Thornburgh vows to block Three Mile Island restart after leak
Gov. Thornburgh pledges to dedicate the rest of his term to preventing another Three Mile Island accident. NRC says plant may have violated safety rules and faces possible license loss. A cooling pump failure and a gas leak sparked cleanup plans and a potential four year decontamination timeline. Four residents seek court order to close the plant and seek medical coverage for 500,000 people over 20 years.
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Three Mile Island
Dick Thornburgh
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Thornburgh
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General Public Utilities Consortium
Amin Defiant As Libyans Leave Uganda
Libyan troops sent to aid Idi Amin are said to be leaving Uganda after aid from Muammar Khadafy. Diplomats report 2,600 Libyan soldiers and supplies departed, while Kampala braces for renewed fighting as Amin defiantly addresses the nation.
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Amin
Muammar Khadafy
Jinja
Libya
Khadafy
Tanzania
Uganda Broadcasting Corp
Nakasero Hill
Uganda Radio
Spring Weather Forecast and Local Events
Chief Tommy Hawk reports a revised spring forecast with partly cloudy cool tonight and a high in the upper 50s to mid 60s Sunday. Tonight’s precipitation chance is 20 percent and 40 percent Sunday with showers possible. Dance Saturday, Indiana Eagles. Photos with the Easter Bunny evenings 6-9, Saturday 10-10 at Regency Mall. Refrigeration units inspected now Commercial Services 479-0038 le.
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Easter Bunny
Regency Mall
President Carter in good shape says White House doctor
White House physician says President Carter 54 and 5 feet 9 inches tall weighs 148 pounds with blood pressure 120 over 80. Aides report he jogs 3 to 5 miles daily and eats less meat and more fruits and vegetables.
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Washington
Carter
White House
William M. Lukash
Teamsters and Truck Industry Break Off Strike Talks
Negotiations between the Teamsters and the trucking industry stalled Friday, ending a week of talks and likely extending the shutdown of major firms. About 120,000 auto workers faced layoffs, with projections toward 200,000, while negotiators clash over a three year contract and cost of living increases. The White House indicated no current move to seek a court order to end the dispute.
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Megabucks Counts
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Frank Fitzsimmons
Man Aims for World Record In Cage With Snakes
South African carpenter Peter Snyman joins twenty four venomous snakes in a 10 by 10 foot cage at Hartebeespoort Snake Park near Johannesburg to seek a record for living with the reptiles. Curator Jack Seale notes the current holder lasted 36 days in 1975 and says Snyman plans 40 days.
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South Africa
Peter Snyman
Jack Seale
Hartebeespoort
Snyman
Trevor Kruger
Seale
Snake Park
Obituaries and Local Notices From Indiana Elks Listings
Joseph Farmery 87 of Glen Campbell Road and LaRue Mumau 59 of Hamburg are listed in obituaries. Open bowling events at Indiana Elks and Diamond's Open Sunday hours appear with Sunday specials at City Chicken and Stuffed Steak in Indiana.
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Joseph
Glen Campbell RD
Indiana Elks
City
Consumer Advocate seeks relief over Three Mile Island charges
Harrisburg AP The state Consumer Advocate filed three petitions asking the Public Utility Commission to ease the financial burden on utility customers after the Three Mile Island accident. Marks Widoff seeks rehearing on a $49 million Met Ed rate rise and calls for removing the plant from the rate base. He also seeks energy clause freezes for Met Ed and Penelec as hearings address a $56 million Penn Electric modification. The plant and its sister unit provide about 1700 megawatts to Met Ed Penelec and Jersey Central.
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Harrisburg
Three Mile Island
Mark Widoff
Public Utility Commission
Metropolitan Edison
Pennsylvania Electric
Justice Department
Edward Biester
Widoff
Biester
Dick Thornburgh
Pennsylvania Electric Co
Penelec
Met Ed
Jersey Central Power and Light
Pirates fall to Expos on opening day in 3-2 extra innings loss
The Pittsburgh Pirates dropped a 3-2 decision to the Montreal Expos after two 10-inning errors, opening the season with a costly miscues. Jed Weisberger reports on the eventful game and its extras on page 7.
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Montreal Expos
Bucs
Jed Weisberger
Senate panel mulls cut to revenue sharing program
The Senate Budget Committee weighs a one third cut to the revenue sharing program as it nears final budget work for 1980. Supporters say it limits federal strings while opponents call the aid wasteful. The panel faces votes on Bellman’s proposal and overall spending levels around Carter’s figures.
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Senate Budget Committee
Henry Bellman
R-Okla
Senate
Bellman
Senate Committee
Carter
House Budget Committee
House
Robert Packwood
U.S. Senate
Sen
Gary Hart
D-Colo
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