NRC waives rules to allow Clinch River Breeder start
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission voted 3-1 to grant a licensing waiver and let the Reagan administration begin construction on the Clinch River Breeder Reactor at Oak Ridge Tennessee. Critics vow court action while supporters say the move clears hurdles toward a 1989 operation date.
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Tenn
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James K. Asselstine
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Victor Gilinsky
Gilinksy
James Davidson
National Taxpayers Union
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Performances Disrupted by ChicagoFest Boycott
ChicagoFest opened with Stevie Wonder and Ray Parker Jr. pulling out amid a boycott urged by Rev. Jesse Jackson. Carole King added to the Main Stage as organizers report strong attendance and advance ticket sales despite picketing and safety concerns.
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Pushpeople United To Save Humanity
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Wonder
Ray Parker Jr
Charlie Daniels
Carole King
Festivals Inc
Navy Pier
Solano heads to Nicaragua to ease Costa Rican tensions
Costa Rican Public Security Minister Angel Edmundo Solano flew to Nicaragua for talks with Interior Minister Tomas Borge in Granada. He said dialogue would defuse differences as Managua accuses San Jose of scapegoating its leftist government.
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UPI
Angel Edmundo Solano
Nicaragua
Solano
Tomas Borge
Granada
Managua
Luis Alberto Monge
Summit in Tripoli Fails to Open Over Polisario Boycott
The Organization of African Unity summit fails to open as 19 states boycott over Polisario membership in Western Sahara. Only 17 of 50 members reach Tripoli, leaving no quorum of 34 for the conference’s start and prompting an unofficial private meeting among arriving leaders.
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Organization of African Unity
Polisario
Western Sahara
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Woman bursts into flames in Chicago street tragedy
A South Side Chicago woman suddenly burst into flames while walking, with police and bomb arson investigators seeking a cause. No accelerant smell detected. Autopsy planned. victim unidentified though dental work suggests an older adult.
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Chicago
UPI
Sgt
George Owen
Owen
Mercy Hospital
Prison Fight at Menard Injures 33 Inmates
More than 100 inmates in a maximum security block fought with homemade weapons in the east cell block. Six inmates were hospitalized with stab wounds and 27 injured. guards used warning shots to regain control. No guards harmed.
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Menard
Stateville Correctional Center
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Michael Lane
Chicago
Chester Memorial Hospital
Michelle Link
Labor takes new tack in AFL-CIO primary stance
New York UPI report says top AFL CIO leaders endorsed an 1984 presidential candidate before the first primary. AFL CIO President Lane Kirkland announced a December 1983 meeting of all 99 affiliated unions and state leaders to decide if a consensus candidate can be chosen.
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UPI
Afl-Cio
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Aflcio
Lane Kirkland
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