FPC Must Consider Antitrust Charges
The Supreme Court upheld a lower court ruling that the Federal Power Commission must evaluate antitrust claims when approving security issuances by utilities. Gulf States Utilities sought $30 million in bonds and faced protests from Lafayette and Placquemines arguing anti competitive actions by Gulf States and two others. The FPC had rejected the protests, but the DC Circuit found antitrust matters relevant. the decision was affirmed 6-3 with Justice Blackmun authoring the majority and Justice Powell dissenting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
Federal Power Commission
Gulf State Utilities Co
FPC
Louisiana
Lafayette
Placquemines
Gulf States
Louisiana Power & Light Co
Middle South Utilities Inc
Central Louisiana Electric Co
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
District of Columbia
Denver Judge OKs Thursday Nuclear Blast Plan
Denver District Court Judge Henry Santo ruled that the Colorado Water Pollution Control Commission acted properly in granting a permit for the detonation of three 30 kiloton devices near Meeker Colorado. The ruling upholds the Plowshares project led by the Atomic Energy Commission and CER Geonuclear Corp. and rejects an environmentalist bid to halt the blast pending appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Henry Santo
Colorado
Santo
Colorado Water Pollution Control Commission
Meeker
Atomic Energy Commission
David Engdahl
Commission
CER
Imports Won't Cure Nation oil problem
Two Interior Department officials say imports and time are core to solving energy troubles. Wakefield and Ligon warn the nation has resources but needs time to develop them, outlining long lead times for mines, fields, refineries, terminals, and power plants while anticipating imports to rise, especially from the Persian Gulf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max B. Skelton
Houston
Interior Department
Stephen A. Wakefield
Secretary of Energy and Minerals
Duke R. Ligon
Office of Oil and Gas
Wakefield
Ligon
Rogers C. B. Morton
Interior
Scouting The Basin Permian Basin Well Progress Reports
Progress notes list drilling activity by county names and operators in the Permian Basin. Entries specify well numbers, operators, drill depths, and current statuses such as waiting on completion, cementing, or testing with figures showing total depths from about 4,190 to 22,105 feet and multiple formations active across many counties. Names include Borden Dunigan Mitchell & Associates Chaves Plains Radio Gulf Penzoil Texaco Union Texas Hockley Irion Midland Pecos Reeves Sterling Sutton Ward Winkler Yoakum and more with deep drilling totals and circulating tests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huber
Moore
Gaines
Union Texas
Wyatt Estate
Hockley — Young
King
IRION
Tucker
Atkinson
Midland
Harding
Westerfield
Pecos
Coastal State
Bizir & Metcalf
Coastal State No
Carr
Sterling — Capataz
Collins Estate
Wildcat Roundup Drilling in Eddy County New Mexico
Texas Oil Gas Corp of Midland plans No 14 Federal Morrow wildcat about 1 500 feet west of Carlsbad in Eddy County. Location 2 310 feet from north line and 1 990 feet from west line of Section 22 South 26 East. Four miles NW of South Carlsbad Morrow Field. American Quasar Petroleum Co of New Mexico also plans No 1 Federal 18 000 foot wildcat six miles SW of Lake Wood in Eddy County. Location about 1 980 feet from Cemetery Morrow Gas Field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Oil Gas Corp
Midland
Will Grill No
Federal
Carlsbad
N.M
Eddy County
American Quasar Petroleum Co
New Mexico
Wil
Lake Wood
Cemetery Morrow
Seven Guilty Pleas Heard in Odessa Area Courts
Seven Odessa area men pleaded guilty to intoxicated driving charges in Ector County court. Defendants included Johnny Medina Gonzales and Kenm Le Cour, with others named in scattered arrest records. Sentences varied from fines of 50 dollars to probation and brief jail terms, under Judge Phillip Godwin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa
Ector County
Johnny Medina Gonzales
Edgeport
Paiick Miranda
West Sixth
West Exehth
John Evan Collins
East 16Th
US 285
East Oh
Gonzales
Rios
Collins
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Clij
Hes
Ye Er Ie Ke
Petunias
Gardenia
Wardy
Wax Ligustrum
Andrews Hwy
Mov
Bronavaon
Louisiana Electric Cooperatives
Harry Blackmun
Warren Burger
William Douglas
William Brennan Jr
Byron White
Thurgood Marshall
Lewis Powell, Jr
Potter Stewart
William Rehnquist
Paul Agnew
M. Grant
Bry
Mee
WEG
Poe
Lane Teor Lal
Valspar
Seth Texas
Lone Star Industries
Persian Gulf
Independent Petroleum Association of America
Nixon
Snyder
Austin
Tex
American Magnesium Co
Texas Air Control Board
John Hill
Hill
Air Control Board
A.R. Arnold
Mobil Oil Corp
Andrews
Arnold
Glendale
Eagle Lake
Oklahoma
West Texas
Pegasus
Ratliff
Cayanosa
Borden — Dunigan
Miller
Mitchell & Associates
Chaves — Penzoil
McCrea-Federal
Plains Radio Broadcasting Co
L.E
Depco No
McClellan
Federals
Crockett — Amoco
West
Culberson — Natural Gas Exploration
Pokerny
Dawson — Mitchell & Associates
Clearman
Eddy — Samedan
Crow Flats
Texas Oil & Gas No
Superior
Wilson
Armstrong
Great Western No
Gulf
Sutton — Livery
Aldwell
Ward — Blair & Metcalf
Roberts
Skelly No
Winkler — Hng
University
Yoakum — Elam
Monterrey
Mexico
Abootchampagne
Pancho Villa
Aboogne
Adele AL Dogible
Reeme Wath
Andy Dugl Hy
Lata
Gran Hotel
Ancira
Phillip Godwin
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