Judge bars offshore oil site sale in Atlantic
Federal judge blocks Tuesday’s auction of 800000 offshore acres in the Baltimore Canyon trough amid NEPA violation concerns. Judge Weinstein cites state role in onshore activity and seeks coordination. bids were projected at 400 to 600 million with potential oil 0.4 to 1.4 billion barrels and gas 2.6 to 9.4 TCF. Supporters include Nassau and Suffolk counties and environmentalists. appeal filed by Interior Department.
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New York
New Jersey
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
Oil Company
New York State
Long Island
Nassau
Suffolk
Fever Drops Man Released After Legionnaires Symptoms
Two attendees of the International Eucharistic Congress in Philadelphia reported fever and coughs linked to possible Legionnaires disease. Louis Fortunate, 38, from White Plains New York, was discharged from Danbury Hospital after a 105 degree fever. Doctors said the X rays showed belajar similar but not typical Legionnaires signs. Surgeon Dr Jay Weiner doubted a new disease. health officials say no contagion indicated as only two cases emerged from the event. Msgr John Donnelly of Spokane remained hospitalized in Washington DC with symptoms. more details were not released.
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Connecticut
Louis Fortunate
White Plains
N.Y
Danbury Hospital
John Donnelly
Spokane
Wash
Doctors Hospital
Washington, D.C
Rogers DePue
Lewis Polk
Ford
David Soricelli
Allergy drug recall over possible lethal mixup with Ritalin
The FDA recalls Pyribenzamine hydrochloride antihistamine after some bottles may contain the stimulant Ritalin. Over 29 000 bottles and 2.9 million tablets distributed east of the Rocky Mountains between Jan 16 and Apr 4. Ciba Pharmaceutical Co. of Summit New Jersey alerts doctors and pharmacists to the rect.
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Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Rocky Mountains
Ciba Pharmaceutical Co
Summit
N.J
Lebanon tensions rise after Tal Zaatar fall and field reports
Reports from Beirut indicate a possible wider war as rightist forces vow to push into leftist held suburbs including Chiah Barajneh and Mretje while leftist presses forecast a battle of the mountains. Massacres at Tal Zaatar are alleged with witnesses describing executions. Red Cross officials caution against confirmable details amid mounting fear. Pierre Gemayel advocates a federalized Lebanon to separate Muslim and Christian zones amid fears of formal partition.
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Beirut
Lebanon
UPI
Tal Zaatar
Chiah
Barajneh
Mretje
Fal Zaatar
Dikwaneh
Red Cross
West Beirut
Jean Hoefliger
Pierre Gemayel
Phalangist
Gemayel
Weekend Weather Outlook From Hancock Airport NWS
The National Weather Service at Hancock Airport predicts mostly cloudy skies with a 40 percent chance of showers tonight and tomorrow. Overnight low near 60, Sunday high 75 to 80. Northerly winds at 5 to 10 mph.
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National Weather Service
Hancock Airport
GOP platform draft ready for convention
Republicans in Kansas City complete a five day draft showing a platform not bound to Ford or Reagan. Ford allies blocked a Panama Canal sovereignty challenge and kept pro Kissinger diplomacy. Reagan supporters pushed tougher stance on defense and foreign policy. The panel removed federal aid to schools and shifted to studying how to cut federal school funding and replace with local revenue.
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Ford
Ronald Reagan
Platform Committee
Ford Committee
Panama Canal
Reagan
U.S
Canal Zone
United States
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Africa
Chinas
Henry A. Kissinger
John Sears
Senate
Hugh Scott
Delegates Arrive as GOP Race in Kansas City Heats Up
Delegates arriving in Kansas City for the Republican National Convention split between Ford and Reagan. Ford claims a first ballot victory while Reagan vows to push for gains and block a Ford win. Buckley consideration adds to uncertainty as 2,259 delegates converge.
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Chicago Daily News Service
Ford
Ronald Reagan
Jimmy Carter
Reagan
Conose
White House
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mid-America
Mississippi
James L. Buckley
New York
Buckley
Jack Ford
Rubber strike ends in sight as wage deal outlined
United Rubber Workers leader Peter Bommarito announced a “clean and uncapped” cost of living adjustment in the economic settlement covering Goodyear Firestone Goodrich and Uniroyal plants. The pact guarantees at least a 1.35 hourly raise over three years plus a CPI linked adjustment and phase delays based on CPI movements. Production to resume individually as locals ratify non economic terms. strike has shut 47 plants and halted most of the nation’s tire output affecting over 60 percent of production.
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Sergio Salli Cleveland
United Rubber Workers
Peter Bommarito
Bommarito
URW
Goodyear
Firestone
Goodrich
Uniroyal
Steel price hikes aim to cover higher wage costs
United States Steel Corp raises prices for sheet and strip by 4.5 percent and special bar by 5.8 percent effective October 1 to fund new labor concessions. The move comes after steel workers won wage and benefit increases earlier this month and follows prior spring increases by major producers.
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United States Steel Corp
U.S. Steel
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