Oil price drop does not cut pump and heat costs
Oil fell sharply this winter with crude down about 6 per barrel and wholesale gasoline and home heating oil down 11 to 13 cents a gallon, yet retail prices held steady. Critics say markets are non competitive while industry groups insist price moves follow supply and demand. A consumer advocate cites possible overcharges of about 34 million dollars from Nov 4 to Dec 16 as wholesale prices fell but retail costs did not.
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John Lichtbrau
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Defections Threaten if Military Split in CIS Talks
CIS foreign ministers met to review warship and soldier disputes as fliers threatened to defect with jets from Ukraine to Russia and sailors warned of mutiny if the two largest states divide the former Soviet military. Kozyrev urged joint use during a transition while Zlenko stayed optimistic about a Black Sea Fleet agreement.
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Commonwealth of Independent States
Russian Information Agency
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Andrei Kozyrev
Central Television
Mr. Kozyrev
Soviet Union
Anatoly Zlenko
Maryland health summit highlights model for universal coverage
Maryland earns praise for hospital cost control and potential to shape national health reform. Brandeis economist Stuart Altman crediting Maryland with lowering hospital rates below national levels after 1973 regulation, while warning that insurance access remains a national challenge.
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Stuart Altman
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IRA bombs near Major's office in London
The IRA detonated a small bomb a few hundred yards from the prime minister's office in London. No injuries were reported. Leaders of Britain's major parties condemned the attacks as the IRA aims to push the Northern Ireland issue in upcoming elections.
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