Major oil firms face price quiz
Washington reports say the Carter administration will launch a new investigation into the pricing procedures of the 15 largest integrated oil refiners after a federal task force found past enforcement of price regulations was inadequate and the public may have been overcharged. The task force, led by Stanley Sporkin, noted a backlog of compliance cases and urged faster audits of major refiners.
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Carter Administration
Federal
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Orce
PEA
Taskorce
O'Leary
Stanley Sporkin
Securities and Exchange Commission
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
FEA
Lance defends bank loan as proper and businesslike
Federal budget director Bert Lance told a Senate committee the $3.4 million loan financing his 20,000 Atlanta bank shares was proper and legitimate. He said he hopes to sell the stock soon and denied any quid pro quo with the National Bank of Georgia or any noninterest bearing account, noting the loan carries a 0.75 percent over prime rate and is payable quarterly.
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Washington
Bert Lance
Atlanta
Lance
Senate
National Bank of Georgia
Office of Management and Budget
First National Bank of Chicago
Manover Bank of New York
Chicago
Carter rejects black leader attack on urban programs
President Carter defended welfare and job proposals amid criticism from Vernon Jordan of the National Urban League. He pledged real money and programs to aid needy Americans, citing plans to create over a million public service jobs and expand summer youth work. Carter spoke to the league’s 67th annual conference and met Jordan privately afterward.
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Washington
National Urban League
League
Rosalynn
Vernon
Jimmy
Jordan
Congress
Urban League
Fire calmness suggested after Southern California blaze tragedy
The largest California brush fire of the year slowed as winds weakened. About 3,500 to 3,800 acres burned on Mt. Gleason near the San Gabriel Mountains north of Los Angeles. One firefighter was killed and another critically injured in a helicopter collision during mapping near a refueling pad. Two other crewmen sustained minor injuries. Containment hoped for by noon as crews, including 1,000 firefighters, battled fronts toward Angeles Crest Highway. No homes burned. a radio station and research station sustained minimal damage.
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California
la Canada
Apirkotale
Associated Press
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Mt. Gleason
San Gabriel Mountains
Los Angeles
Angeles Crest Highway
Pantes
Big Tujunga Canyon
Aliso Canyon
Mill Creek Ranger Station
Thomas Grady
Glendale
Ted Hellmers
Los Angeles County
Forest Service
Grady
Palmdale
Hellmers
USC
Robert Thayvean
Ronald Blick
Phoenix
Ariz
Palmdale Community Hospital
Pontes
Cancer specialists warn Laetrile may be toxic
Georgetown University cancer experts report two cancer patients experienced severe adverse reactions after taking Laetrile. They state Laetrile cannot be assumed safe and may have contributed to patient deaths, urging caution to doctors and the public.
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Georgetown University
Journal of the American Medical Association
Philip 5. Schein
Georgetown
Schein
AMA
Coastal cities warned as fossil fuels threaten climate
A National Research Council panel warns continued coal oil and gas use could raise atmospheric carbon dioxide altering climate and flooding coastal cities. Roger Revelle suggests polar snow increases and West Antarctic Ice Sheet loss could lift sea levels by about five meters in 300 years.
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Washington
National Research Council
Roger Revelle
Warvard Ant
University of California At
Weather forecast for L B area tonight and Tuesday
Tonight and Tuesday forecast shows fair conditions in the L B area with a low of 67 and high of 85. Mountains may see thundershowers with a low of 33 and high of 87. Deserts expect winds 15 to 25 mph with a low of 78 and high of 112.
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Deserts
President Carter affirms U S defense of South Korea
In a letter to President Park, President Carter reiterates America's undiminished commitment to defend South Korea. Reports note related pages, including labor strikes, water storage plans, aviation safety, and extended unemployment benefits across states.
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America
South Korea
Park
Plant barns as striking firemen idle
City officials in University City Missouri said they would seek a court injunction to halt a strike by firemen who picketed a Plastic Bottle Corp factory fire to stop nearby departments from fighting the blaze. The fire followed a pension dispute over an injured firefighter.
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City, Mo
Victor Ellman
St. Louis
Plastic Bottle Corp
University City
Webster Groves
Fred H. Entrikin
Santa Ana youths slain after shooting at park
Two brothers Walter Dolores 15 and Heeler Dolores 17 were stabbed and beaten to death after a shooting at a Santa Ana park. Police say the victims, riding a bicycle near El Salvadore Park, were chased by several youths and killed in the 500 block of North Western Avenue. They died at Mercy General Hospital and UCI Medical Center with no arrests yet.
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Walter Dolores
Heeler Dolores
W. Brook St
el Salvadore Park
Center Drive
North Western Avenue
Mercy General Hospital
Uci Medical Center
Five Indictments Expected Over Korean Influence Buying
Speaker ONeill said Justice Department plans to issue five indictments in two months over congressional involvement in South Korean influence buying. He did not know if the targets are current or former congressmen and declined to name individuals. Attorney General Bell could not confirm timing or numbers.
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Thomas P. O'Neill
Justice Department
Atty
Griffin Bell
White House
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Lou Harris
Acton
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