OPEC sets $24 a barrel floor withSaudi Venezuela bid
Saudi Arabia and Venezuela announce a final $24 per barrel price for OPEC, retroactive to November 1, aiming to clamp hawks like Iran and Iraq. Venezuela hosts the Caracas meeting as security for about 150 delegates and double that many reporters.
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Saudi Arabia
Venezuela
Sheik Ahmed Zaki Yamani
Brussels
Humberto Calderon-Berti
Hawks
Iran
Iraq
Neer
United Arab Emirates
Qatar
Calderon-Berti
Yamani
Windfall-profits tax compromise clears Senate vote
The Senate approved a private negotiated compromise on the windfall profits tax by a 78 to 13 vote, likely paving the way for passage as early as Saturday. Democratic Leader Byrd announced the deal, ending a filibuster and prompting praise from Senate leaders and supporters. Senator Long commended Byrd for a magnificent effort.
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Washington
Senate
Robert C. Byrd
Byrd
Russell B. Long
D-La
Conferees reach tentative agreement on synthetic fuels program
Washington AP conferees approve a $20 billion synthetic fuels plan as part of Carter energy measures. Senate already backed $20B. House backed $3B. The pact advances likely passage before year end amid tax and windfall debates including Byrd amendments and filibuster battles. A separate report notes a highway washout near Forks, Washington, causing fatalities and vehicle wrecks.
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Congressional Conference
Carter
Senate
House
Congress
Jim Wright
Texas
Finance Committee
California
Byrd
U.S
Shah Iran’s exiled ruler suffers enlarged spleen doctors say
San Antonio. The ailing Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi has an enlarged spleen and will pursue non surgical therapy. Doctors Kean and Williams examined him at Lackland Air Force Base and will evaluate him periodically. His lawyers seek to quash a deposition subpoena in a Bell Helicopter civil suit, arguing his health could be jeopardized.
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Texas
Iran
Robert Armao
Benjamin Kean
Hibbard F. Williams
New York Hospital
Kean
Williams
New York
Armao
Lackland Air Force Base
Albert White
Fort Worth
Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi
Bell Helicopter
Tree rustlers forced to spruce up act
London AP reports tightening controls across Europe to curb Christmas tree thefts. Authorities inspect vehicles from Sherwood Forest to Greek mountains, demanding origin certificates and seals in several countries. Park thefts and black market sales are rising as public trees vanish nightly.
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Santa Claus
Europe
Robin Hood
Sherwood Forest
England
Athens
Yugoslavia
Austria
Czechoslovakia
Sweden
Greece
Five point NATO arms cut plan shown after meeting
The United States and 14 NATO allies proposed five points for broad arms reductions including missile cuts and troop withdrawals. The plan, linked to SALT 2 talks, calls for replacing aging weapons with Tomahawk and Pershing systems and aims to foster transparency via observers and inspections. France abstains from alliance decisions.
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Belgium
United States
Atlantic
Europe
Soviet Union
Cyrus R. Vance
NATO
Vance
Iran
U.S
Tehran
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Angola
Ethiopia
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Africa
Britain
West Germany
Italy
Holland
Anatoly Dobrynin
Washington
Kremlin
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Moscow
East Germany
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Vienna
Austria
France
Quipster Proverb About Doing It Right First
A concise maxim notes it takes less time to do it right than to explain why it was done wrong, emphasizing efficiency and accountability in work. The adage invites readers to prefer careful planning and quality to later justification of errors.
Appeals court stays Iranian deportations
The U S Court of Appeals allowed continued government investigation of Iranian students in the U S while delaying deportations until a court rules on legality. The decision keeps the program briefly active and sets next week for arguments, with no deportations to proceed pending a final decision.
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U.S. Court of Appeals
U.S
Justice Department
Carter
Tehran
Robert Havel
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Joyce Hens Green
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