over emissions from the Pittsburgh coke plant.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh (Ap
U.S. Steel Corp
U.S. Steel
John R. Quarles
Environmental Protection Agency
Edgar B. Speer
U.S
U S Steel faces pollution suits over Clairton works
States pursue pollution actions against U S Steel including Indiana Alabama Illinois Texas Ohio and Pennsylvania linked to the Clairton Coke Works in the Monongahela Valley. Neighbors allege dirt from the plant harms gardens, health, and quality of life while a 1972 consent decree and a $3 million damages claim face stalemate after delays and appeals. Judge Elienbogen has ordered show cause on contempt for failing to provide written areas of agreement and disagreement. A Washington meeting between county state and federal officials and U S Steel is scheduled next.
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Indiana
Alabama
Illinois
Texas
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Clairton Coke Works
Monongahela Valley
Clairton
Allegheny County
Henry Elienbogen
Common Pleas Court
Washington
US. Steel
OPEC Seen Likely to Hold Oil Prices, Treasury Says
Washington AP report says OPEC members are expected to maintain price levels this week. Treasury official Gerald Parsky notes the likelihood of price hold, while other experts predict varied outcomes including a 10 percent rise. Parsky warns a continued freeze could be temporary and cites global economic recovery as a moderating factor. A 10 percent rise could add a penny per gallon if passed to motorists.
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Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Treasury Department
Gerald L. Parsky
Energy and International Affairs
James E. Akins
U.S
Saudi Arabia
Iran
Venezuela
Parsky
Trade hike predicted as China to surge in U.S. commerce
Harned Pettus Hoose, a China trade expert, forecasts U S China commerce leaping from about 500 million annually to billions within two years and well above five billion in U S sales by 1985. He cites rapid industrialization and vast oil reserves, plus private sector moves despite limited State Department support.
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People's Republic
Harned Pettus Hoose
U.S
Hoose
Los Angeles
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House
State Department
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Peking
Gates
Defense
Eisenhower
Morgan Guaranty Trust
Canton
Black Guerrillas Hit White Train in Rhodesia
Rhodesian security reports say guerrillas exploded a diesel locomotive on the line to South Africa near the Botswana border. The train crew survived. passenger or freight status not disclosed. Also cited: Easter attack on the Rutenga-Beitbridge link and further strikes near Umtali injuring two, amid ongoing border unrest involving Mozambique bases.
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Botswana
Rutenga-Beitbridge
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Beitbridge
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