Texas gas price halt spurs public hearing in Austin
The Texas Railroad Commission suspended an announced 55.46 percent rate increase from Arkla for 28 East Texas towns and calls a Dec. 16 public hearing in Austin to review the proposal. Arkla had planned to lift residential and commercial gas rates from 14.53 to 23.13 per thousand cubic feet on Nov. 15.
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Texas
Texas Railroad Commission
East Texas
Arkansas Louisiana Gas Co
Arkla
Railroad Commission
Eisenhower
Baader Meinhof gang members die in prison
West German officials report Baader and Raspe shot themselves in their cells prompting vows of heightened terror threats. Radical lawyers question motives as foreign doctors are invited for autopsies and protests erupt from Rome to London. Leftist demonstrations and bombings abroad follow the deaths.
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Agriculture Department
Associated Press
Bonn
West Germany
Andreas Baader
Baader- Meinhof
Baden-Wuerttemberg
Geman
Turin
Leghorn
Germany
Rome
Milan
Genoa
Athens
London
Baden- Wuerttemberg
Baader
Jan-Carl Raspe
Farewell to Crosby prison and Baader's associates in Stuttgart
On Tuesday authorities closed Crosby maximum security prison in Stuttgart. Gudrun Ensslin aged 37, Baader’s mistress, died in her cell during a personal crisis. Irmgard Moeller aged 30, injured herself with a bread knife in the chest and was hospitalized but stable.
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Dallas
U.S
Robert Hill
Vernon
Texas
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Paul Parkey
Stuttgart
Gudrun Ensslin
Baader
Irmgard Moeller
Concorde Begins New York Flights Amid Legal Battle
Air France and British Airways Concorde test flights to New York begin after a two year legal fight. Kennedy neighbors oppose landings but police presence is planned. Flights prep for commercial service starting November 22, with 1350 mph speed cutting NYC to Paris/London times to about 3.5 hours. Pilot Pierre Dudal and Aerospatiale chief test pilot Jean Franchi lead test craft Concorde 002.
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Air France
British Airways
New York
Kennedy
London
Pierre Dudal
Jean Franchi
Aerospatiale
British Aircraft Corp
Washington
Britain
France
U.S. Supreme Court
Long Island
Port Authority of
New Jersey
World Bank Chief Urges Bankers to Uphold Innocence
Bert Lance told American Bankers Association delegates in Houston that preserving the presumption of innocence is crucial as he faces resignation amid a congressional probe into his finances. He spoke at a news conference and stressed public involvement to defend this core principle.
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Tucson
Ariz
Southern Arizona World Trade Association
Papago-Tucson Development Corp
San Xavier
U.S. Department of Commerce
Lance
American Bankers Association
Fatty fashions parade at Big Is Beautiful show
Los Angeles reports on the Big Is Beautiful fashion event at the California Mart where 62 manufacturers showcased plus-size apparel from size 18 to 52. Organizers Marilyn Wheeler and Nancy Austin note the market's size and demand as models strutted in jogging suits, negligees, and gowns amid applause and comments on body confidence.
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Linda Deutsch
Associated Press
LOS Angeles
California Mart
Mart
Marilyn Wheeler
Miss Wheeler
David London
Nancy Austin
London
Las Vegas
Ms. Austin
Nancy Austin Fashions
Elvis Presley autopsy finds ten drugs in blood
A published report says Elvis Presley had ten drugs in his bloodstream at death. The findings suggest interactions among drugs like codeine Demerol Valium and antihistamines contributed to the death may lead Dr Jerry Francisco to rule multiple drugs as the cause. Francisco may hold a news conference Friday to discuss the autopsy and potential changes to the death certificate.
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Tenn
Elvis Presley
Jerry Francisco
Shelby County
Francisco
Presley
Eric Muirhead
Baptist Hospital
Vernon Presley
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