NRC approves Clinch River reactor construction plan
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission voted 3-1 to waive rules and permit the Reagan administration to begin building the Clinch River Breeder Reactor. Assistant Secretary Shelby Brewer called the vote a watershed event and said operation could start in 1989 as the nation’s first plutonium fueled nuclear power plant.
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Marilyn Monroe remembered at cryptside ceremony
About 200 mourners gathered for a brief memorial at Marilyn Monroe's pink marble crypt marking the 20th anniversary of her death. The service labeled her a wonderful actress whose films will live until eternity.
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Union backs Conlin with reduced $5000 donation
Iowa United Auto Workers leaders recommend giving Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Roxanne Conlin $5,000 due to heavy jobless strain on the fund. The amount is far below past Democratic contributions, but leaders plead poverty.
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Floyd shoots 63 to lead PGA national championship round one
Veteran Ray Floyd sank nine straight threes on the way to a career-best 7-under 63 and the early lead in the 64th PGA national championship. Ford Motor Co unveils dealer incentives across 1982 models with price moves of 350 to 2000 dollars. American Motors recalls 5000 Renault Fuegos for a non safety related fix.
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Senate kills dairy price cut amendment on table vote
The Senate rejected an amendment to reduce dairy prices by over a dollar per hundredweight. The move, backed by U S Agriculture Secretary John Black, failed 65 to 33 with Iowa’s Charles Grassley and Roger Jepsen voting against it. Farm News page 7C.
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Ovarian cancer linked to talcum powder use study shows risk
Brigham and Women’s Hospital found women who dusted genitals and sanitary napkins with talc had about three times the risk of ovarian tumors compared with a control group of similar age. The study notes 32 of 215 cancer patients used talc versus 13 of 215 controls. experts urge further verification.
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Cherry juice spill after Des Moines truck overturns near McGregor
A Des Moines driver, Jay Maxwell Hytone, overturned on a turn at the 18 and 52 junction seven miles west of McGregor spilling 1,000 gallons of cherry juice from two 500 gallon drums. No major injuries. truck damage estimated at 3,500 dollars. juice valued at 3,200 dollars.
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Vietnamese forces seize villages near Hue in alert to attack
Ten years ago North Vietnamese troops captured five villages around Hue signaling an initial phase of an assault on the South Vietnamese city. The move underscored growing tensions as combat operations intensified in the region.
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Tired Family Bicycles Home From Oregon Trip
Kathy Wilkins tows two children in a cart behind her bicycle on the Columbus Ohio family’s return from a summer bicycle journey to Oregon. Nissah age five and Karah age three appear road weary, while the eldest daughter Havah leads the trip.
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Park plans amid rumors in Cedar Rapids discussed
Cedar Rapids Parks Commissioner Elmer Delaney and city landscape architect Dave Kramer spoke with northwest side property owners for two off duty hours on Thursday. Rumors that land along the Vinton Ditch would become a picnic area with parking were dismissed. Officials said a fitness trail for joggers will be built instead.
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Australian launches round the world helicopter trip
An Australian electronics enthusiast Dick Smith began a solo world flight by helicopter from Fort Worth Texas. He plans a 30 000 mile round trip over a year with about 260 hours of air time in a Bell Jetranger III designed to be the first solo helicopter circumnavigation. He aims to see the world from low altitude and will pause in Australia for months before returning for Wiley Post’s 50th anniversary flight date.
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Iowa Beef Processors OK to withdraw water from Wapsie
The Iowa Natural Resources Council approved Iowa Beef Processors Inc. to withdraw water from the Wapsipinicon River near Stanwood to operate at full capacity six days weekly. The firm has not decided if the new plant will be in Eastern Iowa or western Illinois near Sheffield.
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