Public opinion split on nuclear power and safety concerns
A Media General Associated Press poll of 1,365 adults shows 36 percent support using nuclear power for electricity while 35 percent oppose. Fifty six percent rate federal supervision as fair or poor and 44 percent doubt safeguards are adequate. Education and proximity to plants affect views.
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Parachutists Die At World Free Fall Convention
Two skydivers died during a jump at the 11th World Free Fall Convention in Quincy Illinois. Organizer Roger Nelson said the sport’s safety record remains strong and that jumper error was to blame for the fatalities. The weeklong event drew about 2100 skydivers from around the world.
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Gasoline price wars loom as producers and refiners clash
Oil industry analyst Jan Lundberg warns that militant pricing and overproduction push toward wholesale price declines at the pump, potentially hurting long term competition. Separately, Los Angeles police seek a 40 year old pickpocket who distracts elderly men with hugs to steal watches and wallets, with a dozen thefts allege d in four months.
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