Indian Point safety engineer quits over plant dangers
Robert D. Pollard, 36, resigns as NRC chief safety engineer citing unsafe design and construction at Indian Point plants No. 2 and the rest of the complex. He warns of potential catastrophe from radiation and defects, moves to join Union of Concerned Scientists in Washington. The NRC, Con Edison, and State Power Authority deny unsafe conditions, noting prior reviews and safety measures.
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New York
Indian Point
Indian Point No. 3
Con Edison
The
Power Authority
Don Edison
Pollard
Roosevelt Hotel
North
South Carolina
Texas
Washington
Union of Concerned Scientists
United States
New York Area
No. 2
No. 3
Brown’s Ferry
Alabama
Guatemala quake rescue struggle amid rising death toll
One week after a major earthquake, Guatemalan rescuers struggle to reach victims in remote mountains as officials warn the final death toll could reach 25,000. The government reports 17,032 dead, with 20,000 to 25,000 feared. aid arrives for the injured and displaced while isolation hampers recovery efforts.
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Guatemala
Guillermo Estrada
United States
Panama Canal Zone
Aes
Alabama
Calapa
Chimaltenango
Capital
Washington
World Service Unit
Seventh-Day Adventist Church
Guatemala City
GOP hopefuls clash over foreign policy and experience gap
Ronald Reagan and Gerald Ford traded sharp exchanges on foreign policy and experience as they campaigned ahead of the Florida primary. Carter and Wallace debated as to who can fare better, with Carter dismissing Wallace's strengths and Reagan criticizing Ford's handling of global issues.
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Ford
Reagan
Ronald Reagan
George Wallace
Jimmy Carter
Florida
New Hampshire
Boston
Carter
Wallace
Hubert
Ex SLA comrades denounce Hearst in taped denial
William and Emily Harris released a Los Angeles tape denouncing Patricia Hearst as making up her claim of rape and beatings during captivity. They insisted she was never assaulted or harmed and could have left the SLA at any time, countering her testimony of 19 months underground.
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San Francisco
UPI
Patricia Hearst
Symbionese Liberation Army
William
Emily Harris
Los Angeles
SLA
Miss Hearst
Harris
Harrises
FBI
Bill
U.S. District Court
Oliver Carter
Hibernia Bank
Hearst
Thomas Mathews
Lynwood
Calif
Candy labeling proposed by West German dentists group
A Berlin convention urged warning labels on candy warning of health harm and backed a candy tax to fund decay prevention measures such as brushing booths in schools and preventive dentistry ads. A spouse added the plan, while unrelated notes covered Miss Hearst's trial and evidence in the Hibernia Bank holdup.
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Berlin
UPI
German Dentists Association
Soviet backed forces win in Angola as nine month war nears end
Military experts in Zambia say the nine month civil war in Angola is nearly over as pro Western factions retreat from advancing Soviet backed Cuban led Marxists. The MPLA captured Lobito and Benguela after Huambo fell, while the National Front fled toward the Zaire border. In the south Luso and Silva Porto remain under pro Western control but are expected to fall soon. Tass called the anti Communists dwindling as the conflict shifts.
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United Press International
Zambia
Angola
Soviet Union
Marxist Popular Movement For the Liberation of
Benguela
Luso
National Union For the Total Independence of Angola
Silva Porto
Tass
New Hampshire to appeal Live Free motto ruling
Gov. Meldrim Thomson said NH will appeal a federal ruling striking down a state law requiring motorists to display the motto Live Free or Die on license plates. The case arose after a Claremont motorist, George Maynard, and his wife dyed over the motto with tape and faced arrests and fines. The judges said the law violated First and Fourteenth Amendments by compelling a political statement. Maynard urged compensation for the hardship and said he may sue.
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Concord
N.H
UPI
New Hampshire
Meldrim Thomson
Claremont
John Stark
George Maynard
Maynard
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