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Stpervisors lash out
at the oil companies
a

of the Problem,'] Cgrtgqe
Gid. "The besd waY to do that is
chips

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By Scott Herhold
St3ft Writlr

Stung bY

line. Santa Cl,ara County
Moidav celled for federal heartngs
on theiationalization of tbe Americin oit tdustry unless a windfall
profits tar ls PassedBut their stand ras not *'itbout
controversy. John Mercu, a legislatiive andist for tbe Chamber of
Commerec, actused tbem of acting
ln a 'telfcerving nsDncr'dnply
'' to

SeneratcPublicifY-'. '.
Bv a l-1 vote, with SuPervisor
Geriv Steinberg dlseenting, the
Uoarii approved 'r rcsolutioa that
.

said incidasing garoline prices -bad
ereated'1r threatellng and .'lDumi:
'dating envlronmenl" .- '
rpontbe
Cortese,
Dom
Suoenriror
ror of ttre resolution, caid it was de'
ricned to rpur locd and natiod de'
Ua]te. -I tl'i"k it'g an ercellent way
to ored tbe oil comPanies t9 colne

#orih

full dlrclcuric'- he dlrerllY llke-to get et th tuot

ri6

'I'd

take a drastic step and let the
wherc theY maY."
lilerrcer's comments PromPted responses fiom some suPervisors'
Suoervisors Dan MeCorquodale
end dusanne Wilson charged ttrat tlte
tndustrt's Drofits seFe 9rl erc€ssive
tbat Datio;alizatlon should be conridered.
"It leent to me It'e necressary for
eoole to eddress these lssues," Mceorquodale said. "They're natlonal
lssues, ttat's tme. But tleir effect ls
felt locallY."
Cortese's resolution ras carefully
worded, calling for nationalization
hearinss if Congrcss does not Pass
FresidEnt Carter': wlndfall profits
tar, designed to curb ercessive: hdrrstrl Profits.
But Mrs. Steinberg, sbo lndicated
suooort for Cortese's Eove ;last
suP
;fiL s.id 8he wasn't readY to
oort-a "terioug" resolution on Dailooatizrtlon without rnore etudv'

tle rising Price of g:so' lall
supenttsors