Synthetic fuel program ready to launch
Congress and President Carter-backed plan moves to start a multibillion dollar synthetic fuel industry. Negotiators urge resume filling the strategic petroleum reserve at 100000 barrels daily, using price-controlled oil to cut costs as Saudi Arabia warns of production cuts.
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Washington
Congress
Carter
House
Senate
Bennett J. Johnston
D-La
Senate Energy and Natural Resources
U.S
Sheik Ahmed Zaki Yamani
Brilab indictments target famed New Orleans figure
A federal grand jury in New Orleans indicted Carlos Marcello and three others on racketeering, mail and wire fraud, and conspiracy charges tied to bribery for Louisiana contracts. The case, part of the Brilab probe, cites a fake Fidelity Financial Consultants setup and payments to officials including Roemer and Marinello.
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Washington
Carlos Marcello
FBI
Brilab
New Orleans
Louisiana
Houston
Texas
Billy Wayne Clayton
Benjamin R. Civiletti
Marcello
Metairie
I. Irving Davidson
Washington, D.C
Charles E. Roemer II
Louisiana Division of Administration
Vincent A. Marinello
Jefferson Parish
Davidson
Roemer
Marinello
Joseph Hauser
Hauser
Fidelity Financial Consultants
Beverly Hills, Calif
Prudential Insurance Co
James E. Fitzmorris Jr
Fitzmorris
Tom Dyson
Dyson
Sicily
Guatemala
Lovers and lawsuits split by court in Heavens’ claim
Pinky Henderson loses most of her demand for support from a wealthy live-in lover as the judge dismisses hyperbole and rules for a small fraction. An infant inmate story notes three week old Marc Stephen Miller with his mother at Florida Correctional Institution for Women after a circuit judge’s ruling. Rebels on Espiritu Santo block airfield access with drums and trucks to pressure government negotiators amid threats of military action.
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Pinky Henderson
Marc Stephen Miller
Florida Correctional Institution For Women
Espiritu Santo Block
Karner Blue Battle Over Crossgates Mall in Pine Bush
In Guilderland New York opponents and developers clash over an 85 million mall plan near the Pine Bush, home to the Karner Blue butterfly. Crossgates proposes a fenced butterfly corral and lupine habitat while preservationists warn of habitat loss and traffic. a state hearing continues amid delays.
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Tellico Dam
Albany
New York
New England
New York City
Pine Bush
No-Man’s Land
King’s Highway
Schenectady
Pine Barren
Don Rittner
Pine Bush Historic Preservation Project
Bruce Kenan
Pyramid Crossgates Co
Kenan
Crossgates
City of
State Department of Environmental Conservation
Court ruling may spur genetic engineering work
The Supreme Court on a 5-4 vote held that laboratory created life forms can be patented under federal law. The decision, written by Chief Justice Burger, removes a barrier to industrial genetic engineering and could boost research and development for firms including Genentech and Eli Lilly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
Warren E. Burger
Thomas Kiley
Genentech Inc
Irving Johnson
Eli Lilly & Co
Wylie murder mystery leaves police puzzled
Mourners attended the funeral for Betty Gore a former school teacher killed with an ax in her Wylie Texas home as police search for clues. A pickup truck seen near the church is being checked by authorities with no confirmed link to the slaying.
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Wylie
Texas
Betty Gore
J.H. Grindele
Justice of the Peace
John
Buddy’’ Newton
Gore
Newton
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Karner
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Heaven
Abby
WA Entertainment
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Goren
Tennessee Valley Authority
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