Oil refiners accused of unwarranted heating fuel profits
Congressional investigators say US refiners earned more than 3 billion dollars in unwarranted profits last year through unjustified price hikes for heating oil and diesel. The study finds profits rising sharply from late 1978 to 1979, prompting calls for price controls and a push by citizen and labor groups to reinstate ceilings.
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Washington
House
Government Operations Commerce Subcommittee
Energy Department
Benjamin Rosenthal
D-N.y
Subcommittee
U.S
Rosenthal
Exxon Corp
American Petroleum Institute
Anthony Moffett
D-Conn
E. A. Robinson
Exxon
Council On
National Education Association
The
National Urban League
Consumer Federation of America
Iran Kurdish revolt toll tops fifty in two days
In Iran s Kurdistan region fighting has killed about 50 people over two days, with most deads among Revolutionary Guards. Clashes spread to Kamyaran Bijar and Paveh as Kurdish leaders urge intervention by Ayatollah Khomeini. Tehran reports cite Marxist and anti Marxist clashes alongside hostage negotiations in Washington and hopes for a settlement.
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Iran
Kurdistan
Ayatollah
Ruhollah Khomeini
Shahr-e Kord
Tehran Radio
Tehran
Carter Administration
Senate
U.S
Khomeini
Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
Sanandaj
Kamyaran
Bijar
Paveh
Pars
Dariush Forouhar
London
Forouhar
Central Authority
Tehran University
Mojahedin Khalq
Masud Rajavi
Washington
State Department
Hodding Carter
Red Cross
U.N
Frank Church
Cyrus Vance
Sadegh Ghotbzadeh
Canada
Winter Storm Disrupts South and East. Mexico Evacuations Rise
A powerful winter storm hammered the South and parts of the East with heavy snow ice and freezing temperatures causing school closures power outages and hazardous roads. Meanwhile deadly floods and rains hit northern Baja California and Tijuana evacuations reached around 10 000 with at least 24 weather related deaths. The storm delayed the Olympic torch relay through Washington and Virginia as it advanced over the region.
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Barry Hanson
California
Mexico
Baja Peninsula
United States
Tennessee
Virginia
Hampton
Air Force One
Greece
Lake Placid
N.Y
Washington, D.C
Maryland
Highway Patrol
Greenville
S.C
Oklahoma City
Chattanooga
Nuclear waste transport clash grows with towns
Federal plans to ship radioactive waste face opposition from numerous cities and towns over highway routes and safety rules. The dispute highlights potential legal and logistical conflicts as governments weigh national needs against local concerns.
A Story With No Morals In Port Melbourne Brawl
In Port Melbourne three men tangled on a street after a domestic dispute. A husband returning home found his wife in bed with another man, who chased him down the street as both wore only slacks and socks. Police worked to untangle the conflicting stories.
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Melbourne
Australia
Port Melbourne
Steve Howells
Soviet Troop Buildup Delays Kabul Traffic in Snow
Ten more Soviet AN 22 cargo flights landed at Kabul airport with troops and vehicles. Civilian air traffic delayed up to 40 minutes as runways were cleared. The dispatch accompanies the late December to January influx supporting the coup against Hafizullah Amin and the ongoing Afghan rebellion.
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Kabul
Afghanistan
Hafizullah Amin
Mohammed Daoud
Nur Mohammed Taraki
Amin
Taraki
Kabul Radio
Abdul Wodood
Rozi
Iqbal
Wodood
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Astory
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Indira Gandhi
Carter
Clark Clifford
Pakistan
India
Clifford
Mohammed Zia ul-Haq
Andrew Peacock
Soviet Union
Peacock
Islamabad
Zia
Zbigniew Brzezinski
Warren Christopher
David McGiffert
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