Congress Returns Faces Energy Bossy Four Week Push
Congress ends a 10 day recess and must decide on Carter energy plan tax and non tax parts. Key issues include price controls on natural gas utility rate reform and coal switching rules. Senate action centers on ERDA authorization for a breeder reactor and plutonium reprocessing with a vote on a neutron bomb as part of the fiscal 1978 Public Works bill.
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Lead found in McDonald’s promotional glasses prompts probe
Boston based UPI report says EPA and state tests show high lead in paint on McDonald’s glasses. Paul Keough says half a dozen samples all had high lead. further testing planned. FDA notes decals contain lead but no proven health hazard yet. Massachusetts ordered a halt to the Glasses to Go promo as legal action looms.
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Sadat Hussein back plan ties Palestinians to Jordan
In Cairo and Amman, President Sadat and King Hussein propose an explicit link tying Palestinians to Jordan as a path to Arab-Israeli peace. They differ on timing with Hussein favoring post-liberation linkage, while Sadat pushes for a Jordanian-Palestinian link before Geneva next fall.
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Soviet Plane Hijacked In Helsinki Demands Sweden Flight
Two Russian speaking gunmen hijacked a Soviet Aeroflot jet in Helsinki releasing 41 hostages including all women and children while keeping 29 aboard. They demanded a flight to Sweden and a two hour deadline was reported by Finnish media though officials could not confirm. The hijackers released 22 women and children first, then 19 men later.
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Modest settlement urged in Indian land claims
President Carter's adviser may back only a modest settlement worth up to 25 billion dollars for Maine and Massachusetts tribes, constrained by a tight federal budget. The recommendation, likely Friday, could affect 15 Eastern state claims and broader treaty disputes as Congress debates extensions of damage-suit laws.
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Pipeline blast blamed on human error in Alaska
FAIRBANKS Alaska UP I reports a mistaken order to start a pump under repair may have triggered the Alaska pipeline explosion that killed one man and injured five others. Alyeska Pipeline spokesman Larry Carpenter said an operator in the pump station control room likely started the pump manually after a warning to shut down.
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Seabrook permit debate hinges on ASLB ruling
The Atomic Safety and Licensing Board ruled nine New England sites could not be expanded to host Seabrook's twin reactors due to institutional legal and economic obstacles. The board affirmed Seabrook as best suited for the area and cleared the way for NRC to consider restoring PSC New Hampshire's construction permit amid an EPA ruling on ocean water cooling.
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