Nuclear power safety debate in New England coast
Hartford report surveys public fear and expert views on nuclear risks. Dodd comments on Hiroshima imagery as seven regional plants supply power and safety concerns spur state actions. NRC claims safety first though engineers dispute, highlighting loss of coolant, automation limits, and potential containment failures. Proposals include plant siting in Maine and Seabrook New Hampshire.
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Hartford, Conn
UPI
Hiroshima
Christopher J. Dodd
Dconn
New England
Massachusetts
Vermont
Maine
Connecticut
Millstone
Waterford
Conn
Ella T. Grasso
Vermont Yankee
Thomas Salmon
NRC
Robert D. Pollard
Idaho
Commission
Pollard
Congress
Northeast
Searsport
Charlestown
R.I
Seabrook
N.H
Bottled water boom reshapes American drink habits
New York reports a surge in bottled water sales from domestic five gallon carboys to store bottlers amid a growing taste for European brands like Evian Perrier and Apollinaris. Scott notes U.S. shipments rise from 60 million to 175 million annually while Evian exports total about 200 million bottles. the rest stay in France.
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New York
UPI
Mountain Valley
Arkansas
Apollinaris
Vichy
Perrier
Evian
Badoit
Fiuggi
John Scott
Mountain Valley Water
East
United States
Scott
France
Goodbye to the two bit haircut in Harrisonburg
Strode Higginbotham, 68, closed his 25 cent haircut shop after 38 years, leaving a postwar era parlor behind. The building will be razed for a restaurant parking lot, ending a small-town era of two bit prices, 1940s rent, and a loyal, older clientele. Higginbotham plans to work part time at Steele's for a dollar fifty haircut, continuing his frugal lifestyle and daily routine.
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Harrisonburg
UPI
Strode Higginbotham
Steele
Higginbotham
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