Environmental concerns slow oil shale to ease oil dependence
Senate hearings heard that West shale deposits could cut Middle East oil reliance but face inflation and environmental limits. Interior officials cited air quality as blocking Colorado and Utah leases while industry seeks economical, cleaner shale extraction with Ashland Oil and Occidental Petroleum projects.
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Washington
UPI
Congress
West
Middle East
Senate
Philip C. White
Energy Research and Development Administration
White
Senate Minerals, Materials and Fuels
Interior Department
Colorado
Utah
Interior
Chris Farrand
Department
OPEC
U.S
Charles Hoertz
Ashland Oil Inc
Ashland
Hoertz
Occidental Petroleum Co
Occidental
Four fugitives from Thanksgiving crime spree in Bay Area nabbed or at large
Two suspects, Michael Heidi 33 and Virginia Green 27 of Concord, were jailed after a Lakeport gunpoint arrest following a high speed chase bringing custody to three of the original four. Louise Peterson 23 of Salem, Ore., was arrested Sunday after a shootout with San Luis Obispo deputies. William Caldwell 26 of Concord remained at large. Deputy Alan Bond was wounded in the exchange and listed in good condition. Police link the four to robberies and burglaries across the Bay Area over the past month, including killings and hostages in Concord Goleta Santa Barbara County.
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Michael Heidi
Virginia Green
Concord
Louise Peterson
Salem
Ore
San Luis Obispo
San Francisco Bay Area
Pardons Board Allows Gilmore Execution By Firing Squad
The Utah Board of Pardons voted 2 to 1 to grant Gary Gilmore's request for immediate execution. Fourth District Judge J Robert Bullock will set a new date to ensure execution occurs within 60 days of sentencing amid questions about the death penalty statute. Gilmore accepted the sentence as proper, while one member dissented, urging delay pending Supreme Court review. Governor Rampton supported the board's ruling.
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Salt Lake City
UPI
Utah Board of Pardons Today
Gary Gilmore
George Latimer
Fourth District
J. Robert Bullock
Provo
Gilmore
Latimer
Thomas Harrison
Harriet Marcus
Utah Supreme Court
Calvin Rampton
Carter vows practical farmer for agriculture secretary
President elect Jimmy Carter promises to name a practical farmer as agriculture secretary and to involve farmers in foreign trade decisions. He calls for a secretary with real farming experience and asks for farmer recommendations while criticizing past trade efforts as bumbling. He also cautions that unemployment cannot be cut by more than 1.5 percent in the first year.
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Plains, Ga
UPI
Jimmy Carter
Southern Seedman’s Association
New Orleans
Plains
Carter
State
Agriculture Departments
UNESCO condemns racism and apartheid at Nairobi conference
The UNESCO general conference, in Nairobi, adopted a unanimous resolution denouncing racism and South Africa's apartheid policy as a crime against human dignity. The meeting also deferred a Soviet drafted mass media declaration to avoid a floor fight, and Amadou Mahtar M Bow closed with a lengthy address. In Mexico City, a freight train struck a crowded bus at a suburban crossing, killing 18 and injuring about 20 as the bus failed to clear in pre dawn darkness.
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Nairobi
Kenya
UPI
U.N Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
South Africa
Unesco
Amadou Mahtar M’bow
Mexico City
Carlos Ruiz
Woman sprayed by irate motorist after traffic dispute
Cynthia J. Luck, 23, said another car tailed her at 900 block North D Street and the driver sprayed a caustic ammonia smelling substance into her face during a confrontation. She was briefly blinded but recovering after medical check. Witnesses aided her as police investigated the incident.
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North D Street
Cynthia J. Luck
D Street
Carter condemns 6 percent steel price hike
President-elect Jimmy Carter denounces price increases by U S Steel Bethlehem and Republic by 6 percent as unsettling for price stability. He warns oil producers may cite steel costs to raise oil prices, while Alcoa also lifts can stock prices. Industry leaders defend the move amid auto and appliance market impact.
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United Press International
America
Jimmy Carter
Ford
Carter
U.S. Steel Corp
Bethlehem Steel Corp
Republic Steel Corp
Aluminum Company of America
Alcoa
Cbs-Tv
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
OPEC
Iran
US Steel
Edgar B. Speer
Detroit
Lompoc bike lane report to Dec 20 on Mission link
The County Board of Supervisors referred a City of Lompoc resolution urging a Purisima Road bike lane from the city limits to Mission to the transportation director for a report by December 20. If endorsed, route through mission property to Mission Hills could be explored.
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County Board of Supervisors
City of
Lompoc
la Purisima Mission
Transportation Director
State Division of Highways
Purisima Road
Highway 246
Leland Steward
Steward
Mission Property
Mission Hills
Former Lompoc contractor arrested on bilking charge
Ronald William Baker 31 of Folsom California was arrested in Colorado Springs on seven counts of taking money for home improvements and not finishing work. Victims include Mary C Hyland Orion B Whatley Eddie D Adair Richard Miranda Kenard Van Camp Fred Jackson and James Draper. Total alleged losses could reach about 70000.
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Lompoc
Colorado Springs
Colo
Ronald William Baker
Folsom
Calif
Mary C. Hyland
Orion B. Whatley
Eddie D. Adair
Richard Miranda
Kenard van Camp
Fred Jackson
James Draper
Baker
Factory layoffs rise as wages slow in 1976 third quarter
October layoffs in American factories rose for the third month, while wage increments slowed in the three months ending September 1976. Hiring in factories declined. quits stayed flat at 1.6 percent. Unemployment climbed to 7.9 percent, with November figures due later.
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Washington
UPI
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
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