Carbon monoxide death at Exxon refinery in Benicia
Three refinery workers died and 11 others were hospitalized after carbon monoxide apparently entered a coker unit during maintenance at Exxon in Benicia California. Investigators cited an accidental valve opening and an OSHA official noted the unit should not have contained any carbon monoxide.
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Benicia
Calif
Exxon
Michael Schneider
California
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Schneider
OSHA
Mark Wonacott
Solano County
al Vela
Vela
Guard charges security violated at Cordova plant
Chicago AP reports Commonwealth Edison denies immediate knowledge of a grand jury probe into alleged security violations at Cordova nuclear power plant in western Illinois. A former guard claimed unlocked doors, lack of ID checks, lax contamination controls, and faulty electronic detectors, with FBI and NRC already reviewing.
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Cordova Nuclear Power Plant
Chicago
Commonwealth Edison Co
Cordova
Jerry Stambrough
Moline Daily Dispatch
Springfield
Western Illinois
Standard deduction tied to marital status revives 1977 rules
Ray De Crane explains the tax reform shifting the standard deduction from income based to marital status identical allowances. Unmarried and head of household get 2200 dollars, joint filers 3200, separated 1600, with changes aimed at reducing errors seen in 1040 forms.
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Ray de Crane
Pound gains on dollar near $2 mark in trading
The British pound rose against the U.S. dollar in London trading, reaching about $1.9450 midday and briefly $1.95, the highest in almost two years. Dealers cited strong demand from the Middle East and oil flows from the North Sea, with Britain's improving economy lifting the currency toward the $2 level.
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London
U.S
North Sea
Britain
Mideast
Cambodia Says No Talks Until Vietnamese Troops Exit
Cambodia refuses to negotiate an end to its border war with Vietnam until all Vietnamese forces withdraw from Cambodian territory. Phnom Penh accused Hanoi of invading and bombing Cambodian lands, while Vietnam said it acted to defend itself after Cambodian incursions into Vietnam killed and damaged homes. The dispute, dating from April 1975 after communist takeovers, strains regional ties with Soviet and Chinese backing influences noted.
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Bangkok
Thailand
Cambodia
Vietnam
Radio Phnom Penh
Hanoi
Quan Doi Nhan Dan
Saigon
Phnom Penh
Bang
Soviet Union
China
Higher education budget faces money shortfall says aide
Gordon Britton reports that state revenues may not cover proposed higher education increases. IBHE staff seek 286 million total education rise, with 48 dollar tuition bump for undergrads and 64 for grads. SIU officials call for higher civil service pay and utility funds, while funding gaps loom.
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Gordon Britton Lindsay
Gonet
IBHE
Genet
James Thompson
Budget Bureau
William Hemann
South
Hemann
SIU
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Phyllis Schlafly
Natalie Cole
Jacqueline Bisset
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Stambrough
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NRC
Justice Department
The
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Southern Illinoisan Inc
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Southern Illinois
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Ern Illinois University
Edwardsville
G.R. Weeks
M.D
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