DOE Secrecy on oil origins fuels embargo concerns
DOE admits it cannot identify the source of a large share of U S petroleum imports from OPEC and non OPEC Caribbean refineries. Officials say they don t want to know the origin of oil due to past embargo tactics, raising questions about supply transparency and policy.
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Washington
NEA
United States
Department of Energy
DOE
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
OPEC
Caribbean
Bahamas
Netherlands Antilles
Trinidad and Tobago
Virgin Islands
Puerto Rico
Commonwealth
Choice money or coupons in energy crisis debate
Energy news argues the public would receive gasoline coupons but little new money. The Bureau of Printing and Engraving runs seven days a week to meet currency needs and warns of no excess capacity. A nationwide rationing plan could require billions of coupons over months, risking curtailed currency production.
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Congress
Treasury Department
Bureau of Printing and Engraving
Requiem premature for Texas state colleges
Texas colleges face limited construction funds after 1979 action. $130 million in accrued property tax may support projects for two to three years as lawmakers study replacements. 17 colleges rely on nonstudent revenue. SHEAF proposal dead, PUF funds reserved for UT and A&M. Names include Wayne Peveto Norma Foreman and a list of Texas institutions.
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Susan Stoler
Associated Press
Austin, Texas
Wayne Peveto
Peveto
D-Orange
Norma Foreman
Texas College Coordinating Board
Senate Higher Education Assistance Fund
University of Texas
Texas A&m
A&m
Permanent University
PUF
Coleges
Foreman
University of Texas At Arlington
Texas Tech University
North Texas State University
Lamar University
Texas A&i University
Texas Women’s University
Texas Southern Universty
Midwestern University
University of Houston
Pan American University
East
Today in History May 31 1979 Highlights
On this date 1910 the Union of South Africa was founded. Major events include the 1740 death of Frederick William the First of Prussia, the 1793 start of the Reign of Terror, the 1889 Johnstown flood, the 1916 Battle of Jutland, Eichmann's 1962 execution, and the Curacao oil strikes in 1970. Recent items note Nixon and Brezhnev to meet in late June and Vance Gromyko talks in New York failing to resolve arms issues.
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Associated Press
Union of
Jutland
Denmark
Adolf Eichmann
Israel
Argentina
Peru
Curacao
Willem
Federal clash over hydrogen bomb article heats up legal battle
Washington report says Justice and Energy Departments clash with Progressive magazine over publishing a story on hydrogen weapon fusion. The case draws broad criticism from major newspapers while the government seeks court orders to bar publication. The Project for Open Government notes the FBI has been summoned into the matter.
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Washington
NEA
Justice Department
Energy Department
Wisconsin
Howard Morland
Theodore J. Jacobs
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Department
Progressvie
Morland
Progressive
FBI probes loom over Progressive defense in Morland case
In Washington, FBI agents conduct interviews with suspects tied to Morland manuscript circulation. The criminal probe risks chilling supporters of the Progressive and Morland while civil case lawyers may access gathered material. Officials also classified a hydrogen bomb report, limiting public.
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FBI
Morland
Energy Department
Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory
New Mexico
Kissinger and Nixon Era Oil Price Secrets Revealed
Washington files suggest Nixon officials could have curb oil price rises in 1974 by pressuring Iran's Shah. Saudis urged restraint and offered auctions to lower prices. Kissinger backed the Shah, arguing Gulf stability, while Ford later pressed him to join Saudi efforts. The series promises more documentation.
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Jack Anderson
Washington
Central Intelligence Agency
Nixon
Iran
Saudi Arabia
United States
Sheik Ahmed Zaki Yamani
U.S
Richard Nixon
White House
Gerald Ford
Henry Kissinger
Fortune Magazine
Ardeshir Zahedi
Kissinger
Zahedi
Shah
Aly
Persian Gulf
Rockefeller
Nelson Rockefeller
Palace
Rockefellers
Chase Manhattan Bank
Democrats
Chase Manhattan
Bank
Ford
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