Oil firms deny price fixing indictment in 28-company case
Alexandria, Va. oil executives denounced federal price fixing charges as preposterous and ridiculous after a grand jury indicted 29 firms for conspiring to raise and stabilize crude oil and auto gasoline prices in a 43-state area. The case cites a 1956 rise and European supply tensions and notes no individuals named. Major firms not named include Standard Oil for California, Union Oil, and Pure Oil Co.
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New Fight Breaks Out in Lebanon Tripoli Battles Renewed
Heavy fighting erupted in Tripoli as government troops used artillery and armored cars in an all-out assault on the city amid Lebanon's three week revolt. Rebel leader Rashid Karami was in Beirut, urging return. a Lebanese delegation was heading to Benghazi to protest UAR interference. A government note warned UAR involvement endangers Lebanon and the region. Patriarch Meouchi urged President Camille Chamoun to take a long vacation abroad to ease the crisis.
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Rashid Karami
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Libya
Arab League Council
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Camille Chamoun
Knowland Returns to Seek Votes in California Campaign
Sen. William F. Knowland flew back to California for a final weekend of campaigning against Atty. Gen. Edmund G. Brown as both crossfile for the gubernatorial election. Brown urged Californians to avoid bellicose politics and maintain unity, while Knowland planned speeches in San Francisco’s Chinatown and Los Angeles to rally support before Tuesday’s vote.
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William F. Knowland
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Edmund G. Brown
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Brown
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Knowland
America
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Washington
Agency Head Dies at 56 in New York
Thomas G. Rockwell, 56, board chairman of General Artists Corp a talent sales agency, died Thursday from a pancreas infection. His firm represented many of the nation's top entertainers.
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Thomas G. Rockwell
General Artists Corp
Witetion
Pat Boone to Receive Diploma With High Honors
Singer Pat Boone will be graduated magna cum laude from Columbia University next Tuesday in general studies. A university spokesman said he had a four year A average and ranked in the top five percent of his class.
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UPI
Pat Boone
Columbia University
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