First oil flows into Alaska pipeline from Prudhoe Bay
Oil begins moving through the 800 mile trans Alaska pipeline from Prudhoe Bay to Valdez marking the culmination of a nine year build. Alyeska officials note the startup carries a $7.7 billion price tag and will deliver 1.2 million barrels daily once fully in operation.
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Prudhoe Bay
Alaska
Arctic
William Darch
Alyeska Pipeline Service Co
Alyeska
Arctic Ocean
Arctic Circle
Valdez
Coal gasification plants get federal approval claims Simon
Congressmen Paul Simon says coal gasification plants in Southern Illinois and Ohio will receive federal approval as the nation seeks new energy options. The report frames the approval amid a busy energy policy push and notes page references for further context.
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Illinois
Ohio
Paul Simon
Supreme Court ruling limits abortion public funding
The Supreme Court held states are not required to fund abortions if the mother’s life is not in danger. The report notes accompanying pages cover a national sales tax idea for Social Security bailout, student costs, and sports results.
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Supreme Court
Carter
Koreans curb lobbying after intelligence officer defect
Washington intelligence reports say President Park Chung Hee halted Korean lobbying in the United States after KCIA officer Kim Sang Keun defected and sought asylum in November 1976. Park ordered a low profile, warned of going it alone, and kept stance against human rights repression while past efforts to influence U.S. policy are outlined with cited consultants and funding.
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New York Times
Washington
Park Chung Hee
South Korea
Eeee
Park
Kim Sang Keun
Korean Central Intelligence Agency
Seoul
KCIA
United States
U.S
White House
State Department
Pfer
Park Tong Sun
William Timmons
Timmons
Amin missing after assassination attempt rumors swirl
Ugandan President Idi Amin was reported missing after a weekend assassination attempt, a Nairobi newspaper said. Ugandan officials denied the report, while a man at Amin's home said he had not been seen since Friday as authorities hunted for him.
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Nairobi
Kenya
Idi Amin
Amin
Murchison Falls
Uganda
Daily
Nation
Bagitabire
Entebbe
Mustafa Adrisi
Adrisi
Findley Opposes Saturday Mail Cuts in Illinois
Rep. Paul Findley of Illinois voiced opposition to eliminating Saturday mail deliveries. Speaking to about 500 members of the Illinois Association of Lettercarriers in Springfield, he backed Rep. Paul Simon's bill to require six day service, even if postal rates rise. The association has roughly 12,000 Illinois members.
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Springfield
Paul Findley
R-Iil
Findley
Illinois Association of Lettercarriers
Congress
Paul Simon
D-Ir
Illinois Lettercarriers’ Association
U S Urges Global Food Stocks to Share Burden
Agriculture Secretary Bergland urged creation of international grain stockpiles to combat hunger. He said food security cannot rest with a few nations and proposed each capable country maintain reserves with aid for poor nations, funded by participating states.
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United States
Agriculture
Bob Bergland
Washington
Bergland
Carter
World Food Council
Council
Food and Agriculture Organization of the
United Nations
Southern Illinois Weather: Extreme Swings Mark 1963 Parallels
A Southern Illinois weather summary notes that extreme temperatures and drought define the year, with January mean at 14.2 degrees and a 19.8 degree departure from normal. March ran above normal while July was near normal and August and September stayed below average.
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Joseph Arimond
Southern Illinoisan
Illinois
Don Semancik
National Weather Service
Cai
Carbondale
Southern Illinois
Ed Riewald
Riewald
Rrewald
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Valdez — Terminal
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Vey
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CUBS
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Padres
Cardinals
White Sox
Oakland
Comiskey Park
Minnesota
Ann Landers
Wit’s End
Vietnam
Asia
Ro Chin Hwan
John Nidecker
C. Wyatt Dickerson
Dickerson
Kim Hyung Wook
Korean Intelligence Agency
Spring
Hill & Knowlton
Justice Department
Trade Association
Harvard
Korea
Information Ministry
Kampala
Lake
Victoria
Manila
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