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Louise Carroll of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminis tration says information gathered in the past week by a Coast Guard cutter and a specially equipped C-130 aircraft has been fed into a computer and a projection should be announced today on the path and speed of the oil slick. The new projection will be used by federal and state agencies assembled at Corpus Christi to help keep the oil from fouling shrimp grounds and resort beaches along the Texas coast should the 300-mile long, 25-mile wide slick continue northward. “The projection they will make will be based on the assumption nothing goofy happens weatherwise. Carrol said. “The weather is a real wammy factor in this.’ Carroll confirmed NOAA had heard reports from Mexican news papers that patches of oil had washed ashore along 24 miles of the coast in Mexico’s Veracruz State from Tuxpan south to Cao Rojo, but said U.S. officials could not confirm it. “We heard reports mostly from the media,” she said. “We don’t really have any way of confirming it. We haven’t been flying within 12 miles of the coast because it would violate Mexico’s air space. One scientist said he would not be surprised if there wasn’t some oil on Mexican beaches.” The newspaper "El sol in Tampico, Mexico, where 1,500 families earn their livelihood by fishing, described the situation as a major disaster and dubbed the oil slick La Marina Negra — “the black shores. ” The original July 26 projection for the slick to reach Texas was based on normal currents and winds, which Hurricane Bob changed, and Carrol said it was “too early to tell” whether Claudette, the latest tropical storm in the Gulf of Mexico, might also affect its movement. Officials in Mexico, who say up to half the 30.000 barrels of oil was being burned at the Ixtoc I wellhead, 50 miles off Ciudad Del Car men on the Yucatan Peninsula, and 2 percent was being captured at sea, have said it may be the end of August before the gushing well can be capped. Rosalynn says 7 blew if First lady critisizes GOP United Press International DALLAS — First lady Rosalynn Carter, indulging in political rhetoric she often avoids, blamed Republicans for the energy crisis and hailed her husband’s leadership during a two-day Texas visit that ended Tuesday. Mrs. Carter spent much of Tuesday in seclusion at a 30-acre religious retreat owned by Ruth Carter Stapleton, the presi dent’s sister, in Argyle, Texas. Her schedule called for a flight to California for political appearances in Fresno, Palo Alto and Los Angeles before returning to Wash ington tonight. “We’ve had Republicans in the White House eight years, and how did we get ourselves into such a mess, she asked at a fund-raising dinner Monday night for the Carter-Mondale Presidential Com mittee. “How did we get so dependent on foreign oil,” she asked, pointing to past GOP occupants of the White House. Carter, who routinely defends her husband and his policies, pre viously has avoided direct political attacks on the Republicans. Her rhetoric at the dinner, how ever, was carefully prepared. Sev eral hours earlier when reporters asked her about GOP criticisms, she basically shrugged it off. At the dinner, the first lady opened her speech by mentioning the news conference question. “I blew it,” she said of her an swer. It was the first time in her four- state trip that began Sunday in which she criticized Republicans. She made earlier stops at Chicago, Pine Bluff, Ark., and Little Rock, Ark. The first lady’s expanding influ ence in the wake of the “domestic summit” at Camp David has be come highly visible. FRESHMEN! WHY PAY MORE? Buy used books and save TWO WEEKS TO RETURN BOOKS TO AVOID ERROR L0UP0T S BOOKSTORE Northgate - Across from the Post Office ederal oil royalties increase xecutm Ja murderer ion from the listed in the Krentzman d for 7 a.m. f his murder ling to death ife imprison- ■ William K. e death sen- le jeopardy. ruying United Press International DENVER — Federal royalties on shore oil and gas production in xas topped the $50 million mark 1978, nearly five times the previ- s record high two years ago, the S. Geological Survey reports, he increase resulted from a 168 ircent increase in gas production the Outer Continental Shelf CS) and a doubling of gas prices, licials at the USGS regional office Denver said Monday. Gas production accounted for arly 93 percent of last year’s Texas defendants arges they ion. Leach wly replied "ate Joseph itr and was , S. District talk but soon ;n and di- ircle. The Monday a the Camp rrs of Car- sion, and ? process” rard work need Car- jnference 60’s the ero- Vatergate ;ans’ pes- increased eh Carter 1 govem- suit llion libel y accused Kravitz in Fe, Ethel, ‘ison. She ;ht years. 