Sanford enters 1976 Democratic race from Duke presidency
Terry Sanford, Duke University president and former North Carolina governor, becomes the sixth formal entrant in the 1976 Democratic presidential contest. He aims to blend his moderate gubernatorial record with his later education work to position as the party's leading liberal candidate. The Gulf offshore lease sale highlights shifting regs as major firms face depleted drilling fronts.
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Washington
Terry Sanford
Duke University
North Carolina
Sanford
Exxon bid for oil rights off Louisiana and Texas coasts
Exxon vice president from Houston announced bids were opened for the right to explore oil and gas on 102 of 284 tracts spanning 1.4 million acres off eastern Louisiana and southern Texas shores.
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Exxon
Houston
Louisiana
Texas
Ford meets European leaders to push Cyprus settlement
President Ford meets with Greece and Turkey premiers in Brussels to urge a Cyprus settlement. His first European day includes talks with West Germany's Helmut Schmidt and premiers of Luxembourg Denmark and Portugal, plus the NATO summit opening.
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Ford
Greece
Turkey
Cyprus
Helmut Schmidt
West Germany
Luxembourg
Denmark
Portugal
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Judge to declare wealthy Dallas magnate Robert Roberts dead
Dallas probate judge David Jackson faces a request from Al J Bergeron to declare Robert Lee Roberts officially dead. Roberts vanished from his North Dallas home on August 15 1970 and has not been heard from since. Bergeron longtime bodyguard seeks probate of Roberts will claiming the original will was lost or destroyed but offers a copy with witness affidavits. The document allocates 37 percent of an estate over 600000 to Bergeron, and a court inquiry in 1971 found no evidence of foul play.
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Dallas
David Jackson
Robert ‘‘Lee
Roberts
Dee Brown Walker
al J. Bergeron
Robert
Texas gas reserves drop cited by energy consultant
William W. Witner, energy consultant, testifies that Texas natural gas reserves have fallen in recent years and will likely continue to decline. He spoke as the leadoff witness for Coastal States Gas Producing Co. in a $24.5 million suit by the Lower Colorado River Authority over 1962 contract prices. The LCRA seeks excess payments and notes Coastal States allegedly planned to curb deliveries and favor higher price markets amid supply shortages.
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Tex
William W. Witner
Texas
Coastal States Gas Producing Co
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Colorado River Authority
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San Antonio
City Public Service
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