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...DIED. Phillip Burton, 56, eleven-term Democratic California Congressman whose skills at political dealmaking and infighting made him one of the most influential members of the House; of a ruptured aorta; in San Francisco. He called himself a "fighting liberal"; with the build, voice and vocabulary of a longshoreman from his San Francisco district, he fit the part. But he was pragmatic and persuasive in pursuing liberal goals, including higher minimum wages, mine safety, improved old age and disability benefits, and the creation of national parks. In 1976 he came within one vote of becoming majority leader, losing in part...
...Phillip Burton, Representative
...said it lost $80.3 million in 1982. The troubled exploration and drilling company, which is trying to restructure its bank debt, already has slashed its work force by two-thirds, from a high of 1,400, and is operating only seven of its 46 rigs. Says Executive Vice President Phillip Marcum: "You should be prepared for a minimum of two years of this. Three to five years would be better...
...Phillip La Russe Jr. Lower Burrell...
Maryknoll lay missioner Phillip Pulaski said the money may encounter obstacles in reaching the refugees. "Things are getting in, but only by the graces of the Honduran military," he added...