Oil spills from split tanker Argo Merchant near Nantucket
Heavy winter seas hampered Coast Guard efforts to sink the Argo Merchant front half after it broke apart off Nantucket. The leak released about 7.6 million gallons of heavy crude, creating a 73 mile long slick. birds coated in oil, and conversations in Washington sought federal aid for coastal communities. Coast Guard officials warned the wreck could pose ongoing danger if not removed, as the tanker’s cargo threatened nearby fisheries and shipping grounds.
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Georges Bank
Massachusetts
Washington, D.C
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Argo
Russell Train
Environmental Protection Agency
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Bip
Is Island Resort
Lynn Hein
Tan
Argo Merchant
Oil spill scale overstated pool depth Marches a Boston essay
An oblique AP copy discusses 5.7 million gallons spilled from the Argo Merchant and wildly imagines hypothetical uses of the oil. It analogizes to a pool, power generation, car fuel, and global trips, mixing rough figures with speculative calculations.
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Boston
Argo
Boston Edison Co
Stock market up in New York resumes Tuesday rally
The Dawdones average of 30 industrial stocks rose about 3 points in early trading as gainers edged losers among New York Stock Exchange listed issues.
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New York
Medicare costs rise for beneficiaries next July
About 25.9 million Medicare beneficiaries will pay 50 cents more per month for hospital insurance and medical coverage starting July. The Health Education and Welfare Department announced the increases on Tuesday. Secretary David Mathews said higher fees are needed to cover rising medical costs. The monthly health insurance premium will rise to 7.70 from 7.20, costing the nation’s elderly and disabled about 152.4 million dollars for 12 months of optional doctor and medical coverage.
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Washington
Department of Health Education and Welfare
David Mathews
Construction firm reports illegitimate payments to SEC
CHARLOTTE AP A local construction company disclosed to the SEC that one foreign subsidiary made improper payments totaling 117000 in the past year. The firm said there was no evidence of payments to government officials and noted other misposted sums and a subcontractor diverting funds. The company cited extensive Saudi Arabia work but did not specify where the payments occurred.
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Charlotte, N.C
Federal Securities and Exchange Commission
J. A. Jones Construction Co
SEC
Washington
Payres
Saudia Arabia
Voting Begins Today in Monroe GM Plant Union Election
Voting opens in Monroe on a UAW drive at General Motors new plant. Carlton Horner warns the result will shape future northern industry moves into the South. NLRB agents supervise 641 workers on a site that GM says draws on low energy costs and a 5 dollar hourly wage, below northern unionized plants.
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Monroe
United
General Motors
Carlton Horner
UAW
National Labor Relations Board
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