1967 “to to make it ; attorney to testily total OCS royalties of $51.8 million — an 387 percent increase over the $10.6 million collected two years ago. The USGS supervises OCS oil, gas and mineral exploration, de velopment and production, and col lects the federal royalties. Production of gas on OCS leases off the Texas coast jumped from 87 trillion cubic feet in 1977 to 233 trill ion cubic feet last year, according to USGS officials. Meanwhile, the av erage price of each thousand cubic feet of natural gas produced on the r uel allocations unning short United Press International HOUSTON — With July alloca- ns running out, 7 percent of the te’s service stations are out of at st one grade of gasoline and more limiting purchases, the Ameri- Automobile Association re- rted Tuesday in its survey of 420 xas stations. But the AAA reported stations ng interstate highways in small vns and rural areas still have good supplies and travelers should re few problems finding gas, ex- pt at night in large cities. This week’s survey found availa- ity was in slight decline overall in it fewer stations were open at ?ht and ore — 8 percent — ire limiting purchases. Station operators who have de- jased their nighttime hours said ey were open longer during the y or were reserving gasoline for turday and Sunday. Still, 23 percent of the stations reopen after 8 p.m. weeknights d 39 percent were open past 6 Saturdays. Austin, Corpus liristi and Houston stations re- [cted increased Sunday openings. Prices again increased, rising arly 2 cents per gallon since last ek. Current average full serve HATE DOING * LAUNDRY? { Let Frannie’s do it for you Aunt Frannies ^ Laundromat -k lUeman at Anderson 693-6587 [*★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★ prices (with last week’s prices in parentheses) were: regular 87.9 cents per gallon (86.2), unleaded 91.8 (89.9). premium 92.4 (91.7). Self-serve’prices included regular 85.5 (83.9), unleaded 89.3 (87.6) and premium 91.4 (88.9). Diesel fuel rose to 90.8 cents per gallon from last week s 89.7. leases increased from 60 cents two years ago to $1.23 in 1978. The higher production and prices pushed the value of the gas pro duced on federal lands from $52 mil lion in 1977 to $287 million last year, officials said. The hike was due mainly to an in crease in oil production to 941,669 barrels and because the average price of a barrel of oil produced on the federal leases jumped from $9.81 in 1977 to $10.33 last year. The USGS said condensate royal ties totaled $2.27 million, an 87 per cent increase, while royalties from production of gasoline and liquified petroleum gas in conjunction wit natural gas production totaled $105,315 a drop of 75 percent. Federal royalties from onshore Texas production of gas, oil and other petroleum products in 1978 added another $255,511 to the fed eral royalty income, an 11.7 percent decline from 1977. Half of the on shore royalties are returned to Texas state government. All OCS production royalties go to the U.S. Treasury’s general fund, and portions are available for alloca tion to the Land and Water Conser vation Fund, and to the Historic Preservation Fund. The 1978 royalty collection of $52 million from both onshore and offshore production last year consti tuted 3.5 percent of the record-high $1.5 billion in royaties collected na tionwide from oil, gas, coal and other mineral production on federal and Indian lands. Louisiana ac counted for Most of the national to tal, with OSC production topping the $1 billion mark for the first time. LAYAWAY YOUR FAVORITE by YAIRI ALVAREZ YAMAHA VENTURA and others KeyboARd Center Manor East MaII Randy Stuart, owner 1 open 6 day till 6:00 OPEN 6 DAYS TILL 6 Layaway Monthly Terms Have A Cultural Affair With The Houston Chronicle. Enjoy many fine art and book reviews. Drama, motion pictures, music and televis ion news too. Indulge yourself in a few of the finer arts. Read The Houston Chronicle. 1 /2 price for students, faculty and staff. Entire semester for $2.00 (July 25-Aug. 17) Call 693-2323 or 846-0763 to start HOME or DORM DELIVERY immediately. Houston Chronicle News you can use. 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