EPA backs delay in plutonium breather reactor program
The EPA urged the U S government to slow the plutonium breeding reactor plan citing overstated future electricity demand and incomplete safety and waste disposal work. It urged a 4 to 12 year delay, noting optimistic assumptions in the AEC impact statement and calling for further design analysis and risk assessment before proceeding.
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AEC
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Tennessee
The
Wallace grilled by House freshmen on presidency bid
In Washington Wallace faced a grueling hour of questioning by House freshmen Democrats. He defended his stance on gun control and education aid, debated running mate options, and faced topics from Vietnam to a potential independent bid. The session ended with Wallace and his wife Cornelia leaving the room, exhausted.
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D-Ky
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Gladys Spellman
D-Md
Laurel, Md
Max Baucus
D-Mont
Don Bonker
D-Wash
Law and Order
Montgomery
Ala
Hubbard
Middle East
Vietnam
United States
Hanoi
Cornelia
Congress weighs deficit levels amid recession and inflation
In Washington and Nassau, experts note Congress debates deficit tolerances for the fiscal year starting July 1. Proposals from Ford, the House, and Senate committees seek higher spending and larger deficits, with shifts from defense to aid and public jobs. Skepticism remains about reform and impact on rates and recovery. In Nassau, Bukit Tembusu estate on Eastern Road boasts a top orchid collection including the local Poor Man's Orchid.
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House
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Bahamas
UPI
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Kennedy candidacy deemed certain by Rep. O'Neill
House Democratic Leader Thomas P. O'Neill asserts Senator Edward M. Kennedy is a presidential candidate and will be nominated and elected, despite Kennedy's denials. Kennedy's press secretary reiterates the senator's position, while O'Neill says Kennedy could be persuaded to run and receives strong support nationally.
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UPI
House
Thomas P. O'Neill
Sen
Edward M. Kennedy
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O'Neill
Ted Kennedy
O’neill
Public Service Broadcasting
Dick Drayne
Drayne
United States
Massachussetts
Ted
Siege at Israeli Consulate Leaves Two Dead, Dozens Wounded
In Johannesburg a former Israeli soldier named David Protter stormed the Israeli Consulate, taking over 20 staff. Four people died and 32 were injured, two hostages among the dead. Protter, a 24 year old security officer, surrendered after a 16 hour siege. He had demanded safe passage to Tel Aviv and broadcast political beliefs before backing down. Authorities indicated the incident may reflect a personal grudge against the Israeli government. Police transported Protter to Pretoria after surrendering to General Hendrik van den Bergh.
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South Africa
UPI
David Protter
Israeli National Radio
Protter
Austria
Bureau of State Security
Hendrik van den Bergh
Pretoria
Yitzhak Anna
Yeld
Israel
Tel Aviv
Yitzhak Rabin
Plane search resumes for seven aboard missing Piper Cherokee Six
Rescuers scanned Maine coast for a missing seven aboard a Piper Cherokee Six after a snow storm forced the plane's disappearance on a Massachusetts to New Brunswick flight. CAP planes, Coast Guard vessels, a Guard helicopter, and a C 130 aided the search.
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Peace Air Force Base
New Hampshire
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Merrimack Aviation Co
Lawrence
Paul Staples
Haverhill
Mass
Michael McEvoy
North Andover
Craig O’connell
Salibury
Thomas Patterson
Framingham
Alex Cody
Brendon Sullivan
Boston
Kevin Kelleher
Salem, N.H
Helms denies CIA plots and curses reporter Schorr
Former CIA chief Richard Helms testified before the Rockefeller Commission denying CIA plots against foreign leaders and cursing CBS reporter Daniel Schorr. He linked CIA Cuba and Vietnam actions to the domestic spying inquiry, while noting he would not discuss specifics. Helms and Colby testified about possible charter overreach in spying.
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Vietnam
Nelson Rockefeller
Helms
Rockefeller Commission
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Daniel Schorr
Ford
Killer Schorr
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William E. Colby
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