Imposter hired to oversee nuclear plant construction
Northern States Power Co officials disclose briefly employing a pipefitter posing as an engineer to coordinate Prairie Island plant tests before operation. He falsified credentials, was hired March 27, 1972, and fired December 1973. no safety or regulatory violations occurred.
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RED Wing, Minn
Northern States Power Co
Red Wing Republican Eagle
Prairie Island
Peter Alexander
Bellingham
Wash
Wade Larkin
Alexander
Larkin
Judge rules parents may sterilize daughter with Down syndrome
In Morristown New Jersey Superior Court Judge Bertram Polow approved the Grady family request to have Morristown Memorial Hospital perform a tubal ligation on 18 year old Lee Ann Grady a Down syndrome patient. The ruling emphasizes parental judgment and informed consent rather than court substitution.
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Morristown
N.J
Superior Court
Bertram Polow
Edward and
Luanne Grady
Sparta
Morristown Memorial Hospital
Lee Ann
Gradys
Polow
Lee Ann Grady
Largest public workers union weighs 1980 bid with Republicans
Washington AP reports the American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees says it may back a responsible Republican for president in 1980 if no appealing Democratic candidate emerges. AFSCME President Jerry Wurt says the union is not afraid to abandon Carter.
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Washington
Carter
Jerry Wurt
American Federation of State
Hurricane Bob Fizzles Inland After Damaging Gulf Coast
Hurricane Bob weakened to a tropical storm as it moved inland through Louisiana and Mississippi, causing mostly minor damage and fallen power lines. One man died when blown from a roof by high winds. About 80,000 evacuees returned home as the storm dissipated over the Southeast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob
Louisiana
Mississippi
Plane crash kills 61 in North Sumatra
An Indonesian domestic airliner with 61 aboard crashed into a mountain in bad weather in North Sumatra. Officials reported all on board dead.
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Medan
Indonesia
Sumatra
Nixon to visit shah near Mexico City from San Clemente
Former President Nixon begins a private trip from his San Clemente seaside estate to Ti juana for a visit with exiled Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi of Iran. He plans a helicopter departure and a flight to Mexico City, then hosts a Sunday party for astronauts. The estate has been sold to Orange County businessmen.
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San Clemente
Calif
Nixon
Mexico City
Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
Iran
Tijuana
Mexico
White House
Orange County
First Iran executions target women in Tehran firing squad
Three women accused of prostitution were executed by firing squad in Tehran today, in what is believed to be the first executions of women since the February revolution. A man charged with promoting prostitution was executed alongside them.
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Tehran
Iran
Begin Returns From Talks With Sadat in Alexandria
Prime Minister Menachem Begin returned from three days of talks with President Anwar Sadat in Alexandria saying the peace process reached a stage of friendship, common understanding and cooperation. He said the visit produced positive results and that a full report would be sent to President Carter. Israel will return the Sinai oil fields on October 27 and will buy oil from Egypt at market prices.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Menachem Begin
Anwar Sadat
Alexandria
Israel Radio
Begin
Carter
Sadat
Sinai
Egypt
Not crime to refuse new dollar
Washington AP reports federal officials say refusing the Susan B. Anthony dollar is not a crime though impractical. Mint lawyer Miklos Lonkay notes a merchant could face a lawsuit or lose business for refusing the coin, while Mint spokesman James Parker says public confusion persists as the $1 coin circulates after 10 days. The government aims to save money by replacing paper currency with metal.
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Washington
Miklos Lonkay
Bureau of the Mint
Lonkay
James Parker
Mint
Parker
Drunk Driving Charge Filed in Independence
Kevin Brockmeyer, 24, of Independence was charged with drunk driving at about 3 a.m. near the Buchanan County Fairgrounds in Independence.
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Independence
Kevin Brockmeyer
Buchanan County Fairgrounds
Theft at Riverside Laundromat in Independence
Approximately 90 dollars was stolen from a Riverside Laundromat on Highway 20 West in Independence after a door was forced open to access a cash drawer. Police reported the incident occurred Wednesday night.
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Independence
Riverside
Highway 20
Births and incidents mark midweek in Central City area
Birth announcements list Mr and Mrs Scott Hansen, Mr and Mrs Brian Klein, Mr and Mrs Richard Engen, Mr and Mrs Ronald Schultz, Mr and Mrs Allen Forest, Mr and Mrs David Roseberry, Mr and Mrs Dennis Gallagher, and Mr and Mrs Tim Cayler in Central City and Subic Bay Philippines. Police and fire log notes include medical emergencies, false alarm, unknown grass incident, under investigation, and a car to gas pump event, all dated Wednesday with times from 8:24 a.m. to 8:42 p.m.
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Brian Klein
18Th Ave
Richard Engen
Bradbury Drive
Ronald Schultz
Second Ave
Hiawatha
Allen Forest
Mount Vernon
David Roseberry
Center Point
Dennis Gallagher
Belle Plaine
Subic Bay
Philippines
Tim Cayler
Richard E. Cayler
24Th St
Marion
North Towne Court
Oklahoma Ave
Jacelyn Drive
C St
Sixth Ave
Ninth St
First Ave
Fayette man shot and critical after fall outside home
Bert Overhus, 77, of Fayette, listed in critical condition at Palmer Memorial Hospital in West Union, after a small caliber revolver discharged when he apparently tripped outside his home. Police found him near a garden after his wife reported him missing. Police estimate he was injured four to five hours earlier.
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Fayette
Bert Overhus
Palmer Memorial Hospital
West Union
Bob Rosenbam
Overhus
Rosenbum
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