Energy bills pass as Congress heads home for recess
House approves a multibillion dollar subsidy package to kickstart an infant synthetic fuels industry and moves toward a tougher windfall profits tax on oil companies. The measure aims for 500000 barrels a day by 1984 and 2 million by 1990, with government price supports and loan guarantees.
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Air Dogfight Over Lebanon Marks First in Years
Israeli and Syrian warplanes clashed above southern Lebanon in a rare five year reprise. Israel claimed five Syrian MiG-21s shot down and highlighted the use of U S made F-15 fighters in combat for the first time. Syria said four planes were hit and two Israeli aircraft were downed. Damascus announced all remaining Syrian planes returned to base. A U S embassy official in Tel Aviv said the F-15 sale to Israel was for legitimate self defense.
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Malaysian navy tows 652 boat people back to sea
The Malaysian navy towed 652 boat people, mainly ethnic Chinese from Vietnam, back into the South China Sea after arriving in Hong Kong on 12 leaky boats. Malaysia’s get-tough refugee policy aims to deter new arrivals and push those saved back to sea. A proposal floated by Home Affairs Minister Ghazali suggested a large processing center in the United States or another Western nation.
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Iran claims shah hurt in attack in Cuernavaca
Iran's Revolutionary Court head said guerrillas attacked exiled shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi in Cuernavaca, Mexico, slightly injuring him. Mexican authorities denied the attack while Diario de Mexico cited a helicopter strike. Ayatollah Khalkhali said the shah’s car was destroyed and warned he would not escape unharmed.
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Inflation group urges action on silent tax
A coalition of 70 consumer labor and senior groups led by COIN urges President Carter and Congress to curb inflation seen as a silent tax on families. They cite food housing and medical care price rises, call for crude oil price decontrol reversal hospital cost ceilings rebates for food and mortgage reserve requirements to reduce borrowing costs.
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States Race To Allocate Gas Supplies As Shortage Bites
Illinois plans 14 million gallons from IN Resources to ease end-month shortages while New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island and others tap emergency reserves and advance July allocations. Pennsylvania moves to odd-even rationing as lines grow and a Pennsylvanian dies from carbon monoxide while awaiting fuel. Officials weigh federal rules and dealer borrowing with state reimbursement as July allocations loom.
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Toll free Travel Line aids Midwest gas information
The Illinois Office of Tourism announces a 24 hour toll free Travel Line for updated gasoline availability in the Midwest. States vary in response. officials warn the situation may worsen next month. Gas suppliers report lower July shipments and rationing expands in several states amid merchant protests and calls for price relief.
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Coffee jumps 2 a pound across major roasters
General Mills and three other large producers raised wholesale ground coffee by 25 cents a pound, the third such rise in eight weeks, citing frost in Brazil and unrest in Nicaragua and Uganda. Maxwell House, Yuban, Sanka, and Brim prices rose 25 cents to $3.08, with instant prices up 3 to 3.4 cents per ounce. Hills Brothers did not immediately follow.
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Cape Girardeau Firefighters Strike and National Guard Activate
Cape Girardeau Missouri police and fire crews faced a broad walkout as city workers joined the firefighters in a wage protest. Gov. Joseph Teasdale ordered a 100 man National Guard unit to provide fire protection and help maintain order, arriving around 6 a.m. with no fires reported by midmorning.
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