Oil Firms Blamed as Fuel Shortage Hits Several States
Kansas farmers and New Jersey officials blame big oil firms for fuel shortages while AAA bureaus report half the stations in California and Iowa cutting hours. Canada pauses gasoline and heating oil exports to the U S at midnight. Amoco in Chicago processes 1.05 million barrels daily in May, a May record by 53 000. Hunt Oil plans a 13.5 million project to triple output in 18 months. Mount Holly officials demand a probe into possible cartels or monopolies after a lone bid for county fuel hikes 65 percent.
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Reagan Likely Veto of California Remap Plan
Gov Ronald Reagan appears set to veto SB195 the California remap bill after both houses approved the reapportionment plan aimed at protecting incumbents and altering Assembly party balance. The measure drew bipartisan support despite criticism of gerrymandering and Orange County district shapes.
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Oil Free Sanctuary Bill Advances in California Assembly
In Sacramento Assembly Speaker Bob Moretti wins broad approval for AB1159 creating an oil free sanctuary in the Santa Barbara Channel. The measure would extend a moratorium on state lands and curb leasing while the Lands Commission weighs offshore drilling. The bill risks about 25 million dollars in state oil revenue.
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Witnesses Reluctant to Testify in Watergate West Probe
Los Angeles reports show Watergate West grand jury near closure with former White House staffers involved in the Ellsberg burglary refusing to testify. David Young testified briefly for eight minutes and appeared to invoke the 5th Amendment. Egil Krogh ordered extradited to Los Angeles to testify on July 5. If Krogh is the last witness, indictments would follow days later.
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Krogh
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National Security Council
Young
No-fault insurance costs explained for California
A private consulting team reports no-fault bills could trim typical California motorist premiums by up to 7 percent or raise costs by 4 percent. City residents may gain more than rural drivers. The Milliman and Robertson study, paid by the Senate, informed Judiciary Committee hearings but offered hedging conditions and no vote yet.
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Iceland to move to expel U S troops from Keflavik base
Icelandic Foreign Minister Einar Agustsson announced plans at a NATO meeting in Copenhagen to end the American lease and expel U S troops from Keflavik air base later this month. Secretary Rogers hoped to reverse the decision, with talks possible today. The dispute centers on NATO not intervening in the Iceland Britain tensions over fishing limits and gunboat incidents.
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Tourists Rescued After Tram Cars Stalled Above Sandia
Thirty eight tourists and two operators endured 24 hours stranded above the Sandia Mountains before dramatic rescue. An extreme wind gust flipped a main cable, halting both trams as a thunderstorm neared. An Air Force helicopter assisted untangling cables and lowering the ground car.
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