| 10/5/2007 9:36:00 AM |
| HUNGER STRIKE TAKES ITS TOLL |
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A Marina service station operator, who has mounted a personal battle against high gasoline prices, learned Tuesday from his hospital bed that Shell Oil Co. regained legal control of his station.
Mehdi Shahbazi, 65, said he was hospitalized Friday after more than 90 days of maintaining a liquids-only diet. He said he went on the fast to call attention to what he sees as a viselike grip that major oil companies have on U.S. and world economies. Read more on Monterey Herald |