Volkswagen Accepts Keys To Its U S Assembly Plant
Volkswagen opens its first U S assembly plant at New Stanton Pennsylvania. VW plans up to 2,000 new jobs initially, rising to about 9,000 as Rabbit production starts in 1978. The project includes a $70 million state loan and future U S offices in Detroit and Pittsburgh.
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Allied faces fines over Kepone spill guilt admission
Judge Merhige deemed the defendants admitted guilt on 940 counts for discharging Kepone and TAIC and THEIC into Gravelly Run, a James River tributary. Defense argued no proven harm, while prosecutors pressed for large fines. the judge ruled no jail terms for Moore and Hundtofte and rejected crippling fines, citing their families' needs.
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James River
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Hundtofte
Allied
Panama Urges Ford to Resume Canal Treaty Talks
A Panamanian source says Panama has asked the Ford administration to restart stalled negotiations on revising the 190 percent canal treaty before the November election. U.S. officials would not confirm, and a key negotiator was unavailable. The talks have been suspended since May after 27 months of exchanges.
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Fallout continues from Peach Bottom fallout readings
EPA officials say fallout levels do not pose health risks but urge precaution. Measurements at Peach Bottom show higher radiation yet remain four to five percent of EPA guidelines. Milk and vegetables may show contamination and washing is advised while authorities test samples.
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Pennsylvania Bureau of Radiological Health
Environmental Protection Agency
Mont- Romery
Ald
United States
Report raises questions over release timing of Cambodia report
House subcommittee Republican Rep. Larry Winn Jr of Kansas decried the timing of the leaked report as suspect and said it could become a political issue ahead of a Ford Carter debate. The report maintains the Marine assault and U S bombing did not secure Mayaguez crew release since it began after Cambodians started releasing the crew.
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House
Larry Winn Jr
Kansas
Winn
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Ford
Jimmy Carter
U.S
Cambodia
Mayaguez
Brezhnev Says Some Western Nations Sabotaging Detente
Soviet leader Brezhnev accused Western governments of sabotaging detente by funding a Soviet threat and urged halting the arms buildup. He denied threatening anyone and offered to reduce armed forces on a reciprocal basis, calling Western claims of Soviet aggression unfounded. He spoke in a Kremlin interview aired by French TV and Tass.
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Communist Party
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Soviet Union
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NATO
Fencing sweep nets nearly 100 arrests in Georgia
Federal funded sting in Atlanta and Savannah leads to about 100 arrests and the seizure of 19 cars, six pickup trucks, and 1700 stolen items including diamond rings and a check writing machine. Investigators uncovered a $1.5 million stolen merchandise sale network during six months of undercover work.
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Savannah
Georgia
South Carolina
George Bushee
Iiskly
Decatur
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