Jeffords cites fed liability for faulty Vermont Yankee fuel rods
Vermont Congressman James M. Jeffords argues the federal government may bear part of Vermonters' costs from faulty fuel rods at Vermont Yankee in Vernon. He backs PSB scrutiny of a GE Yankee settlement, noting a $6 million cash value but about $35 million in reactor repairs and alternate power costs. The attorney general and PSB chair indicate a board investigation will proceed.
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Jeffords
Atomic Energy Commission
Westinghouse
M. Jerome Diamond
Martin K. Miller
Central Vermont Public Service Corp
Green Mountain Power Corp
Lee Jeffords
Rutland to Burlington Route 7 upgrade plan urged
Rutland legislator Rep. Daniel Allen proposes a multi million dollar Route 7 improvement from Rutland to Burlington using surplus Highway Department funds. The plan preserves two lane traffic with 14 safety projects, aims to widen lanes and shoulders and avoid the Manchester to Bennigton segment. Funds rely on federal matches. obstacles include competing beltline plans and urban highway earmarks.
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Daniel Allen
Dutland
Allen
Manchester
Bennington
John T. Gray
Gray
State Transportation Board
Highway Department
Inside scoop: New England economy remains low in spirits
Summary of regional mood with a Senate vote on Angola seen as a Kissinger jab, plus Vermont delegation voting patterns and Alaska pipeline tanker ice risk. Offshore columns critique Bush era economics, while Colman McCarthy fondly notes parenthood.
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Angola
Kissinger
Vermont
Alaska
Russell Baker
Colman McCarthy
N.H
Amsterdam
N.Y
Postal Service seeks court backing for rate hikes
In Washington UPI report United States Postal Service lawyers ask the Court of Appeals to overturn Judge John Sirica who blocked a temporary first class rate increase. Sirica ruled the board failed to obtain explicit consent from the Postal Rate Commission before seeking changes. The service warned it faces a $2.6 billion deficit this fiscal year and a $200 million monthly loss without the increases. If approved, the raises remain temporary until the commission issues a final decision.
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U.S
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Postal Service
U.S. Court of Appeals
Sirica
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Postal Rate Commission
Congress
Commission
National Easter Seal Society For
Benjamin Bailor
New York
Time Magazine
Betty Ford
Time
Susie Sharp
North Carolina Supreme Court
Ford
Supreme Court
John Paul Stevens
Addie Wyatt
New Coalition of Labor Union Women
Susan Brownmiller
Billie Jean King
Alison Cheek
Carla Hills
Housing and Urban Development
Barbara Jordan
Jill Ker Conway
Smith College
Carol Sutton
Louisville Courier Journal
Kathleen Byerly
Connecticut
Ella Grasso
Henry Kissinger
Andrei Sakharov
Anwar Sadat
Teng Hsiao-ping
China
India mine disaster prompts US pumps to aid rescue
UPI reports that the United States offered high capacity pumps and draining equipment to help two flooded coal pits at Chasnala India where hundreds reportedly remain trapped. Officials say 372 trapped, unions claim up to 900. rescue work expected to last about 15 days.
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UPI
United States
All-India Radio
France
Switzerland
Indira Gandhi
Chaswala
Calcutta
Ford skiers defend images of grace and skill
White House press secretary Ron Nessen rejected claims of President Ford as clumsy calling such portrayals the most unconscionable misrepresentation of the president. He cited Ford’s health balance and athleticism noting his advanced skiing at Vail Colorado during a vacation and urged accurate reporting despite cartoons and photos showing falls.
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UPI
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Nessen
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Salzburg
Austria
Soviet Pilots Return Home From China Detention
Three Soviet helicopter pilots Alexander Kurbatov Alexander Uskov and Vladimir Buchelinnikov returned to Moscow from a 21 month detention in China after crossing into Chinese territory during a bad weather border patrol. Chinese authorities said the pilots actions were credible and the men appeared in good health.
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UPI
China
Tass
Aeroflot
Peking
Alexander Kurbatov
Alexander Uskov
Vladimir Buchelnikov
Foreign Ministry
Sinkiang
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