Rio Blanco test to decide nuclear energy clash in Rockies
May 17 will see three 30 kiloton detonations near Fawn Creek about 30 miles southwest of Meeker as part of Project Rio Blanco. The aim is to fracture rock to free trillions of cubic feet of gas underground in Colorado and neighboring states, testing peacetime nuclear use under the AEC Plowshare program despite opposition and a Denver lawsuit.
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Rio Blanco nuclear test proceeds with second device installed
Workmen placed the second of three 30 kiloton nuclear devices in the Rio Blanco test site near Meeker Colorado as Project Rio Blanco advances toward a May 17 detonation to free natural gas. A third unit was to be placed next, with all three joined for a subterranean blast intended to fracture rocks and release gas. Opponents include Senator Floyd Haskell and environmental groups. the Colorado Health Department raised concerns though has no authority to stop it. Governor Love approved the experiment while stopping short of endorsing future Western Slope tests.
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D-Corp
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Colorado Department of Health
John Love
Rio Blanco
Senators seek meeting on fuel allocation for agriculture
U S senators from eight Western states led by Dominick and Haskell urged acting director Darrel Trent to form a fuel allocation plan prioritizing agriculture amid a growing shortage. They cited rural dealers facing cuts and irrigation needs as Standard Oil in Denver limits monthly orders to 1972 levels.
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Associated Press
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Peter H. Dominick
Floyd Haskell
Colorado
Office of Emergency Preparedness Icbp
Darrel M.trent
Meanwime
Denver
Trent
Elegram
Mike Mansfield
Lee Metcalf
Montan
Gate McGee
Clifford Nansen
Wyoming
Standard Oil
Oil firms join project on oil shale near Rifle
Kerr McGee and Shell Oil join Standard Oil and four others in a $7.5 million oil shale extraction project at Anvil Points near Rifle Colorado. Parade Development Corp of Denver provided the processing technique. Standard Oil plans up to 16 firms with $500 000 each.
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Cleveland- Cliffs Iron Co
Southern California Edison Co
Arthur G. McKee & Co
State to pay 65 flood claims
Colorado's Senate approved a bill to pay over 1 million dollars in flood damage claims from the Clay Creek disaster. The bill passed the Senate on final reading and goes to Gov. John Love for signature. Senator Christian Wunsch said this would nearly complete action on the flood damage claims arising eight years after the dam breach.
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