Answers to often asked gas crisis questions
A summary of common questions and capsule answers about the gasoline shortage sparked by Iran's upheaval. The piece explains causes, how U.S. companies respond, Alaska's limits, price rises, real shortages, dealer allotments, Sunday closures, California panic, and prospects for relief or continued tight supplies into next year.
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Sculptor battles age to finish 30 year Crazy Horse project
Korczak Ziolkowski, aging sculptor of the Crazy Horse Memorial in South Dakota, says he will finish the 583 foot statue despite being 70, overweight, and slow progress. He has 2 million tons of rock left to blast, with completion estimated in six workers for five more years, while residents worry about delays and funds.
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Chicago millionaire's wife found after desert ordeal
Elaine Chaddick aged 65 was recovered by her husband Harry Chaddick and a Palm Springs PBI agent after three days in the Yucca Valley desert. Abductors held her at gunpoint, planning a $198,000 ransom, before the ringleader was killed by a deputy. She feared the assailants would return.
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Gas lines strain as fuel shortages hit U S West Coast
California faced severe gas shortages with 93 percent of stations closed on Sunday and many customers unable to refuel since Friday. reports from Los Angeles to San Diego describe long lines, cross border refueling in Tijuana, and reduced supplies extending to Texas. Chicago and Oak Park saw shorter hours while Illinois projects a 5 percent May decrease.
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Kennedy health plan widens Carter lift
Kennedy promotes a broad health reform costing about 29 billion dollars intended to overhaul Medicare and cover millions not now insured. He backs one big bill with several phases and gains Waxman as principal sponsor, signaling a clash with Carter over gradualism and policy strategy. The dispute fuels Kennedy’s rising popularity while Carter's ratings slip.
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Dole declares presidential bid from Russell Kansas
UPI reports Senator Robert Dole, 55, launches his Republican White House bid in Russell Kansas as the party’s seventh official candidate. He frames his run around national unity, defense, and economic strength, acknowledging his past image as a political hatchet man and aiming to be a strong second choice if rivals falter before the July 1980 convention.
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High school science fair blast injures seventeen in Japan
In Fukuoka at Tsukushigaoka High School a science fair volcano experiment exploded when chemicals were lit, injuring seventeen students who were hospitalized with burns. Police say the blast occurred during a festival activity.
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Bay of Bengal cyclone toll rises to at least 46
A weekend cyclone on the Bay of Bengal killed at least 46 people across Andhra Pradesh Tamil Nadu and neighboring districts. Andhra officials report 34 deaths in three coastal districts Ongole 15 Guntur 10 Nellore 9. Tamil Nadu accounts for 12 deaths.
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Vietnam China prisoner exchange planned under tense ties
Vietnam to swap sick and wounded POWs with China, Vietnam News Agency says. Vietnamese Red Cross will travel to the frontier next Monday with Chinese prisoners while Vietnam accepts about 100 Vietnamese prisoners captured during February’s border war, despite ongoing issues between the former allies.
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