Hays to retire amid sex scandal fallout in Congress
Washington veteran Wayne Hays, 28 years in Congress, announces retirement after this term amid health concerns and harassment linked to Elizabeth Ray affair allegations. Ray testifies before a grand jury about alleged use of a staff job to facilitate the affair.
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Ford policy platform rubber stamps for Ford era
A Kansas City Republican committee adopted a 1976 party platform largely endorsing President Ford’s policies and urging conservative planks. Reagan supporters threaten a convention floor fight over key issues including school prayer abortion busing and Panama Canal sovereignty while Kissinger foreign policy is continued.
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Modifications to curb BART failures described by engineers
Fay area rapid transit engineers outlined design changes after 31 door opening incidents while trains moved. A rail extension across thresholds should keep doors in place and reduce openings. They also addressed repeated flashovers linked to wiring faults, overheating, and electrical shunts, aiming to lower monthly incidents.
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Licensing of atomic power reactors halted
The NRC halted licensing of new atomic power reactors awaiting a full environmental impact study on radioactive waste handling and fuel reprocessing. The move delays new licenses by months, preserves some limited licenses, and follows a DC Circuit ruling on two plants, Vermont Yankee and Midland Michigan. Public hearings will set new rules on fuel reprocessing and waste disposal.
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Fremont Area Voters Face 308 Million Super Sewer Bond
Fremont Newark and Union City residents would vote on a 308 million bond on the November ballot to fund Southern Alameda County’s 166 million super sewer project. Union Sanitary District directors approved placing the measure, with 9.43 million city cost and 5.19 million front money, to be repaid via construction charges and higher sewer fees.
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Weather Outlook With Clouds And Drizzle Chance
Skies will be mostly cloudy through today with a chance of drizzle. Tonight will be partly cloudy with low temperatures in the high teens to low twenties. Yesterday’s high in Framant reached 77 as the day’s warmest.
Mystery illness strikes two more in Philadelphia convention crowd
Two more cases of a mystery illness emerged among attendees of a Philadelphia convention. Health officials report a high fever and pneumonia symptoms in a 60 year old priest and an 80 year old musician, both nonfatal, tied to a large event with about one million visitors. Authorities race to determine a toxin or shared exposure.
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Four Victims Die From Flu Like Illness at Manor
In Boynton Beach Palm Beach County health officials report an undiagnosed flu like illness at Boulevard Manor nursing home claiming four lives. Twenty residents and two nurses showed symptoms as isolation measures and visitor restrictions were imposed.
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