Arab nations push UN votes on Palestinian refugees and PLO status
Arab states rally for two General Assembly resolutions on Palestinian self determination and immediate refugee repatriation. Aimed at giving the PLO observer status to participate in all UN debates, the move could expand legitimacy for guerrilla groups and reshape late 20th century diplomacy.
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Standard denies monopoly in California oil market
Standard Oil Co. of California issued a statement denying monopolization of the state crude oil market and any violations of anti trust laws. The reply came after Controller-elect Kenneth Cory named Standard and six other major oil firms in urging action based on earlier legislative reports.
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UPI
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Standard
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BART sues contractors for 237.8 million over delays
The Bay Area Rapid Transit district filed a 237.8 million damage suit against Parsons Brinckerhoff Tudor Bechtel Westinghouse Rohr Bulova Watch Co and others for alleged improper performance and delays in opening the 71 mile system. The action lists 52 causes of action and cites substantial revenue losses.
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Transit bill push aims to pass 11.8 billion funding package
Washington reports a major lobbying drive for an 11.8 billion mass transit bill may succeed this week as Senate debate resumes. The plan would provide 7.8 billion over six years with 80-20 federal local matching plus 4 billion for local option use, mainly aiding New York’s fare policy.
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Daley ally Keane gets five years for land fraud
Alderman Thomas Keane, longtime Daley associate and City Council floor leader, is sentenced to five years in prison and fined 27000 for conspiracy and 18 counts of mail fraud. He covertly bought tax delinquent South Side land, pressured favorable settlements, then sold to city agencies for profit.
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UPI
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Mexican Connection links to French ring in global drug network
Mexican and U S narcotics agents cracked the Mexican Connection ring from Tijuana, tracing a three year operation shipping about 3 million dollars in drugs monthly. Records tied dealers across the Americas and Europe, with 20 million dollars cash in Mexican banks and two Peruvian boats hidden with drug compartments. Patricia Torres de Hernandez, arrested in a hotel, was identified as the ring’s head by authorities.
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GOP could fall like Whigs if Nixon era not repudiated
Pepperdine University president and GOP figure William Banowsky warned in Los Angeles that the Republican Party risks fading away like the Whigs unless it disavows the Nixon years. He argued Watergate damaged trust and urged a 1976 comeback to keep the presidency and regain seats in Congress and state capitals.
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Los Angeles seeks allies to delay offshore drilling hearings
City Attorney Burt Pines gathers 21 Southern California cities at Los Angeles City Hall to press for a two to three month postponement of Interior Department offshore drilling hearings set for December in Santa Monica. He seeks relief from Interior Secretary Morton and may file suit if no reply by November 27.
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California
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Santa Barbara
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Environmental Protection Agency
Ruckelshaus
Washington, D.C
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Alan Cranston
Tape reveals Nixon bid to cut our losses during Watergate
A White House tape from March 27 1973 shows President Nixon discussing a strategy to cut losses as the Watergate cover up unravels. Haldeman Ehrlichman and others are present as they review Hunt's possible grand jury testimony and a potential pardon. Nixon questions Mitchell's willingness to testify and contemplates immunity terms.
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UPI
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John D. Ehrlichman
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Hunt
Haldeman
Jeb Stuart Magruder
Notables Listed in Sacramento Prostitution Ring Bust
Police said a prostitution ring near the state capital was broken up. The raid found a bawdy house with easily 400 names and coupons offering $5 and $10 discounts. Three women were booked on prostitution charges after surveillance at an apartment six blocks from the Capitol.
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UPI
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Mine workers panel weighs contract vote after death
The United Mine Workers bargaining council resumes talks on submitting a tentative contract to rank and file for ratification as a nationwide coal strike lingers. The session delay follows the funeral of Samuel Littlefield, a 52 year old Alabama council representative, killed during a motel room holdup.
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UPI
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Samuel Littlefield
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Bituminous Coal Operators Association
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