Refinery Workers Ready for Long National Strike
AP reports 60 000 refinery workers prepared for a hard fought nationwide strike over wages and benefits with 100 oil companies tagging the industry as powerful. Companies warn automated refineries could run with supervision and no immediate fuel impact, while talks continue under potential mediation.
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Denver
U.S
Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers Union
OCAW
Robert Goss
Washington
Ray Marshall
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Gulf Oil Corp
In- Gulf
Gulf Coast
Carl Meyerdick
Daince
Media Services
Standard Oil of
Indiana
Kirk Vogeley
Gulf Oil
Houston
Gulf
Atlantic Richfield
Afghan Rebels Claim Gains Near Soviet Border
Afghan rebels report capturing three districts in Kunduz and two towns in Laghman Province near Kabul, while Soviet forces hold most major cities. Rebel sources say defectors aided their advance. Bamian reportedly under guerrilla control despite snowbound roads. The UN Security Council veto blocked a resolution condemning Soviet intervention. President Carter said the U.S. seeks a Western and Mideast oil coalition to aid Pakistan amid the Soviet presence.
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Kabul
Afghanistan
Kunduz
Laghman
Pakistan
Northwest Frontier
Islamabad
Hafizullah Amin
Amin
Babrak Karmal
Czechoslovakia
Soviet Union
East Germany
Carter
John Chancellor
NBC
United States
Mideast
Grain Program Faces Congressional Scrutiny
The Carter administration’s 2.25 billion grain program aimed at replacing Soviet shipments will be reviewed by Congress. The House Agriculture Committee, led by Rep. Thomas Foley, will hold hearings starting January 29 to conduct a full detailed review after Vice President Mondale announced the plan to shield farmers from price declines. The President had suspended the sale of about [text incomplete].
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Washington
Soviet Union
Congress
House Agriculture Committee
Rep
Thomas S. Foley
D-Wash
Walter F. Mondale
Carter
Mondale
Agriculture Department
Soviets
Russia
U.S. withdraws Kiev mission over Afghanistan crisis
The United States plans to withdraw its Kiev consular mission and pull Kiev staff from New York within a month or two as retaliation for the Soviet intervention in Afghanistan. No decision yet on recalling Moscow embassy staff. Mondale announces a massive grain purchase program to support farmers amid price concerns.
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Moscow
U.S
Kiev
Ukraine
New York
Afghanistan
Washington
Commodities Futures Trading Commission
Bergland
U.N
Donald McHenry
Iran
Security Council
Tehran
Kurt Waldheim
Security Council Council
McHenry
Council
Soviet Union
Khomeini to Rest 15 Days Amid Violence in Iran
Ayatollah Khomeini plans a 15 day seclusion at his Qom home starting Saturday to rest as demonstrations flare across Iran. Reports describe clashes in Tabriz Bandar Sangeh and Sanandaj with casualties and calls to cancel protests on Wednesdays Shiite holy day.
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Tehran
Iran
Ruhollah Khomeini
Qom
Tabriz
Sanandaj
Kurdistan
Persian Gulf
Bandar Sangeh
Real estate disclosures by officials on Area News page
The Area News page reveals year end disclosures filed by government officials under state law. It highlights which officials own property and provides a ready reference to their holdings.
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Area News
Brown Offers Satellite Station in China for Info Link
The United States proposes a satellite data station in China that could relay information from a U S space satellite and may have military uses. The offer was discussed with China’s leaders amid Sino Soviet tensions and Afghan crisis concerns.
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Peking
United States
China
U.S
Defense
Harold Brown
Geng Biao
Afghanistan
E Earth Resources
Landsate
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