Self-Service Gas Ban Approved in Borough
Borough council approved an ordinance banning self–serve gas stations with penalties from 25 to 300 dollars. The measure cites economic and competition concerns while a professor’s letter argues the ban won’t save jobs and may push gas spending elsewhere.
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Robert J. Stonebraker
Indiana University of Jobs
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Parker Ruddock
James Kring
Ed Petrosky
James Kerr
Stonebraker
Thornburgh says immediate catastrophe threat ended at TMI
Gov. Thornburgh declared the danger of immediate catastrophe over for the Three Mile Island incident though cooling of the crippled reactor continued toward cold shutdown. Authorities still urged pregnant women and young children to stay five miles from the plant and warned of continued health, environmental, and economic concerns.
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Gov. Thornburgh
Harrisburg
Dick Thornburgh
Three Mile Island
Thornburgh
NBC
Washington Post
Robert Bernero
NRC
Harold Denton
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Natural gas firms to cut service to delinquent PA customers
Pennsylvania utilities plan shutoffs for overdue accounts as winter debts top $8 million. Peoples Gas warns 12,658 customers owe $3.4 million, with 30 day delinquencies over $8 million. UGI reports 2,922 three month overdue, 11,292 at 60 days. Columbia Gas lists 4,600 of 30,000 customers in arrears.
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Associated Press
Pennsylvania
Peoples Gas
Pittsburgh
Peoples
J.W. Whitacre
Vince Testa
UGI Corp
Utility Gas Division
UGI
Testa
PUC
Don Blaush
Columbia Gas
Columbia
Tuna hold collapse kills one worker at Terminal Island
About 60 tons of frozen tuna collapsed on three men unloading the Top Wave, a Pan Pacific Fisheries ship, at Terminal Island. One man died and the other two were injured, authorities said. Pan Pacific vice president Jack Webb confirmed the ship and unloading details.
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Los Angeles
Pan Pacific Fisheries
Terminal Island
Pan Pacific
Jack Webb
GPU halts Seward Seven project amid Three Mile Island impact
General Public Utilities Corp restarts a cash conservation plan after the Three Mile Island II accident, placing the Seward Seven coal plant on hold. The 625 megawatt unit and the Forked River nuclear project face delays, with limited maintenance and outages postponed to conserve funds.
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Johnstown
Pennsylvania Electric Co
General Public Utilities Corp
Parsippany
N.J
Seward
Three Mile Island II
GPU
William G. Kuhns
GPA
Kuhns
Lacey Township
Obituaries Listed for Seven Residents in Area
Beaths Obituaries page notes Helen Carna han 67 of Creekside Road Ethel Binzen 1 Hillsdale formerly Indiana Frank Gad ecki 87 Rob inson Mary Edna Kerr 78 Homer City Road Thomas Plazarin 66 Yatesboro Velma Teirnan 60 Connellsville.
Bhutto Executed in Rawalpindi Hangs
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was hanged at Rawalpindi's central jail after clemency appeals were rejected by General Zia ul Haq. His body was flown to and buried in his birthplace in southern Pakistan as protests erupted in Kashmir.
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Rawalpindi
Pakistan
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Carter
Mohammed Zia Ul- Haq
Pakistan Peoples Party
Naurdro
Amir Begum
Bhutto
Srinagar
Kashmir
Byrne Wins Chicago Mayoral Race In Historic Landslide
Jane Byrne defeated Wallace Johnson with 82 percent of the vote, becoming Chicago’s first woman mayor. With 96 percent counted, Byrne led 671,189 to 131,261 for Johnson and 14,996 for Andrew Pulley. She credited Democratic, independent, and reform groups and pledged to balance party support in leading Chicago.
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Chicago
Jane Byrne
City Hall
Richard J. Daley
Mrs. Byrne
Wallace Johnson
Andrew Pulley
Socialist Workers Party
Byrne
Associated Press-Wmaq-Tv
Johnson
GOP
Michael A. Bilandic
Bilandic
Daley
Cook County Democratic Central Committee
Independent Voters of Illinois
Ap-Wmaq
Democratic Party
Carter Administration Rules Out Taft-Hartley Action on Truck Shutdown
Washington AP The Carter administration says no plan to seek a Taft Hartley back to work order as major trucking firms shut down boosting auto industry layoffs. Labor Secretary Ray Marshall noted a hands off stance while auto plants begin furloughs and 110000 workers face reduced shifts. Whirlpool also reports 4600 layoffs in Ohio and Michigan amid parts shortages.
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Washington
Carter
Ray Marshall
Teamsters Union
Labor Department
Marshall
Whirlpool Co
Ohio
Michigan
Easter Bunny photo hours at Regency Mall
Commercial Services lists Easter Bunny photo sessions at Regency Mall with evenings 6 to 9 and Saturday 10 to 10 while noting air conditioning units inspected. Contact 479-9936 for details.
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Easter Bunny
Regency Mall
Congress Eyes Long Term Health Effects From Three Mile Island
Congress opened hearings led by Senator Edward Kennedy to assess long range health consequences of the Three Mile Island accident. Health officials including Joseph Califano and NRC EPA NCI and CDC testified alongside Metropolitan Edison executives while Pennsylvania officials sought to reassure the public about food safety and radiation risk.
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Washington
Three Mile Island
Congress
Joseph Califano
Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare
Senate Health
White House
National Security Council
Califano
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Environmental Protection Agency
National Cancer Institute
Center For Disease Control
Metropolitan Edison
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Dick Thornburgh
Wayne Pine
Food and Drug Administration
Edward M. Kennedy
Subcommittee
Carter
Massachusetts
Messages From TMI Nuclear Plant Raise Alarm
In Harrisburg the crippled Three Mile Island reactor sent unsettling signals, with officials and the public seeking clarity as the situation unfolded.
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Three Mile Island
Harrisburg
Washington Today
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Gazette
Council
John Cassler
Duncan Lagnese
Chicago Tribune
Allentown
Call Chronicle
New York Times
Tommy Hawk
Public Utility Commission
Carnahan
Helen
Creekside RD
Gadecki
Frank
Robinson
Plazarin
Thomas
Yatesboro
Ali Bhutto
Mohammed Zia Ul-Haq
Holly Garnish
Middletown
Business Mirror
Abby
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