Oil workers rush to restart Nigerian refineries amid war
In Port Harcourt Nigerian oil crews and foreign workers aid hospitals while seismologists map new fields as Amadi Port Harcourt and Bonny refineries look to resume by late April. Oil majors Shell BP Anglo-Dutch, Mobil, Gulf own inland and offshore assets across the delta as field production returns.
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Nigeria
Amadi
Port Harcourt
Bonny
Niger Delta
Shell BP
Anglo-Dutch Co
Mobil
Gulf
Satrap
Biafra
Ibos
Imo
Navy to run temporary ferry service across Chesapeake Bay
The Navy plans two 135 foot landing craft ferries to carry up to 100 people each between Little Creek and the Kiptopeke dock while the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel is repaired after the Yancey incident. Service priorities target essential trips and hand carried baggage with heat and enclosed decks to be arranged.
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Virginia Beach
Navy
Chesapeake Bay
Yancey
U.S
Harry F Byrd
Thomas N Downing
Newport News
William Whitehurst
Norfolk
Ing
Little Creek
Kiptopeke
City Mail Carriers Win Safe Driving Awards at Winchester
The National Safety Council honored Winchester post office carriers with Safe Driving Awards. Recipients include Harold W. Covert 2 years, William R. Mitchell 12 years, Thomas W. Pugh 1 year, Max D. Yoder 1 year, William C. Larrick 11 years, James F. Huyett 9 years, William H. Thompson 11 years, Joseph R. Miller 19 years. Absent awardees were Roy C. Rinker 5 years, John S. Tsatsios 8 years, Kemal D. Nunn 1 year, David C. Lowery 1 year, Merrill K. Hausenfluck 1 year, Joel A. Burgess Jr. 1 year. Presenting is J. F. Wine.
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National Safety Council
Winchester
Harold W. Covert
William R. Mitchell
Thomas W. Pugh
Max D. Yoder
William C. Larrick
James F. Huyett
William H. Thompson
Joseph
Winchester Post Office
Marshall L. Creswell
Harlin E. Welch
Berlyn E. Moore
Charles M. Dick
Muskie Says Pollution Message Gains Audience Appeal
Sen. Edmund S. Muskie says pollution, once a dull speech topic, now draws attention as he outlines a 50 point plan for $15.5 billion in federal funding to 1976 with matching state and local funds and heavy private investment. Administration sources note a $4 billion federal share for a $10 billion nationwide clean waters program may need new legislation.
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Washington
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine Démocrat
Nixon
Muskie
Senate
White House
State of the Union
Congress
America
Peters Named To Planning Body
Middletown appoints Charles W. Peters to the Planning and Zoning Commission for a four year term succeeding Sadie Shull. Peters, 35, formerly a chemist with Riverton Lime & Stone and a WHPL announcer, is joined by chairman G. W. Borden and members Alma Groff Roméo Stickley Rachel Owings. A public hearing approved zoning ordinance changes after no objections. Also noted is a United States meat export figure of about 366 million dollars.
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Middletown
Charles_ W
Bill) Peters
Planning and Zoning Commission
Peters
Sadie ‘Shull
Miss Shull
G. W. Borden
Alma Groff
Roméo Stickley
Rachel Owings
Riverton Lime & Stone Co
United States
Attorneys plan national desegregation rules push
Mississippi AG A F Summer and Louisiana AG Jack Gremillion announce a nationwide effort to apply uniform desegregation rules to all schools. Their first action is to file as friends of the court in a Pasadena California school desegregation case.
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A.F. Summer
Mississippi
Jack Gremillion
Louisiana
New Orleans
Pasadena
Calif
The New Look Returns to Paris Spring Runways
In Paris fashion shows designers revive Dior style with ankle grazing hems as spring 1970 features long looks. Skirts rise while miniskirts persist, and suits wane with Cardin noting the demise of tailored sets. Designers cite soft feminine fabrics and dramatic colors shaping the season.
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Paris
Rember
Dior
Cardlin
Saint Laurent
Patou
Ricci
Gres
Lanvin
Supreme Court Overrules Death Penalty in Riverside Case
California Supreme Court reverses the penalty in the 1966 Riverside killing of Walter A. Smith. William Bandhauer, 32, a refrigeration worker, is ordered a new penalty trial after the court finds the trial judge improperly instructed the jury against sympathy. The ruling upholds the conviction from Feb 25, 1966.
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San Francisco
California Supreme Court
William Bandhauer
Riverside
Walter A. Smith
State Supreme Court
Jet noise reduction push seeks federal funding
AOCI president Matthias E. Lukens urged immediate steps to lower airplane noise using federal money if needed. He noted FAA rules have not reduced noise 18 months after Congress ordered limits, and a billion dollar retrofit may be required to replace engines with quieter versions.
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Washington
Matthias E. Lukens
Airport Operators Council International
AOCI
Lukens
Port of New York Authority
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Teddy
Bay Ferry Service
Max E. Geddes
James M. Jordan
Joseph C. Haines
J. Floyd Wine
Mary Helen Massie
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
WHPL
Lucy Painter
Cardin
Spinet and
Music Center Inc
31 Airlines
F.D.E.C
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