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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Mar 28, 1975

Page

11

Clemency program ends Monday as board seeks faster processing

Clemency Board chairman Charles Goodell says the Ford program will close at midnight Monday. About 16,500 applications have been received with 5,500 in March, and board expansion to 18 members is proposed to speed reviews before the September congressional deadline.

Washington Ford Charles E. Goodell Goodell New York

Goodell Comments on Extending Amnesty Program

Goodell said extending the program by one or two years is a Congressional decision and not his as board chairman. Several bills in Congress seek to extend or grant amnesty. The board has acted on about 500 of 16,500 applications, with more expected to move soon as cases pile in. Ford has granted 67 pardons and 120 more are pending.

Congress Goodell Ford

Candle sparked safety breach at Alabama nuclear plant

The NRC said a candle used to check for air leaks around electrical cables caused a blaze at Tennessee Valley Authority’s Brown’s Ferry site, shutting down units 1 and 2 safely with no radiation release. Environmentalists warn the ECCS safety system risk remains and call for stronger ignition controls and design reviews.

Washington Nuclear Regulatory Commission Alabama Tennessee Valley Authority Brown's Ferry Ing NRC Atomic Plant

Rancid Mounds Almond Joy Candy Bars Recalled

FDA announced recall of 8 600 Peter Paul Mounds and Almond Joy bars distributed in nine states. Recall by Peter Paul Inc of Frankfort Indiana covers 40 cases of Almond Joy and 25 cases of Mounds with 24 bars per case. FDA called rancidity a low health threat and Peter Paul reported full recall completion following a wholesale complaint of off taste.

Washington UPI Food and Drug Administration Illinois Indiana Iowa Michigan Minnesota Missouri Ohio Tennessee Texas Peter Paul Inc Frankfort Ind FDA Peter Paul

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