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...against 15 companies after they agreed to make cash payments totaling $550 million to consumers and the Government. But many of the biggest firms, including Exxon, Texaco and Mobil, refused to settle. In view of the new President's budget proposals, they may have been wise. Says Paul Bloom, who headed Carter's oil-price investigation: "These cutbacks would constitute a death blow to any credible effort to pursue prosecutions against major refiners...
Apparently, things are better in the spring. Perhaps it's because that's when Parisians go into heat: Jean-Claude, mon cheri, Je t'aime--et c'est avril!" The flowers are in bloom. No one cares about high prices or lobotomized policemen or anyone or anything else. All of the tourists are in love...
...Bloom's Giveaway...
Hats off to Paul Bloom for distributing $4 million to four charities [Feb. 23]. Our country should use more public servants who can pinpoint the problem, slash the red tape and accomplish a worthwhile deed even though the Government hierarchy is indignant and outraged at his action...
...Bloom's great giveaway of $4 milion from an oil company settlement to charitable organizations was a wonderful switch from Abscam...