Oil demand rises but oil prices keep falling in 1984
Americans increased oil consumption by 3.5 percent in 1984, the steepest rise since 1977, yet prices fell as supplies grew faster than demand. The American Petroleum Institute noted world demand up about 2 percent, with U.S. demand boosted by cold weather and strong economy. Exxon cut West Texas Intermediate to 28 dollars a barrel, with spot prices around 25.60 to 29.00.
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U.S
Lichtblau
United States
Exxon Corp
West Texas Intermediate
Dustry
West Texas
Standard Oil Co
Ohio
Poland overhauls police after priest killing sparks reform
Pro Solidarity priest Jerzy Popieluszko's death triggers Poland's broad Interior Ministry shakeup. Jaruzelski tightens control as moderates lead an overhaul aimed at discipline and party guidance, sidelining hard-liners tied to Moscow. The reform marks the era's largest police-system revamp in decades.
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Warsaw
Poland
Interior Ministry
Jerzy Popieluszko
Wojciech Jaruzelski
Miroslaw Milewski
Moscow
Czeslaw Kiszcak
Communist Party
Jaruzelski
Kiszczak
Our Party
Judge rules drillers illegally tapped gas
In a ruling by Administrative Law Judge Brenda Murray 37 independent drillers allegedly tapped into Dorchester Gas Producing Corp reserves on a 20000 acre Panhandle field in Carson and Gray counties 8.6 billion cubic feet of natural gas intended for federally controlled interstate markets were allegedly diverted The case lists Meyer Farms and J B Watkins as dropped for lack of evidence with the rest awaiting further action by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
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Washington
Dorchester Gas Producing Corp
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Carson
Gray
Dorchester
Brenda Murray
Meyer Farms
J.B. Watkins
Commission
Charles Moore
FERC
Houston
Moore
Ball
John L. Donnelly
Amarillo
Army reconsiders umbrella rule for soldiers in rain
Washington AP Army Clothing and Equipment Board reopens debate on allowing umbrellas for soldiers in uniform after years of rain exposure. The policy, challenged as image and professionalism, faces a vote later this month before reaching Gen John Wickham Jr. and contrasts with Air Force guidelines since 1979 and Marine vetoes.
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Washington
Army Clothing and Equipment Board
John A. Wickham Jr
Army
Air Force
Permanent
Marine Corps Uniform Board
Paul X. Kelley
Marines
Robert Mirelson
West Texas wind power lights Odessa car dealer showroom
Odessa dealers Joe and David White equip two 100 foot wind turbines at Joe White Lincoln Mercury in East Eighth Street. The 208 volt generators feed Texas Electric Service lines, supplying about 66 percent of the showroom’s electricity. Payback is estimated at four to five years with tax credits and a $1,500 to $1,800 monthly bill currently.
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West Texas
Odessa
Joe White
Lincoln Mercury
East Eighth Street
Texas Electric Service Co
David White
Joe
Ing
David
Odessa American
Crane
South Mountain
Wind Generator Service
Edgewood
N.M
Jacob
White
New Mexico
TESCO
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