Americans split over profits but wary of controls poll says
An AP NBC News poll finds 68 percent of Americans think corporate profits are too high while 49 percent favor mandatory controls. The public blames executives and large shareholders for gains, with only small shares attributing profits to the public or employees.
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Associated Press
NBC News
Corporation After Corporation
Exxon
Atlantic Richfield
du Pont
Union Carbide
Chase Manhattan
Ap-Nbc News
Pressure Build for Four Day Gas Station Shutdown
Gas station operators from 30 states urged a four day nationwide shutdown May 17 to 20 to protest government controls on retail gasoline prices. About 40 members unanimously backed the plan at a St. Louis meeting led by California’s Jim Campbell. Missouri dealers will vote on the protest this week.
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Jim Campbell
California Service Station Association
Campbell
St. Louis
David Bardin
Federal Energy Department
California
Missouri
Lee Lauer
Petroleum Retailers Association of
Kansas
San Francisco Area Shaken by Second Moderate Quake
A second moderate quake in 10 days struck northern California with no serious injuries or damage. The 4.8 to 4.9 magnitude temblor centered near Mt. Hamilton affected San Jose and nearby areas, with aftershocks including a 2.6. Residents described shaking, falling appliances, and alarms as officials noted it as weaker than the 1906 event.
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California
Carmen Irizatry
San Jose
University of
Larry Zanella
Los Gatos
Ron Wielicka
Vielicka
Zack Snyder
State Dept. of Forestry
Morgan Hill
San Francisco Bay Area
Monterey Penninsula
Santa Clara County
Robert Uhrhammer
UC Seismograph Center
Uhrhammer
Nuke Plant Tour Raises Nuclear Power Doubts
Washington AP reports that after a tour of Three Mile Island, Rep. Morris Udall and 14 other House members say nuclear power fate hangs in doubt. They plan four months of hearings and eventual House votes on nuclear energy policy, citing a hydrogen explosion and delayed NRC notification as concerns.
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House
Three Mile Island
Pennsylvania
Morris K. Udall
D-Ariz
Udall
Central Pennsylvania
Interior Committee
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Jim Floyd
NRC
Metropolitan Edison
Leavenworth Prison Gets A Big Boost
Washington AP reports that the U S Bureau of Prisons backs keeping Leavenworth open and converting it to a 500 inmate medium security facility by 1985. Springfield medical center gains over 3 million for 52 new staff and upgrades. ACLU supports retention after renovations.
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House Committee
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Kan
Michael Ann
House Judiciary Committee
U.S. Justice Department
Federal Prison Medical Center
Springfield
Tim Boggs
Southwest Missouri
Federal
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American Civil Liberties Union
Bureau
Alvin Bornstein
ACLU
Congress
Norman Carlson
Judiciary Committee
Georgia
Bornstein
Ann
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