Crisis fears subside at Three Mile Island plant
Federal officials cautious about the crisis at Three Mile Island as core damage appears severe enough to require scrapping. NRC experts say nearly all 3,600 fuel rods may be irreparably damaged, with radiation readings near minimum except for drift over the Pennsylvania countryside.
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Edward K. Delong
UPI
Harrisburg, Pa
Three Mile Island
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NBC
NRC
Tom Elsasser
Congress
Washington Post
Gary Hart
D-Coro
Pennsylvania
Susquehanna River
Energy Department
Gerusky
National Science Foundation
Radiation leaks loom over Three Mile Island shutdown plans
Authorities say built up radiation from the Three Mile Island site remains small but will escape when engineers seal the containment. Harold Denton notes it is a long term problem while Thomas Gerusky warns some release to atmosphere is likely during cleanup.
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Harrisburg
UPI
Three Mile Island
Harold Denton
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Thomas Gerusky
Pennsylvania Bureau of Radiological Health
Gerusky
Dick Thornburgh
Denton
Death Record April 3 1979 for Floyd and Bohizic
Death notices list Miss Marjorie Jean Floyd age 16 from Old State Road RD 5 and Theodore Bohizic age 55 of 269 Portersville Road. Ellwood City Daily records include weather outlook for Western Pennsylvania and local park observations with temperatures, wind, and precipitation figures.
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Marjorie Jean Floyd
Old State Road
Theodore Bohizic
Portersville Road
Ellwood City
Campbell held for murder in Hogue case
District Justice Ruth French bound John Campbell over to the grand jury for the March 8 murder of Dennis Hogue. Campbell faces criminal homicide and murder charges. grand jury review slated for the week of May. Testimony identified witnesses Joseph Zeth, Robert Pokersnik, and Trooper William Keighley while Pokersnik and Zeth face related charges.
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Ruth French
John Campbell
Dennis Hogue Campbell
Donald Williams
Campbell
Joseph Zeth
Hollidaysburg
Robert Pokersnik
Cunnigham Avenue
Station owners say Oil crisis unfounded
News staff report interviews with gas station owners in New Castle amid oil supply cutbacks. Owners cite allocations, raised prices, shorter hours, and protests as they warn of rising costs while forecasts predict a dollar per gallon or more.
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Dan Callahan
Clark
Kenneth French
New Castle
Boron
Texaco
Arco
Carmen Genareo
Butler Avenue
Amoco
Genareo
Bailey
Iran
Jim
Tony Mazzocco
Washington Avenue
Tony
Richard Zurasky
Zurasky
Gulf Oil
Texas
Gasoline price controls called bankrupt by Lundberg Letter
The Lundberg Letter reports over half of U S service stations at March 23 sold unleaded above federal ceilings. It says price controls are bankrupt and would require a police state to enforce. John Kenneth Galbraith urges WWII style gas rationing as the only fix amid rising prices.
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United Press International
Lundberg Letter
North Hollywood
Calif
Lundberg
U.S
Detroit
John Kenneth Galbraith
Nicosia
Cyprus
Middle East
OPEC
Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates
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