Hydrogen bubble at Three Mile Island shrinking report claims
Metropolitan Edison officials said the reactor hydrogen bubble is 170 to 175 cubic feet and possibly disintegrating, a claim not confirmed by NRC officials who said they are encouraged but remain cautious. Engineers began converting hydrogen to water to aid cooling, while officials stress no new danger and maintain readiness for evacuation if needed.
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Harrisburg, Pa
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Metropolitan Edison Co
Three Mile Island
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NRC
Ken Clark
Thornburgh
State Capitol
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Canada
Middletown
Valve supplier near Pittsburgh helps TMI response
Bob Pozzuto of Portersville Valve Company in Butler County rushed to supply a 18 pound safety relief valve with a 150 psi release point to Harrisburg after a state police call at 7 a.m. Saturday. He said engineers sought fast delivery, with a helicopter awaiting the valve, stressing nuclear plant safety while noting the device is non-nuclear and not necessarily used in a critical area. Pozzuto expects lessons and continued support for nuclear power.
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Bob Pozzuto
New Castle
Harrisburg
Pozzuto
Portersville
Butler County
Three Mile Island
Pozzato
Pennsylvania
Meat Theft At Big J Market Worth Eight Thousand Dollars
Burglars broke into the Big J Supermarket on South Mill Street after 11 p.m. Friday and stole about eight thousand dollars in meat from a walk-in cooler. A hot-wired tractor-trailer was used to haul the loot. the truck was recovered and the safe appeared unentered. Police report additional theft of coffee and cigarettes.
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Big J
South Mill Street
Teamsters condemn nationwide truck strike as irresponsible
The Teamsters Union labels the selective trucking industry shutdown aimed at pressuring President Carter to seek a Taft Hartley injunction. White House monitors the action as labor officials hint at a back to work order if it continues. The union exempts the Three Mile Island area near Harrisburg from the strike while industry negotiators expand it to a defensive shutdown.
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Washington
UPI
Teamsters
Carter
White House
Ray Marshall
Bernard Henderson
Three Mile Island
Harrisburg
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Services
Chicago
Weathering Renters and Tempting Breakfast in County Report
A compact county report notes renters can weatherize homes while a feature on tempting breakfast suggestions appears in a Weathermap column. The era of law practice woes is mentioned across pages WW 27 and 36.
Theaters Listings and Timings on Page Twenty
A compact index notes theater listings and schedule blocks across pages thirty one to thirty five. It highlights showtimes for multiple venues and underscores the week’s entertainment options in the index format.
Windy Mild Showers Through Tonight In Western Pennsylvania
A weather summary reports wind and mild conditions with showers and thundershowers, heavy at times, through tonight with a low in the mid-50s. Tuesday brings cooler weather and more showers, with rain chances easing from 80 percent tonight to 60 percent Tuesday. The piece includes WEATHER STATISTICS for a 24 hour period ending midnight April 1 and lists high and low temperatures, precipitation, Shenango River stage, and Morain Park readings. The closing lines note obituaries with several local names and addresses.
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Pennsylvania
Shenango River
Quiz challenge hints at Oscars and laws in New Castle News
This week's Quiz on page 19 tests readers on Oscar results for Interiors and Annie Hall, the Equal Rights Amendment ratification, and Larry Holmes boxing weight class, all tied to current news items and a famed filmmaker.
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Motion Picture Academy
Larry Holmes
New Castle News
State extends registrations amid Three Mile Island confusion
The Department of Transportation extended motor vehicle registration deadlines to April 6. Deputy Transportation Secretary John Zogby said the extension helps those affected by the Three Mile Island leak, noting registrations may have been the last concern for residents leaving the area.
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Harrisburg
UPD
Department of Tran Sportation
John Zogby
Three Mile Island
Zogby
Shippingport Residents Brace for Nuclear News Similar to TMI
In Shippingport Pennsylvania residents along the Kerrona bluff show calm about the Three Mile Island reactor crisis near Harrisburg. They emphasize acceptance of risk, likening it to airport danger, while some worry and consider moving if the Duquesne Light plant proves unsafe.
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Shippingport, Pa
UPI
Shippingport
Three Mile Island
Harrisburg
Pittsburgh
United States
Duquesne Light Co
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Kerrona
Delores Burris
Beaver County
Fire kills at least 26 at Wayside Inn Nursing Home
In Farmington Missouri a devastating fire at the Wayside Inn Nursing Home claimed at least 26 lives with several injured. A temporary morgue was set up at the National Guard Armory as authorities estimate many residents were still inside. Relatives rushed to identify the dead while hospitals treated the injured and responders ferried victims from the scene.
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Farmington, Mo
UPI
Wayside Inn
Matt Haug
National Guard
Armory
Haug
Mineral Area Osteopathic Hospital
Farmington Community Hospital
St. Louis
Nine die in Connellsville elderly foster home fire
A fast spreading blaze in a Fayette County elderly foster home killed nine people and injured three. Firefighters found most victims in makeshift beds, five in the basement where the fire started. Victims include Mary Dzurik 75 George Kooser 85 Edmond Zientarsky Laura Prinkey 76 Harry McCormick 30 Hilda Harkey 83 Nellie Swartz 84 Anna Taylor 71 Leona Porterfield 76. Porter's daughter Helen Marietta operator of the home, was in hospital in satisfactory condition.
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Connellsville
UPI
Fayette County
Pittsburgh
L. John Powell
Mary Dzurik
George Kooser
Edmond Zientarsky
Laura Prinkey
Harry James McCormick
Hilda Harkey
Nellie Swartz
Anna Taylor
Leona Porterfield
Connellsville State General Hospital
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Ellwood City
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