Standard Oil Earnings Climb In Q2 1980
Indiana Standard Oil Company of Indiana reports second quarter 1980 profits of 488.2 million, up 39.4 percent from 1979, with first-half earnings up 52 percent. Per share earnings reach 1.68, on sales of 7.3 billion for the quarter and 13.7 billion for the half. Return on equity for the year to June 30 stands at 22.7 percent.
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New York
Standard Oil Co
Indiana
U.S
Exxon Corp
Indiana Standard
John E. Swearingen
Swearingen
Business Week
Panel Looks At New Highway Plan
A Kansas legislature special committee reviews the Oregon highway tax structure that taxes by weight miles, compares it to Kansas past ten mil tax, and weighs how road costs are shared among heavy trucks, cars, and police. The panel also considers funding the Department of Transportation and assessing costs for parks and travel info.
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Topeka, Kan
Kansas
Special Committee On Transportation
Oregon
Talkington
Two Tier Plan Considered for Kansas School Funding
An interim Kansas committee heard a Denver expert outline a two tier funding plan for elementary and secondary schools. A foundation amount would be state funded as a minimum, with local districts raising and the state matching extra funds to a ceiling. The system aims for equal basic education while allowing districts to increase funding locally.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
John Augenblick
Augenblick
Education Finance Center
The
Education Commission of the States
Texas
Carter pledges heat relief aid to drought struck Texas
President Carter promised federal help to Texas farmers facing drought and heat. He urged agencies to do everything possible to alleviate the crisis as storms brought brief relief and prompting flood warnings. The heat killed over a thousand nationwide while New York and Philadelphia declared water emergencies and other regions endured 100 plus degree days.
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Carter
Texas
South
Southwest
New York
Philadelphia
Associated Press
Justin
Richard Alexander
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Oregon
Medford
Warm Springs
Wall Street gains on inflation fight and Exxon earnings
Wall Street climbed as inflation remains a priority and Exxon reported second quarter earnings above one billion dollars. The Dow rose 8.19 to 936.86, with advances outpacing declines two to one in early trading. Exxon gained 72% after the earnings release, while Kodak edged higher on news of a new blood analyzer and market entry.
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New York
Exxon Corp
New York Stock Exchange
Exxon
Eastman Kodak
Tehran clashes with Khomeini supporters and rising executions
Pro-Khomeini supporters attacked the Tehran office of Iran's Tudeh Party while authorities reported 15 executions over two days. Four military officers were sentenced to death for the anti Khomeini plot, and up to 500 people were arrested. The US said no record of a 53rd American held exists though Washington suspects Cynthia Dwyer remains in Iran. International reporters and missionaries were briefly detained as Revolutionary Guards seized five foreign journalists.
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Associated Press
Ayatollah
Ruhollah Khomeini
Tehran
Iran
Communist Party
Russia
Afghanistan
Khomeini
Tudeh Party
Hojatoeslam Hadi Ghafari
New Parliament
Pars
Dezfoul
Iraq
Urumiyeh
Enghlab Eslami
Radio Tehran
US State Department
Cynthia Dwyer
Buffalo
N.Y
Washington
Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
Procto Exams Key for Colon Cancer Prevention After 40
The guidance stresses annual proctoscopy to guard against colon and rectal cancer. Encourage patients to ask doctors to include the exam in routine checkups, particularly for those over 40.
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Bob Talkington
R-iola
Paula Froke
FDIC
the Family Circus
Fatures Syndicate, Inc
Mission
By Bil Keane
ACE Travel Agency
WINCH
Beetle Bailey
Joel
You
Rufus
Pauline Yockey
Franklin County
Pauline
Business Management
P. Yockey
American Cancer Society
Garnett
Judy Schoolhouse
H. Farmall Tractor
M. Farmall Tractor
I.H.C
H. J.D
J.D
H.C
Glisson
Lincoln
Stub
Florence Mader
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