Federal suit says Exxon overcharged crude oil buyers
The United States sues Exxon Corp accusing overcharges of 183 million dollars over three years. Filed in U.S. District Court, the case follows a government notice and cites a two tier pricing plan after the 1973 embargo, distinguishing old and new crude oil with higher prices for new oil.
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United States
Exxon Corp
U.S. District Court
Energy Department
Paul L. Bloom
Exxon
California Prop 13: Property Tax Cuts Raise Federal Revenue
A government tax expert argues that California voters approved Proposition 13 reducing property taxes by about 7 billion dollars. With lower property taxes, California residents would lose deductions on federal returns, potentially increasing federal tax revenue by around 2 billion dollars if challenged in court.
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California
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HEW Told by House To Cut $1 Billion
The House approved a plan to trim the Department of Health Education and Welfare by $1 billion in the 1979 budget, citing fraud and waste. HEW Secretary Joseph Califano Jr. opposed the cuts as a meat ax, and the measure now faces Senate review.
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House
California
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Senate
HEW
Joseph A. Califano Jr
Labor Probe Expands to Teamster Funds in Two Cities
The Labor Department reportedly investigates possible civil violations of the 1974 law safeguarding trust fund beneficiaries. Examiners focus on pension and health and welfare funds of two Teamsters locals in Washington and Baltimore. Officials would not comment.
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Teamsters
Baltimore
Labor Department
Washington Post
Waterfront indictments in crackdown on port corruption
Federal authorities moved to disrupt waterfront corruption by indicting 22 people in Miami, about half of them Inter national Longshoremen's Association officials. The 70 count indictment alleges conspiracy to control business across Atlantic and Gulf ports, with arrests in Miami Atlanta Charleston Jacksonville Mobile and New York.
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International Longshoremen’s Association
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Gulf Coast
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Charleston
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Jacksonville
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