Windfall tax rollback rejected by Ways and Means panel
The House Ways and Means Committee defeated a bid to roll back increases in the windfall profits tax on oil companies by a 20 to 16 vote. The panel will consider liberal proposals to tighten the tax further before a final vote. The goal is to send the bill to the House floor, then to the Senate, with sunlit plans to designate revenues to aid low income heating, transit funding, and energy tech projects.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Carter
Congress
Senate
Malaysia withdraws refugee order amid international furor
Prime Minister Hussein Onn withdrew threats by his deputy to ship 75 540 Vietnamese boat people back to sea or to shoot new arrivals. He cabled UN chief Waldheim that Malaysia will not shoot boat people and will expel refugees only if other countries reject them. Home Minister Ghazali Shafie said Vietnamese will not be kicked out until other nations’ promises prove hollow.
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Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Hussein Onn
Hussein
U.N
Kurt Waldheim
Ghazali Shafie
Sheep Death Toll Tied to 1953 Nevada Nuclear Tests
A study by former Atomic Energy Commission scientist Harold Knapp concludes that thousands of sheep were killed by two 1953 atmospheric nuclear tests near the Nevada Test Site. Rep. K Gunn McKay says the findings provide hard evidence for government liability and supports his bill for compensation.
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Salt Lake City
Atomic Energy Commission
Nevada
Harold Knapp
Commission
Knapp
House
Subcommittee On Oversight and Investigations
K. Gunn McKay
Utah
McKay
Dan S. Bushnell
Bushnell
Nevada Test Site
European DC-10s Fly Again After Grounding
The first of Europe’s 58 DC-10s returned to service after nations adopted new inspection and maintenance programs following a U S disaster. The Dutch Martinair DC-10 led the resumption with a flight to Palma de Majorca. Swissair prepared a DC-10 for a Tel Aviv trip.
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Zurich
Europe
U.S
United States
Martinair
Palma de Majorca
Swissair
Tel Aviv
Cairo man charged in Plaza Motel shooting death
Clemmie Futrell, 24, of Cairo, is charged in circuit court with murder and armed robbery in the death of Otis L. McElya, 70, at the Plaza Motel in Cairo. McElya was found with two gunshot wounds in a motel guest room. preliminary hearing set for July 29.
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Cairo
Alexander County
Clinton Thurston
Clemmie Futrell
Otis L. McElya
Plaza
McElya
Rape Reported In Herrin During Delivery
A 16 year old Herrin girl delivering sage on Monday afternoon was raped on Hock Street near North 14th Street around 4 40 pm. The attacker a white male 20 to 25 years old 5 feet 7 inches tall 130 pounds clean cut wearing blue jeans was not armed. Detectives questioned residents for leads as the victim received treatment at Herrin Hospital and was released to her parents.
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Wiseman
Herrin Hospital
Not mailed where carrier service office numbers
Fragmentary text lists office numbers 5391 687-2391 and Herrin 942 993-8161 with unclear context about mailing or delivery services. May reflect contact details for a carrier service or local office, but the intent is not explicit from the fragments.
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Herrin
Eastern states gauge gas rationing moves eastward
Seven states and the District of Columbia move to cut gas pump lines as prices top $1 a gallon in places. New York and New Jersey begin odd even rationing while Virginia Maryland and D C plan to start. station owners push for higher margins.
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Associated Press
District of Columbia
William Goode
Florida
New York
Hugh Carey
New York City
New Jersey
Brendan Byrne
Garden State Parkway
Virginia
Maryland
California
Thousand Islands
Alexandria Bay
N.Y
Kenneth Howard
Exxon
Marion Truck Plaza
Illinois
Rubens
Armour Pork
Worthington
Minn
Ohio Turnpike
Toledo
Connecticut
New Haven
Illinois Truckers Press for Heavier Loads Amid Fuel Crisis
Illinois Governor James Thompson faced a decision on allowing heavier loads and longer trucks as drivers pressed for an executive order. Demonstrations near the Capitol involved about two dozen semis, with unions highlighting nationwide fuel price impacts and stalled shipments. Reports from Marion Illinois and nationwide blockades described ripple effects on groceries and pork plants, while federal officials heard owner operator grievances on fuel costs and speed limits.
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Associated Press
Illinois
James Thompson
Capitol
Thompson
Rod Rubens
Marion Truck Plaza
Interstate 57
Illinois 13
Marion
Minnesota
St. Peter
House Transportation Committee
al Quie
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Sun Oil
Tulsa
Washington
Stuart Eizenstat
Drivers Coalition
Carter Plans Broad Push for 30 Percent Renewable Energy by 2000
President Carter intends to set a target of 30 percent of U S energy from solar and renewables by 2000. A $400 million Solar Development Bank would finance private projects pending Congress approval. The plan broadens solar to wind fuel wood and hydropower and faces criticism for likely gaps and limited tax credits.
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New York Times
Washington
Carter
Congress
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Murphysboro
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Berwen
Philadelphia
Bigelow
Cabin Craft
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Milliken
Carbondale
Auto Transit
Rudy Molnar
Pennsylvania Service Station Dealers Association
National Congress of Petroleum Retailers
Energy Department
White House
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Cedar Creek Rd
Murphysboro Iron & Metal CO
Gartside
Pauline
Hotal
Russ Kramer
Carbondale, IL
Ken Caringer
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