Consumer group seeks grounding of all DC-10s
A consumer group filed in U S District Court seeking a temporary order to ground the 138 DC-10s in U S airlines. The move follows FAA directives and NTSB findings of cracks linked to engine pylon removal procedures, tied to the May Chicago crash that killed 274. The judge debated court power versus FAA authority as investigators review maintenance methods.
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Washington
Airline Passengers Association
U.S. District Court
Windle Turley
Turley
Federal Aviation Administration
Aubrey E. Robinson Jr
U.S. Airlines
Robinson
FAA
Chicago
National Transportation Safety Board
NTSB
Pope presses Poland on religious freedom rights
Pope John Paul II demanded that Poland recognize religious freedom and ensure church rights amid a diametrically opposed Marxist worldview. He urged authentic dialogue with the government to normalize church state relations and called Europe to turn to Christianity for unity.
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Czestochowa
Poland
John Paul II
John Paul
Krakow
Europe
Oil firms face fraud warning amid energy shortage
The Justice Department and FBI warned Congress that an energy crunch could raise white collar crime. Deputy AG Keeney said fraud suspects may grow as oil shortages persist, while FBI official Mullen outlined training for energy investigations and noted challenges in understanding oil industry terms and complex regulations. He cited dozens of active cases and potential multi defendant indictments for conspiracy to defraud and related offenses.
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Washington
Justice Department
FBI
Congress
John C. Keeney
Keeney
House
One and Power
Francis M. Mullen Jr
Mullen
Quantico
Energy Department
Nader urges Congress to shut all nuclear plants soon
Consumer advocate Ralph Nader told a House subcommittee on the Three Mile Island aftermath that construction of plants should halt immediately and that all nuclear power should be banned within two to three years. He urged resignations of all five Nuclear Regulatory Commission members for alleged incompetence and indifference to safety.
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Washington
Ralph Nader
Congress
Nader
House
Three Mile Island
House Interior Subcommittee On Energy and the Environment
The
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
U.S. to study Agent Orange health effects on airmen
A six year government study costing 3 to 4 million dollars will assess health effects on about 1200 airmen exposed to Agent Orange during the Vietnam spraying program. Beginning in October, participants will be contacted by phone for initial questions, with those reporting ailments invited for comprehensive exams at the Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine in San Antonio, Texas and followed for six years.
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Washington
Vietnam
Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine
San Antonio
Texas
Wage-price appeal gets court job
The U S Court of Appeals sped up the wage price appeal with a June 13 hearing before a full nine judge panel. The ruling challenged Carter administration actions to bar violators from federal contracts over 5 million dollars, and the court stayed Parker's decision pending further notice. The AFL-CIO and Justice Department had aimed for June 18, but nine of ten judges moved to a quicker schedule due to the program’s impact.
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Washington Star
Washington
U.S. Court of Appeals
Carter
U.S
Barrington D. Parker
Parker
Afl-Cio
Justice Department
Acquitted slayer Hart dies in prison workout
Gene Leroy Hart, 35, the Cherokee man acquitted two months earlier of the Camp Scott Girl Scout murders, collapsed during an exercise yard session at Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester and died after an hour of jogging and weightlifting in 80 degree heat. An autopsy was planned. Hart had been a fugitive from Mayes County Jail when charged and had pleaded guilty to escape and burglary and was serving about 90 years on burglary, rape and kidnapping convictions from a 1967 case.
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McAlester
Okla
Leroy Hart
Oklahoma State Prison
Hart
Mayes County
Camp Scott
Locust Grove
Southern Illinoisan Publication Offices and contact info
Postal and office locations listed for the Southern Illinoisan in Carbondale Herrin Murphysboro and Marion. Rates given for Sunday through Friday carrier delivery and prepaid mail plus classified advertising phone numbers and postmaster address.
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Southern Illinoisan
USPS
N. Illinois
Carbondale
N. 16Th
Herrin
Ill
S. 12Th
Murphysboro
Southern Illinoisan Inc
Illinois
Carbondale Free Press
Herrin Daily Journal
Murphysboro Independent
Marion
Senate weighs credit discrimination via scoring system
Senate Banking subcommittee on consumer affairs opened hearings on credit scoring amid charges of racial and geographic bias. A Detroit couple described denial of Mobil Oil credit card in 1977 due to residence and occupation. The group considers a bill banning residence-based credit discrimination and outlines a judgmental vs scoring approach using factors like income total and ZIP code.
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Washington
Senate Banking Subcommittee On Consumer Affairs
Detroit
Mobil
Aileen Selick
Isaac Selick
Selicks
Ferrante
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