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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1979
Page
7
April brought cooler than average conditions with daily highs averaging 54.9 degrees and lows 35.4. Heating degree days reached 596 versus a 450 normal, placing the season more than 1,200 ahead of normal. Observer Eugene O. Frye notes some chart variance from airport data.
An interagency report finds that radiation released during the Three Mile Island accident poses a minimal health risk to nearby residents. It estimates one additional fatal cancer in the 2 million people living within 50 miles and one possible nonfatal effect from March 28 to April 7, with an average area dose around 1.5 millirems.
The National Council of Churches Governing Board adopted an anti nuclear energy policy after two hours of debate. The 170 member body supported continuing the ban on commercial plutonium processing and urged world agreement banning its use. It urged exploration of solar and other non depletive energy sources.
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