Arab ministers weigh two month oil embargo lift
Nine Arab oil ministers met in Tripoli and discussed a two month trial lifting of the oil embargo on the United States to pressure a Syria Israel troop disengagement. Alabama? The plan affects individual nations rather than a collective action and could be finalized in Vienna if accepted.
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Libya
UPI
United States
NBCTV
ARNA
Algeria
Vienna
Waddan
Syria
Campaign finance shows money and margins in Lompoc race
Early finance statements show E. C. Stevens and Sol Lefkowitz leading in funds and votes, while the poorest financed candidates fared worst. Ollreflects include Charlotte Benton’s unexpected win with lower spend, and several candidates filing by February 23, with final reports due April 12.
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Steve LA Rue
Lompoc
E. C. Stevens
Sol Lefkowitz
Charlotte Benton
Fred Bock
California
City Hall
Gas price outlook judged unlikely to drop soon
John C. Sawhill, deputy director of the Federal Energy Office, warned at a Congressional hearing that gasoline and petroleum prices likely will stay high for a long time even after the Arab oil embargo ends. He said no dramatic downward movement is expected and rationing may not be needed by June, while an embargo end would ease overall shortages in the second quarter from 11–12 percent to about 2–3 percent.
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Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Cairo
al Ahram
Israel
Ahmed Zaki Yamani
al Akhbar
Washington
UPI
John C. Sawhill
Sawhill
Federal Energy Office
Congress
Joint Economic Committee
Nixon subpoena canceled in LA Watergate case ends state bid on Nixon
A Los Angeles state court dropped the subpoena seeking President Nixon in the Ellsberg burglary probe, ending a rare executive court clash. Ehrlichman Liddy and others face federal charges. state charges were withdrawn after federal indictments. The move followed Nixon's prior refusals to testify.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Nixon
United States
John Ehrlichman
White House
Ehrlichman
G. Gordon Liddy
Ellsberg
Watergate
Leon Jaworski
Joseph Busch
Liddy
Esso ransom paid but kidnapped executive not freed
In Argentina the Marxist ERP group had not release Victor E. Samuelson despite a record 14.2 million dollar ransom paid by Esso Oil Co. A rescued retired Navy officer, Mario Reducto, was found shot dead in Zarate near Buenos Aires, presumed victim of the same group. The ransom was delivered in wooden boxes near 300 pounds.
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UPI
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Argentina
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Navy
Mario Reducto
Zarate
People’s Revolutionary Army
ERP
Esso
Exxon Corp
San Francisco buses operate under court order as strike continues
Court-ordered bus service across the Bay Bridge resumed amid protests by city workers blocking terminals. Police kept lanes clear with 30 officers as drivers diverted to avoid a traffic jam. Mayor Alioto announced a $9 million annual pay rise settlement, with other strike issues to be discussed next session. Public services remained shut during the second week of the walkout.
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San Francisco
UPI
Bay Bridge
San Francisco Terminal
AC Transit Company
Joseph Alioto
BART
Alioto
Exxon seeks refugio area oil facility zoning approval
The County Planning Commission found Exxon's 23 million oil and gas processing facility in the Refugio area conforms to the General Plan and will not need a General Plan amendment. A public hearing will be set within two weeks after the environmental impact report copies are received. The project lies at Los Flores Canyon west of Goleta in the western Santa Barbara Channel.
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Exxon Corporation
Refugio
County Planning Commission
Exxon
Los Flores Canyon
Goleta
Santa Barbara Channel
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