State expands Wolf Creek emergency plan area in Kansas
Kansas officials announce expanding the 40 mile emergency planning zone around the Wolf Creek nuclear plant near Burlington to 50 miles, extending toward Topeka and possibly Johnson County. The move aligns with NRC rules after the Three Mile Island accident, with plans to implement four zones and coordinate state and county preparations.
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Topeka, Kan
Wolf Creek
Burlington
Kan
Topeka
Johnson County
Federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Three Mile Island
Pennsylvania
Mannell
State Division of Emergency Preparedness
San Francisco
NRC
Kansas
Manneil
Kansas City Power & Light Co
Kansas Gas and Electric Co
Coffey County
Baldwin City
Wellsville
Chanute
Fredonia
Eureka
Paola
Osawatomie
Colorado Ski Areas Face Pollution Problem
Colorado ski resort operators face a pollution dilemma as they seek to cut dust and particulate emissions without alienating tourists. Fireplaces and wood smoke are a focal point, with Vail Telluride Crested Butte and Pitkin County enacting restrictions while Aspen Steamboat Springs resist. Residents rely on wood heat, while developers oppose limits. some towns consider new power sources and transit boosts to reduce private car use.
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Vail
Colo
Colorado
Telluride
Crested Butte
Pitkin County
Aspen
King
Idarado
Parameteer
Steamboat Springs
Bob Nelson
Environmental Health Department
Michael Zopf
Routt County
Iowa Coffee Hours Spark Early 1980 Presidential Hopes
In Des Moines Iowa the first presidential contest of 1980 draws six Republicans and two Democrats into a field where contenders avoid bold victory claims. Leaders Reagan Carter Bush and others float expectations while stressing alibis and strategic messaging for the race ahead.
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Walter R. Mears
Des Moines
Iowa
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Sen
Edward M. Kennedy
Kennedy
Zurich Gold Price Ties Old Record
Gold reached 845 dollars an ounce in Zurich today, matching Friday's European high. London dealers set morning bids at 843, while Hong Kong and Far East quotes showed records and fluctuations as demand remained strong amid monetary uncertainty.
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London
Zurich
U.S
Europe
Hong Kong
Court Allows Heart Unit Topeka Kansas Supreme Court
The Kansas Supreme Court rejected the state health department’s bid to halt St Francis Hospital open heart surgery, finding the 1976 certificate of need exemption applies as the unit cost under threshold. The ruling also remanded a separate civil rights case involving a race-based club membership complaint for proper findings on delay prejudice.
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Topeka, Kan
State Department of Health and Environment
Topeka
Kansas Supreme Court
St. Francis Hospital
Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth Health Services Corporation
Secretary of Health and Environment
St. Francis
Stormont-Vail
St. Francis Heart Unit
High Court
Pawnee
Keaton G. Duckworth
Kansas Commission On Civil Rights
Dale E. Jones
Supreme Court
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Randy King
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Baker
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Reagan
California
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Towa
Edmund G. Brown Jr
John B. Connally
Texas
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Tennessee
Bob Dole
The
National Council On the Aging, Inc
Washington, D.C
KCCR
Commission
District Court
Duckworth
American Gem Society of the
United States
Canada
Evelyn Bond
Sutton
American Gem Society
Leroy
Ann Fouts
Lowell
Louise
L&l
Lyle
Katie
Ottawa
Ann
Lowell and
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